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

Department of Labor, Licensing and RegulationDepartment of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

Division of Workforce DevelopmentDivision of Workforce Developmentand Adult Learningand Adult Learning

Orientation

Provide information and contact information to assist customers to

locate their next opportunity or resources to become re-employed.

Columbia Workforce Center

Office of Employment Services

Veteran Services

Professional Outplacement Assistance Center (POAC)

Division of Rehabilitation Services

Howard County Office of Workforce Development

JOB SEEKERSJOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERSEMPLOYERS

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.

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.

One Stop Job Center Services

Maryland Workforce Exchange

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 Labor Market InformationInformationOnet Online

http://www.onetonline.org

Maryland Career and Workforce Informationhttp://www.dllr.state.md.us/lmi

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?

Type of Assessment Source

Skill Set Profile

O*Net Ability Profiler

America’s Career InfoNet Skills Profiler

Where can I take a Skills Assessment?

Skills Profiler

www.careerinfonet.org/skills Create a list of your skills and match them to job types that use those skills.

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.

My Next Move www.mynextmove.org An interactive tool for job seekers

and students to learn more about different careers

Virtual Training Center

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•Online Software Training

•Self paced

•Over 1000 courses

Maryland Division of

Workforce Development

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