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Job Center of Wisconsin and Milton High School

Job Center of Wisconsin and Milton High School. A Workforce Partnership. Milton School District - School to Career Coordinator Career and Technical Education Coordinator. DWD – Employment and Training Specialist; Rock County Job Center. ACP Conference . December 6, 2016. Madison, WI.

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Job Center of Wisconsin and Milton High School

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  1. Job Center of Wisconsin and Milton High School A Workforce Partnership Milton School District - School to Career Coordinator Career and Technical Education Coordinator DWD – Employment and Training Specialist; Rock County Job Center ACP Conference December 6, 2016 Madison, WI Amy Kenyon Heath Bierman Stephanie Elmer DWD – Employment and Training Specialist; Rock County Job Center

  2. Partnership Formation • DWD Job Service staff from Rock County Job Centerpartnered with Milton High School (MHS) (MECAS) to provide students in GED classes with: • Work Readiness Workshops • WorkKeys Testing • Requests from employer community • Jane Dooley (MECAS) connected DWD staff with Amy Kenyon (School to Career Coordinator) to develop services for full MHS student population."

  3. Career Exploration Day • April 12, 2016 at MHS • All 9 – 12th grade MHS students participated • Students rotated through 4 sessions: • Career Cluster first choice • Career Cluster second choice • Job Center presentation in auditorium • College Fair in gymnasium

  4. Career Exploration Day Planning:Part 1 4-6 months before the event: • All MHS students completed Career Cruising Match Maker Assessment: from this assessment, each student developed a list of possible careers • MHS provided 1,056 students with first and second choices in each Career Cluster • DWD determined the number of participating employer representatives for each Career Cluster • DWD developed work readiness presentation for students

  5. Career Exploration Day Planning:Part 1 Documents Combined similar clusters based on level of interest, resulting in 10 categories instead of 16:

  6. Career Exploration Day Planning:Part 2 2-3 months before the event: • DWD contacted targeted employers to confirm attendance • MHS contacted targeted postsecondary institutions to confirm attendance • MHS developed individualized student schedules based on their top 2 Career Cluster interests • MHS developed student tracking brochure

  7. Career Exploration Day Planning:Part 3 2 weeks before event • DWD developed biography sheets for each employer representative • DWD sent logistics info to employer reps • MHS & DWD partnered to notify media of event

  8. Career Exploration Day Planning:Part 3 Documents

  9. Career Exploration Day • 22 classrooms • 62 employer representatives • 1 work-readiness presentation in auditorium • 25 Post-secondary training institutions in gym • Approximately 1,000 9 – 12 grade students

  10. Partnership Formation Career Exploration Day: Student Brochure

  11. Career Exploration Day:Student Brochure, continued…

  12. Lessons Learned Successes: Improvements: More field worker participation Fine tune communications with employers about expectations for the day Consider shortening 45-minute sessions Provide more hands-on vs. lecture opportunities May be difficult toreplicate on a larger scale • Overwhelmingly positive response from students and employers • Scheduling, flow and format ran smoothly • Employers have requested replicating the model in other schools

  13. Partnership Continues:Student Job Fair Event • Connect interested students with appropriate employers currently hiring their age group/skill level • Encourage students to network with employers in their chosen career field • Explore opportunities for informational interviews, Youth/Registered Apprenticeship, on-the-job training, job shadowing, and internships/externships

  14. Student Job Fair • April 26, 2016 at MHS • 57 employers represented • Over 1,100 available jobs • All Juniors and Seniors participated: • Students first met in auditorium for a Job Fair preparation session

  15. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Qualities Employers Seek When Hiring • Organizational skills • Interpersonal skills • Positive attitude • Leadership abilities • Communication skills • Considerate and helpful • Willingness to work with others as a team • Attendance • Punctuality • Enthusiasm • Cooperation • Maturity • Accuracy • Problem-solving skills

  16. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Preparing to Attend a Job Fair • Prepare and practice your introduction to naturally state your name, work experiences and education in less than 30 seconds. • Resumes: • Prepare a strong resume. • Have others proofread your resume/completed applications to ensure documents are error-free. • Bring crisp, clean copies in a portfolio or folder. • Research the companies that interest you. Learn who they are and what they do. • Create a prioritized list of employers you’d like to meet with at the Job Fair. • Do not wander or roam. Present yourself with a purpose. • Don’t be shy – be prepared!

