Write an article about the career options workshop
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The Career Workshop is designed to help participants develop the skills they need to be
successful in their job search. The key to success in this program is to have participants
practice the skills they are learning in “live” situations:
1. With peers in the workshop (a safe environment)
2. With friends, associates, and colleagues (a more challenging environment)
3. With people they do not know-cold calls (the ultimate challenge)
Most people feel comfortable in the first two environments but find the last one the most
difficult. Ultimately, however, participants are most likely to find employment through
interaction with people they don’t know. If participants are not comfortable doing this, it will
take them longer to achieve their goals. Practice of this nature will help participants overcome
their anxiety.
As an instructor, it is your responsibility to help participants overcome their fears. Create an
environment where they not only learn job search skills but also practice them. There are
three activities in the Participant’s Workbook that lend themselves to this type of practice:
People to Contact for More Information (page 10)
Interview for Information or Referrals (pages 28–30)
Get Appointments for Interviews (pages 30–31)
In order to create “live” practice opportunities, incorporate the following activities in your
workshop session:
Have telephones available and encourage participants to make calls (cold calling)
during the workshop.
If telephones are not available, you may require that participants contact someone in
their network (by telephone or face to face) before they can proceed with the next unit
of the workshop. (Use this method only if you are sure it will not discourage
participants from continuing with the workshop.)
Have participants report on their experiences using the forms on pages 20–23 of the
workbook.
Remember, the workshop is not meant to be a clinical event―participants should be
challenged with opportunities to practice. Follow the 80–20 rule: participants should speak
and practice 80 percent of the time. By incorporating this practice you will create the best
opportunity for the participants to succeed.
successful in their job search. The key to success in this program is to have participants
practice the skills they are learning in “live” situations:
1. With peers in the workshop (a safe environment)
2. With friends, associates, and colleagues (a more challenging environment)
3. With people they do not know-cold calls (the ultimate challenge)
Most people feel comfortable in the first two environments but find the last one the most
difficult. Ultimately, however, participants are most likely to find employment through
interaction with people they don’t know. If participants are not comfortable doing this, it will
take them longer to achieve their goals. Practice of this nature will help participants overcome
their anxiety.
As an instructor, it is your responsibility to help participants overcome their fears. Create an
environment where they not only learn job search skills but also practice them. There are
three activities in the Participant’s Workbook that lend themselves to this type of practice:
People to Contact for More Information (page 10)
Interview for Information or Referrals (pages 28–30)
Get Appointments for Interviews (pages 30–31)
In order to create “live” practice opportunities, incorporate the following activities in your
workshop session:
Have telephones available and encourage participants to make calls (cold calling)
during the workshop.
If telephones are not available, you may require that participants contact someone in
their network (by telephone or face to face) before they can proceed with the next unit
of the workshop. (Use this method only if you are sure it will not discourage
participants from continuing with the workshop.)
Have participants report on their experiences using the forms on pages 20–23 of the
workbook.
Remember, the workshop is not meant to be a clinical event―participants should be
challenged with opportunities to practice. Follow the 80–20 rule: participants should speak
and practice 80 percent of the time. By incorporating this practice you will create the best
opportunity for the participants to succeed.
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