Jan Reha, MA, LMHC
Career Counselor
(Seattle, Bellevue Area)
Phone: (425) 451-2878 PST USA
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Career Counseling for Divorce Seattle - Pursuing Divorce | Jan Reha Counselor
The Integrated Divorce Process.
0 – 30 Days - Pre-Divorce Planning - PREPARATION
Steps:
(1) Evaluate Client Needs
(2) Stabilize Client Situation
-Financial
-Psychological
-Physical
(3) Formulate Plan of Action
(4) May Refer to Mental Health
Counselor
14 – 45 Days - Phase I: DIVORCE INITIATION
Steps:
(1) Assemble Team of Experts
(2) Research and Collect Data
(3) Prepare Financial Affidavit
(4) File for Divorce
(5) Request Temporary
Maintenance
(6) Request Child Support
(7) Formulate Parenting Plan
(8) Address Housing Issues
1-1/2 – 9 Months - Phase II: ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
Steps:
(1) Value Assets
(2) Identify Liabilities
(3) Determine Community
and Separate Assets
(4) Begin Career…
The Changing World of Work
OLD MINDSETS
Are you operating on the following beliefs?
• College degree guarantee jobs and a middle class lifestyle
• If I just work hard, I will be secure in my job, career
• If I do the “right thing” I will be given an opportunity
• Security equals benefits and compensation
• Taking risks lead to rejection
• I need a job with insurance benefits
• One, job one career
NEW MINDSETS
• Taking the initiative to make my college degree work for me
• Security depends upon my knowledge of political and economic trends tht impact industries
• I am in charge of promoting me inside an outside of the company
• I need to be open to risk taking, new ideas and innovation
• Security comes from the people I know—my network of contacts
…Career Tips Seattle - Ways to cope with Stress During a Turbulent Job Market
WAYS TO COPE WITH STRESS DURING A TURBULENT JOB MARKET
During these turbulent times, fear naturally sets in and shapes our outlook. Our anxiety causes us to generalize and pitching us into a dark, never ending pit of hopelessness. This is the time to engage in some nurturing, self-care practices.
Number 1: Reach out to family and friends for support—let them help and support you. Someday you will able to return the favor. Remember when we ask to receive from others; we give them the gift of giving.
Number 2: Practice healthy activities including daily exercise—-walking is good and costs nothing and stimulate endorphins. Walking with a friend is even better.
Number 3: Take warm baths or showers to soothe and relax your body. Throw in some bubble bath and Epson salts which draw out tension stuck in your body.
Number 4: Develop a consistent schedule—go to sleep at the same hour each night, wake up at the same time, place your schedule…
Job Boards Yield Minimal Results
With the intense competition for jobs, sending resumes to job boards yields little results. Employers may get 100 to 400 resumes for each job and will unlikely look at most of them. Rather they will ask employees inside for referrals.
Only 13.2 percent of external hires in 2009 were made via job boards, according to a corporate study by CareerXroads. Instead use job boards for seeking information about skills needed for each position to determine if it fits you. A much more powerful approach is to spend your time joining networks and associations to contact personally with people who could lead you to your next job.
Remember there is no substitute for phone calls and handshakes. Go to industry networking events to maintain and build new connections.
Graduation, and Then What? - Jan Reha Featured on MSN
This week MSN featured me in an career article:
Graduation, and Then What?
Advice for the student about to enter an uncertain job market
By Nan Mooney
The article highlights how to approach the job market when you graduate from college during this recession. I am quoted - “If possible, start that job search while you are still in college,” she says. “That way you can take advantage of all the resources the school provides like internships, volunteer options and special projects.”
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"I frequently tell my clients and students to keep opening up doors--you never know what may be on the other side. Below is my personal story, which illustrates how the doors I opened in my life led to a satisfying and successful career." - Janice E. Reha
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