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Tools for Helping Patrons Reach Their Career, Training, and Employment Goals
1. Tools for Helping Patrons
Reach Their Career, Training & Employment Goals
Chicago Public Library
Adult Literacy Meeting
May 20, 2015
www.illinoisworknet.com
2. Connect all citizens to resources for achieving
career, training, and employment goals.Goal:
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3. Illinois workNet® Web Portal System
and jobPrep App
Illinois workNet® is a portal to connect individuals, employers, and
education, workforce and community partners to career planning,
education and training, and employment resources and tools. The
portal connects people to local and statewide in-person and online
services.
• Librarians Guide Page – http://www.illinoisworknet.com/librarians
• Web Portal – http://www2.illinoisworknet.com
jobPrep Mobile App includes capabilities that assist job seekers with
their employment needs, all from the convenience of a smartphone.
The free app is available for downloading from iTunes, Google Play
and Amazon.
• jobPrep Mobile App – http://www.illinoisworknet.com/jobprep
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4. Illinois workNet® Portal System
• “No wrong door” to access state
programs.
• Provides 24-7 no-cost access to
career and workforce
development resources.
• Services and tools to all citizens of
our state.
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5. • Career Pathways, wages
and trends
• Prepare your resume
• Market your skills and
credentials
• Explore, plan for, and select a
training program
• Find and apply
for jobs
• Prepare for
interviews
• Attend events
• Connect to service locations
and referrals
• Network with social media
• Create resumes
• Complete Employment 101
• Take and save Career Interest
Surveys
• Get the job, keep it, and
grow in a career
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6. Area Icon Resource and tools …
Explore
Careers
To explore careers, their skills and interests, and to plan for their future or job/career
transition.
Training &
Credentials
Plan and participate in training opportunities and connect to financial support to
become qualified in your career field.
Job Openings
& Recruiting
Help job seekers get a job and to help employers recruit and hire.
Qualify for
Jobs
Get real life experiences and understand employer expectations to become prepared
to demonstrate how your experience, skills, and credentials qualify you for a job.
Network &
Connect
Reinforce connections to help you get into, and stay, in your chosen career field.
Layoff
Assistance
Help individuals impacted by a layoff through job or career transition, as well as
provide employers the legal requirements for reporting layoffs and resources to
voluntarily help employees impacted.
Updates &
Help
Additional guides and work support resources to help people meet their employment
and training goals. 6
7. Explore Careers** Training &
Credentials**
Qualify for Jobs** Job Openings &
Recruitment**
Network &
Connect**
Layoff Assistance** Updates & Help**
Skill & Interest Surveys Training Programs Job Skills Guides Illinois workNet
JobFinder
Event Calendar Company Layoff
Search
News & Updates
Quick Start Guide
Careers, Wages &
Trends
Apprenticeship
Opportunities
Digital Literacy Guides Illinois JobLink Illinois workNet
Service Finder
Recovery Step Guide Download & Print Materials
Employment 101 Adult Education
Opportunities
Prepare Your Resume Featured Employers Student & Trade
Connections
Rapid Response
Layoff Reporting &
Services
disabilityworks
Planning Your Career Employer-Based
Training Programs
Marketing Your Skills Start a Business Social Media Guide WARN Reporting &
Services
Veteran’s Guide
Career Exploration
Videos
Credentials Job Qualifications
Videos
Recruiting & Hiring Networking for
Success
Trade Layoff
Reporting & Services
jobPrep Mobile App
Career Exploration
Resources
Planning & Financing
Training
Job Qualifications
Resources
Employer Hiring Credits Networking Videos Layoff Assistance
Videos
Success Stories
Training & Financial
Aid Videos
Employment & Hiring
Planning
Networking
Resources
Layoff Assistance
Resources
FAQ
Training & Financial
Aid Resources
Job Searching & Hiring
Videos
Glossary
**User Guide are available from the home page and all main navigation
pages.
Additional topics will be added as content is developed.
Employment & Hiring
Planning Resources
Managing Your Work
Success
Work Success Support
Videos
Work Success Support
Resources
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8. My Dashboard
Global tools available to everyone:
• Employment 101 – Career, Training,
and Job Search Plan, Assessment,
and Certificate of Completion
• Resume Builder
• Career Interest Surveys
• My Bookmarks
• My Notes
• Messages
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9. Patrons Account Benefits
Patrons can setup a free account, access helpful career and job
planning tools, apply for and participate with programs, and access
tools and resources that are open access without an account:
• My Dashboard
• Employment 101 Guide and Certificate of Completion
• Resume Builder
• Career Interest Assessments
• Bookmarks
• Notes
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10. Illinois workNet for Partners
Be part of a network of workforce and education professionals. Library staff
and volunteers can setup a partner account and access guides and tools for
free.
