CareerOneStop.org - Interactive tools for career, education, and business decisions.

1. Career One Stop
http://www.careeronestop.org

2. Presenter
Dr. Kathryn A. Green
Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University
M.A. Career Counseling Chapman University
Tenured Professor / Career Counselor
Rancho Santiago Community College District
(retired)
http://www.ggcareerservices.com

3. Career One Stop
 Resource for career exploration, training, and jobs.
 http://www.CareerOneStop.org

4. Career Tools http://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/toolkit.aspx
Use these interactive tools for career, education, and business decisions.
 Career Exploration: Navigate the CareerOneStop web site as part of the career exploration process.
 Career Resource Library: Connect to more than 6,000 links to online career resources.
 Certification Finder: Learn about occupational certifications and how to acquire them.
 Education & Training Finder: Locate regional, state and local training and education opportunities by occupation.
 Employability Checkup: Understand career prospects before making a job change.
 Employer Locator: Find a specific employer or create lists of employers for a job search.
 Financial Aid Advisor: Find funding options to pay for education and training.
 Job Description Writer: Create job descriptions for current employee job reviews or future employees.
 Licensed Occupations: Find out about occupational licensing requirements in each state.
 mySkills myFuture: Find new careers where you can use the skills you gained in a past job.
 Resume Guide: Create an effective resume.
 Scholarship Search: Search more than 7,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and other financial aid opportunities.
 Short-Term Training Finder: Find education and training programs where you can earn a certificate, diploma, or award in less than 2 years.
 Skills Profiler: Create a list of your workplace skills and activities and match them to career options.

5. Tool Kit: Careers
 Occupation Profile
 Target Occupations
 Compare Occupations
 Green Careers
 Tools & Technology Finder
 Fastest Growing
 Most Openings
 Largest Employment
 Declining Employment
 Compare Employment Trends
AccommodationandFoodServices
AdministrativeandSupportandWasteManagementandRemediationServices
Agriculture,Forestry,FishingandHunting
Arts,Entertainment,andRecreation
Construction
EducationServices
FinanceandInsurance
industry

6. Tool Kit: Training
 Local Training Finder
 Apprenticeship Finder
 Certification Finder
 License Finder
 Professional Association Finder
 Financial Aid Advisor
 Scholarship Search

7. Tool Kit: Skills
 Skills Profiler
 mySkills myFuture
 Military to Civilian Occupation Translator

8. Tool Kit: Jobs
 Job Finder
 Veterans Job Finder
 Employer Locator
 Employability Checkup
 Resume Guide

9. Tool Kit: Wages
 Salary Finder
 Highest Paying Jobs
 Compare Local Wages
 Compare Metro Wages

10. Tool Kit: Industry
 Industry Profile
 Industry Highest Paying
 Industry Fastest Growing
 Industry Largest Employment
 Industry Employment by Sector
 Industry/Occupation Trends
 Industry Declining Employment

11. Tool Kit: State & Local
 Available Workforce
 State Profiles
 Labor Market Information
 See Local Help

12. Tool Kit: Mobile
Check out CareerOneStop mobile web applications:
 Find an American Job Center allows users to quickly locate and contact their closest
American Job Center. http://m.careeronestop.org/JobCenterSearch/Default.aspx
 Find a Job lets users search job listings in any local U.S. area.
http://m.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/;jsessionid=V5vs+n1P6NEGqQNDWgCagmHp
 Veterans Job Search matches military job experience to civilian careers, and then
displays local job listings for those careers.
http://m.careeronestop.org/VeteransJobSearch/;jsessionid=V5vs+n1P6NEGqQNDWgCagmHp
 Salary Finder provides average hourly wages or annual salaries by occupation and
location. http://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/mobile/mobile.aspx
 Training Finder allows users to locate education and training programs in their local
area. http://m.careeronestop.org/TrainingFinder/;jsessionid=V5vs+n1P6NEGqQNDWgCagmHp
 Unemployment Insurance allows users to locate education and training programs in
their local area. http://m.careeronestop.org/unemploymentinsurance/Default.aspx

13. Employer Locator
http://www.careerinfonet.org/EmployerLocator/EmployerLocator.asp?nodeid=18
 Use the Employer Locator to find contact information about a specific employer or
list of employers. It will be necessary to contact each employer to see if they have
job openings available.
 The Employer Locator creates lists of potential employers and provides basic
contact information, business descriptors and street maps for nearly 12 million U.S.
employers. Job openings are not included in the Employer Locator. List of
employers can be created using any of the four search options: Industry,
Occupation, Location and Keyword.
 The employer information is proprietary data purchased from Infogroup; The
information is updated twice a year.

