Meurs IAEVG2012 Transparent Labor Market

The ePortfolio: Self directedness and flexible career paths in a transparent labor market.

IAEVG International Conference / 2012

Anna van der Horst

Jaap Jan van Assen

Welcome! Reflect and Act

• Theory

• The ePortfolio

• Transparent Labor Market

• Ambitions


Theory• Nature of careers change rapidly

• Changing labor market. (Nelissen & de Vos, 2010 ; ROA, 2011)

• Deficits and surpluses – Economic recession– Replacing aging population– Mismatch between jobseekers and available jobs

• Changing society. (Castells & Cardoso, 2005)

• New information and communication technologies


Theory• How to adapt?

• More flexible career paths. Change jobs easier. • More: Self regulation, Ownership and Flexibility. (Sullivan et all. 1998)

• Shift accountability for career management from employer to employee. (Kossek et al. 1998)


Theory• Douglas McGregor: X / Y


The ePortfolio• Online platform with tools to answer career guidance

questions• Not only (360° feedback) tests, also reflection exercises, (on

–offline) coaching, vacancy search, presentation modules• Creates clear picture of career profile• Both diagnosis as well as action• Stimulates self direction


Programme

link

Training ePortfolio’s / 2012

http://www.q1000tc.nl/login/eportfolio.app

Profile

link


http://www.q1000tc.nl/login/eportfolio.app

Various programmes

Mogelijkheden Duurzaam Inzetbaarheidsscan

Transparent labor market

• Clear picture of skills and qualities is not enough.• Where can you use them? Who needs them? Where to go?• Labor market is not transparent: dependent position, no

inter-sectoral mobility


Vacancy search


Visualisation


Transparent labor market

• Draw the labor landscape using Award winning technology (GD2011, GD2012)

• Map job qualification structure (BKS, O*NET, ?)• Include vacancies• Include individual profiles using their ePortfolio’s

• Not only a job seeker perspective, also• Policy makers• Education• Organisations• Mediators


Ambitions


• International application of the Transparent Labor Market concept

• Quality improvement: Study the effects with Justus Liebig Universität Gießen. • Does the ePortfolio change:

• Job search behavior• Sense of self regulation• Experienced transparency of the labor market• Actual labor mobility• ….

Questions / suggestions?

Anna van der Horst [email protected]@annavdh

Jaap Jan van [email protected]@jaapjanvanassen

http://www.meurshrm.nl@meurshrm_nl

Meurs IAEVG2012 Transparent Labor Market

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