MySkills myFuture Skills Transferability Tool Mike Ellsworth - CareerOneStop.

mySkills myFuture Skills Transferability Tool

Mike Ellsworth - CareerOneStop

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mySkills myFuture

A CareerOneStop tool Career Changers and Workforce Professionals

Can: Identify related careers to explore Learn about transferable skills Link to local training opportunities View and apply for job listings

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Video Introduction and Help

Email and Print Pages

Text Help for All Pages

Share Pages on Social Media

Spanish Translation Available

Change Text Font Sizes

Peer to Peer Community

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mySkills myFuture

Demo Scenario: I just got laid off after three years from Bright

House Networks, the television cable provider in Bakersfield, California. I was an installer there but I’d like to transfer into a green job because I’ve heard there is more opportunity in this type of job.

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Licenses and Apprenticeships

To demonstrate ability to find licensing and apprenticeship info, we’ll start over

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Questions for You

Have you used mySkills myFuture or recommended it to your clients?

What do you find easiest to use? What is most difficult?

What do you find to be the most useful features?

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Questions for You

How have you been using mySkills myFuture (MSM)?

What have you been hearing job seekers say

about MSM?

How could MSM be improved to meet your needs?

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Questions for You

Based on what you’ve seen, how do you think mySkills myFuture could be used to serve the needs of your customers?

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Future Enhancements

We’d like to hear your thoughts about two planned enhancements

Add Employer Information from InfoUSA User able to find employers in area that are in

industries that employ a specific occupation

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Future Enhancements

Physical strength Good vision Good hearing Irregular work hours High stress levels Public speaking

Working outdoors Standing, climbing, or

walking Spending time sitting Conflict situations

Filter Occupations by Job Preferences

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Questions for You

We are considering adding the following features, if budget allows Mapping – be able to map potential employers,

jobs, training programs Be able to personalize a skills profile rather than

getting results based on a previous occupation Be able to enter a target occupation rather than

getting matches based on a previous occupation

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Questions for You

We are considering adding the following features, if budget allows Ability for the user to create an account to save

information such as links to training, job listings, and user data such as work preferences and personalized knowledge skills and abilities

Ability to see information saved to a client’s account via a collaborate feature

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Questions for You

We are considering adding the following features, if budget allows Additional languages that the site could be

translated into Ability to see jobs from additional job banks

(Note: the jobs listed are currently from Direct Employers Association)

What other new features would be helpful from your perspective?

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Questions for You

Do you think these other audiences could use mySkills myFuture? Business/Human Resources Professionals Economic Developers

If so, do you have any contacts who might consent to be interviewed?

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Questions for You

How do you think we might best promote mySkills my Future to job seekers?

Many users misinterpret the site as merely a job bank rather than a skills transferability Website. Any ideas how we can help users better understand the site’s purpose?

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Your Questions?

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Resources

Contact CareerOneStop 1-877-348-0502 TTY: 1-877-348-0501 E-mail: [email protected] www.CareerOneStop.org www.myskillsmyfuture.org

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