1. Hurricane Recovery Job Connection www.jobsearch.org/hurricanejobs
Friday, September 30, 2005
2:00 pm EDT

2. Virtual Classroom Layout
Presentation Slide Area
Participant List
Moderator:
I’d like to take a moment to show you the layout of the virtual classroom.
There are three main areas that I would like to call to your attention:
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The Chat Room, also at the left of the screen, allows you to ask questions, or make comments during the webinar. For those of you who have attended other webinars with us, the format for today’s session is a bit different. We are using a ONE WAY conference for the audio portion of this webinar. Due to the large number of attendees, and to control background noise and interruptions, we’re going to rely on this CHAT feature to solicit your questions throughout the session. Those attending with a group will want to designate a “scribe” to represent your group by entering questions as they occur ANYTIME throughout the session. We will be monitoring the chat window, recording your questions, and making them available to the Assistant Secretary so she can respond to them at the end of our session today.
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3. Submitting Questions
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If you would like to submit a question or comment anytime during the presentation, please enter that question into the chat room. The chat room is located in the lower left portion of the virtual classroom.
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Again, please be sure to enter your questions at ANYTIME throughout our session. We’ll make time to answer as many of them as possible during the session.
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4. Practice
In the chat room, please type the name of your organization, your location, and how many people are attending with you today.
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5. Access to Webinar Materials
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Moderator:
Please note that all materials and presentation slides used in this webinar will be available for download from the “Resources” section of the Workforce3 One Webspace at
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6. Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
Speaker Introduction
Harvey Ollis
Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
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7. Harvey Ollis, Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
Introductions
Panelists:
Harvey Ollis, Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
Greg Hitchcock, Federal Project Lead, Hurricane Recovery Job Connection, USDOL/ETA
Judy Thompson, Manager of Data Processing, America's Job Bank Service Center, New York Department of Labor
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8. Create a greater awareness/familiarity with the site
Objectives
Create a greater awareness/familiarity with the site
Discuss ways your state agencies and this resource can work together towards a common goal
Identify methods on how states can identify and send jobs to this site
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9. Hurricane Recovery Job Connection
Formerly known as Katrina Recovery Job Connection (
Refocused for broader approach to hurricane response
/katrinajobs links is redirected to new site
Can also be reached through
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10. Hurricane Recovery Job Connection Major Functionality
Jobseekers/General Jobs Search
Jobseekers/Recovery Jobs Search
Employer Job Posting
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11. Federal Project Lead, Hurricane Recovery Job Connection, USDOL/ETA
Greg Hitchcock,
Federal Project Lead, Hurricane Recovery Job Connection, USDOL/ETA
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12. Job Seekers/ General Jobs Search
Searches all jobs available on the site
Nationwide search where individuals impacted by hurricanes can search jobs employers have posted specifically for them
Job seekers can also post resumes for registered employers to search
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13. Job Seekers/ Recovery Jobs Search
Searches only temporary clean-up, recovery, and reconstruction jobs in hurricane recovery areas
States are encouraged to post jobs created through National Emergency Grants
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14. Employers
Can post jobs they want to make available to hurricane impacted individuals
Can post jobs that support hurricane recovery efforts
Can search resumes of individuals displaced by hurricanes
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15. Connection to America’s Job Bank
This is an association site, built on AJB infrastructure and processes
All data (jobs/resumes) are uploaded to AJB for broader exposure
Job data is available for download into state systems to support reemployment efforts of displaced individuals in your state
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16. Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
Harvey Ollis
Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
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17. Working Together to Help Those in Need
Site built to complement state/local resources due to unique circumstances that has resulted in individuals displaced by the hurricanes being dispersed throughout the country
This requires a coordinated effort of the Workforce Investment System
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18. Benefits Affected Individuals One stop shop for re-employment needs
Search in the location they have been evacuated to
Search in home city/state for opportunities prior to returning home
States
Can provide value-added service to employer customers wanting to assist hurricane-impacted individuals
Help provide opportunities for individuals displaced by hurricanes to return home, or relocate
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19. Steps You Can Take to Make the Partnership Work
Link to Hurricane Recovery Job Connection from State Web sites and Job Banks
Inform One-Stop staff of this new resource and encourage them to discuss as part of service delivery to employers and dislocated workers