14. Employer Locator: Search by Occupation
Example: Graphic Arts
http://www.acinet.org/EmployerLocator/emp_loc_industry1.asp?nodeid=18&action=occupation
 Click on “Search by Occupation”
 Click on “California” and “Next”
 Select an Occupation Group (select one)
“Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media” and “Next”
 Select Occupation (choose one)
“Graphic Artists (scroll down) and “Next”
 Select an Industry Group (choose one)
“Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services and “Next”
 Select Region (choose one)
“Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division” and “Next”
 Results: http://www.acinet.org/EmployerLocator/emp_loc_industry4.asp?nodeid=18

15. Employer Locator: Search by Occupation
*
Example: Graphic Arts Results
http://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/toolkit.aspx
Click on Employer Locator (under “Jobs” heading)
http://www.careerinfonet.org/EmployerLocator/EmployerLocator.asp?nodeid=18
 Select Cities (Choose up to five by holding the Control key(Windows) or
Command key(Mac) while clicking your selections) and “Next”
 Irvine (202)
 Anaheim (112)
 Newport Beach (109)
 Costa Mesa (96)
 Huntington Beach (93)
 Aliso Viejo (21)
 Brea (31)
 and more …

16. Selected Employers in Irvine, CA
 Below is a list of employers that match your criteria.
 Select an employer name for detailed information.
 Your Search Criteria :
 State - California Change State
 Region - Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division Change Region
 City/Cities - Irvine Change City/Cities
 Occupation - Graphic Designers Change Occupation
 Industry Group - Advertising, public relations, and related services
 Select “Narrow Your Search By Firm Size” and
Select Firm Size (Number of Employees) (Choose One)
Example: 20-49

17. Employers in Irvine, CA
Click on Company name for contact information.
Employer Name Address City
Brice Heil Retail Advertising Irvine Center Dr Irvine, CA
Db Studios Murphy Ave Irvine, CA
Encircle Media Main St # 850 Irvine, CA
For Rent Magazine Mcdurmott W # B Irvine, CA
Future Ads Llc Main St # 900 Irvine, CA
Heil Brice Irvine Center Dr Irvine, CA
Johnson Gray Advertising Barranca Pkwy # F101 Irvine, CA
Magnetics Attractions Whatney Irvine, CA
Mec Main St # 400 Irvine, CA
Rayhawk Corp Bake Pkwy Irvine, CA
Reputation Management Conslnts Corporate Park # C700 Irvine, CA
Rieches Baird Wrigley Irvine, CA
Ups Store Research Dr Irvine, CA
Vail Dunlap & Assoc Mitchell N Irvine, CA
Valpak Campus Dr # 200 Irvine, CA

18. Company Information & Contacts for the selected employer:
 Company Name: Brice Heil Retail Advertising
 Key Contact: Robert Guevarra, Director
 Street Address: 9840 Irvine Center Dr
 Irvine, CA 92618-4353
 Go to Street Map
 Phone Number: (949) 336-8800
 Web Site: http://www.heilbrice.com
 Business Description: Advertising-Agencies & Counselors
 Primary Industry: Advertising Agencies
 Size of Employer: 20 - 49

19. Find Jobs that use Transferable Skills from your Current or Past Job
*
Example: Customer Service Representative
http://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/toolkit.aspx
Click on MySkillsMyFuture (under “Skills” heading)
http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org
 Enter current or past job - Example: Customer Service Representative
 Click on “Find My Career Matches”

20. The careers below may be a good match for Customer Service Representatives:
Example: INSURANCE CLAIMS CLERK
DESCRIPTION
 Obtain information from insured or designated persons for purpose of settling claim with insurance carrier.
 Compare Skills
 DETAILS
 Currently Employed: 254,400
 Projected Annual Job Openings: 8,810
 Typical Hourly Wage: $14.47 - $21.87
 Typical Annual Salary: $30,100 - $45,500
 See Job Listings (278)
Find Businesses
 TYPICAL TRAINING
 Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent
 Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None
 Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Moderate-term on-the-job training
 Find Training

21. Insurance Claims Clerk (continued from previous slide)
 TYPICAL JOB DUTIES
 Review insurance policy to determine coverage.
 Prepare insurance claim forms or related documents and review them for completeness.
 Provide customer service, such as limited instructions on proceeding with claims or referrals to auto repair facilities or local contractors.
 Organize or work with detailed office or warehouse records, using computers to enter, access, search or retrieve data.
 Post or attach information to claim file.
 Calculate amount of claim.
 Pay small claims.
 Transmit claims for payment or further investigation.
 Contact insured or other involved persons to obtain missing information.
 Apply insurance rating systems.
 TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY
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Tools:
 Desktop calculator
 Desktop computers
 Dictation machines
 Personal computers
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Technology:
 Accounting software
 Data base user interface and query software
 Office suite software
 Spreadsheet software
 Word processing software