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Career and Professional

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A Virtual Personal Development Course

A Human Resource Management Approach to Personal

Asset Development

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Development 4 • Welcome to the Woodson Center’s

Neighborhood Leadership Development Institute On-Line (www.woodsoncenter.org).

• This time series training and development course is for community and faith based organizational leaders.

• The course is designed to provide development in three areas: individual, organizational, and community.

http://www.woodsoncenter.org/

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Development 4 • Each program curriculum track has 12 or more

workshops that are presented using social media to include GoToMeetings, YouTube and Black Board.

• Each program curriculum track will be recorded and placed on the WC’s web site for viewing in the convenience of your home or office. The address is www.woodsoncenter.org.

• Participants will be able to get Continuing Education Units for each program curriculum workshop upon completion of quizzes at the end of each module.

http://www.cneonline.org/

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• The first discussion will be Personal Development. This track has three components: Habits to Live By, Career and Professional Development, and Financial Literacy.

• This is our second discussion in the personal development track.

• We will discuss Career and Professional Development through a Human Resource Management perspective.

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• Welcome

• Introductions

• 7 and a Half Things

• Purpose of the Career and Professional Development Course

• What to expect?

• Learning Agreements

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• Take a moment to introduce yourself to

the rest of the group on the call telling:

• Your Name?

• Your Purpose in life?

• How Do You See Yourself in 20 Years?

• How will you finance your 20 year career

and professional development goals?

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• Program Purpose

– Take A Closer Look At Yourself

– Learn about the world of work

– Prepare job search tools (resumes, applications, references, etc.)

– Make a job search plan

– Talk to employers and prepare for interviews

– Keep a wining attitude

– Keep the job once you have found one

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• Training means adding to what you know and what you

can do.

• Training can happening many different places, including:

– Literacy and Basic Skills Centers

– High Schools

– Colleges

– Government Programs

– Apprenticeships

– On The job Training

– Work Incentive Programs (WIN)

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Small Group Activity (30 minutes)

• What do you think employers look for in

potentials employees and why is that important

to job seekers?

• What are the six interest types? Why is it

important to know what type (s) you fit into?

• Give examples for each type.

• What are work preferences? Why do you think

employers would be interested in knowing your

preferences?

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• The number of people who are self-employed

(working for themselves) is higher than ever.

• Many people have decided to create their own

job rather than waiting for someone to offer them

one.

• Perhaps you have a skill or talent that you can

sell or contract out to individuals, home owners

or employers.

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• Self-Employment Opportunities

Hairstyling Property

Maintenance

Small Engine Repair Odd Jobs/Physical

Labor

Construction Trades House/Office

Cleaners

Lawn Care Movers

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• There are fewer jobs than there used to be.

• But, there is still work to be done and money to

be made.

• Take a look around your community for all the

people who are self-employed or operating small

businesses.

• Some of these small businesses are not much

more than one person with a pick-up truck who

is willing to do physical labor.

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• Self-employment may not be your long term

goal.

• You might want to consider it as a way of adding

to your income while you are looking for a

steady job.

• Develop a business plan whether self-

employment is a short, medium or long term

goal.

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• Remember, a good job will match your interests

and work preferences.

• Due to changes in the work world, you must be

open-mined towards self-employment and part-

time or short-term work.

• Spend as much time as you can looking at all of

the different jobs that are available.

• You will be much more successful in your job

search if you are clear about the type of work

that you want.

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• Employers will respect your focus and your drive

too.

• Remember, a job can be more than just a pay

check.

• If you take the steps to discover the career that

is right for you, work can also be very rewarding.

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Goal Setting Is Key To Every Area of Your Career Life

• A goal is something you really want to do.

• To work, goals are usually part of a plan.

• Examples of goals are to get a job, to buy a house, to

get a Grade 12 Diploma, etc.

• People with well thought out goals tend to have success

in life.

• People with goals focus their energy where it matters

most.

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• People with goals go out and get what

they want, instead of waiting for it to come

to them.

• We all can become goal setters.

