Using Visual Thinking to Handle the Stress of a Job Search During a Pandemic

Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services and university relations and recruiting professionals
Competency: Use of technology for delivery of content
Fee: $49 (member); $69 (nonmember);

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Summary
One of the hardest aspects of the pandemic has been the emotional challenges our students have faced. The visual thinking exercises highlighted in this session will help participants design Zoom-friendly activities to use with students under stress. Using exercises from the free book Picture Your Career, Vanderbilt University’s Dr. Kate Brooks and Grace Foy will show participants how they can help their students “talk through” their fears and move forward in the search.

Following this program, you will be able to:
- Participants will be able to demonstrate how visual thinking tools can be Zoom-friendly during a pandemic;
- Participants will understand some of the more advanced techniques and exercises in Picture Your Career; and
- Participants will have the opportunity to complete an exercise at the end of the program.
Presenters

Katharine Brooks, Executive Director, Career Center, [ARCHIVES]
Katharine Brooks directs the Career Center at Vanderbilt University. She has directed career centers at Wake Forest University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Dickinson College. A board-certified counselor and coach, she is the author of several career books including "What Color is Your Parachute For College," "What Color is Your Parachute 2021," "You Majored in What?," and "Picture Your Career," and also writes a blog for Psychology Today. She has been twice designated a “Top Ten Most Visionary Leader in Career Services” by CSO Research and is a recipient of the NACE Kauffman Award.

Grace Janoski, Director, Vanderbilt University - Career Center
Grace Foy joined the VU Career Center in 2012. As a senior career coach, she serves students participating in visual and performing arts, as well as those pursuing a career in entertainment. Serving as the marketing specialist for the center, Foy manages the campuswide newsletters, website graphics and content, and all promotional flyers and giveaways, and is consistently rediscovering the best outlets for office promotion. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Education degree from Belmont University. She is currently enrolled in a Master of Arts program at Claremont Lincoln University