Getting Your Job Search Started is the perfect course for trainers and job coaches who help active job seekers develop their skills and kick off their job search. While looking for work is fun for some, finding a new job can be a daunting, frustrating task for others. This one-day training course teaches job seekers to make the most of their local labor market, and to be ready to accept a job offer.
Participants will develop these essential skills:
- Developing an understanding of the types of work available and where to find more information.
- Recognizing the benefits available through career coaches, counselors, and mentors, and how to seek them out.
- Learning different approaches to job searching, such as networking and tapping into the job market.
Getting Your Job Search Started courseware materials house a full suite of tools, including a pre-assignment, instructor guide, assessments, quick reference guide, and more. These are easily customizable, and print on demand. Get started helping your students find that great job, today!
How to Use This Guide
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Change and Transitions
Managing Change
On the Bridge
Session Three: The Important Stuff
Values Check
Values Defined
Session Four: Skill and Ability
The Things You Do Well
Pre-Assignment Review
Session Five: Vocation and Strategy
What Does Vocation Mean?
Job Satisfaction Survey
Session Six: Resources
Checking Out the Jobs
Resource Room
Session Seven: The Job Market
Job Searching Means Action!
The Hidden Pieces
Session Eight: Invite Your Network
Identifying Your Network
Asking Questions
Session Nine: Ready, Set, Goal!
Setting Work Goals
Fine-Tuning Goals
Take it Away!
Session Ten: Thinking Unconventionally to Get What You Want
Without Convention
Working to Get What We Want
Session Eleven: Getting Things Moving
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
Personal Action Plan
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