• The audience we serve can become goal

setters.

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• Think about what you would like to do with your

life.

• Would you like more work, more education or

another personal goal?

• Write your goals in easy to do steps.

• Take one step at a time.

• Give it a try.

• Just writing your goals down can add focus to

your life.

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• Health Goals?

• Work Goals?

• Education Goals?

• Family Goals?

• Recreation Goals?

• Wealth Goals?

• Spiritual Goals?

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Planning your Job Search

• Looking for work is hard work.

• You need a plan and you need to stick to it.

• Eleven steps to a good job search

• Step 1: set a time goal for getting a new job.

Make a plan for how much time you will spend

each day looking for work.

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• Step 2: Choose what kinds of jobs you are going to look

for.

• Step 3: Make a resume, reference sheet and sample

application form.

• Step 4: Prepare a short “sales pitch” for talking to

employers.

• Step 5: Contact people and agencies who can help you.

• Step 6: Make a list of employers to contact.

• Step 7: Practice talking to employers in person and on

the phone.

• Step 8: Check newspapers and employment centers.

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• Step 9: Keep track of all contacts you meet.

• Step 10: Contact employers as often as you can.

• Step 11: Practice for the job interview.

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We will now have a virtual conversation

about:

• What job we are interested in?

• What jobs our community offers?

• What job you would like to see in your

community?

• What jobs can we control for the purposes

of re-entry?

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• Take 10 minutes. Five (5) minutes each person.

• We will take note and generalize our leading

topics.

• What will you do with the information you have

learned?

• Short-term?

• Medium-term?

• Long-term?

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• A resume is a brief written description of

who you are and what you have done.

• It is very difficult to find a job today without

a resume.

• In fact, some employers will not let you

apply for a job if you don’t have a resume.

• Resumes take a lot of effort.


Development 4 • Prepare a resume before you start looking

for work.

• Resumes represent a state of readiness.

• Saves time.

• Portable and can leave with an employer.

• Sometimes substitutes for filling out an

application.

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Development 4 There are different types of resumes, but

most include the following information:

• Your name, address and telephone

number.

• A listing of your education and training.

• Your work history.

• Volunteer work.

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• Goals

• Skills

• Personal qualities

• Interests and hobbies

• Memberships

• Licenses, certificates awards

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Development 4 • Resumes have one purpose. They are

meant to get you job interviews!

• A resume is like an ad for you.

• It is supposed to make you look good.

• You need to choose a resume style that

shows your strengths.

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Development 4 • Most people worry about what to put on

their resume.

• Nobody is perfect.

• But, there are ways to deal with almost

any problem regarding what to say or what

to put on your resume.

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Development 4 If you… Put this on your

resume

Don’t have much

education

Focus on work and

volunteer experiences

and skills

Don’t have much work

experience

Focus on education,

skills and volunteer

experience

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If you… Put this on your

resume

Don’t have much education

or work experience

Focus on goals, interests,

personal qualities and skills

learned at home

Have not worked in a long

time or have a patchy work

history

Leave the dates off your

resume

Got fired from a job You might want to leave

that job off your resume

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Summary

– Take A Closer Look At Yourself

– Learn about the world of work

– Prepare job search tools (resumes, applications, references, etc.)

– Make a job search plan

– Develop or update your resume as is

– Send to CNE for review and comment

– Be prepared to showcase resume next session.

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• End of the Day Review

• What did you Learn today?

• What do you wish you would have learned

today?

• What will you do differently by the next

session to ensure that you learn what you

need to know?

• Other comments and questions?

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• Next Steps

• We have placed an exit questionnaire on

survey monkey for you to complete to

assess how well you have retained this

module’s information.

• Complete the survey by going to

www.surveymonkey.com weblink.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

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• Thank you for engaging in this on line

presentation.

• Visit www.woodsoncenter.org for stories of

individual, organizational and community

leaders who are taking one step at a time

to make a difference in their community.

• Send us your stories and we will place

them on our virtual wall of iconic leaders.

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