Getting Your Job Search Started

Training Duration: 1 Days

While looking for work can be an exciting time, it can also involve fear and discomfort about change and the unknown.

Overview

While looking for work can be an exciting time, it can also involve fear and discomfort about change and the unknown. Whether you are already in the midst of a job search or just thinking about it, this workshop will help you to determine what your skill set is made up of, the kind of work that is important and realistic to include in your search, and how to get started. Today’s job market is not the same as it was even five years ago. Knowing where to go, who to talk to, and the opportunities that are available will help to shift you from someone who dreams about having a job, to someone who has the job they always wanted.

Module Value

This module supports capacity-building programmes by strengthening individual and team performance in institutional and organizational contexts. It can be adapted to public sector institutions, international development projects, and corporate environments, and integrated into broader reform or performance improvement initiatives.

Learning Objectives

Describe their skills, values, and beliefs about work and looking for opportunities.
Demonstrate an understanding for the types of work available and where to go for more information.
Recognize the differences and benefits available through career coaches, counselors, and mentors.
Apply different approaches to job searching, such as networking and tapping into the hidden job market.

Core Content Areas

Change and transitions
The important stuff
Skill and ability
Vocation and strategy
Resources
The job market
Invite your network
Ready, set, goal!
Thinking unconventionally to get what you want
Getting things moving

Practical Applications

Case-based discussion
Guided exercises
Group reflection
Action planning for workplace application