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Using O*Net and My Next Move for career exploration and counseling

Using O*Net and My Next Move for career exploration and counseling. Mark C. White. Agenda. What is O*Net and how can I use it? Demonstrate key features of O*Net Introduce My Next Move. What is O*NET? . O*Net is the Occupational Information Network

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Using O*Net and My Next Move for career exploration and counseling

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  1. Using O*Net and My Next Move for career exploration and counseling Mark C. White

  2. Agenda • What is O*Net and how can I use it? • Demonstrate key features of O*Net • Introduce My Next Move

  3. What is O*NET? • O*Net is the Occupational Information Network • Essentially replaces the old Dictionary of Occupational Titles • Funded in part by the US Dept. of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) • The O*NET Database contains information on 900 occupations • Information is derived through interviews with companies and workers about job requirements • Information is completely refreshed every 7-8 years • Some fast changing occupations are updated more regularly

  4. O*NET provides a wide variety of occupational information • Job tasks • Tools and technologies used • Knowledge • Skills • Abilities • Work activities • Education required • Related occupations • Employment and wages • Future outlook • Green characteristics

  5. What are some of the uses of O*NET? • Students seeking to choose a career, and job seekers looking for their next jobs • Guidance and career counselors working to help students and job seekers • Educational and training providers looking for information to support their curricula development efforts • Researchers interested in workforce issues • And many others…

  6. O*NET OnLine (www.onetonline.org) My Next Move and My Next Move for Veterans Find occupations by Key Words or SOC Code Find occupations by Career Cluster, Industry, Bright Outlook, Green Economy Sector or STEM Discipline Find occupations by required Abilities, Interests, Knowledge, Skills, Work Activities, Technologies, etc.

  7. My Next Move (www.mynextmove.org) Identify career opportunities through occupation search Identify career opportunities by industry search Identify career opportunities through self test.

  8. My Next Move – O*Net Interest Profiler

  9. My Next Move – O*Net Interest Profiler

  10. My Next Move – O*Net Interest Profiler

  11. My Next Move – O*Net Interest Profiler

  12. My Next Move for Veterans

  13. Thank you! Mark C. White, Ph.D. Council for Community and Economic Research 703-522-4980 mwhite@crec.net

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