Title: Devise strategies for dealing with career changes.
Course: Life Planning (19257-18) > Section: Developing Strategies for Lifelong Career Planning

Strategies should include

- creating a network of support (e.g., family, friends, support groups, professional counselors)
- reducing stress (e.g., maintaining physical fitness, using relaxation techniques, engaging in enjoyable activities)
- re-evaluating and updating career goals in relation to a life-management plan
- planning ways to adapt to temporary or permanent changes in lifestyle that may result from career changes or job loss
- developing an emergency fund to cover three to six months of expenses.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why do you need to prepare for career successes, changes, or disappointment?
- Do you think that career success brings about stress? Why or why not?
- What is the role of self-esteem in dealing with career change?
- What are the benefits of taking big risks in terms of a career (such as becoming an entrepreneur or taking a job outside your field)? What are the consequences of never taking a career risk?

Communication

- What happens when technology replaces humans on the job? How can people cope with this career change?
- What are the benefits of a support network in dealing with career disappointments?
- What is the benefit of networking, even when you are currently employed?

Leadership

- What can career disappointments (such as being refused a job or being fired) teach us about ourselves?
- What do leaders learn from failure? How might they use life lessons to their advantage?
- What leadership skills help you deal with career changes?

Management

- What information is needed to devise strategies for dealing with career change?
- What criteria should be used to rate career changes as positive or negative?
- What is the difference between a leader and a manager?