CAREER RESILIENCE & CAREER SELF-RELIANCE

Rosa Martinez April 19, 2012

WORKSHOP OUTCOMES

To become aware of one’s career resilience skills

To identify career self-reliance areas to work on

WHAT’S RESILIENCE?

Ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change (Merriam-Webster

Dictionary)

WHAT’S CAREER RESILIENCE?

Ability to adapt to changing circumstances even when they are adverse, disruptive or discouraging

TASK 1.

Self-assess your career resilience skills (Worksheet 1)

Discuss your findings and how you can build your resilience skills

DEALING WITH CAREER CHANGES1) Describe the change. What will you lose as a

result of this change? Example: Job loss Losses: Stable job; income; job status;

contact with co-workers; sense of belonging; professional purpose.

2) Find out everything about the change and how it affects you. Look for the positives

Example: The job loss was a result of relocation. My profession is a regulated one here so I first need to pass a series of regulatory bodies exams before working as a doctor again.

Positives: I ….

3) Allow yourself time to process what your learned about the change and about yourself

Example: Focus on your leisure activities or hobbies; do sports; read a book; meet new people

4) Explore the positives that result from this change and make some decisions about how you’ll respond to change

Example: Options: Change career; get a transitional job; get

accredited as a doctorDecision: I’ll look for my professional accreditationBenefit: Greater job satisfactionChallenge: It takes time and persistenceNext step: Start your accreditation & figure out budget

CAREER RESILIENCE SKILLS

Acknowledge change as part of your life Give yourself time to process it Look for opportunities change creates Know your skills and keep them updated Reframe career development around learning Be able to compromise and adapt to changes

TRAITS OF CAREER RESILIENT PEOPLE

Team players Effective

communicators Adaptable to

change Positive and flexible

attitudes

Focus on continuous learning

Self-confident Willing to take risks Committed to

personal excellence

TASK 2.

Explore your beliefs and attitudes towards work search in your field (Worksheet 2)

CAREER RESILIENCE PILLARS

Positive Attitude

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Positive Skills

Positive Beliefs

CAREER SELF-RELIANCE

WHAT’S CAREER SELF-RELIANCE?

To depend or rely upon yourself; to be in charge of your own career

IF YOU ARE CAREER SELF-RELIANT

Growth & development mean: Moving sideways, downwards our

upwards in your current position Changing employers Changing occupations Specializing or generalizing Choosing self-employment

CASE STUDYJose, an electronic engineer, used to work as a production manager, in a textile company in his home country. When he arrived here, he first

worked as a technician for a small embroidery company and after a year he changed jobs. Now, he works for a nation-wide company and he plans to take his professional accreditation exam by October.In the long-term he would like to start his own business so he is saving to take some businees courses first.

TASK 3.

Complete the Self-Reliance Test (Worksheet 3)

Think about the ways you could growth in each of the career self-reliance areas

CAREER SELF-RELIANCE SKILLS

Self-awareness Self-promotion Exploring & creating

opportunities Action planning Networking Negotiation

Matching & decision making

Political awareness Coping with

uncertainty Development focus Transfer skills Self-confidence

AIMGA CAREER ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOPS

Career Development & Management

Career Awareness

Soft skillsInterpersonal Communication

Career Resilience & Self-reliance

BE THE HERO OF YOUR OWN STORY

REFERENCES

Brown, B. L. (n.d.). Career Resilience. ERIC Digest. In ERIC Digests. Retrieved April 18, 2012, from http://www.ericdigests.org/1997-3/career2.html

Careers: Self-reliance Skills (2010). In Moreton Bay College. Retrieved April 18, 2012, from http://www.mbc.qld.edu.au/mymbc/careers/careers-self-reliance-skills

Positive Works II (pp. 22-36). (2004). Edmonton, Canada: Government of Alberta, Human Resources & Employment.