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Developing a Career Ready and Agile Workforce

Developing a Career Ready and Agile Workforce. Presented by: Susan Leon & Katie Mehin West-MEC. Bell Work:. Think about your first job... How did you find out about the position? What was the application process? What skills were required?. Participants will :.

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Developing a Career Ready and Agile Workforce

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  1. Developing a Career Ready and Agile Workforce Presented by: Susan Leon & Katie Mehin West-MEC

  2. Bell Work: • Think about your first job... • How did you find out about the position? • What was the application process? • What skills were required?

  3. Participants will: • Learn emerging trends and innovative practices that are impacting the way job seekers are interacting with their future employers • Be able to describe the skills job seekers will need in order to stay relevant in today's job market. • Identify strategies to enhance their student's or their own professional skill set to navigate and strengthen their ability to get noticed in an ever-changing marketplace.

  4. emerging trends and innovative practices

  5. The Gig Economy What is Gig Work? Picture this… • Apps that Power the Gig Economy • Working for the App Benefits of Gig Work? What capacity do we need to build in our students? • Flexibility • On-demand • Contractual • Independence • Variety • Low-Barriers to Entry • 1099 Contractor • Tax Implications • Personal Liabilities • Health Insurance • Sick/Vacation • Retirement Savings • Professional Development • Lack of Connection to Company Culture

  6. Middle Skill Jobs Competency Based Hiring • Favors Diversity • Values Transferable Skills • CareerOne Stop Competency Models Stackable Credentials Resources • Certifications • Certificates • Micro-Credentials • Badging • Apprenticeships Important Considerations • Rigor & Relevance • Industry Demand • Credentialengine.org Skill Matching: • PipelineAZ • Skillful • Talent Pipeline Management • MyNextMove.org Continued Learning: • LinkedIn Learning • Coursera • Edu.gcfglobal.org • Learn.fb.com • credentialengine.org

  7. AI’s Role in Hiring

  8. the skills job seekers will need in order to stay relevant

  9. How do you set yourself apart from robots? Ability to complete a series of non-routine tasks, that requires social intelligence, critical thinking, and creative problem solving.

  10. Arizona Department of Education Professional Skills

  11. Professional Skills in the Classroom and Laboratory setting

  12. Defining Quality Student Career Development

  13. Work Based Learning

  14. strategies to get noticed in an ever-changing marketplace

  15. Networking • Is Everywhere! • In-Person, Online, Friends & Family • Know Your Networking Why • Job Seeking Support • Employee Referrals • References • Hidden Job Market

  16. Embedding Networking Practice Opportunities

  17. AI Proof Your Resume

  18. Katie Mehin Career Services Director Susan Leon Curriculum and Instructional Specialist West-MEC

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