How to Organize a Panel Discussion on Employment Issues
With high school and college graduates wondering which careers to choose, as well as older workers wanting to reinvent or change their careers, it is important to have the needed information to survive in the workforce. This is why policy makers, advocacy groups, educators and business owners should gather together with residents of the city to discuss employment trends, problems and solutions, so that the residents can make informed decisions regarding their work lives.
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Narrow your topic for the discussion. Choose a specific topic rather than a broad topic because depending on the length of the discussion, you may not have time to cover every major employment issue. For example, you could discuss the ways that high school graduates can land good-paying jobs through the increase of alternative educational opportunities other than college.
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Diversify your panelists. If you're holding a discussion on the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs over the past 10 years, include former welfare recipients as well as academic scholars and policy makers. This is to ensure that everyone involved in this issue has a fair chance at getting their views heard during the discussion.
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Make the topic relevant. For example, you can talk about the need for young people to increase their effectiveness in the job search by not limiting it to online job applications but also through attending job fairs, employment seminars on campus, meeting with counselors at the local workforce center and networking with campus career services or alumni associations.
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Choose a location where you can reach the most people. Good locations include a university auditorium, a hotel ballroom or a local civic center. Also be sure the building is spacious enough so that many people can participate in the discussion.
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