The ePortfolio: Self directedness and flexible career paths in a transparent labor market.
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Anna van der Horst
Jaap Jan van Assen
Welcome! Reflect and Act
• Theory
• The ePortfolio
• Transparent Labor Market
• Ambitions
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Theory• Nature of careers change rapidly
• Changing labor market. (Nelissen & de Vos, 2010 ; ROA, 2011)
• Deficits and surpluses – Economic recession– Replacing aging population– Mismatch between jobseekers and available jobs
• Changing society. (Castells & Cardoso, 2005)
• New information and communication technologies
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Theory• How to adapt?
• More flexible career paths. Change jobs easier. • More: Self regulation, Ownership and Flexibility. (Sullivan et all. 1998)
• Shift accountability for career management from employer to employee. (Kossek et al. 1998)
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The ePortfolio• Online platform with tools to answer career guidance
questions• Not only (360° feedback) tests, also reflection exercises, (on
–offline) coaching, vacancy search, presentation modules• Creates clear picture of career profile• Both diagnosis as well as action• Stimulates self direction
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Transparent labor market
• Clear picture of skills and qualities is not enough.• Where can you use them? Who needs them? Where to go?• Labor market is not transparent: dependent position, no
inter-sectoral mobility
Training ePortfolio’s / 2012
Transparent labor market
• Draw the labor landscape using Award winning technology (GD2011, GD2012)
• Map job qualification structure (BKS, O*NET, ?)• Include vacancies• Include individual profiles using their ePortfolio’s
• Not only a job seeker perspective, also• Policy makers• Education• Organisations• Mediators
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Ambitions
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• International application of the Transparent Labor Market concept
• Quality improvement: Study the effects with Justus Liebig Universität Gießen. • Does the ePortfolio change:
• Job search behavior• Sense of self regulation• Experienced transparency of the labor market• Actual labor mobility• ….
Questions / suggestions?
Anna van der Horst [email protected]@annavdh
Jaap Jan van [email protected]@jaapjanvanassen
http://www.meurshrm.nl@meurshrm_nl
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