JobZone Webinar

Christopher Myers

New York State

Department of Labor

March 24, 2006

85%

15%

Networking

Classified andPlacement

Job Search Effectiveness

5%

85%

10%

Networking

Print Ads

Internet

Where Are The Jobs Found

10%

85%

Networking

Print Ads

Career Builder

Monster

Indeed

Simply Hired

AJB

Where Are The Jobs Found

Estimates of job search effectiveness indicate:

85% of jobs are found through word of mouth (networking)15% through classified ads and placement professionals

Consider further:

Less than 5% of jobs are posted onlineAJB is a minor player in online posting

Suggests that:

We impact a very small percentage of the job seeking publicThe rest better be ready to find work on their own

The Problem

We’ve painted ourselves into a corner:

• We touch very few customers relative to the total job seeking population

• We rely on a job bank with limited market penetration to define the universe of available jobs

The Solution

• Increase the number of customers served by developing self-service tools

• Add a staff-assisted component to the self-service tools (e.g., e-mail review of resume)

• Coordinate self-service and office services (e.g., have staff refer customers to and/or review their JobZone activities during office visits)

• Shift focus from placement to teaching customers to manage their own careers

JobZone Plays a Role

Creating Information

Career and Labor Market Data

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Easily Understood Context

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Career Information

Creating Knowledge

Career Information

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Constructed Meaning

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Applicable Knowledge

Effective Career Decision Making

Knowledge of Self

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Knowledge of career and labor market

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Effective Career Decisions

Parsons (1909/1989)

Customers are required to create an account in order to use JobZone. This allows for greater statistics gathering and customization of the system, as well as letting the customer save information for future use. Accounts are free, private and secure.

The first section of JobZone is labeled Career Exploration. It provides a means to research occupations, ETP courses, and Colleges to help the customer make informed career decisions.

The second section of JobZone is labeled Self Exploration. It provides a means to assess customer career values, interests, and skills; and apply the results to the job search.

The Skills Survey allows customers to use the skills developed and duties performed on previous jobs to identify future employment options, and compare evaluate them to the requirements of other occupations.

Job search documents are Created, stored andedited in a modularformat.

The information from the data collection modules can be formatted as a chronological resume. Additional formats are under development.

Variable radius job search available from the home page.

Job order details are provided by New York’s Job Bank

Information compiled from multiple state and federal databases provides a wealth of information on each of the over 900 occupations in JobZone.

Links to a PDF version, a quick reference save, and descriptive videos are also provided.

The green columns are customized to the user’s location and viewing patterns.

Did You Know—Labor Market Information of local interest provided by DOL staff.Your Local One-Stop—Full contact info,hours and driving directions.Job Seeker Resources—Not customizedat this time. Valuable information found onother websites.Job Search—Variable radius keywordsearch.Who’s Getting Hired—Monthly list of occupations with the most expected hires.The occupations are automatically weightedto reflect the customer’s usage pattern, withthe top five displayed for quick access.Upcoming Job Fairs—Monthly list of jobfairs listed with the Labor Department. Recently Viewed—A running list of the last five occupations selected.

Recap

• JobZone is a self-service tool

• JobZone can be supplemented with

staff-assisted services

• A separate staff-assisted interface is in development

• The goal of services (staff and self) must shift from placement / job matching to teaching career management skills

Thank You!

For more information contact:

Christopher Myers, Ph.D.

New York State Department of Labor

518-402-4624

christopher.myers@labor.state.ny.us