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DEED WorkForce Center RRA Certification Program

DEED WorkForce Center RRA Certification Program. Module 1 Unit 5: JS II – Career Web Sites “Improving lives, building communities”. DEED Lisa Snyder Workforce Development Division 651-259-7584 lisa.snyder@state.mn.us MNSCU Tricia Dahlman ISEEK/CareerOneStop 651-201-1512

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DEED WorkForce Center RRA Certification Program

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  1. DEEDWorkForce CenterRRA Certification Program Module 1 Unit 5: JS II – Career Web Sites “Improving lives, building communities”

  2. DEED Lisa Snyder Workforce Development Division 651-259-7584 lisa.snyder@state.mn.us MNSCU Tricia Dahlman ISEEK/CareerOneStop 651-201-1512 Patricia.Dahlman@state.mn.us Unit 5: Job Searching IICareer Web Sites

  3. Unit Competency Statement and Learning Objectives • Competency Statement: Learn how to use popular career planning and job searching web sites to assist customers. • Learning objectives: • Identity popular career planning web sites • Identify popular job searching web sites • Demonstrate knowledge of personal email accounts sites • Demonstrate knowledge of social networking sites • Demonstrate knowledge of virtual presence

  4. Topics and Learning Objectives • Web Site Tools • Career Planning Process • Assessment Tools • Strategic Thinking • Web Site Savvy • Career Web Sites • Key Career and Job Sites • Web Sites as Resources • Personal Email Accounts • Social Networking Sites • Additional Resources

  5. Learning Objective 1 Web Site Tools • Career planning • Process • Assessments • Strategic Thinking • Web Site Savvy

  6. Career Planning Process

  7. Assessments Free assessments tools: MCIS Skills Assessment O*NET Interest Inventory O*NET Work Importance Locator ISEEK (Redesign) Skills Assessment Keirsey.com PersonalityAssessment

  8. Assemble information (suggest 3-ring binder) Create virtual presence: email address, e-profiles Identify Available Resources: Job Fairs and career work shops Occupational and Industrial info Labor market info – Wages, occupational projections Higher education – institutions and programs Training opportunities Job searching tips – resumes, interviewing, networking, etc. Job boards – job openings and online applications Social networking sites Targeted demographics sites – offender, immigration Strategic Thinking

  9. Web Site Savvy • Key Career & Job Sites • ISEEK • MCIS • CareerOneStop • DEED • MinnesotaWorks • JobCentral • Minnesotajobnetwork • Personal Email Address Account Sites • Social Networking Sites • Facebook • Linkedin • Additional Resources • Crimeandjustice • Efoliominnesota

  10. Web site ToolsKEY POINTS • Internet web sites play an important role in Career planning or job searching strategies. • Identifying the steps of the Career Planning Process is a framework from which customers can work from. • Free skills, work values and personality assessments are available through MCIS, ISEEK and Keirsey web sites. • Components of a career strategy are assembling information, creating a virtual presence and identifying available internet resources. • Being web savvy opens up opportunities and resources.

  11. Learning Objective 2 Career and Job Web Sites • Key Career Sites • Key Job Sites

  12. Career Matrix

  13. ISEEK.org • 500+ Occupations • Includes MnCareers • Redesign in January

  14. MCIS.intocareers.org • Subscription-based site, available in WFCs • Skills, Interest, and Work Importance Assessments • Training Available Dorthy.wolf@state.mn.us

  15. CareerOneStop.org • National Resource • Salary Tool • Links to In-person Services

  16. DEED.State.mn.us/lmi • Labor Market Information • Creative Job Search

  17. MinnesotaWorks.net • State Job Bank • 2nd highest job bank in Minnesota

  18. Job Central.com • National Job Bank • No 1 job bank in Minnesota • Partnership with MnWorks • Links to other state job banks

  19. Minnesotajobnetwork.net • Career Calendar • Featured Employer Info/links • Employment Resources • Diversity Job Casting / Resources • Employee / Employer

  20. Key Careers and Job Web SitesKEY POINTS • The Career Planning Matrix is a mapping tool for customers to use to navigate career planning and job searching sites. • Information on schools, financial aid and training programs. • Occupational, industrial and wage information. • Local and national Job banks are readily available. • Links to employer web sites and career calendars.

  21. Learning Objective 3 Web Sites as Resources • Personal Email Accounts • Social Networking • Additional Resources

  22. GMAIL.com MSN.com Hotmail.com AOL.com Yahoo.com Lycos.com DCEmail.com Fepg.net Personal Email Accounts

  23. Leveraging Virtual Presence Create a virtual presence Develop virtual profiles Use URL addresses on resumes or business cards Connect to others Tap into other resources Create virtual exposure Social Networking Sites Facebook Linkedin Social Networking Sites

  24. FaceBook.com • Personal Social networking site • E-Profile • Create a URL • Connect to others • Create virtual exposure

  25. Linkedin.com • Professional social networking site • E-Profile • Create a URL • Search for Jobs • Connect to others • Create virtual exposure

  26. Additional Resources • Additional Resources • crimeandjustice.org • Efoliominnesota

  27. Offender Resource List Support Group CrimeandJustice.org

  28. Efoliominnesota.com • Create an e-profile • Create an URL • Create virtual presence

  29. Web Site ResourcesKEY POINTS • Communicating in the virtual world requires an email address. • Creating a virtual presence can be done through social networking sites and using the URL addresses on resumes or business cards. • A virtual presence creates more exposure. • Others resources such as offender information. • Any Minnesota resident or student can create an efolio.

  30. The Fundamentals Exercise I

  31. Discussion Exercise • After 21 years of service, Daniel has been laid off from his job as a financial analyst. Daniel is receiving unemployment benefits now, but does not have a plan for when they run out. Daniel has approached you in the Resource Area to find out what resources are available to help him. • Which key resources would you recommend to Daniel? What other resources would you use?

  32. Discussion Exercise • Cassandra has been on MFIP assistant for close to 5 years and has little job skills or education, and needs to find a job before her assistance runs out. She doesn’t know where to start her search. She has approached you in the Resource Area to find out what resources are available to help her. • Which key resources would you recommend to Cassandra? What other resources would you use?

  33. Recap • The Career Planning Process model and Career Matrix can be used as a framework and tools from which customers can work from. • Internet web sites, information and resources are key components in career planning and job searching strategies, which need to be assembled and organized. • Other sites offering assessments, efolios and offender information are resources tools. • Creating a virtual presence, such as an email address, e-profiles and participating in social networking sites, will increase personal exposure.

  34. This completes our training unit. Thank you

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