Meeting Topics
Laid Off Calgary meetings are typically held every Tuesday and Thursday. Check the meeting calendar and register in Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/bianca-sinclair-10586897128) to secure your attendance. For more adventuresome camaraderie, sign up for a Wednesday outing with the Laid Off Calgary Walking Group.
Note: Laid Off Calgary founder Bianca Sinclair facilitates the meetings, assisted by co-facilitators as available.
Past meeting topics have included:-
Developing:
- Mind mapping abilities to identify your strengths, target your job search, structure your day, and prepare for interviews
- Optimism and resilience (choosing what helps over what hinders)
- Self-awareness of how mood influences your job search
- Self-care and maintaining a healthy well-being when job searching
- Self-leadership techniques
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How to:
- Access free or low-cost psychological support in Calgary
- Enhance your elevator pitch and résumé
- Network even if you’re an introvert
- Schedule your day when job searching
- Uncover your strengths and transferable skills
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Understanding the:
- Benefits of persevering
- Importance of a social media presence
- Power of positive thinking (the cycle of thoughts, emotions, and actions (Think, Feel, Do))
- Role of volunteering in your work life
- Stages of grief with job loss, including relationship impacts
- Strategies for success (yoga, breathing, and meditation) and how to dress, look, and feel your best
- Ways to combat isolation during your job search