The Employment 101 tool from Illinois workNet features and tools are covered in this presentation from the Employment 101 webinar

1. Employment 101
OVERVIEW OF THE ILLINOIS WORKNET CAREER PLANNING TOOL

2. Meet Shanay
Shanay is a 16 year old who is just embarking
into the workforce.
Shanay wants to start working so she can earn
money to pay for clothes, music, a cellphone,
and everything that teenaged girls want!
Shanay discovered the Employment 101 Guide
that helped her create a career plan.

3. Remember Jim Jobseeker
Jim was laid off from his previous job.
He wants to change careers to a new high-
demand growing field.
When Jim started working with Illinois workNet,
he found the Employment 101 Guide and
reviewed the items to help him determine a new
career path.

4. Here is what they both discovered:
• They could learn about
career planning,
searching for a job, and
skills to succeed in the
workplace.
• They could prepare a
Career Plan and Job
Search Plan.
• There were resources in
the guide help prepare
each of them to
complete the post-
assessment.

5. As they progressed through the guide:
My Overall Progress:
• They marked sections as they completed
them and returned when they had time.
Units/Modules:
• They followed the recommended steps for
each section.
• In this example:
• Unit = Prepare a Career Plan
• Module = Explore Careers
View My Plans
• They were able to access their plan at any
time.

6. Modules and Resources
They were able to follow all of the
modules and access all of the
resources at their own pace,
including:
• Skills and Interests Survey
• Resume Builder
• Careers, Wages, and Trends
Information
• Blog Articles and
• Videos

7. Follow their plan
Shanay and Jim
each created an
individualized
plan to help
them follow the
steps to achieve
their goals.

8. Complete!
When Shanay was
finished with her plan,
she took a Post-
Assessment test and
scored a 92%. Jim took
his and scored 100%.
Both were able to print
a Certificate of
Completion that they
could put in their
portfolio to share with
potential employers.

9. Want to see
how they did it?