Job Development
How many times should we meet with consumers for Job development services?
Once per week
This should always be listed at the top of your resume
Your contact information ( name, phone number, and email address)
When initiating a cold call, who should you ask for?
The owner, hiring manager, HR
Employers use this to screen potential employees by confirming their education, work, criminal history?
What is a Background Check?
What are two resources you can use for job searching.
Community development & The Internet
What should you do before meeting with a consumer for a job development appointment.
What is preparation?
Ex: Bring job leads you have, research local employment opportunities, prep mock interview question etc.
How many pages should a resume be?
1 to 2 pages
Name 3 common mistakes that can be avoidable when building relationships with employers (2 out of 3 answers will be acceptable)
Assuming you know what the employer wants,
Making your pitch to the wrong person in the company,
Taking rejection personally
limitations that would affect an individual from the ability to successfully maintain employment
What is a functional limitation?
Your consumer comes to you and states they need to figure out how to get to and from interviews or a potential job what should you do?
Create a transportation plan
______ is building relationships and earning trust with consumers.
What is rapport?
What is job fairs?
When you are struggling to close the deal with an employer what role should the employment specialist provide
Facilitation and ongoing support
"Why would I send you to a job when you’re 15 minutes late to see me?”
What term are you practicing with your consumer?
Practicing " Tough love"
True or False : Job development is social work
False: Job development is not social work it is marketing. Avoid labels and request for " Charity" placements.
Name four skills you will need to be successful in your role as an Employment specialist? ( two out of 4 will be acceptable)
Good communicator, Organized, Flexible, Persistent
This part of your resume reflects your abilities and interests, uses industry vocabulary and shows research of the job position.
What is an objective?
The type of networking that yields the most long last and rewarding professional relationships
Where can you find Job development activities resources for appointments with consumers?
Sharepoint
The ability to regulate behavior in a purposeful and predictable way, taking into account personal goals, environmental conditions, cultural values and expectations is what functional limitation?
Self- Direction
What is the goal for employment specialist according to the PowerPoint.
Your job is to match the right consumers to the right
employers.
How often should you update your consumers resume?
During orientation, job placement/ transition, and job end
When discussing a consumer with a criminal background to an employer, how should you address their " Criminal history" in a positive neutral term?
An individual with a Justice involved background
Your consumer just finished their interview what are some questions you should ask
Get the consumers impression of how the interview went and what the outcome is or will be.
Ask about specific interview questions.
Discuss pros and cons of accepting the job if it is offered.