Dealing with Stress

Workshop Workplace Readiness Report

Theme : Dealing with Stress

Date : 21 September 2023

Time : 17:00 - 18:30

Where : MS Teams (Virtual)

Attendees

1.?? ejoobi team (hosts)

2.?? Students and lectures | The University of Johannesburg, University of Pretoria, and University of Fort Hare Students.

3.?? Workshop Sponsors.

Agenda

1.?? Introduction and Structure for the day

2.?? Mentimeter poll

3.?? Understanding different levels of stress personally and professionally.

4.?? Discussing effective stress management strategies

5.?? Q&A: The questions were based on what they do when they are stressed.

Introduction and structure of the day.

Attendees were educated about how to use the ejoobi platform to help them reduce job-seeking costs.

Mentimeter poll: The Mentimeter allowed participants to express their emotions.

This opened a space for students to talk about their feelings.

Understanding common stress:

Participants were educated on how to understand stress and how to deal with stress in tough situations.

Identifying stressors:

The most common factors of stress with a few examples that lead to stress were demonstrated.

Stress management:

A few tips on how to deal with stress, such as doing exercises and engaging in some online learning tools.

Q&A: A lively Q&A followed where students were asked questions based on what they do when stressed, their personal experiences and stress management techniques were also shared.

In conclusion

Attendees were reminded to ensure that they take good care of their mental and physical states and also refrain from negative thoughts to avoid stress and that they should venture into learning tools.