1. Unemployed and Looking for Answers
What they need: Information, Resources & Support
Presented by:
Kathleen E. High, M.Ed., CCSP, GCDF-I
Independent Education/Career Consultant
Your Dreams & Goals
Presented to:
Clients of:
Orange County One-Stop Center
5/27/2019
©2011 Kathleen E. High
Your Dreams & Goals

2. Overview
Participants will receive helpful and practical information and resources for where to find information, resources, and support for their job search process; how to transition into a new direction for a new career; how to address their educational needs and questions; how to address and meet financial, personal, and emotional needs; and how to discern where their priorities should be so they can recognize what they need to do next.
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3. Learning Outcomes Participants will:
Understand that the world is in a constant state of rapid change
Know three primary categories of needs for most unemployed people
Know where to get the necessary Information to address their needs
Know how to identify their individual needs
Identify appropriate Resources to address their individual needs
Identify appropriate sources of Support to address their individual needs
Will prioritize their individual needs
Identify the next step in dealing with their employment status
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4. Why This Workshop? Laid off of nine-year position
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: 15 + years)
Wanted to make a career change
No one could answer my questions
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5. What The Unemployed Need:
On what kind of Resources are available
On identifying what kind of Support is available
Information:
Where to get help and referrals for:
Work, education and meeting personal needs
Resources:
Identify what kind of support they need
Where to get it
Support:
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6. INFORMATION: Work Education Needs
How to identify jobs that will help you achieve your goals (now and in the future)
Education
How to set good education goals
How to achieve education goals
Needs
How to provide for various needs without a regular paycheck
How to address transition-related issues
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7. What You Will Get Today: INFORMATION
To help you figure out what to do next
Change your expectations and perspective:
Today’s Reality
Information & Resource Referrals
Meeting Your Needs
Help with Setting Short-Term Goals
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8. INFORMATION: (Handouts Available)
TODAY’S REALITY:
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9. INFORMATION - Work: (OC One-Stop Workshops)
Job Search Skills
OC One-Stop Center/WIOA Orientation
Empowering You: Job Seeker Strategies
Winning Resumes
Interviewing Techniques
Networking/Hidden Job Market
Transferable Skills
LinkedIn Beginner
Labor Market Information
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10. INFORMATION - Work: (Additional Optional Workshops)
Job Search Skills
Job Search Tips for Unique Populations: (Unemployed, Over 40, Over Qualified, Veterans, Disabled, Flawed Past, etc.)
When Skills are No Longer in Demand:
How to respond when you see the warning signs
Social Media & Career Success (Social Networking, Photos & Videos, , Websites, Blogging and "Personal Branding")
How to Get Your Dream Job
(Identifying Career Pathways to Your Dream Career")
Career Opportunities for Creative People
(The Fine Arts & Beyond)
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11. INFORMATION - Education: (Additional Optional Workshops) Continued
Education and Career Research Skills:
Planning for an Unpredictable Future
How to Respond to a World of Constant Change
Career Assessments
Identifying Career Suggestions
Career Education Choices You Won’t Regret Later
What You Need to Know and Do to Ensure You are Making Wise Decisions about Your Education
Learning Strategies & Career Success
Why Knowing How You Best Learn Affects Your Career
See Workshop Coordinator to Request These Workshops
Or visit:
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12. INFORMATION - Needs: (OC One-Stop Workshops)
Developing Coping and Life Skills for Success
Financial Strategies
Time and Stress Management
Conflict Management in the Workplace
See Workshop Coordinator to Request These Workshops
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13. INFORMATION - Needs: (Additional Optional Workshops)
"Unemployed and Looking for Answers"
INFORMATION - Needs: (Additional Optional Workshops)
Developing Coping and Life Skills for Success
Generational Differences
Four Generations -- Worlds Apart on Perspective, Values, Priorities, Lifestyle, and Use of Technology
Help - Asking, Giving, and Receiving
Solving Problems Without Ruining Relationships
Managing Conflicting Priorities
Work, School, Personal Life? (Making Decisions About What is Important and What is Not)
Meeting Financial Responsibilities: 
Getting Your Financial Needs Met By Not "Putting All Your Eggs into One Basket“
Managing Life's Transitions
Personal, Relationships, Societal, Education, Work, and Military
Unfamiliar Worlds
Navigating New Worlds and Adjusting to New Environments (College, Work, Military, New Cultures, and Beyond)
See Workshop Coordinator to Request These Workshops
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©2011 Kathleen E. High
Your Dreams & Goals

