Employment Workshops

For Adults on The Autistic

Spectrum

Session 3:

Job Search

• INTRODUCTIONS

• GROUND RULES

• THE JOB SEARCH

• EFFECTIVLY USING UJM

• NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE

• EVALUATION OF WORKSHOP

GROUND RULES

Where have you looked for work

?

Where can we find out about jobs ?

Internet Facebook Twitter Word of mouth

In the newspaper

Approaching an employer

At an agency

At the job centre Via your mobile

Careers service

Universal Jobmatch

• The Jobcentre Plus job search web-site.

• One of the UK’s largest jobsites

• It matches a jobseeker’s CV and skills to

jobs that suit their needs.

• You will need to register with the online

service and provide an email address.

• https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch

Universal JobMatch

Registering on Universal JobMatch

You will need to give your first name and

surname select a password and a valid

email address. This will create a

GOVERNMENT GATEWAY ACCOUNT

These account numbers work in other sites.

Universal JobMatch

OK, I’m registered

So now what do I do ?

You can just start searching for jobs but the

website does more than that.

You can build a profile so that it

recommends jobs to you

You can also put your CV online.

Universal JobMatch

Job Match Profile

You will need to start building your profile.

This involves entering all the skills from your

personal profile.

Universal Jobmatch will match jobs against

your skills.

Universal JobMatch

I’m not sure about what job to search

for?

•You may not feel you like any of the sample

jobs we have provided .

•That’s OK

•You have a job in mind but aren’t sure what

you would do or what skills you will need.

•How do I find out ?

Universal JobMatch

Careers Wales

Contains a wealth of supporting material Welsh specific. https://www.careerswales.com/en/

Universal JobMatch

Careers Wales

Putting in the job you are looking for in the career

search window will bring up a whole range of leaflets

relating to careers

Universal JobMatch

Careers Wales Searching for work on farms provides a

comprehensive breakdown of work in agriculture.

Universal JobMatch

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Provides similar information to Careers Wales but English only.

Universal JobMatch

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE

If you want to know about a different job, click on careers advice, Job

Profiles. You can search for a specific job or simply browse.

Universal JobMatch

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE

You can see what the work involves, average salary and what skills and

qualifications you will need. The skills in our big list are taken from

these sites and specifically Universal JobMatch to enable the program

to find matches.

Universal JobMatch

Profile building

In the first module we created a

“Personal Skills Grid”

You should be able to transfer most of your

personal skills onto the profile section.

Don’t worry, you can keep adding to this.

Universal JobMatch

CV

In module 2 we looked at creating your CV

You have 3 options on this site.

1. Use the build a CV tool

2. Upload your CV (Word or PDF)

3. Copy and paste your CV

Universal JobMatch

Profile and CV, Why does this help?

• When an employer places a job vacancy, the

program will search through a jobseeker’s

profile and CV and make a match.

• When you conduct a job search, the program

will match the wording against the ‘skill’s

section of your profile.

• Ensure that the correct wording is on both your

profile and your CV to get the best matches.

Universal JobMatch

Job Searching

There are 2 main methods

1. You can Browse jobs generally

2. You can use the search boxes

Title, Skills/Keywords, Where

Universal JobMatch

Job Searching

• Try and use a title that matches one

you’ve seen before.

• Try and use a skill that the program

recognises.

• If you aren’t sure about where type in

your post code.

Universal JobMatch

Applying

• Some jobs need an application form

• Some jobs you submit the CV.

• If you are seeking more than one sort of

job you can have up to 5 CVs.

This allows you to “fine tune” your CV.

Some other popular job search

sites 1. Jobswales.co.uk

2. careerswales.com

3. Walesgov.uk/about/recruitment

4. Stdavidscardiff.com

5. Localrecruit.co.uk

6. jobs.nhs.uk

Film Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nrvrGH-3Ho

Top Job Hunting Tips to Beat the

Recession (6:39)

Job Search Activity

• Instructions:

• Work with a partner

• Read the scenario about Amanda Davies

• Answer the questions

Amanda’s Plan

Method How to Begin What I Need Use Universal Job Match

To search advertised

Jobs

Attend job fairs

Build a network of

friends, relatives who

can tell me of possible

leads or be a reference

for me.

Re-Cap

• We looked at the places you can look

• We looked at the major Job centre site.

• We looked at transferring skills from your

personal skills grid into UJA

• We looked at some other features of the

website (profile, CV’s, applying)

• We did a job search activity

Evaluation

How has this session gone for you ?

Did you contribute ?

Were you listened to ?

Did you learn anything new about UJM ?

Did you find the job search activity useful?

Is there anything we need to change for next

time?