1. SecretWorkshop#1Redesigning the employmentexperience for young people Special guest: Richard Hylersted

2. ParticipantsAn interdisciplinaryand intergenerationalmix of active people 3. What?Redesigning the employment experience for studentsand young professionals aged between 18 and 30. 4. How?Through insights on both the needs of young people,and the social and economical circumstances of ourexternal environment 5. Insights 6. The employment experience can be an emotional roller-coaster and it has been perceived as a mainlyunpleasant process. Young people are not condentaboutthemselves, as they lack experience. They do notknow what it is they want to do, being too preoccupiedtond just any job. Not having people by their side toadvise and guide them is not helping either. Career daysdo not have any results these days and internships donot seem to meet students expectations. 7. All our teams had some common pillars, those ofexperience(s), networking and discovering yourcalling, showing us how important it is to know whereyou want to get, make the right steps towards thatway and have the right people next to you in thisjourney 8. GainingexperienceEvery painful problem providesopportunities and potential solutionsMobility - travelParticipate in social actionsImprove your knowledge - Masterdegree?Create your businessBe active in a working environmentInternships and volunteering experiencein Greece or abroadPitch your ideas and give them a try 9. NetworkingMeet founders of enterprisesNetworking eventsOnline activitiesMeet like minded peopleNetwork - no matter the crisis, we cancreate the job we want to doInspire others at eventsFind a teamBuild on others ideasCreate your job - search your networkMentorsIdentify people of similar interests(social media, networking events, forums) 10. Dene whatyou want to doReect on your experiencesIdentify what you like, what you care aboutWhat is your work motivation?Specify on problems that need solutions, whatproblem would you LOVE to solve?Generate ideas for a start-upFinding a job VS Creating a jobHow can you nd a cause you believe in?-Volunteering, research, talking about it withfriends and strangersResearch on organizations of your interestsProve how badly you want your jobPassion 11. Word Cloud entrepreneurshipcareer research team organisations friends people inspiration motivation mentorsinternships volunteering networking social media coachingexperience skills idea solve problems roller-coaster versatility selling recommendations unique university knowledge passion reect travel community serve 12. What did ourgroups propose? 13. #1Finding the job that suits YOUthe bestInternship fairs at universitiesStudent entrepreneurship networks at universitiesExposure to job market from early stages 14. Internship fairsStudent entrepreneurshipat universities networksCareer days are of no Get the unpleasantness away from yourhelp any more.employment experience. Discover the worldInternships will help you of start ups, entrepreneurship, new ideasgain experience and nd and making your own job, while creatingout what ts. Summersome more jobs as well! Expose yourself tointernships, rotation atthis ecosystem even if it is just for a while,many differentyou have to see if it works for you!companies and types ofinternships in terms ofJD, even volunteering,Exposure to the marketwill help you, apart from from early stageseverything else, startbuilding a network andEven in high-school students should beget formal and informal exposed to the job market, see differentrecommendations occupations, meet professionals, visitcompanies through mini-internships andget the chance to have mentors, to sharetheir experience and advice 15. #2Meet the right peopleto make it happenMakenewfriends 16. Make New FriendsMeet people who share your dreams and passion throughsocial networks, such as facebook, LinkedIn, twitter and evena personal blog. Go to events that inspire you, participate toactivities of your interest, volunteer. Do original stuff. Makenew friends and create with them! 17. #3NetworkingDevelop experienceSell your skills 18. NetworkingSocial media, groups, forums, eventsDevelop experienceVolunteering, travelling abroad, supporting start-ups,getting involved in relevant to you activitiesSell your skillsPackage your experience ideas and network. Its timeto do what you really love! 19. #4Prioritize your valuesGet involved in enterprisesWhat are you really good at? 20. What do you care about?What is it that you love?Reect on your experiences / Hobbies / Workmotivation/ Last thought before you go to sleepGetting involvedResearch / Networking (Linkedin groups) / Volunteerwork / Meet like-minded peopleGet people helping youFind a mentor / Get a coach / Gain experience andnd a problem you would LOVE to solve! 21. Summarizing 22. Summarizing#1Insights about the experience of nding a job were that careerdays organized are not helpful, internships are not alwaysavailable and most of the times do not correspond to our needsand dreams but to random selection. Moreover, young peopleare not experienced enough and are not sure about what it isthey really want to do in life.Having some education is important to get hired, but experienceis favored as well.Ads do not nd jobs, people do! It is therefore important tocommunicate to your network that you are looking for a job,describing also what it is you are looking for. Expand yournetwork at any opportunity with a direction according to yourinterests. Apart from having even more people looking out foran employment opportunity suitable to you, you gain formal andinformal recommendations and may even meet your potentialemployee! 23. Summarizing#2Nowadays, the idea of working for a company is not the onlyoption.Entrepreneurship is another way, for many much morerewarding. It gives you the opportunity to work with peopleyou choose, solve problems and fulll needs that you value asimportant, design your job and create more jobs!Again experience is important and people around you to workas a team are needed. If you do not have enough experience,its the best time to gain some. If you do not know who towork with, network! Go and meet people. Use the internet.Expose yourself. Create a team. 24. Summarizing #3So, in order to redesign youremployment experiencedene your needs and your personaunderstand the situation by getting insights from others andcollecting your observationsreect on what it is you want from a jobscan your environment and meet the right people to guideyou, advise you, work with you or even hire youkeep getting involved and gaining experiencepromote yourselfkeep learning moretarget your dream job and work your way there! 25. CreditsInsights based on loft2works rst secret workshop titledRedesigning the employment experience for young people,hosted on 15/10/2012 at loft2workWorkshop Curation: Richard Hylerstedt, Konstantina ZoehrerWorkshop Facilitation: Richard HylerstedtHosting: AndreasTzouanopoulos, Irini PapagiannouliBooklet Design: Dora Giannopoulou, Irini Papagiannouli 26. SecretWorkshops