14. INFORMATION: (Handouts Available)
TODAY’S REALITY:
Rapidly-Changing World
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
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15. INFORMATION: (Handouts Available-cont’d)
SETTING GOALS:
So How Do You Find and Get Your Dream Job?
It is a process and journey that only you can take
The 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
What can wait, and what can’t
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16. INFORMATION: (Handouts Available-cont’d)
MEETING YOUR NEEDS:
Meeting Financial Responsibilities
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, state, and county government
non-profit organizations, college campuses, and others
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17. Time to Reflect & Review: Identify Your “Information” Needs
Turn to document
“Needs of the Unemployed”
Starting on Page 1
Under the “Information” section
Mark “Yes” for anything that relates to you
Stop when you reach “Resources” section
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18. Work Education Needs RESOURCES: Career Decision Making
Job Search Skills (Resumes, Interviewing, etc.)
Work
Guidance (Options available)
What Classes to take and in what order
Academic Success
Education
Food, shelter, clothing, etc.
Medical, transportation, child/elder/pet care, emotional support, etc.
Needs
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19. "Unemployed and Looking for Answers"
RESOURCES:
Non-College Campus Resources
IF YOUR PRIORITY IS TO OBTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
Local “One-Stop” Center - (Where you are now)
Hire a “career coach” – Professional skilled in the job search process
Their objective is to get you back to work ASAP
SEE “MEETING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES”
For non-traditional solutions for meeting your needs
SEE “UNEMPLOYED RESOURCES” HANDOUT
For Resources:
City or County Government
State Government
Federal Government
Community/Non-Profit/For-Profit organizations
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Your Dreams & Goals

20. On Most College Campuses
RESOURCES:
On Most College Campuses
CAREER CENTER
One-On-One Career Counseling
Career Assessments (Personality, Interests, Values, Skills, etc.)
Workshops (Resumes, Interviewing, Studying, Success, etc.)
Handouts (Labor Market Trends, Goal Setting, Choosing Majors, etc.)
Career Research Resources (Online programs, books, etc.)
Computer Lab
SEE “UNEMPLOYED RESOURCES” FOR MORE
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21. Needs: (Handouts Available)
TODAY’S REALITY:
Rapidly-Changing World
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
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©2011 Kathleen E. High

22. Time to Reflect & Review: Identify Your “Resources” Needs
Turn to document
“Needs of the Unemployed”
Starting on Page 1
Under the “Resources” section
Mark “Yes” for anything that relates to you
Stop when you reach “Support” section
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23. "Unemployed and Looking for Answers"
SUPPORT:
Local One Stop Centers (Where you are now)
Local Non-Profit Career and Job Placement Centers
Independent Job Search Coaches (for hire)
On Most College Campuses:
Career Center Resources and/or
Job Placement Office
Academic Counselors
Work
Academic counselors for educational goals (what classes to take)
Career Counselors for career goals (what career to pursue)
Academic Success Classes & study skills workshops
Career Center Resources
Disabled Students Services
Education
Family, friends, networks, counselors, financial aid, support groups, teachers, social service agencies, non-profits, faith communities, local governments, some campus resource offices
Needs
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Your Dreams & Goals

24. SUPPORT: Your One-Stop Center
CASE MANAGER
(Helps you navigate your journey)
(Provide referrals and support for training options)
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR
(Helps you navigate one-stop office resources)
COMMUNITY REFERRALS
(Can address other needs that the one-stop office does not deal with: Financial, food, shelter, family care, etc.)
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25. On Most College Campuses
SUPPORT:
On Most College Campuses
If your journey requires schooling:
CAREER COUNSELING (choosing a career)
Career Center
ACADEMIC COUNSELING (what classes to take)
Counseling Department (or Academic Department)
PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING (mental health)
Student Health Center
DISABILITIES (Physical, Learning, Etc.) COUNSELING
Disabled Students Programs & Services
FOR VALIDATION OF YOUR JOURNEY
Workshops and Handouts Mentioned Earlier
Often validate what individuals are experiencing
Often leads to healing of some unresolved issues
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26. Additional Resources:
SUPPORT:
Additional Resources:
SEE:
“Meeting Financial Responsibilities”
“Unemployed Resources”
YOUR OWN PERSONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
(See “The Journey”)
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©2011 Kathleen E. High

27. Time to Reflect & Review: Identify Your “Support” Needs
Turn to document
“Needs of the Unemployed”
Starting on Page 1
Under the “Support” section
Mark “Yes” for anything that relates to you
Stop when you reach “Reflection”
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©2011 Kathleen E. High

28. Wrap Up – Answer the Following
Review: What are your needs?
Where are your priorities?
Which resources presented today can help?
What should you do next?
REFLECT:
What is your “inner voice” saying
to you right now?
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©2011 Kathleen E. High

29. Wrap Up – Help Us to Help You
Let us know what additional information you need
What additional workshops do you want?
See sign-up sheet if you want initial consultation with me.
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©2011 Kathleen E. High