goal setting software to enhance person-job fit

1. Information-enriched technology
supporting goal-setting to enhance
person-job fit:
Theoretical Input
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Prepared by: V Kobayashi
S T Mol
G Kismihók
CJKR, HRM-OB, ABS, UvA

2. Contents
What is happening in the world of Labor
demand and supply today?
Some data to convince you
Main findings
The truth of the matter is…
The power of knowing and taking in control
Goal-setting application and beyond
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3. What is happening in the world today?
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4. Some Data
Source: McKinsey Center for Government
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5. Some Data
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6. • 70 million youth unemployed
• Half of youth are not sure that their
postsecondary education has
improved their chances of finding a
job
• Almost 40% of employers say a lack
of skills is the main reason for entry
level vacancies
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7. Employers
Educators
Students
Lack of data
Lack of Communication
• Business and economic losses
• Social unrest
• Individual despair
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8. What I need to know to reach my destination?
Job Information and learning by example
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9. My future is in my hands!
But also with the helping hands of employers and educators
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10. Goal Setting Application
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a GOAL is the
object or aim of an
action

11. Power of Goals
• Direct attention and effort
• Energize (high goals lead to high
effort)
• Persistence (prolong effort)
• Affect action indirectly by arousal,
discovery, and use of task-relevant
knowledge and strategies.
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Source: Locke & Latham 2002

12. Existing Goal-setting Applications are
• Not suitable for academic adaption
• Not intelligent
• not able to integrate labour market
information
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13. Anticipated Contribution
"What You Don't Know, Won't Hurt You."
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14. Anticipated Contribution
“Knowledge is a
foundation from
which to build”
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15. Data Sources
• Data from Alumni (education-to-employment
trajectories)
• Job Information Data (e.g. Job
Vacancies and professional
interviews)
• Other sources
• Student Data
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16. How to measure and assess fit?
Macro Level: Beveridge curve (by country and profession)
Micro level: Individual Goal-setting
Current
Me
LMI
Target Me
Goal Setting
in Education
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17. Software Requirements Analysis
• Set goals, tasks, priorities, ratings, and
deadlines
• Dashboards about labour market
information and student activity and
performance data
• Messaging capability (primarily for
feedback and recommendation) –role of
educators
• Mirroring feature (how do I compare?)
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18. Experiments
• Short to medium terms: Immediate
impact on student performance
• Long term:To measure its impact on
employment requires a longitudinal
study
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19. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
For Software prototyping
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20. REFERENCES
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