With more than four million Americans unemployed and limited or no in-person events due to the pandemic, workforce development groups have their work cut out for them. Without the ability to meet in person or at a job fair, the connection gap between job counselor and participant is widening and fast. Engagement is dropping, and with it, the necessary resources job seekers need to improve skills and connect with employers. So, what are leading professionals doing to combat these challenges? They’re enlisting top solutions like Engage by Cell’s mobile technology and Premier Virtual’s online job and career fair platform to increase communication, share resources, maximize engagement, and ultimately, secure employment. Don’t miss this industry-focused webinar!

1. Future of Workforce
Technology in a
Post-COVID World
How Virtual Hiring Events & Mobile Technology Drive Engagement
& Improve Job Placement for Workforce Development
East TN Local Workforce Development Board

2. Our Panelists
Dave Asheim
Founder & CEO
Engage by Cell
Steve Edwards
Founder & CEO
Premier Virtual
Bill Walker
Executive Director
ELWDA
Victor Oakley
Performance &
Informations System
Manager
ELWDA
Christa Mallard
Senior Account Executive
Engage by Cell

3. ● Umbrella company of Give by Cell,
Guide by Cell, Train by Cell
● Combines mobile technology
with engagement and
education strategies
● 15 years of experience
● 4,000 clients world-wide
About

4. ● South FL-based veteran owned
business
● 9 years experience managing
in-person events
● Steve saw the need for virtual and with
COVID-19, platform took off and has
accelerated the adoption curve
● Preparing to release version 2.0 with
enhanced features
About

5. ● Established in 1973
● One of nine HRAs across Tennessee
● Prior to COVID, operated 11 centers
across 16 counties
● 5,000 clients annually
● 30,000 employers across 16 county
areas
About
East Local Workforce
Development Area (ELWDA)

6. ELWDA: Challenges
with COVID-19
● Challenges associated with
the pandemic
● Changes leadership was
looking to implement
● Solutions up for
consideration

7. How Technology Optimizes
Engagement & Job Placement

8. Mobile for Workforce Development

9. SMS & Mobile Apps
Texting
● Job seekers can self-enroll to
receive your communication
instantly
● Send links, reminders and alerts
● One-on-one texting for job
counselors
Custom Mobile Apps
● Easy access to top resources - job
openings, training, hiring events,
forms, videos, etc.
● Verify employment & capture
signed forms with user uploaded
photos
● Robust reports and analytics

10. ELWDA & Engage by Cell

11. ELWDA’s Use Case with
Mobile Technology
● Execution of texting campaign
● Engage by Cell to promote
Premier Virtual hiring events
● Results achieved with text
messaging

12. Premier Virtual for Hiring Events

13. About Premier Virtual
● Platform has hosted over 1,200
virtual hiring events
● In turn, has helped 15,000
employers connect with nearly
150,000 job seeker in less than a
year
● Platform currently powers virtual
hiring events for 1 in 3 workforce
boards across the U.S.
● Preparing to release version 2.0
with enhanced features

14. ELWDA & Premier Virtual

15. ELWDA’s use case with
Premier Virtual
● Execution of virtual events
● Results achieved with
Premier Virtual
● Are there plans for future
hybrid-style events?

16. Q&A:
Panel Discussion

17. Summary of Benefits
Engage by Cell:
● Bridges the digital divide by eliminating the
need for computer and email access
● Capture job seekers’ attention with texting
● Provide custom resource information in your
mobile app
● Streamline case manager communication
& provide reports
● Promote job openings, hiring events,
training opportunities, reminders, surveys,
etc.
● Ease the job verification process with user
uploaded photos
Premier Virtual:
● Bridge the gap between technology
and human experience
● “Interactive Hiring Room” allows you
to text chat and use the internal video
chat to invite candidate to a
real-time interview
● Job seeker chat function lets
employers respond to questions or
initiate chat themselves
● Back-end functionality allows you to
follow up with job seekers post-event

18. Thank You!
Dave Asheim
Engage by Cell
Dave@engagebycell.com
Steve Edwards
Premier Virtual
steve@premiervirtual.com
Bill Walker
ELWDA
BWalker@ethra.org
Victor Oakley
ELWDA
VOakley@ethra.org
Christa Mallard
Engage by Cell
Christa@engagebycell.com