Access and contribute to information
that is beneficial to your community:
• Company-Specific Layoff Assistance Pages
• Events
• Featured Employers
• News and Updates
• Partner Page
• Resources
• Service Locations
• Special Programs
• Success Stories
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11. Guide for Partners/Librarians
Guide for Librarians - to help you with assisting patrons http://www.illinoisworknet.com/librarians.
1. Go directly to the above URL or from www.illinoisworknet.com go all the way down to the
bottom of the site and click Partner Resources.
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12. Guide for Librarians
2. Click on Guide for Helping Individuals.
– Printable Guides
– Information to help partners (i.e.
librarians and volunteers) help
patrons
• Explore Career Pathways
• Prepare & Find Job Openings
• Find Support Services
• Find Layoff Assistance
• Find & Get Training
13. Quick Start User Guides for Patrons
Preparearesume
Changecareers
LaidOff
and many more.
With different
experiences
With
Different
Needs
In a specific
target audience
This is just a sample.
There are more.
Minimal
Work Experience
Anyone/Adult
Youth
Veterans
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14. User Guides
Mostly one or two page printable PDF documents that provide steps or
instructions for getting started. There are some web page guides too.
15. From the home page, use
the arrows on the left and
right and click on the
scenario that best fits your
patrons.
Where to
Find User Guides
16. Where to Find User Guides
Click the tab on the right side of each page and it will show you guides
related to the area of the site you’re in. Click it again to close it.
17. How to Use the Guides
Minimal
Experience
Work
Experience
1. Learn enough about the patron to select the best scenario from the home page. Use the arrows
to see all of them and click on the one that is the best fit.
2. Use the icons to determine the most helpful guides.
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18. How to Use the Guides
1. Click on any guide.
2. Download and/or save and/or print PDFs.
3. Click the Icon Information to find out what the
icons mean.
4. Optionally, use the filters and search to find
guides.
5. Show between 20 or more guides at a time.
6. View the guides as shown to the right, or select
the grid view, or text only view.
19. Scenarios to Get Started
I need a job.
I need
specialized help.
I haven’t updated my
resume in years.
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20. 3-Step Strategy:
I haven’t updated my resume in years.
1. Ask the individual how long they’ve been or had been
working. Select the best guide based on their experience.
2. Print the guide and let them know they can keep it and use it
as a checklist. Let them know that creating resumes takes time
so they should plan more than one session and have them
follow the guide. If time is limited, they can identify other
locations that offer computer access with the Illinois workNet
Service Finder.
3. From the Prepare Your Resume page, guides and instructions
are available. Suggest they use them, create an account and
start a practice resume. They can create as many resumes as
they need and return to their My Dashboard any time to work
on them, download, and print them so they can be reviewed.
Minimal
Experience
Work
Experience
21. 3-Step Strategy:
I need a job.
1. Ask the individual how long they’ve been or had been
working. Select the best guide based on their experience.
2. Print the guide and let them know they can keep it and
use it as a checklist. Let them know that finding a job
takes time so they should plan more than one session and
have them follow the guide. If time is limited, they can
identify other locations that offer computer access with
the Illinois workNet Service Finder.
3. If they need more assistance, use the Service Finder and
Events Calendar to connect them to locations offering job
search help and workshops. They can also join the Virtual
Job Club and download the jobPrep mobile app.
Minimal
Experience
Work
Experience
22. 3-Step Strategy:
I need specialized help.
1. Find out what kind of help is needed and select the best
guide.
2. Print the guide and let them know they can keep it.
3. Use the Illinois workNet Service Finder to find locations
offering in-person assistance and referrals. If they have a
smart phone, they can also download the jobPrep app
which includes the Service Finder.
24. Group Activity
As a group:
1. Identify the top three challenges with guiding patrons to
career, training and employment resources and tools.
2. Develop a 3-step strategy for each of the challenges.
• Use the guides in your folder and the website to develop your
strategies.
3. Use the wheel as inspiration or to fill in with ideas and notes.
4. Share your top-three challenges and a 3-step strategy.
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