Outline of the Job Interface

Resources for Libraries, Schools and Employment Centres

The Job Interface is a windows based program that resides on the desktop of client PCs. It embodies a wide spectrum of resources that job seekers have found to be useful over the years. It is used by many local government and charity based employment services throughout the London area.

The interface is displayed when the user clicks upon a desktop icon, and is closed when the user clicks the CLOSE button. This is the normal mode for public service providers such as libraries. However, the interface can also be configured as a permanent desktop background that holds the job seekers attention to the task of job-seeking; it is used in this way by a large number of employment services and charities.

When a button is clicked, other windows open to reveal some very useful resources. Here is the Careers Tests Interface, which opens when the Careers Tests button is clicked above.

Here is the Career Videos Interface, which opens when the Videos On Disc button is clicked above. Clients select an industrial category, and the interface displays 30+ job titles in a listbox. Clicking on any job title will play the video. All videos are in full colour and come with subtitles for users with hearing difficulties. There are over 600 videos covering almost every conceivable occupation.

Resources

Job Vacancies: provides all the job vacancy resources found in a typical job centre - including government job sites, newspapers, trade magazines and the 12 leading general job sites. In addition there are over 50 specialist job sites - representing the leading job sites for those industries. Single- click access means that job seekers do not have to remember URLs or ask staff for them. This means that they visit more job sites in any period of time than they would otherwise.
Personality Tests: (Myers Briggs and Holland Tests) which provide a personality code output and search engines for matching that code to jobs. For example The Dream Machine (see demo below) asks clients to enter up to 7 occupations that they have dreamed of doing or seriously though about. It calculates the code for each of these occupations and then totals them to get an overall Holland Personality Code for the client. It uses a database of 1,500 different coded occupations to carry this out.
600 job profiles: covering almost every conceivable industry in detail - including job outline, training required, suggested websites and contacts.
600 career videos: covering almost every conceivable industry. The videos can be accessed by streaming off the internet, or can be loaded on to the client PCs for quicker access. They display a documentary interview with people working in each industry, and they are very good for inspiring job seekers with ideas for careers they might enjoy.
Directories for courses and training: Directories cover college, apprenticeships, adult and university education - including a link to over 100 apprenticeship schemes currently running in the UK
CV Maker: provides a choice of 6 templates to choose from and creates a CV based on user input.
The Speculative Mailer: Enables a job seeker to send their CV to all the local companies within a chosen industry. The database of company emails is updated weekly with new employers who are based with in London. Centres may suggest additional data that they have found useful, ie directories, company lists etc.
Recording Job Seeker Activity: Job Seekers are able to keep records of personality test results, their CV and a job diary. These three documents are stored on the server, are accessed using a username and password, and are always available to the job seeker where ever he may be.
Community Building: Disadvantaged people in our society - such as the unemployed and ethnic minorities - often experience severe social isolation and exclusion. Factors such as low income and low social status isolate and exclude these groups. Consequently, they feel ignored and rejected - they may even sense that their lives are insignificant and valueless in the eyes of others. These feelings are very debilitating and de-motivating. The Job Interface accesses resources for building online communities amongst the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups. Such online communities are a powerful way of helping people to link up and integrate into a local community. An example of such a resource is shown below, in the online demonstrations section.

Benefits

It serves 3 main benefits for the Job Seeker -

Resources: It provides all the resources that a job seeker needs, at their finger tips. This means job seekers are able to find more jobs in any one period of time. And it also means that a great deal of staff time is saved because they no longer have to locate these resources for clients.
Attention: The interface is readily available as an interactive desktop wallpaper , holding the job seekers attention to the task at hand. It focuses their mind on job hunting, and it's structured layout helps job seekers to structure and plan their job seeking day.
Process: The Job Interface provides a structured process for long term unemployed - helping them to proceed through a series of logical steps -
- PERSONALITY TESTS: identifying careers that match their personality and interests
- PROFILES: researching those careers
- TRAINING: looking at training courses for those careers
- PREPARATIONS: CV making
- APPLICATIONS: Job vacancy resources and speculative mailing

Online Demonstrations

The software is a windows desktop programme that runs from the client PCs hard drive. Only some of it's resources are currently available as demonstrations on the internet. Here are some small examples of just a few of it's resources.

Speculative Emailer demo
Job Vacancies demo
Personality Test demo
Dream Machine demo
Recording Activity demo
Community Building (Polish Resources)
Mapping Tools for Locating Resources in London

Full demonstrations are available at many centres in London, where the software is in current use. A list of these can be found below.

Testimonials

The Job Interface has been in use at the following centres for almost 2 years. It has become an integral and reliable part of their day-to-day activities and is popular with both staff and clients.

St Mungos :
Bridge Training Centre
Contact Corin Pilling
Centre manager
0208 960 6798
07801 034 870

St Mungos
Atlantic Rd Centre

St Mungos
Cromwell Rd Centre

St Mungos
Cedars Rd Centre

Connections at St Martins
Contact Bill Williams
Manager
0207 766 5546
0207 766 5547

Broadway Homelessness and Support Ltd
Market Lane Centre
Contact Peter Murphy
0207 089 9608
07947 761 891

Broadway Homelessness and Support Ltd
Coningham Rd Centre
Contact Peter Murphy
0207 089 9608
07947 761 891

Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
Mike Hollingsworth
IT Manager
0207 938 8288
07973 124 264

Kensington Recruitment
Contact Paul Featherstone
0207 937 1611

Cardinal Hume Centre
Contact Phillip
0207 222 1602

Southwark Council
Southwark Works
Contact Katy Bobin
0207 701 9869
07722 138 987

Chelsea Methodist Church
Stephen Braddick
Centre Manager
0207 352 9305

Community Media Design
Contact Rohan Wijetunge
Senior IT Tutor
0207 193 2239

UR4Jobs
Upper Room
St Saviours Church
Cobbold Rd
London W12 9LN

"This is a really excellent product that I would feel no hesitation in recommending to other organizations."
Graham Burton, Manager of St Mungos Programme Centre

Cost

£15 per week for an entire centre. This cost includes installation, maintenance and regular updating of the software on as many computers as needed. The contract is a 28 day rolling contract. A centre can cancel at anytime giving 28 days notice.

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Contact

Craig Kooper
Job Programs

Tel: 0207 795 0575
Mob: 07975 866 810
Email: craig_pkooper @ yahoo.com