Staying Relevant2

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)