Dissemination of NextGen: EmployAbility (New Society, Bulgaria)

Together with some of our university colleagues, we organized a short discussion focused on the fears and myths associated a short discussion focused on the fears and myths associated with job seeking. By sharing personal experiences and with job seeking. By sharing personal experiences and exchanging good practices, we quickly realized that many of exchanging good practices, we quickly realized that many of the challenges we face during job interview preparation are the challenges we face during job interview preparation are shared among young people. shared among young people. 

The highlight of the meeting was a role-playing activity, where The highlight of the meeting was a role-playing activity, where each participant delivered a short 2-minute self-introduction. each participant delivered a short 2-minute self-introduction. This was followed by peer feedback, offering everyone the This was followed by peer feedback, offering everyone the chance to improve their posture, delivery, and verbal chance to improve their posture, delivery, and verbal communication. communication. Participants described the meeting as fruitful and empowering, 

Participants described the meeting as fruitful and empowering, and many committed to sharing the techniques they learned— and many committed to sharing the techniques they learned— especially those related to confident body language and especially those related to confident body language and effective speech—with their friends and peers. effective speech—with their friends and peers.