Unemployed and Looking for Answers

Workshop:  Unemployed and Looking for Answers – What they need: Information, Resources and Support

• Overview:

Participants will receive helpful and practical information and resources for where to find information, resources and support for their job search process;  how to transition into a new direction for a new career; and how to address their educational needs and questions; how to address and meet financial, personal, and emotional needs; how to discern where their priorities should be so they can discern what to do next.  

• Learning Outcomes:

Participants will:

• Understand that the world is in a constant state of rapid change.

• Know three primary category of needs for most unemployed people.

• Know how to identify their individual needs.

• Know where to get the necessary Information to address their needs.

• Identify appropriate Resources to address their individual needs.

• Identify appropriate sources of Support to address their individual needs.

• Will prioritize their individual needs.

• Identify their next step in dealing with their employment status. 

• Workshop Presenter:

            ​Kathleen E. High, M.Ed., CCSP, FCD-I

• Downloads:

• OC One-Stop:

  • PowerPoint file

  • Workshop Handout

  • Unemployed Resources

  • Needs of the Unemployed

  • Info Flyer

    • Garden Grove

    • Irvine

• Related In-House Handouts:

  • So How Do You Find and Get Your Dream Job?

  • Different Types of Counselors

  • Purposeful Living

  • Success

  • Job Search Websites

  • Create a Resume

  • Paradigm Shift

  • Understanding Labor Market Trends

• Related Videos:

  • Technology is replacing jobs. Are you ready? (Slope of the Curve)

  • Did you Know? (Shift Happens)

  • What is the ‘real’ unemployment rate?

  • Stress: “How stress affects your brain” 

  • Stress: “How stress affects your body”

  • Metaphorical Image: “Resisting Change”

    (Equals ‘expensive, obsolete dinosaur who needs to get out of the way of progress’)

• Related Resources from External Organizations:

•   Sample “Notice of Unemployment Insurance Award”

• Career One Stop Centers/America’s Job Centers (Help with job search)

  •  Research Labor Market Information

  •  My Skills My Future (Identify Similar Jobs Based on Transferable Skills)

• Local Job Clubs (Opportunity to network with other job seekers)

• Career OneStop – Worker ReEmployment

• Grief.com

• Get Career Counseling Help (NCDA)

• SBA (Small Business Administration) – local help starting a business

• Related Articles from External Sources:

  • There Are 5 Stages Of Job Loss Depression

  • ​Unemployment and Mental Health

  • Someone you love is out of work and stuck. Really stuck.

  • Overcoming anger and fear after layoffs

  • Upskill yourself: You can teach an “older” dog new tricks

  • 10 Things You Can Do If You Feel Lack Of Support

  • How to Avoid 5 Major Types of Job Scams

  • Avoid Job Scams: 9 Characteristics of Scam Jobs

  • Explaining unemployment in the job interview

  • What I’ve Learned About Unemployment And Being Poor After Applying For 215 Jobs

• Education Resources:

  • Career Decision-Making Difficulty Questionnaire (Why are you having difficulty deciding on career choices?)

  • Educational Opportunities for Unemployed Workers  (Federal government resource)

  • Eligible Training Provider List (California)

  • Online Tutorial from Lynda.com: “Recovering from a Layoff”

  • Career Coach (California Community College) – Research education/career options

• Resources for Meeting Needs:

  • 2-1-1 Information and Referral Search (for local support services)

  • CA EDD: Additional Resources

  • Covered California (Health insurance assistance)

  • Grief.com

  • Discounted phone service for low income people