Class 6: Counselling for the Job Search

Learning Outcomes & Resources Learning Outcomes: Describe the myths and realities of the job market. Assess levels of readiness of a client in and for the job search process. Resources: “ Counselling for the Job Search” (available as a PDF file)

Learning Outcomes:

Describe the myths and realities of the job market.

Assess levels of readiness of a client in and for the job search process.

Resources:

“ Counselling for the Job Search” (available as a PDF file)

“ Job Search Myths” Consider the “Job Search Myths” from pages 1 and 2 of Counselling for the Job Search . Share one of your responses with the group.

Consider the “Job Search Myths” from pages 1 and 2 of Counselling for the Job Search .

Share one of your responses with the group.

Job Search Theories & Practice Individual versus group practice: Review of group models. [Job Find Club - Job Search Strategies - Handling Unemployment Groups] Counsellor roles, skills and needs. Stages of the job search process. Initiation -Exploration - Preparations and the “Job Search”. First level job search techniques and skills.

Individual versus group practice: Review of group models. [Job Find Club - Job Search Strategies - Handling Unemployment Groups]

Counsellor roles, skills and needs.

Stages of the job search process.

Initiation -Exploration - Preparations and the “Job Search”.

First level job search techniques and skills.

Risk & the Job Search Campaign

Control & the Job Search Process

Client Readiness Skills

Counsellor’s Skills & the Readiness Quadrants

Positive Path for Client Movement

“ Making Contact” Mailing bushels full of resumes 8% School / college placement offices 21% Answering advertisements in trade or professional journals 7% Asking relatives for leads 27% Private employment agencies 5% Asking friends for leads 34% Answering newspaper advertisements 5% Applying direct to employer (no homework approach) 47% Job registers / Computer Job Banks 4% Creative Job Search (e.g. In-depth personal assessment plus face to face research) 86% WHAT DOES NOT WORK: WHAT WORKS:

ALL 5: Perceptions of the Job Search You are to conduct a mini-survey. Please contact ten (10) people you know who do not work in the field and have not worked with a career/employment counsellor (as far as you know). Ask them the following questions: What do they think are the best methods for finding work? What methods do they think most people use? How have they actually found work in the past? Please post your responses into the Discussion Board. What do you think about what these people in your survey said?

You are to conduct a mini-survey. Please contact ten (10) people you know who do not work in the field and have not worked with a career/employment counsellor (as far as you know). Ask them the following questions:

What do they think are the best methods for finding work?

What methods do they think most people use?

How have they actually found work in the past?

Please post your responses into the Discussion Board. What do you think about what these people in your survey said?

Do you have any questions?