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Unemployed and Looking for Answers

Unemployed and Looking for Answers. Kathleen High, Adjunct Career Counselor Career Planning Center, Counseling Div. Cypress College. Why Are You Here today?. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS?. Why This Workshop?. MY LIFE EXPERIENCE: Laid off of nine-year position

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Unemployed and Looking for Answers

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  1. Unemployed and Looking for Answers Kathleen High, Adjunct Career Counselor Career Planning Center, Counseling Div. Cypress College

  2. Why Are You Here today? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

  3. Why This Workshop? • MY LIFE EXPERIENCE: • Laid off of nine-year position • went to school to finish my degree • From: Secretary – business world (1997) • To: Counselor/professor – Higher Education (the process: 13 + years) • Wanted to make a career change • No one could answer my questions

  4. Why This Workshop? (Cont’d) TODAY’S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: • Too many are unemployed and lost • They often don’t know what to do • Their learning is often distracted “by life” • Difficult to stay focused on learning new skills when worried about meeting needs • Access to education is now limited due to the budget crisis • Colleges/Universities and Unemployment Offices are swamped

  5. What The Unemployed Need:

  6. Education • How to set appropriate educational goals • How to achieve desired educational goals Information: • Work • How to identify jobs that will help you achieve your goals (now and in the future) • Needs • How to provide for various needs without a regular paycheck

  7. What You Will Get Today: INFORMATION • To help you figure out what to do next • Change your expectations and perspective: • Today’s Reality • Setting Goals • Meeting Your Needs

  8. INFORMATION:(Assignments Recommended) • TODAY’S REALITY: • Rapidly-Changing World • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U • The world is changing – how should you respond? • Generational Values • Your generation affects your worldview • Discerning Seasons • Life is like the weather: Seasons change • End of a season: Not the end of the world • Paradigm Shifts • When “reality” is shattered

  9. INFORMATION:(Assignments Recommended-cont’d) • SETTING GOALS: • Dream Chaser’s & Goal Setter’s Journey • A visual of what affects your success • Reaching Career Goals • Career Changes: A two-step process • Types of jobs: Survival, Entry-Level, Transition, Dream Job • Importance of Missions/Values Fit • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Managing multiple needs • Priorities • Identifying what is important and what is not

  10. INFORMATION:(Assignments Recommended-cont’d) MEETING YOUR NEEDS: • Managing Finances • Lessons learned the hard way: • Change Your Perspective • Establishing a Source of Income • Lowering Your Financial Obligations • Strategies and Tips for Reducing Expenses • Solutions for Emergency Situations • Unemployed Resources • Meeting needs through alternative resources: • Federal and state government, non-profit,and others

  11. Resources:

  12. RESOURCES: • On Campus • CAREER PLANNING CENTER • One-On-One Career Counseling • Career Assessments (Personality, Interests, Values, Skills, etc.) • Workshops (Resumes, Interviewing, Studying, etc.) • Handouts (Labor Market Trends, Goal Setting, Choosing Majors, etc.) • Career Research Resources (Online programs, books, etc.) • Computer Lab • COUNSELING DEPARTMENT: • One-On-One Counseling • Counseling Classes (for academic/career success) • Disabled Student Programs & Services • Vocational Counseling, Accommodations, Resources, Support • TRANSFER CENTER: • Help/Information for Transfer Planning • SEE “UNEMPLOYED RESOURCES” FOR MORE

  13. RESOURCES: • Off-Campus • IF YOUR PRIORITY IS TO OBTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT ASAP: • Sign up with your Local “One-Stop” Center • (Unemployment Office) • Their objective is to get you back to work ASAP • SEE “MANAGING FINANCES” • For non-traditional solutions for meeting your needs • SEE “UNEMPLOYED RESOURCES” • For Resources: • State Government • Federal Government • Community/Non-Profit/For-Profit organizations

  14. Support:

  15. SUPPORT: • On Campus • CAREER COUNSELING • Career Planning Center • ACADEMIC COUNSELING • Counseling Department • PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING • Student Health Center • DISABILITIES (Physical, Learning, Etc.) COUNSELING • Disabled Students Programs & Services • FOR VALIDATION OF YOUR JOURNEY • Assignments Mentioned Earlier • Often validate what individuals are experiencing • Often leads to healing of some unresolved issues • “UNEMPLOYED RESOURCES” LISTS MORE

  16. SUPPORT: • Off Campus • SEE: • “Managing Finances” • “Unemployed Resources” • YOUR OWN PERSONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM • (See “Dream Chaser’s Journey”)

  17. Wrap Up – Answer the Following • What are your needs? • Where are your priorities? • Which resources presented today can help? • What to do next? • REFLECT: What is your “inner voice” saying to you right now?

  18. Wrap Up – Help Us to Help You • Let us know what additional information you need • What workshops do you want? • Please fill out the survey

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