In this episode of Career Crossroads, we explore Wyoming's Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program for unemployment insurance claimants. Staff from the Unemployment Insurance Division break down work search requirements for Wyoming residents and explain what counts as job search activities. Learn about opportunities through the Department of Workforce Services, from job fairs to career planning sessions, and how the state's unemployment system works to support residents finding employment.

In this episode, you will discover best practices for creating compelling job resumes and cover letters. Learn how to move away from generic chronological resumes towards skills-focused hybrid resumes tailored specifically for your desired positions. Get tips for effectively communicating career gaps due to caregiving, illness, incarceration or military service by highlighting your transferable abilities. You’ll also learn how to access free local experts to translate your background into resumes that help you stand out to employers.

In this episode, you'll learn about utilizing labor market information in career planning and job searching. Shelby Cunningham, RESEA Program Manager for Wyoming Workforce Services explains that labor market data encompasses employment trends, wages, job outlooks, and more on a granular, geographic basis. She also provides details about how those receiving unemployment benefits can access this information from their case worker and how to access online resources that drill down labor market data even further by interest inventory and required education. 

Tune in as Shelby Cunningham, RESEA Program Manager for Wyoming Workforce Services, returns to discuss best practices for job interview preparation and success. Shelby outlines helpful tips like getting enough rest, testing your tech setup, finding a quiet space, and researching the company and role. She also explains how interviews now often focus on behavioral questions that reveal how you handle conflict, mistakes, communication styles, etc rather than just technical skills, and stresses practicing answers with specific examples and thoughtful questions about company culture. You'll also discover what employers are most looking for when interviewing job applicants! 

In this debut episode of Career Crossroads, you'll hear from  Shelby Cunningham, RESEA Program Manager for Wyoming Workforce Services. Shelby discusses the goals of the RESEA program to connect unemployment benefit recipients back to work more quickly. She also addresses common misconceptions of the workforce centers as just "unemployment offices," when in fact their mission is the opposite - to help people find and retain good jobs. You'll also hear the wide range of free retraining, skill-building, and placement services the workforce centers offer job seekers and employers alike, especially important with today's labor shortages.