jobscout for workforce development centers
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Our StoryJobScout began as a partnership with the California State Library. Now in over 900 libraries and public computer training centers across school systems and social service offices, JobScout serves as an important tool to get communities back to work.
JobScout Helps Workforce Development
jobscoutDigital Literacy Skills & Career Empowerment for 21st Century Jobseekers & Workforce Development Centers
Testimonials
JobScout provides important foundational knowledge for users to begin assimilating themselves into today’s fast-paced digital age. Providing users with the proper skills and tools, the platform attempts to put all users on a level playing field so that no individual is technologically “left behind” and is able to stay current with the evolving online marketplace.
Jay Nath, Chief Innovation Officer,
City of San Francisco
JobScout will serve as California’s foray into tackling digital literacy in the State of California.
The Huffington Post
A fantastic new site that is going to put California back to work.
Sacramento Fox 40
PREPARE community members with relevant workforce skills
IMPROVE local communities by connecting skilled people to employers
USE metrics to evaluate the success of their programs
50% of today’s jobs require technology skills, yet 1 in 5 Americans does not know how to use the Internet.
By syncing and localizing online job search, JobScout increases your center’s connections between the community and employers.
Organizations need to measure the effectiveness of their programs and the activities of their users so that they can best allocate resources.
Employers are unable to fill 3 million jobs in the U.S. with qualified workers. JobScout helps fill that gap.
JobScout provides users with 21st century skills to get back to work faster and succeed in today’s fast paced economy.
If you can’t measure it, you can’t fund it. Philanthropic, state and federal funders want to see quantified results.
With the national unemployment rate at 7.6% and in the double digits in many areas, JobScout gets users up to speed quickly on necessary Internet skills.
Online and accessible from any device, JobScout allows you to extend your services by providing 24/7 access to its offerings.
JobScout’s analytics system allows you to monitor individual activity so you can provide individualized services and track those who are receiving public assistance.
JobScout teaches the essential Internet skills needed to find a job in today’s online marketplace. JobScout provides streamlined online support to workforce development centers, who provide digital literacy and career training. JobScout helps workforce development centers meet their mission of decreasing the skills gap in today’s economy, while equipping them with the data to track individual users and measure their overall program effectiveness.
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COMPASS Data Analytics for WorkforceDevelopment
JobScout’s COMPASS data analytics system allows workforce development s y s t e m s t o t r a c k t h e progress and usage of JobScouters within their organization. With their own private dashboard, workforce development centers can track metrics such as:
✓ Number of users linked to your organization
✓ Lessons taken
✓ Badges earned
✓ Number of jobs searched
✓ Number of resumes submitted
✓ Number of jobs applied to
✓ Number of interviews that have been scheduled.
This data is collected based on application log ins, so customers can track users whether they are using a computer directly from the workforce development center or from the JobScout mobile application.
Beyond data analytics, we a l s o offe r w h i te - l a b e l products that co-brand with your center with your own d o m a i n a n d p r e m i u m services where we create custom lessons for your community’s unique needs.
JobScout for Workforce Development Centers
Easy to Use Dashboard
JobScout’s dashboard asks a series of simple questions to get the user started and is easy to navigate.
Internet Skills Core Lesson Content
Lessons range from how to use a browser to preparing for an interview by using the Internet. Other lesson content includes Gmail , LinkedIn, contract and temporary work.
ResumeBuilder
Users fill-in-the-blanks and create a resume that they can save, print and email.
Internal Social Network
Users get the opportunity to collaborate with other users in the job search process.
Job Search
Users can search for jobs powered by severa l job aggregator websites.
“One-Stop” Job Shop
A full set of integrated job search management tools to help the user create a resume, search for a job and manage applications directly from the JobScout site.
Offline Entry Support for JobScout from Centers
Users can receive in-person support from staff in your wo r k f o rce d eve l o p m e n t center.
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Want to get JobScout for your organization? Contact us.
For more information:
Adele McCarthy-Beauvais
T: 212.365.4785