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Presented by:
Stephanie Reed, Assistant Director
Cooperative Education & Career Services
Cabrini College
How to Stay Relevant!Working without a full-time job
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Presentation Goals
Provide tips to help you stay relevant
if experiencing unemployment.
Present suggestions for things you
should be considering and doing
during unemployment.
Illustrate how I “stayed relevant”
during periods of un-employment”.
Provide resources to assist with your
job search.
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“Job security comes not from your
current/past employer, but by
taking charge of your career and
keeping yourself employable.”
Donald Asher, America’s Job Search Guru
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Don’t lose your Marketability!
Stay current and fresh; Be
knowledgeable
Remain involved in your field
and/or industry
Spruce up your personal brand
& online brand image
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Marketability!
Suggestions:
Create personal business cards
Continue your education and/or
develop skills
Attend networking events and
conferences in your desired
industry
Create a Professional Blog
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Consider Internships
There are professional level internships in many industries
Also referred to as: Postgraduate Internships
Some will be paid; most are unpaid
Do your Research and Be Careful!
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Consider Entrepreneurship
What skills might you have to
offer as a business?
Use this as an opportunity to
build a solid business plan.
Market your personal brand
Freelance and Contract Work
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Consider Burgeoning
Industries!
Government and Service
Industry Work
Go Green with your career!
Work in or start a Small
Business!
Work in Non- Profit
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Sidebar: Making a Career
Transition?
What you want to do vs. What
you used to do to earn a
paycheck
Transferable skills
Re-focus your skill set; Re-build
your resume
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Get Involved!
Volunteer (if time and $ permits)
Engage in professional
development
Bottom Line: Be able to show
that you are making the best
use of your time
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The Job Outlook: A New
World of Work
“We will see a more freelance,
more collaborative and far less
secure work world.” (Time, May,
2009)
Forecasted Job Growth: Personal
and financial advisors, customer service,
technology/software/systems development,
behavioral and substance-abuse
counseling, personal and home care aides
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What You Should Be Doing.
Perform regular attitude
adjustments-STAY POSITIVE!
Self Assess!
Seek out professional
organizations
Utilize all your resources
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Helpful Resources…
Sites for government jobs:
www.usajobs.gov or www.govtjob.net
Sites for non-profit or service work:
www.dotorgjobs.com or www.idealist.org
Sites for “Green” Jobs:
www.greenjobsphilly.org ; www.greenjobs.net
Another excellent site for government & service jobs:
www.makingthedifference.org
Books:
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to: Green Careers (2009)
Unlock the Hidden Job Market: 6 Steps to a Successful
Job Search When Times Are Tough (2009)
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“The key to finding the jobs of the
future will be knowing where to
look.”
John Connaughton, Professor of Economics, The University of North
Carolina; Quoted in Time Magazine (May 2009)