1. Life After AmeriCorps Alexandria Mauristhene Parkside Christian Academy

2. What Are My Options? Another Year with AmeriCorps Further Education and/or Training Secure Employment

3. Another Year with AmeriCorps Return to same program – Must have satisfactorily completed 1st term Enroll in another AmeriCorps program – Must find your own position with help of program coordinators Cannot earn 3 educational awards

4. More Education or Training Major component of AmeriCorps to further education of its members – Educational Grant after completed term Traditionally, more education = more salary Possible Career Change Recession – Good Time to Enroll/Stay in School

5. Post-Secondary Education Vocational Schools – Learn a specific trade and or specialty – Funding eligibility through Mass One Stop Career Centers Community College – Less Costly Alternative to Four-Year School – Transferrable Credits to a Bachelor’s degree – Local Accessibility Four-Year Schools – Often Preferred in Professional Job Search Graduate School – Increased Education in Area of Profession

6. Employment Public – Gov’t Jobs such as federal and state employees – Usually very secure, with ideal benefits Nonprofit – Break even versus make a profit – Service organizations whose mission is to help others Private – Those that create revenue for its shareholders – Often insecure; ie, subject to immediate downsizing

7. Employment (con’t) Self Assessment of Skills – Resume’ – Chronological and Functional Research and Information Gathering – Internet, Job Fairs, Career Centers, Informational Interviewing, etc. Decision Making and Goal Setting – Areas of Focus – Short Term vs. Long Term Planning

8. Employment (con’t) Take Action – Network, Network, Network! – Target Employers – Apply for Work – Practice Interviewing/Interview Readjustment to New Transition – Volunteer – Refine any of Job Search Process

9. Employment (con’t) Don’t Give Up! – Average Job Search (now) can take 6 months or longer – Maintain currency of skills and develop new ones

10. Life After AmeriCorps Another Year with AmeriCorps Further Education and/or Training Secure Employment

11. Resources AmeriCorps, Next Steps, Life After AmeriCorps Massachusetts One Stop Career Centers Three Boston Ones – The Work Place – Boston Career Link – JobNet