This is your one-stop shop for career support after the election.
Thank you for all of your incredible work this cycle. You’ve given your heart and soul to defend democracy and improve lives, and we’re grateful to be in this fight with you.
The post-election period can feel uncertain, but Arena is here to help. If you’ve recently lost your job or you’re feeling exhausted or uncertain, know you’re not alone.
This is a normal part of campaign life—so don’t fret. Your next job opportunity is closer than you think.
We’ve created this hub to support you through this moment, offering networking events, resume workshops, panels, and tools to boost your job search. Explore and sign up for our events!
Before you lose access to data, gather key metrics that demonstrate what you accomplished this cycle. Download our free tool for instructions and best pracitces.
Download our Writing Your Political Resume tool to make updates to your resume that will help you land the interview.
Look for your next job with the Arena community. Feel like you need a space to co-work? Want to find a friend to help you through the job application process? Check out Job Search Power Hours with Arena!
Sign up for a virtual coffee to network and learn about jobs you might be interested in next.
Help us stay connected! Fill out the Arena Post-Election Profile once to share your contact info, demographics, and job interests so we can tailor future opportunities and resources to your needs as you navigate the post-election transition. To participate in the Job Search Accelerator please fill out your Post-Election Profile AND sign up for events on Mobilize.
These free events are designed to support campaign staff during this transition period. Review the wide range of workshops on offer and sign up for any or all them!
Job Search Power Hours are a space for you to look for your next job with the Arena community. Feel like you need a space to co-work? Want to find a friend to help you through the job application process? Check out Job Search Power Hours with Arena!
You’ll also have the opportunity to get personalized career coaching and resume review with Arena staff , and ask any Arena Toolbox or training questions that you have! Please note that Arena staff cannot advise attendees on specific campaign strategies during office hours.
When done right, campaigns are about people. Shutting down your campaign is no different. As your campaign transitions, this training will help you consider how to manage your candidate, staff, volunteers, and supporters with care. Plus, we’ll help you think about what to do with all the stuff that has accumulated, as well as how to address budget and compliance issues.
Election Night was difficult, and this election cycle has challenged all of us. We’ve worked tirelessly holding many tensions and adapting to a chaotic political environment.
Sometimes this work can feel isolating, but there is great strength in the community we have built together. In this overwhelming moment, we invite the Arena Community to collectively process and discuss the emotions of the last days, weeks, and months. Together we’ll identify and celebrate our wins, talk about how we’re feeling in this moment, and lift up and support each other in what comes next.
We’re not dissecting or analyzing, but rather finding strength in community to carry forward.
You’ve spent the past many months thinking about Election Day, but you may now wonder: what’s next? In this session, we’ll create a space to talk about what your next steps will look like.
It’s not enough to find just any job. A good job search starts with serious self reflection to evaluate what you’re looking for in your next campaign, movement organization role, or other position. You deserve to have a career that reflects your values and your aspirations for the future. Join us to figure out where you go from here!
Ready to find your people? This Arena-led event will prompt participants to meet new people and find their next co-conspirators. This is your chance to expand your network and meet with the progressive political community.
We’ll host a space for you to find others with similar lived experiences. Arena staff will facilitate discussion, but this is your opportunity to meet new people and make new connections. This is a chance to decompress and process your campaign experience and connect with others who have had similar experiences. Who knows: maybe you’ll meet the someone-who-knows-someone who will lead to your next job!
In this interactive workshop, we’ll improve your resume and elevator pitch to help you land interviews and make the most of them. We’ll use Arena’s resume guidelines and templates to update your resume’s format, narrative, and writing. By identifying your “why” and critical metrics in your performance, we’ll build a winning pitch for your next interview.
During this workshop we’ll demystify political networking and help you prepare for an interview. We’ll work together to make sense of your network, activate it with simple steps, and leverage your connections to succeed in the job market. While networking can get you the interview, it can’t get you across the finish line. During this session, we’ll also review basic frameworks that will help you put your best self forward in interviews and land the job. Plus, we’ll give you a roadmap through essential Arena tools to help you network and crush your interview!
During this virtual event, you’ll hear from employers and recruiters about their open positions, then you’ll have a chance to join small breakout rooms to ask questions and connect with employers.
Sustaining long-term success depends on short-term decisions that incorporate wellness into daily life. In this workshop, we’ll explore a few practices, discuss strategies that have worked for others, and strategize on taking care of ourselves between cycles.
During this virtual event, you’ll hear from employers and recruiters about their open positions, then you’ll have a chance to join small breakout rooms to ask questions and connect with employers.
In this workshop, the Arena Team will lead you through the key steps of formatting, telling your story, writing, and delivering your resume to make you stand out in a competitive field. This interactive session will meet you where you are with your resume, whether that’s working on the basics, updating your resume post-election, or looking to translate your resume from another field.
Ready to find your people? This Arena-led event will prompt participants to meet new people and find their next co-conspirators. This is your chance to expand your network and meet with the progressive political community.
Getting to an interview after submitting a resume is a big step. There’s a lot of general information to help you prepare for interviews. But, this workshop is designed to help you prepare to interview with progressive campaigns or organizations. We’ll cover every step of the interview process, from preparing answers with the STAR method to practicing pitching our “Why,” so no matter the interview, Arena has you covered.
More events throughout December will be added soon!
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We’ve created a road map for you to follow as you decompress from your campaign and begin your job search.
Download this tool for tips on taking care of yourself! You won’t be ready to interview or network if you don’t take care of you.
Download this tool to learn how to talk about your accomplishments and goals succinctly.
Download this tool to track your job applications and get organized in your search.
“Advice to Black aspiring campaign staff: You are worthy and qualified to be in the room. You are not supportive roles in this, you are necessary leaders in changemaking. Be unapologetically ambitious and fearlessly audacious. “
“Advice to AAPI aspiring campaign staff: You may look different than others in the room or have a different perspective, but that’s something to be embraced, not shied away from. Don’t be afraid to speak up. Your voice and insights are valuable, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. Never underestimate your power!”
“Advice to Latinx aspiring campaign staff: The main reason to stay in the work is how important it is: our democracy, our rights, and our communities are under attack and we need to defend them. Besides that, feeling valued at my work, feeling like I am making a positive impact in our country and in the world, and having the space to grow professionally and learning new things are all things that have kept me engaged with my work.”
“Advice to members of the LGBTQ+ community trying to break into politics: Be yourself! As an openly gay LGBTQ+ disabled staffer, I had to love myself early in my career and know that I am Enough. I encourage other staffers to know that you can do it and you are enough!”
“Advice to women trying to break into politics: I would say don’t self-eliminate when job searching! You are more capable and qualified than you may think and any gaps in knowledge can likely be learned on the job. Confidence, adaptability, and a can-do attitude can take you far.”
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