Encourage employers to populate the site
Submit job openings from your state system
Develop ways for NEG grant jobs to be placed on this site (as appropriate)
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20. How to Link to Hurricane Recovery Job Connection
Links and Logos available at:
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21. Employer Posting Options
Employers offering a small number of positions
New and Small Businesses
Registered AJB employers already using the Public Interface
Employers not registered with AJB that are interested in posting a large number of positions
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22. Judy Thompson
Manager of Data Processing, America's Job Bank Service Center, New York Department of Labor
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23. 1. Employers offering a small number of positions
Must register as an employer with the Hurricane Recovery Job Connection Web site
This includes registered AJB employers
Job will be posted to both the Hurricane Recovery Job Connection, and AJB
Can indicate job as a Hurricane Recovery Job by checking the denotation box in step 2 of the job posting process
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24. 2. Registered AJB Employers already using the Public Interface
Employers can customize existing files they submit to AJB by:
Adding KGJ in the region field on the job record for general jobs they want sent to the HRJC site
Adding KRJ in the region field on the job record for recovery/reconstruction jobs they want sent to the HRJC site
To designate that all jobs sent to AJB should be displayed on the HRJC site immediately, employers should call the help desk at , select option 3 and speak to a Public Interface agent
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25. These employers should use the batch file process:
3. Employers not registered with AJB that are interested in posting a large number of positions
These employers should use the batch file process:
Register as an employer on the HRJC site
Click on the link from the "My Account" page that says "Are you interested in learning more about posting your jobs using our bulk submission process?"
Complete the public interface registration
A customer service representative will contact you to begin the job posting process
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26. References for Helping Employers
These employer posting options are available at:
More specifics on how to register for the Public Interface and the technical details involved are available at:
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27. States Sending Job Orders
Can leverage existing AJB data exchange or create one for this purpose
Develop a policy/procedure transmittal to local One-Stop Staff that appropriate openings should be shared
The criteria for determining which jobs should be shared is up to the state, but the process has to include front-line staff inserting codes into appropriate job descriptions as they enter them into the state’s system to leverage the existing AJB process. States would then transmit these listings as part of the file the state uploads to AJB
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28. States Identifying Appropriate Job Orders in the AJB File
KGJ: should be entered as the first four characters in the job description field on the job record for general jobs the state wants sent to the HRJC site
KRJ: should be entered as the first four characters in the job description field on the job record for recovery/reconstruction jobs the state wants sent to the HRJC site
Using the correct code (and ensuring the colon is part of the code) is important to ensure that the file is processed by AJB correctly, so that the jobs appear on the HRJC site in the appropriate searches
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29. Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
Harvey Ollis
Manager, E-Tools Group, USDOL/ETA
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30. National Emergency Grants
$191.1 million in National Emergency Grants (NEG) to create more than 40,000 temporary jobs in the region related to the re-establishment of infrastructure and community services as well as clean-up of communities have been awarded.
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31. NEG Job Posting
Set up a process to have your NEG grantees enter their jobs with the KRJ: code in the beginning of the job description in your state job bank and then transmit a file to AJB; or
Issue state guidance asking grantees to register with and directly enter the jobs onto the Hurricane Recovery Job Connection site.
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32. Judy Thompson
Manager of Data Processing, America's Job Bank Service Center, New York Department of Labor
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33. AJB Service Center is Available to Help
Help for States: (option 3)
Learn who your State Coordinator is
Get answers to questions regarding uploading/downloading files with hurricane related job openings between the HRJC site and your state system
Help for Employers: (option 2)
For answers to questions on employer posting options
Refer employers interested in using the batch process
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34. Q&A
Open Discussion
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36. Access to Webinar Materials
Materials and presentation slides used in this webinar will be available for download from the Research & Information section of the Workforce3One Webspace.
All webinars are recorded and available for viewing after the event. Recorded webinars will be posted to the Multimedia Information/ Self-Paced Learning section of the Workforce3One Webspace.
Moderator:
Please note that all materials and presentation slides used in this webinar will be available for download from the “Resources” section of the Workforce3 One Webspace at
Also, all webinars are recorded and available for viewing after the event. Recorded webinars will be posted to the Skill Building section of Workforce3 One, and filed under “Self-Paced Learning.”
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