IS
IS PRETTY
IS PRETTY MUCH JUST A FEW PEOPLE HERE THE STATION. ALL RIGHT WE ARE JOINED NOW BY
VICKI SALEMI AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. LET'S GET RIGHT TO
THE QUESTIONS. THIS IS FROM A
VIEWER.
I AM OFFICIALLY UNEMPLOYED NOW.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO NOW?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE
UNEMPLOYED, BUT YOU ARE NOT
ALONE.
FIRST OF ALL BRIEF BECAUSE THIS
IS A SHOCKING TO ALL OF US,
EMPLOYERS INCLUDED. NEXT GO ON
THE UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE FOR
CALIFORNIA AND IMMEDIATELY
APPLY FOR YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS. WHILE YOU ARE DOING
THAT, THERE IS DROP DOWNS TO
WALK YOU THROUGH.
START THINKING ABOUT YOUR NEXT
STEP AND HOW TO GET A NEW JOB
WITH COMPANIES THAT ARE HIRING
RIGHT NOW.
>> HAS THERE BEEN ANY ADJUSTMENT
TO EMPLOYMENT?
ARE THEY TRYING TO SPEEDED UP
AT ALL OR IS THAT HOW IT IS
GOING TO BE?
>> I JUST READ IN CALIFORNIA
FOR EVERYONE WATCHING THEY
WAIVED THE WAITING PERIOD. IT
IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AS
SOON AS YOU APPLY YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO GET FOR THAT FIRST WEEK
.
>> SINCE YOU DEAL WITH THAT,
ANOTHER VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW
THEY'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A
JOB INTERVIEW.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING IN TO
UNEMPLOYMENT THAT HAVE NEVER
BEEN THERE BEFORE.
WHAT CAN THEY DO?
>> THEY CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS.
DURING THE LAST RECESSION WHEN
I WAS RECRUITING CANDIDATES IT
WASN'T UNCOMMON FOR THE
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TO HAVE BEEN
LAID OFF.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
BE PREPARED TO FOCUS ON YOUR
SKILLS AND YOUR STRENGTHS. IF
YOU GO TO MONSTER, WE HAVE A
TON OF CONTENT FOR YOU.
THERE SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
. IF YOU ARE DOING A REMOTE
INTERVIEW FROM HOME, WEAR A SUIT
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. LOOK
PROFESSIONAL. FIND A QUIET PLACE
IN YOUR HOME WITH THEIR OWN AT
ANY INTERRUPTIONS, WHERE THE
LIGHTING IS GOOD, AND YOU FEEL
FOCUSED. ANOTHER THING YOU CAN
DO DO TO PREPARE IS TO HAVE
NOTES AT OF TIME AND OF
QUESTIONS PREPARED FOR THEM FOR
KEY POINTS AND EXAMPLES TO
ILLUSTRATE YOUR EXCELLENT WORK
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS. 10
DEFINITELY HAVE THOSE NOTES IN
FRONT OF YOU.
>> THERE IS A LETTER BEFORE ALL
THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOT
OF STAY-AT-HOME MOMS WHO WERE
WORKING FROM THE HOME AND HAD
JOBS AND NOW THE KIDS ARE HOME.
HOW CAN THAT PERSON STAY
PRODUCTIVE AND FOCUSED ON THE
JOB WHEN THE KIDS ARE THERE
SAYING WHAT ABOUT US?
>> I KNOW IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
IT SHOWS THAT A LOT OF THE
EMPLOYERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT AND FROM THE EMPLOYEE
STANDPOINT ONLY ONE THIRD SO
THEY'RE NOT THAT WORRIED ABOUT
FIGURING IT OUT.
IF YOU ARE WORRIED, SAID
STRUCTURE IN PLACE IN TERMS OF
PERHAPS A SCHEDULE FOR YOUR
CHILD OR CHILDREN AS WELL AS
YOURSELF. GIVE YOURSELF A
SPECIAL SPACE IN THE HOUSE AND
HAVE IT FOR YOUR WORKSPACE SO
YOU CAN TRY TO BE AS PRODUCTIVE
AS POSSIBLE. GIVE YOURSELF
BREAKS DURING THE DAY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE IN A
CHALLENGE AND I THINK THE NEW
NORMAL FOR THE TIME BEING. JUST
TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND YOU WILL
GET THROUGH IT AND REALIZE WHAT
IS WORKING AND WHAT IS