Elements of a job club
- Recruiting candidates and information: identifying persons in search of a job who are
interested in taking part in the Job Club programme, and informing them with regard to
the aim, activities and benefits of such a programme. - Enrolment in the programme and assessment: identifying the psycho-professional
potential: abilities, aptitudes, professional interests, education level, experience and
professional competences of candidates.
For enrolment it is recommended to use a registration form, as presented below. The
participants are also requested to consult the Participant’s Guide.
- Going through stages of vocational training: as a consequence of identifying the needs
of vocational training, clients will be advised to enrol in certain training courses to perfect
less developed skills or acquire new competences necessary for the desired employment. - Support services. We must make sure that no client abandons under psychological
stress^19 caused by discouragement, anxiety or other emotional disorders triggered by
obstacles (internal or external) that are perceived as insurmountable.
Support services include as the case may be: vocational counselling and guidance,
psychological assessment and counselling, medical services, family counselling, legal
advice, consulting and assistance for setting up a business, etc. All the services mentioned
require the intervention of specialized staff in each of these fields, coordinated by a case
manager who will supervise the efficient communication between the intervention team
members, with a view to supporting the client identify the necessary resources to
overcome the crisis.
The crises may be prevented by initiating clients in efficient coping strategies. Studies
have evinced that unemployed people tend to react to frustrating situations defensively,
by avoidance or withdrawal, aggressiveness / revolt or resignation and lack of interest,
guilt, which can be an impediment to adaptive behaviour, develop non-constructive
coping behaviour (Doyle, 1992); professionally stable persons (employed) focus on
solving the frustrating situation by seeking the most efficient means to overcome the
obstacles they face (Cochinescu, 2005), and developing proactive coping behaviour.
(^19) Studies estimate that stress due to work-related and professional problems ranks second in the hierarchy of
vocational health problems in European Union countries and affects over 40 million employees.