  17. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Conduct at the Job Fair • Greet each employer with a firm handshake and smile. • Make eye contact and introduce yourself. • Be polite! • Listen carefully to what the recruiter is saying. The room may be noisy, so don’t get distracted! • Focus, Focus, Focus! • Don’t let promotional freebies on the table distract you; Don’t grab them. • Glance at the recruiter’s nametag and remember their name. • Get a business card from each recruiter and save it for follow up purposes. • Thank each recruiter for their time.

  18. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Post-Job Fair Follow-up • Send a follow-up/thank you letter to each employer with which you spoke. • Send letters within 3 days after the event. • It is okay to enclose a resume with your thank you letter. This may draw attention to your name once again.

  19. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Obtaining a Work Permit • Letter from employer (preferably on business stationery) with: • Employer’s complete name, address, and phone number. • State student job/duties. • Must be signed by the manager/owner. • Work permit will NOT be issued without this letter. • Parent/guardian signature and date: • Parent/guardian may sign the student’s employment letter or sign/date a permission statement. EXAMPLE: I give my son/daughter (name) permission to work at (business name).

  20. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Obtaining a Work Permit, continued… • Two (2) pieces of identification are required to obtain a work permit: 1) A social security card is mandatory, and 2) A birth certificate, Baptismal certificate, Valid driver’s license, or Photo ID. • The student needs to be present to sign the work permit. • Cost is $10.00 which is reimbursed to the student by the employer per state statutes. • Special Note: If reapplying at the same office, you will only need the employer letter, parent permission and $10.00 fee. The other information should be on file here.

  21. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Participating Employers • American Awards & Promotions-Milton • Ball Corporation-Ft. Atkinson • Bank of Milton-Milton • Basin Precision Machining-Jefferson • Bell Labs-Madison • Birds Eye Foods-Darien • Blackhawk Community Credit Union-Janesville • Blain’s Farm and Fleet-Janesville • BrightStar Care-Madison • Brotoloc South-Whitewater • Burger King-Ft. Atkinson • Cedar Crest-Janesville • Charter Communications-Wausau

  22. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:Follow MHS School-to-Career Program Follow mhsjobs @mhsjobs @MiltonHSJobs

  23. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:MHS ACP and Career Cruising • Comprehensive ACP Plan utilizes both Career Cruising and Google Docs to organize items. • ACP work is done in homerooms, English classes and the required Financial Literacy class. • Students are also required to be involved in at least 4 Work-Based Learning opportunities.

  24. Job Fair Preparation Session Topics:ACP Portfolio Presentation Beginning in the class of 2018, all seniors will be required to present their portfolio to a panel consisting of: • Homeroom Teacher/Staff Member • Administrator • Local Business Member Using elements they have created in their portfolio, students will answer these questions: • The last four years of high school have taught me… • Post-secondary plan description and interest is and I chose this because...

  25. Employer Job Fair Documents

  26. Employer Booth Job Fair Documents

  27. Student Job Fair Documents

  28. Lessons Learned Successes: Improvements: Develop planned student activity to require employer contact Expand participation (Only 11 – 12th grades included) Many student absences Consider shorter timeframe Include more hands-on activities • Many positive comments from employers with same day interviews/hires • Hands-on/interactive displays • DWD Apprenticeship, DVR, and WIOA Youth Programs represented • Hiring age represented: 14+

  29. Questions? Heath Bierman Employment and Training Specialist (608) 741-3612Heath.Bierman@dwd.wisconsin.gov Amy Kenyon MHS School to Career/CTE Coordinator (608) 868-9300, Ext.1107 kenyona@milton.k12.wi.us

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