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Employment Workshops
For Adults on The Autistic
Spectrum
Welcome
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Session 3:
Job Search
INTRODUCTIONS
GROUND RULES
THE JOB SEARCH
EFFECTIVLY USING UJM
NATIONAL CAREERS
SERVICE
EVALUATION OF
WORKSHOP
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GROUND RULES
It may be helpful to write rules up
on a flip chart or on a white board.
Or have a participant write down
the rules onto a piece of paper.
Add the rules to the ground rule
slide at a later time.
The most important thing is that
the group decide together what the
rules of the group will be.
Some examples of possible
ground rules:
Mobiles on silent
Confidentiality
Respect
Leave the room if you need to,
always a welcome back (designate
a place to go if they need to
escape in an emergency for
example a quiet corner in the
hallway)
No discrimination based on
gender, race, religion etc.
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The Job Search
Where have you looked for work ?
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Where can we find out about jobs
?
Word of mouth
Internet
Facebook
Twitter
At an agency
In the newspaper
At the job centre
Careers service
Approaching an employer
Via your mobile
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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
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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
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http://indusdelta.co.uk/story/dwp_t
o_launch_universal_jobmatch_aut
umn/10820 Click to view some
background information about
Universal Jobmatch
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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.
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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.
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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 ?
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Universal JobMatch
NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE
https://nationalcareersservice.di
rect.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
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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.
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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 this site and Universal
JobMatch.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Universal JobMatch
Job Searching
There are 2 main methods
You can Browse jobs generally
You can use the search boxes
Title,
Skills/Keywords,
Where
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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.
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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.
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Some other popular job search
sites
Jobswales.co.uk
Walesgov.uk/about/recruitment
Stdavidscardiff.com
Localrecruit.co.uk
jobs.nhs.uk
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Film Time
Top Job Hunting Tips to Beat the
Recession (6:39)
See hand out titled “Useful Job
Search websites”
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Job Search Activity
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Instructions:
Work with a partner
Read the scenario about Amanda
Davies
Answer the questions
For this activity each
participant should receive The
“Job Search activity” hand out,
“Amanda’s skills grid” hand out
and “Amanda’s plan” handout
Here are the answers to the Job
Search Activity handout:
1. See the notes in the next slide
for the answers to this question
2. Any of the skills listed in her
personal skills grid would be
appropriate to add to her profile
3. Possible tips:
Remain positive, sign up for
linkdin, use facebook, network
with friends and family, be
flexible with amount of hours
you are willing to work, amount
of pay or location, wake up
early each day so you are in a
set routine, get a good nights
rest each night, make business
cards for networking, have your
diary filled out and ready to set
an interview, have interview
clothes ready, book yourself
onto a course to keep you
motivated, set a daily schedule
for yourself, have a plan, set
goals daily, weekly or monthly.
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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.
Use universal job match
--How to begin: First of all
Amanda will need to register
with the web site. She will need
to visit
https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch
and click on register with
Universal Job match
-- She could consult various
different places for assistance
with UJM if she needs help.
You tube has several how to
videos, she could use the
guide from this course titled
“How to Use Universal
Jobmatch”. Many libraries have
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drop in job clubs where she
could go for help or they may
be able to direct you where to
go.
-- Once Amanda is registered she
will need to create her profile
and upload her CV. Keep in
mind, the program will match
jobs against the words you use
in the skills section so as a
suggestion you may want to do
a job search for “teacher” and
have a look at the list of skills
that come up. You can do this
by searching for teacher jobs
by entering “teacher” into the
job title search box, click on a
job and then click “review my
skills” tab locate on the left.
This will show you a list of
recommended skills.
2. What I need:
-- a CV
-- A personal skills list: this should
have skills on it from the
national careers service as well
as from UJM
-- Three references with contact
details
2. Attend job fairs
-- How to begin: Inquire at local
libraries, Google “career fairs in
my local area”, the local
authority, career centres (job
centre, careers wales etc.),
post on facebook, look at the
web site for the school she is
interested in as they may have
something posted about a job
fair.
--What I need:
CV
Cover letter
A script to talk with potential
employers
3. How to Begin: Amanda can
make a list of all the friends
that she has at the moment
including relatives and
neighbours. To track down
former friends and
acquaintances, try the internet
or searching facebook. It would
be a good idea to practice how
she is going to approach them
for leads and how she will ask
them if they will be a reference
for her. Remember a
professional reference of a
character reference must be
from someone who has known
you for 5 years.
-- What I need:
A script to talk to these people
to inquire about jobs and ask if
they would be a reference for
you
A CV to send them if
necessary
Thank you notes to thank those
who agreed to give you a job
lead of be a reference for you
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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
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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?