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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
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.
“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
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
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
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!
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
Consider Burgeoning
Industries!
Government and Service
Industry Work
Go Green with your career!
Work in or start a Small
Business!
Work in Non- Profit
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
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
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
What You Should Be Doing.
Perform regular attitude
adjustments-STAY POSITIVE!
Self Assess!
Seek out professional
organizations
Utilize all your resources
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)
“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)