Career Planning ResourcesStaff Orientation

When I Grow Up…

When you were a kid, what did you imagine yourself doing?

• Astronaut

• Dancer

• Race car driver

• Newscaster

“If I knew then, what I know now, I would have become…”

Labor Market Information

We know..

• The good-paying jobs

• The industries and employers that need to fill those good-paying jobs

• The education and skills required to get those good-paying jobs

Our Challenge

If people knew what we know, they could make better decisions about education& careers for themselves and their children.

Community Outreach

New Tools

• Career Planning Video

• Mini-brochure

• Newsletter article

• Email text

• Web icons

• Flyer

• Poster

Getting Started

Existing Contacts

• Employers

• Professional organizations

• Business organizations

• Houses of worship

• Community centers

• Civic organizations

• Parent – Teacher Groups

Cold calls to any place where people gather 

Booking the Presentation

Customize your

• Letter of introduction

• Phone script

•Presentation synopsis

Promoting the Presentation

Customize the

• Flyer template

• Email text

• Bulletin announcement

• PowerPoint Slide

Career Planning Video

Available in

• English

• Spanish

Companionmini-brochure

• English

• Spanish

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Focus On Profiles

• Blogforce

• Career Cube

• When I Grow Up

• Personality Inventories

• Job Search Seminars

• Professional Office Staff

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Focus On Profiles

http://www.wrksolutions.com/jobs/focuson.html

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Blogforce

http://blogforce.wrksolutions.com/

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Career Cube

http://www.careercube.org/

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• When I Grow Up

http://www.whenigrowup.careercube.org/

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Personality Inventories

http://www.wrksolutions.com/jobs/careerpersonalitymatch.html

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Job Search Seminars

http://www.wrksolutions.com/jobs/jobfairs.html

Career Planning Resources

LMI repackaged for different users

• Professional Office Staff

http://www.wrksolutions.com/jobs/careeroffices/careeroffices.asp

Extend your reach

Leave behind package

• DVD

• USB stick that contains: Parent newsletter article Parent ad Parent e-mail Career Cube Ad/Poster Web icons

• Paper samples of the above

• Career Puzzle

Follow-up

Stay in touch

• Hand-written thank you card

• Recommendations to other groups

Questions & Answers

Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Texas Relay Numbers: 1-800-735-2989 (TDD)   1-800-735-2988 (Voice) or 711.

Thank you!