Workshop:  Job Search Tips for Unique Populations  (Unemployed, Over 40, Over Qualified, Disabled, Veterans, Flawed Past)

• Overview:

Today’s job seekers need to make life decisions in a world of constant change.  People who are unemployed, over 40, over qualified, military veterans, disabled, or have a flawed past, face potential barriers to employment, which others do not. Participants in this workshop will receive information helpful to all job seekers, as well as some helpful hints to address their unique obstacles.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will:

• Recognize some of the new rules for job searching 

  1. Identify where to find resources to support their job search process

  2. Identify some primary tips for all job seekers

  3. Receive tips to address the challenges of being an unemployed job seeker

  4. Receive tips to address the challenges of being an older job seeker

  5. Receive tips to address the challenges of being an over qualified job seeker

  6. Receive tips to address the challenges of being a veteran job seeker

  7. Receive tips to address the challenges of being a job seeker with disabilities

  8. Receive tips to address the challenges of being job seeker with other barriers 

• Workshop Presenter:

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

• Downloads:

• One-Stop Center

• PowerPoint File

• Workshop Handout

  1. Information Flyer:

     • Garden Grove

     • Irvine

• Additional Handouts Provided at the Workshop:

• Unemployed Resources

• Job Search Websites

• Create a Resume

• Related Videos:

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

• The 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Work

• How the World of Work is Changing

• ​Future of Skills: Jobs in 2030

• Generational Challenges:

• Boomers to Bloggers

• Reminiscing on the ‘good old days’ – “Grandpa” by The Judds

• Elder Generation Lectures Younger Generation – “Dragnet”

• Older generation mocks Millennials “You’ve Gotta Love Millennials”

• Video Clips:

• The Internship (out of touch)

• Pretending to be young fail: Castle

• Relating to younger generation: Class testimonial (4:20, 10:00)

• Additional Related In-House Handouts:

• Rapidly-Changing World

• Generational Values

• Discerning Seasons

• Paradigm Shifts

• Hidden Rules

• The Journey

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

  1. Different Types of Counselors

• Reaching Career Goals

• Article: “Slash Careers”

• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

• Tell Me About Yourself

• Life-Long Learning Options

• Volunteer Interests

• True Self

• Networking Savvy

• LinkedIn Profile

• Mock Interview

• Employment History – Working Document

• When Skills are No Longer in Demand

• Links to Additional External Resources:​

• All Job Seekers

• Career One-Stop Centers/American Job Centers

• My Skills/My Future (Transferable Skills)

• Research Labor Market Information

• Sample Functional Resume

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

• CDDQ – Career Decision-Making Questionnaire (Why are you having difficulty making a decision?) 

• Employers Are Checking Your Social Media Pages 

• Our everyday habits are changing the workforce

• Search for Professional Associations

• Navigating the ATS for Job Seekers

• Unemployed

• Career Onestop Worker ReEmployment

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

• Out Of Work? How To Make Your Resume Relevant 

• Make a smooth transition back into the world of work

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

• Returnships – IRelaunch

• Over 40

• Video: “Why Employers Don’t Want to Hire Older Job Seekers (And What You Can Do About It)”

• Mature Worker Resources from Another Career Services Professional

• Dealing with potential age discrimination in the interview

• AARP

• AARP:”10 Things You Should Know About Age Discrimination”

• Sequel Careers – (Changing Careers without Starting Over)

• AARP – Job Search Data Base

• Workforce 50 

• CA – EDD: Services for Older Workers

• Career Onestop Resources for Older Workers

• Senior Job Bank

• Job and Career Resources for Mature and Older Job-Seekers

• How To Overcome The ‘Seasoned Worker’ Stereotype

• 5 Things on Your Resume That Make You Sound Too Old 

• 10 résumé mistakes that make you look old

• Watch for Signs You Could Be Aging Out of Your Job

• 3 Must-Do’s in Your 40’s to Make Sure You’re Employed in Your 50’s

• What Career Experts Say You Need to Know Now

• Ladders: Overcoming the Age Issue in Your Job Search

• Resume Phrases That Need to Go

• AARP: “Navigating the Intergenerational Workforce”

• How to Fight Age Discrimination At Job Interviews

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

• Questions and Answers for Employees 50+

• 5 strengths of the older worker

• Job Search After 40 (Wiser U)

• AJC Podcast: “Get Rid of Those Older Worker Jitters”

• 10 occupations dominated by older workers

• Over Qualified

  • Do you think you might appear overqualified for the jobs you’re applying for?

• Article: “Overqualified? So what?” 

• Sequel Careers – (Changing Careers without Starting Over)

• Article: “Fighting the Overqualified Label: 10 Tactics for a Successful Job-Search”

• Disabled

• Social Security Disability Benefits Guide

• Department of Rehabilitation

• GettingHired.com (Careers & Community for Talented People with Disabilities)

• Career Onestop – Workers with Disabilities

• Ticket to Work (Job Seeker Assistance for Individuals Collecting SSI Benefits)

• Dayle McIntosh Center for the Disabled

• Business Ideas For People With Disabilities

• Community-Based Psychological Clinics & Assessments – University Counselor Training Centers Psychological counseling (and possibly testing services) (Fees are often based on ability to pay):

• Azusa Pacific University

• Chapman University – Frances Smith Center for Individual & Family Therapy

• Fuller Psychological and Family Services (FPFS)

• Hope International University

• Veterans

• Vets.gov – Careers and Employment

• Career Onestop Veterans ReEmployment

• Military to Civilian Occupations Translator

• CareerBuilder Article: “Job search tips for unemployed and underemployed veterans”

• Orange County 211: Veterans

• Military to Federal Jobs Crosswalk

• Silent Professionals (website for veteran and law enforcement job search)

• “Our Vets Deserve Good Jobs” by Working Nation

• Flawed Past

• Career Onestop: Tips for discussing your criminal record at a job interview

• Jobs That Hire Felons

• Orange County 211: Post-Incarceration Re-Entry Online Resource Guide

• Orange County Re-Entry Partnerships

• How to Address Gaps on Your Resume

• How To Answer, ‘Have You Ever Been Fired?’ 

• How To Mention Unrelated Work Experience On Your Resume

• Center for Employment Opportunities (employment services for recent criminal convictions)