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Volume 13, Issue 1
January 2012
Employment Opportunities: Supersize Me Please
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has contracted with a software company to develop a new website that connects individuals
looking for jobs and employers wanting to hire. Go to www.OKJobMatch.com to navigate the new website.
The website is divided into three sections: Focus Career for job seekers, Focus Talent for employers seeking to hire and Labor/Insight
to give information to job seekers and employers about the current labor market. Section two and three are not up and running at the
writing of this article (December, 2011), so let's spend some time on the part of the website for job seekers.
Shawna McWaters-Khalousi from the Department of Commerce directs me as I navigate the new website on my office computer. Wow.
It lets me import my own resume or I can answer some simple questions and it will build a resume for me as I speak. This is great
folks.
Now I can find real-time job postings which match the skills and education I have already posted in my resume. I put in that I wanted to
work in either Oklahoma or Texas and got many real jobs open right now which match my experience and education. I really love this.
Oh, and I can fine tune the jobs it pulls up by more than just the place I want to work. I can tell the site I only want to work days, and I
don't want to work overtime. Maybe I want a job posting to show up related to key words or even by dates the jobs have been listed. I
have lots of options.
I can go directly to Job Search without messing with the resume part if I choose. I can search criteria that I choose to go directly to job
postings. Search criteria can be saved to my account on the site which lets me update search results whenever I want.
Under Job Alerts you can sign up to receive regular emails on job postings which fit your criteria. I decided I didn't want to get a job
alert everyday by email, but I would like to receive new information weekly.
Under Get Feedback we were able to get information on qualifications of real people (anonymous) that were hired for the kinds of jobs I
am looking for. Maybe most people in my job categories had computer skills in Excel, and this lets me know how I can become better
qualified.
Career Plan looks into the future at jobs I might consider five years or even ten years down the road which would fit the career I have
already begun. Where was this website when I needed it thirty years ago!
Yes, this website would be wonderful for high school or college kids, but it's also good for that person already in the job market who is
looking to trade up jobs. I asked Shawna if this website is good for people with disabilities or people who do not have disabilities.
She says, "This website assesses skills and abilities. It's for everybody." The website is for seasoned employees as well as people
who have never worked or have gaps in their employment history. That's what's so great about it.
The second part of the website-the part for employers-should be up and running in the spring of 2012. It will allow employers to look at
the resumes of all people who have signed into the system if they have given their consent. Employers can save on advertising jobs
because www.OKJobMatch.com is free. To make this module valuable, Oklahomans need to put their resumes into Career Focus.
Employers can also contact potential employees directly to interview if the job seeker has given permission for employers to view their
resumes. The website will promote a good match between what the employee is looking for and the employer needs.
Part three-Labor/Insight-can tease out trends in the job market. What are the new certifications necessary to be an occupational
therapist? What big employers are hiring right now? Millions of job postings will allow this part of the website to analyze data for
everyone to match jobs with potential job seekers. This part of the website is coming soon.
Check out www.OKJobMatch.com. See if there's anything there which can help your search. Shawna McWaters-Khalousi promises,
"If you put your upgraded resume in OKJobMatch.com, and you don't find opportunities, I would be very surprised.
FAQs Contact Site Index Calendar of Events
Information A.D.A Employment C.A.P. About ODC Agency ADA
Coordinators
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| Okla State Agency |
Disability Concerns, Oklahoma Office of |
| Okla Agency Code | '326' |
| Title | Will's corner, 01/2012, v.13 no.1 |
| Authors |
Oklahoma. Office of Disability Concerns. |
| Publication Date | 2012-01 |
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| Full text | Office of Disability Concerns - nl13-1txt http://www.ok.gov/odc/Information/Newsletters/nl13-1txt.html[2/8/2012 2:14:32 PM] Office of Disability Concerns Share | Print Home / Information / Newsletters / nl13-1txt (Serving the Disability Community of Oklahoma) Volume 13, Issue 1 January 2012 Employment Opportunities: Supersize Me Please The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has contracted with a software company to develop a new website that connects individuals looking for jobs and employers wanting to hire. Go to www.OKJobMatch.com to navigate the new website. The website is divided into three sections: Focus Career for job seekers, Focus Talent for employers seeking to hire and Labor/Insight to give information to job seekers and employers about the current labor market. Section two and three are not up and running at the writing of this article (December, 2011), so let's spend some time on the part of the website for job seekers. Shawna McWaters-Khalousi from the Department of Commerce directs me as I navigate the new website on my office computer. Wow. It lets me import my own resume or I can answer some simple questions and it will build a resume for me as I speak. This is great folks. Now I can find real-time job postings which match the skills and education I have already posted in my resume. I put in that I wanted to work in either Oklahoma or Texas and got many real jobs open right now which match my experience and education. I really love this. Oh, and I can fine tune the jobs it pulls up by more than just the place I want to work. I can tell the site I only want to work days, and I don't want to work overtime. Maybe I want a job posting to show up related to key words or even by dates the jobs have been listed. I have lots of options. I can go directly to Job Search without messing with the resume part if I choose. I can search criteria that I choose to go directly to job postings. Search criteria can be saved to my account on the site which lets me update search results whenever I want. Under Job Alerts you can sign up to receive regular emails on job postings which fit your criteria. I decided I didn't want to get a job alert everyday by email, but I would like to receive new information weekly. Under Get Feedback we were able to get information on qualifications of real people (anonymous) that were hired for the kinds of jobs I am looking for. Maybe most people in my job categories had computer skills in Excel, and this lets me know how I can become better qualified. Career Plan looks into the future at jobs I might consider five years or even ten years down the road which would fit the career I have already begun. Where was this website when I needed it thirty years ago! Yes, this website would be wonderful for high school or college kids, but it's also good for that person already in the job market who is looking to trade up jobs. I asked Shawna if this website is good for people with disabilities or people who do not have disabilities. She says, "This website assesses skills and abilities. It's for everybody." The website is for seasoned employees as well as people who have never worked or have gaps in their employment history. That's what's so great about it. The second part of the website-the part for employers-should be up and running in the spring of 2012. It will allow employers to look at the resumes of all people who have signed into the system if they have given their consent. Employers can save on advertising jobs because www.OKJobMatch.com is free. To make this module valuable, Oklahomans need to put their resumes into Career Focus. Employers can also contact potential employees directly to interview if the job seeker has given permission for employers to view their resumes. The website will promote a good match between what the employee is looking for and the employer needs. Part three-Labor/Insight-can tease out trends in the job market. What are the new certifications necessary to be an occupational therapist? What big employers are hiring right now? Millions of job postings will allow this part of the website to analyze data for everyone to match jobs with potential job seekers. This part of the website is coming soon. Check out www.OKJobMatch.com. See if there's anything there which can help your search. Shawna McWaters-Khalousi promises, "If you put your upgraded resume in OKJobMatch.com, and you don't find opportunities, I would be very surprised. FAQs Contact Site Index Calendar of Events Information A.D.A Employment C.A.P. About ODC Agency ADA Coordinators |
| Date created | 2012-03-02 |
| Date modified | 2012-03-02 |
