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Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Division of Workforce Development and Adult
Learning
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Orientation

• Provide information and contact information to
  assist customers to locate their next opportunity
  or resources to become re-employed.

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Columbia Workforce Center

• Office of Employment Services
• Veteran Services
• Professional Outplacement Assistance Center
  (POAC)
• Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Howard County Office of Workforce Development

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• JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS
• FREE services
• and
• FREE resources

• Must be fully registered in the Maryland
  Workforce Exchange (MWE) at mwejobs.maryland.gov
• (Required by Unemployment Insurance)
• One Stop Career Centers are located throughout
  Maryland to serve businesses and job seekers.
• Provide a full range of assistance to job
  seekers.
• Staffed with qualified professionals who can
  assist with training referrals, career
  counseling, job listings and other
  employment-related services.

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One Stop Job Center Services

• Current job openings
• Virtual Recruiter
• Résumé Builder
• Education and training programs
• Career and workforce information
• Events calendar
• Labor market information
• Links to community services
• Access to fax and copiers
• Tutorials/Workshops

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Maryland Workforce Exchange
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What is Labor Market Information(LMI)?

• Data about employment by location and occupation,
  labor supply and demand, earnings, unemployment
  and demographics of the labor force make up what
  is known as labor market information.

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Why do I need Labor Market Information?

• If you are in the exploration phase of the career
  planning process, labor market information is a
  valuable resource.
• You can use it to find answers to many questions,
  including
• Which industries employ people in this
  occupation?
• Where will I be able to find a job?
• Will there be opportunities in the field I am
  considering after I complete required training or
  education?
• How much will I earn?

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Labor Market Information
Onet Online http//www.onetonline.org Maryland
Career and Workforce Information http//www.dllr.s
tate.md.us/lmi    
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What is a Skills Assessment?
A self-assessment tool that is used to determine
whether you have certain skills as well as
whether you like using those skills.
What is the value?

• Taking assessments help you to answer the
  following questions
• What can I do?
• What do I like to do?
• What skills do I have, and are any of them
  transferrable skills into new career options?
• What is important to me in my career? Is it
  money? Location? Flexibility? Advancement?

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Where can I take a Skills Assessment?
Type of Assessment Source
Skill Set Profile
ONet Ability Profiler
Americas Career InfoNet Skills Profiler
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Skills Profiler
www.careerinfonet.org/skills Create a list of
your skills and match them to job types that use
those skills.
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mySkills myFuture

• www.myskillsmyfuture.com Helps laid-off workers
  and other career changers find new occupations to
  explore.

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Use to research your occupational field and see
the other occupations you may want to explore
that have similar skillsets.
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My Next Move

• www.mynextmove.org An interactive tool for job
  seekers and students to learn more about
  different careers

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Virtual Training Center

• Online Software Training
• Self paced
• Over 1000 courses

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• Maryland Division
• of
• Workforce Development