Define Your Needs So You Can Get Back to Work
By Heather Seiden, Career Services Manager, and Stacy Winner, Job Readiness Instructor
Last November marked the highest number of workers resigning from the workforce ever, at a record rate of three percent or 4.5 million people. Call it “The Great Resignation,” “The Great Re-Evaluation,” or “The Great Renegotiation.” Whatever we name it, the truth is, Covid stopped the world in its tracks almost two years ago, and since then, employees have taken a professional pause for a variety of reasons.
The employment landscape has shifted drastically from an employer’s market to a jobseeker’s market. YOU, the jobseeker, are in control, so it is important to ask yourself the following questions as you determine a smart approach to your return to work:
What is most important to me now?
What skills/strengths do I want to use more of in my job?
What industry am I curious to learn more about?
Do I need extra training or upskilling?
What type of work environment will best suit me (remote, hybrid, or in-person, and what safety protocols need to be in place)?
What do I need from my employer so that I can be most productive?
To all you hiring managers…the most common response we hear from our career service clients is FLEXIBILITY! Employees want to be treated like adults and trusted to get their work done in a timely yet flexible fashion so they can carve out time to also balance and accommodate the physical and mental health needs for themselves, their kids, their spouses, and their pets.
Join us for our newest workshop, “Conversations with a Career Coach” to get personalized advice from a career expert! Be prepared to ask all your job-search related questions and learn how to become more clear, courageous, and confident in your job search, so that you have more choices throughout your career.
Sessions will be held the first Wednesday of the month, starting March 2, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Zoom.