Work and Career Restarts

Workshop:  Work and Career Restarts:  Developing a Plan to Get Back into the Workplace

• Overview:

For those out of the workforce for six months or more, reentering can be daunting. As the work landscape often changes, this can be particularly true for stay-at-home parents, caregivers, recent college grads, long-term unemployed, self-employed, on medical leave, veterans, and retirees. This workshop empowers participants to recognize the evolving job market and provides tailored support to identify their unique needs. By leveraging resources, attendees gain the tools and strategies needed to craft a personalized action plan to secure meaningful employment within a realistic time frame.

• Learning Outcomes:

         Participants will be able to:

• Identify and articulate why they have a gap in employment

  1. Clarify short-term and long-term goals

  2. Identify barriers to achieving those goals

  3. Receive resources to assist in achieving their goals

  4. Develop a personalized action plan for obtaining meaningful work

• Workshop Presenter

  • Kathleen E. High, M.Ed., CCSP, FCD-I

• Downloads:

  • City of Chino Hills

    • PowerPoint File

    • Workshop Handout

    • Information Flyer

• Related Handouts:

  • Needs of the Unemployed

  • Unemployed Resources

  • Identifying Potential Day Jobs

  • Job Search Websites

  • So How Do You Find and Get Your Dream Job?

  • Different Types of Counselors

  • Reaching Career Goals

  • Start Your Own Business

  • Understanding Labor Market Trends

  • Informational Interview

  • When Skills Are No Longer in Demand (See workshop)

  • Life-long Learning Options

  • Volunteer Interests

• Other In-House Handouts:

  • The Journey

  • Goal Setting in Academics

  • Aligning Goals

  • Purposeful Living

  • Career Exploration Research Tools  – consisting of:

    • Researching Career Interests(Using Appropriate Sources of Information)

    • Basic Career Research – Options Exploration – (Part 1)

    • Career Research Assignment – In Depth (Part 2)

  • Holland Poster Handout(Interest Area Themes)

  • Setting Effective Goals

  • One Step At a Time

  • In My Control/Out of My Control

  • Rapidly-Changing World(See workshop “Planning for an Unpredictable Future”)

  • How People Make Career Choices

  • Organizational Cultural Fit

  • Locus of Control

  • Happenstance

  • Difficult Choices

  • Timeline

  • Job Placement Resources

  • Opportunity vs. Security

  • Generalist vs Specialist

  • CDDQ (Career Decision Making Difficulty Questionnaire)

  • Hertzberg & Maslow

  • Informational Interview

  • Care Giving Dilemmas

  • Coping Strategies for Academics

• Helpful Links:

• Find Help:

  • Local American Jobs Center (job search help)

  • Need career help? – NCDA career practitioner search

  • Path Forward – Non-profit helps caregiver parents return to the workplace

  • AARP – Work & Jobs

  • Video/Book: “The Sequel Career: How to Change Your Career without Starting Over”

  • CalJOBS – EDD’s job search website

  • Senior Community Employment Services Program – San Bernardino County

  • Job Seekers with Criminal Convictions (Justice-involved)

  • Rising Scholars Network – Justice Involved California Community College Students

  • iRelaunch (Return to Work Programs)

  1. Career Development Theory Information:

     • Career Development Theory (Self Concept) PowerPoint

• Taking Assessments:

  • Career Onestop – Self Assessments – (Free and Accessible)

  • Gladeo (Career exploration platform)

  • Take Assessments with Workshop Author

  • O*NET Interest Profiler

• Research Career Information:

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook

• O*NET Online (Database search)

• Search for Professional Associations

• Research Labor Market Information

• NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)

  1. Search for Remote Work Opportunities

  2. Search for Entry-Level Jobs

• Research Training Programs

  • Career Coach (California Community College) – Research education/career options

• Help Starting a Business:

  • Help Starting a For-Profit Business (SBA)

  • Help Starting a Non-Profit Business

  1. Miscellaneous:

     • Purpose Venn Diagram

     • 4 Tips For Chasing Your Dream Career

• Related Articles:

  • Explaining a Gap in Resume

  • “Play Makes Us Human: When Work is Play”

  • “Breaking Into Any Field Without Enough Experience”

  • “How to Find Meaning in a Job That Isn’t Your ‘True Calling’”

  • “Why making a backup plan may set you up to fail”

  • “How To Get Through ‘The Cave’ To Your Dream Job”

  • Slash Careers: “How to Create a Career without a Full-Time Job” (based on book below: “One Person/Multiple Careers”)
    

• Related Videos:

  • Webinar: “Supporting Those Whose Skills are No Longer in Demand” by workshop author

  • Assessments:

    • MBTI (personality compatibility — one key to career success)

      Strong (Interest compatibility — one key to career success)

    • 4 Skills & 4 Steps to a Successful Career

    • Success in the New Economy (2018 version)

    • Sequel Careers (Changing careers without starting over) 

    • Entitlement Creed

    • Why Changing Careers Is SO Hard (Importance of connecting and networking)

    • How to Tell If This Company Suits Me

    • Importance of Timing & Life Experience Drives Passion: The ‘Never Again’ Movement

    • Slope of the Curve: Technology is Changing the World of Work

• Related Books:

  • Make Your Job a Calling

  • Let Your Life Speak

  • One Person/Multiple Careers: The Original Guide to the Slash Career

  • 101 Weird Ways to Make Money: Cricket Farming, Repossessing Cars, and Other Jobs With Big Upside and Not Much Competition 

  • The Resilience Factor

  • Career Errors

  • Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work

  • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

• Other In-House Workshops – Job Search Topics:

• Unemployed and Looking for AnswersWhat they need: Information, Resources and Support

• Job Search Tips for Unique Populations(Unemployed, Over 40, Over Qualified, Disabled, Veterans, and Flawed Past)

• Networking SavvyMaking the most of your personal, professional, and online connections

• Resumes for Today’s Job Market The “Rules” have changed. Does your resume reflect the new rules?

• Perfecting the Interviewing ProcessPreparation and Practice Make Perfect

• Educational Choices You Won’t Regret LaterWhat You Need to Know and Do To Ensure You are Making Wise Decisions about Your Education