the résumé's secret identity: a tool for narrative exploration in multicultural career counseling

Toporek, Rebecca L.; Flamer, Cliff

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1920.2009.tb00061.x

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“…As our findings show, an important area of the job search is the process of developing an effective résumé. It is likely that rehabilitation counsellors can use the résumé-development process to increase clients' self-efficacy and consequently increase the effectiveness of their job-search behaviours (Hergenrather, et al, 2008;Krieshok et al, 2000;Toporek & Flamer, 2009). Through the teaching of jobsearch skills and raising clients' awareness of their transferable skills, the résumé-development process may increase clients' self-efficacy and promote their job-search efforts (Bissonette, 1994;Eden & Aviram, 1993;Hacker, 1999;Power, 2006;Strauser, 1995).…”

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The Résumé-Development Process and Its Impact on Job-Search Behaviour

Hayes

Randall

Buys

2013

Int. J. Disabil. Manag.

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A significant proportion of injured workers are not able to return to their original job. Employers have a responsibility as part of their disability management programs to assist this population to find a new vocation. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the résumé-development process in terms of its potential impact on job-search behaviour for injured workers who are unable to return to their previous job. Data were collected from 22 Australian rehabilitation counsellors via questionnaires, sample documents, and telephone interviews. Thematic analysis of the data reveals that the résumé-development process may be useful in promoting effective job-search behaviour in clients. However, for this to occur it is suggested that the résumé-development process must provide relevant knowledge and skills, overcome or reduce clients' doubts, address disability but focus on ability, provide ongoing emotional and practical support, value individualisation, and increase clients' motivation. It is speculated that the findings may be explained by the increased sense of self-efficacy that occurs through participation in the résumé-development process.Keywords: vocational rehabilitation, work-related injury, return-to-work, self-efficacy Injured workers who are unable to return to their preinjury role because of their functional restrictions are faced with the prospect of finding new occupations and careers. However, they often experience difficulty identifying and obtaining employment in a new vocational field, and find the prospect of job seeking daunting and challenging (Bolles, 2010;Centrelink, 2001;Chan, Woo, & Tang, 2007;Jackson, 2003;Power, 2006). This situation arises because they doubt their ability to successfully compete for jobs, do not believe they have the requisite skills relevant to the new occupation, and lack the job-seeking skills necessary to engage in effective job-search efforts (Bolles, 2010;Centrelink, 2001;Jackson, 2003;Li-Tsang, Li, Lam, Hui, & Chan, 2008;Power, 2006;Rubin & Roessler, 2001). As a result they often become discouraged, unmotivated and less earnest in their job-search efforts, thereby reducing their likelihood of gaining employment (Krieshok, Ulven, Hecox, & Wettersten, 2000;Strauser, 1995). This is of concern because the likelihood of them returning to work decreases as their length of unemployment increases (Feuerstein et al., 1999, as cited in Li-Tsang et al., 2008Watson, Booker, Moores, & Main, 2004). Furthermore, unemployment has a significant negative psychological Address for correspondence: Christine Randall, School of Human Services & Social Work, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University QLD 4222, Australia. E-mail: c.randall@griffith.edu.au impact, reducing confidence and self-esteem, increasing levels of depression and anxiety, and decreasing life satisfaction (Caplan, Vinokur, Price, & van Ryn, 1989;Centrelink, 2001;Winefield et al., 2002). Governments and employers, as part of their disability management and rehabilitation programs, have a responsibility to assi...

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The Résumé-Development Process and Its Impact on Job-Search Behaviour

Hayes

Randall

Buys

2013

Int. J. Disabil. Manag.

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“…The résumé development process, and the résumé itself as a tangible representation of a story, is described by Toporek and Flamer () as a vehicle through which the author's life is portrayed, sometimes revealing symptoms of problematic experiences, traumatic life events, and turmoil. They suggested that counselors look for patterns beyond the surface of the résumé to understand the experiences of clients and to help clients understand the story that potential employers may see in the résumé.…”

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“…She chose to leave the position rather than confront the manager. Toporek and Flamer () suggested that experiences and instability exposed in a résumé could represent experiences such as trauma, discrimination (ageism, racism, sexism, genderism), personal adversity, or other patterns that could be addressed in counseling. The skill of the counselor to acknowledge the sociopolitical context of discrimination is important in validating and externalizing parts of the client's experience that may result from oppressive systems.…”

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Strength‐Based Narrative Résumé Counseling: Constructing Positive Career Identities From Difficult Employment Histories

Toporek¹,

Cohen

2017

The Career Development Quart

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The résumé is a fixture within employment counseling, often viewed as a necessary product for securing employment. Résumés can also be a powerful vehicle for facilitating the development of positive career identities. The complex interplay of negative societal narratives with personal narratives can make the development of a positive identity, and the execution of an employment search, difficult for clients who have work histories complicated by personal and economic challenges (e.g., homelessness, intimate partner violence, histories of incarceration). The authors present résumé counseling as an opportunity for clients to develop stories of strength, reveal stories of difficulty, solidify a positive career identity, and rewrite positive future narratives. This article describes the strength‐based narrative approach to résumé and employment counseling, illustrates its application with a hypothetical case, and offers practice recommendations.

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“…The process of résumé construction can be the stimulus for building a career development narrative (Toporek & Flamer, ). Peterson () identified increases in client self‐awareness that emerge from creating résumés.…”

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Exploring Social Justice Via Résumés

Furbish

2015

Journal of Employment Couns

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Much expert advice about résumé writing is available. Whereas some job seekers will use self‐help guides to construct their résumés, others will seek the assistance of career counselors. Career counselors have a significant opportunity to engage clients in holistic career considerations when helping them to construct résumés. Especially significant is the opportunity to identify possible client disadvantages stemming from social injustices. Résumé‐writing assistance is enhanced through the application of career microcounseling. This article examines social justice issues that may be embedded during résumé writing. A review of microcounseling skills is presented, and examples of applying them during résumé writing are provided.

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the résumé's secret identity: a tool for narrative exploration in multicultural career counseling

Cited by 11 publications

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The Résumé-Development Process and Its Impact on Job-Search Behaviour

The Résumé-Development Process and Its Impact on Job-Search Behaviour

Strength‐Based Narrative Résumé Counseling: Constructing Positive Career Identities From Difficult Employment Histories

Exploring Social Justice Via Résumés

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