HELPING CLAIMANTS MAKEEDUCATED CAREER ANDJOB TARGET DECISIONS

PRESENTED BY:MARSHALL J. KARP, MA NCC LPCCAREER COUNSELOR

Career & Job Target Workshop

Why do career assessment? What is a good assessment? How to do basic assessment? How to make educated career decisions

Why do assessment?

Improvement Accountability Goals and Plans

Improvement

Determine where they are at Set timeframes Achievement

Sun Tzu If you know the enemy and know yourself, you

need not fear the result of a hundred battles.

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle” 

Accountability

Meeting Expectations Clear and Understandable Guidelines

What is assessment?

Assessment is a systematic process of looking at client achievement by gathering, interpreting and using information for improvement.

Basic Vocational Assessment

Verbal Written

Verbal Assessment

What do you want to do? Describe your

background/experience/training? Why aren’t you doing this? Set objectives If a realistic and feasible job target,

no need for written assessment Set this as a goal

Written Assessments

Identify potential client goals Collect, analyze and interpret data Develop a direction in writing People are enamored with

assessments

The 3 Laws of Unemployotics

A term coined in late 2010 to describe the study of the reasons for the long term unemployed. 

I coined it

The 3 Laws of Unemployotics

Improper Job Search Technique Element of Choice Long, Nasty Job Hunt

Job Search Technique

Traditional Versus Non-Traditional Waiting for Rescue Why Bother?

Element of Choice

Voluntary Non-Voluntary

Long, Nasty Job Hunt

Doing Everything Correctly Really Trying Encourage Along

Basic Vocational Assessments

Interest Inventory Transferable Skills

Interest Inventory

Holland Self-Directed Search Matches Interest Areas to Job Titles Generates Ideas Generates Discussion Taking a Step People are enamored with

assessments

Transferable Skills

Skills that Move from Environment to Environment

Often Referred to as “The Basics”

Transferable Skills Scale

Breaks Skills Areas Into Categories Matches Categories with Job Titles Useful with Interview Skills Useful with Resume

O*Net Career Interest Inventory

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Information Network

Matches interests to job titles

Assessment Goals

Consistency Ideas Discussion Self-Direction Self-Motivation Realistic and Feasible Goals

Ultimate Goal

Develop a Written Ideal Job Description

Interests Transferable Skills Physician’s Restrictions What is it?

Car Test Green Zero Paper Up Gross Search Down

Great Single Jelly Season Tree Window Lion Share Purple

Car Test Green Zero Paper Up Gross Search Down

Great Single Jelly Season Tree Window Lion Share Purple

Car Test Green Zero Paper Up Gross Search Down

Great Single Jelly Season Tree Window Lion Share Purple

What If No Realistic Goal? Indicator of Possible Field Look for Patterns Need to Find Entry Level Position Ask for Ideas Post Job Description on Internet Forums Beyond the Basic Level of this Workshop Referral to Career/Vocational Specialist

Career Exploration

Books Internet Information Interviews

Books

Occupational Outlook Handbook Dictionary of Occupational Titles O*NET Career Books

Internet

Google Searches www.bls.gov/oco Occupational Outlook Handbook LinkedIn U.S. Department of Labor http://lmi.state.oh.us ODJFS Labor Market Information

Caution

Never base a career or training decision on book or internet labor market information

Employment Projection Limitations

The projections model also assumes an unemployment rate of 5.1 percent in 2018.

http://http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2006.htm

Employment Projection Limitations

As with all forecasts and projections, Labor Market Projections are subject to error, especially if events negate underlying assumptions. 

http://lmi.state.oh.us/proj/projections.htm

Never Base Career Decision on Trends

1960s – Math, Science, Engineering 1970’s – Solar, Wind, Gasohol 1980s – Teaching 1990s – Computers, Y2K 2000s – Internet, Telecommute, Security 20--s – Healthcare, Green Energy

Information Interviews

Talking to people to research the job or career

Always have questions prepared in advance

Stress this will help make a career/training decision

Get names of two other people Always send a thank you note

Questions

What skills are important? What personality traits are important? What training/school would you suggest? How many employees do you have? How often do you hire here? Is this industry expected to grow? Starting salary and after one year? What are the physical requirements? Names of two other people?

Look for Consensus

People in the field are considered subject matter experts

Do five information interviews and look for consistency

Continue to do information interviews until a trend develops

Verify!

Making Educated Decisions

Labor market information is crucial Need to know what to expect when done Get subject matter experts to lay out the

training/school

Effective Performance Documentation

Relate to goals Focus on the vital few elements to measure Foster improvement Are well communicated and measurable Are reviewed as often as appropriate Provide information on level, trend and

comparative/competitive data Focus on the long-term well-being of the

client

Achievement Blockers

Fuzzy goals or action strategies Incorrect focus No agreement on priorities

Assessment Reveals the Gap

Client Start Point

Bridgeing the Gap

Client Goal

Effective Career Planning Closes the Gap

Client Start Point

Client Goal

Identify Strategies for Change

What will you do to reach goal? Which program elements could assist?

Remember

Be flexible, adaptive and prepared to adjust to change

There will always be problems Things always change (mandates,

circumstance, personal priorities) View assessment and goals as an

evolutionary process

Bibliography

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2009-10 Edition

The O*Net Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Jist Works, Inc. Indianapolis, IN. 1998

U.S. Department of Labor, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Jist Works, Inc, Indianapolis, IN. 1991

What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers, Richard N. Bolles, 2010

JIST Inc. – (800) 648-JIST Handouts are at www.marshalljkarp.com Handouts are at www.slideshare.net/marshallkarp

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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC

Career Counselor

marshallkarp@hotmail.com