JobScout, a skills education platform for job seekers, is launching new products including an iOS app and customer analytics system called COMPASS. It will also announce plans to launch the platform in Spanish. The launch event on January 29th at the San Francisco Public Library will include demos of the new iOS app and how to use the JobScout platform. JobScout provides over 30 lessons and tools to help users learn internet skills and find work online, including searching and applying for jobs, resume building, and tracking application progress.

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JOBSCOUT LAUNCHES iOS APP, POWERFUL DATA SYSTEM,
ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING SPANISH LANGUAGE PLATFORM
Skills Education Platform for Job Seekers Unveils
New iOS Application and Powerful Analytics System
San Francisco, CA – On January 29, JobScout (www.myjobscout.org), the web and mobile
application designed to get users back to work by providing essential job seeking tools, is kicking off
2013 with the launch of a variety of new product offerings.
The launch, hosted by the San Francisco Public Library, will include a demo of JobScout’s
iOS application and its customer analytics system, COMPASS. Plans to launch the platform in
Spanish will also be announced.
WHO: The JobScout team, speakers and representatives from the California State
Library, California Technology Agency, San Francisco Public Library and more.
WHAT: Celebrate the release of JobScout’s new iOS app and COMPASS, JobScout’s
customer analytics system. Demos of the application and on-site “How To’s” for
using the platform will be provided to members of the public.
WHERE: San Francisco Public Library,
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room, Main Library, Lower Level
WHEN: January 29, 2013, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
With our current economy, it is can be tough to find a job. While people used to be able to
check the classifieds or pick up an application at a local employer, these days most of the job search
and application process has moved online. For many people, this is a problem because they do not
know how to use the Internet. While this may seem unbelievable, that number is 60 million people in
the United States alone.
JobScout is pretty simple: Users take lessons, earn badges for those lessons and learn how
to use simple tools to find work online. If you just want to learn or brush up on your Internet skills or
need a hand finding a job, JobScout has over 30 thirty lessons and a collection of tools that will get
you on your way. Nine new lessons, covering everything from using TaskRabbit to online
employment tests, will be launched on January 29 along with the iOS launch.
JobScout is not just for those new to the Web. There are tools on JobScout aside from the
lessons that are just great additions to the job search process online. Our "One Stop Job Shop" lets
you search for jobs, save listings, send in resumes with pre-formatted cover letters and track your
progress with a job posting by noting your interview dates and times. You can also use JobScout’s
fill-in-the-bank resume system, ResumeBuilder, to create your resume. By allowing JobScout users
to access all of these features within the mobile app environment, the job application process can
really be in the palm of a user’s hand.

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JobScout helps to level the playing field for people by taking the guesswork out of finding
employment. It is a low-cost, self-guided education solution that is perfect for users who want to
make the job search process more effective and useful for institutions who want to provide job
search and education resources.
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