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HALT Depression

H - Hungry?
- Food pantries on campus for students
- Food service jobs often provide free or reduced cost meals
- Look for neighborhood food pantries (often near churches)
A - Angry?
- Call 211 for counselling services
- Increase activity level (extra walking, etc.)
- Journaling
- Use Employee Assistance Program (EAP) if you have access
L - Lonely?
- Do what you like to do with other people who like to do the same
- Find online or in-person
  - Group forum
  - Group therapy counselling
  - Social club or community
T- Tired?
- Do you have sleep apnea or other sleeping issues? Ask your doctor.
- More exercise encourages better sleep
- Napping can give you the emotional and physical break you need
- Regular routines & rituals are calming

Reskill OR Upskill

Fill Skill & Time Gaps with classes
- Look at current job advertisements to find your skill gaps
- Fill time gaps in your work history by taking classes
- Get badges, certificates, and other proofs of effort while you are job hunting.
- Interview advantage: When they ask you what you have done since you got laid off, you can tell them what you are learning.
Network!
- Get a mentor that is already doing what you want to do.
- Join Toastmasters to improve your leadership and presentation skills.
- Join your occupational association and use their training & networking resources.

Think about what you loved to do in your free time as a kid.
- Can you make that into a job?

Consult the employment services at any college you attended or are currently attending

Become familiar with your local workforce development website resources and services.

Finding & Filling gaps
Just in time IT services
Current businesses with openings
Who is behind in infrastructure
lobbying
politics

Anything to help with

aging population

healthcare

new products
apps
competitor creation
teaching
coaching/triage