There's a Job for ThatA simple way to find jobs that match your skillsDemo for V.P. Biden, Secretary of Labor Perez, and CTO SmithOctober 21, 2014

The Job-for-That teamAliya Rahman, Code for ProgressBobby Joe Smith, Code for ProgressJike Chong, SimplyHiredLogan Powell, U.S Census BureauWhitney Quesenbery, Center for Civic Design

Download the file to read the demo script in the notes pages

If you are looking for work...

... you may struggle to find the jobs that match your skills.

There's a Job for That starts fast.No login. Low bandwidth. Simple interface.

One simple question in each step.

Questions quickly narrow downthe app to the right type of work

Plain language is critical to help job seekers find a good match.

Skills have been "translated" into simple, everyday questions

The questions include qualifications plus skills and preferences.

There's a Job for That can be a front end for more formal jobs profiling tools like ONet.

The questions come from an analysis of millions of job listings

The changes in color signal the section of the app.

The app returns a mix of jobs...showingthe kind of work available in the area.

Job descriptions links lead to the host jobs site.. in this case, Simply Hired

There's a Job for That!

What's under the covers? Requirements extracted from real job listings. Analysis to curate and group. Plain language questions for

Qualifications Knowledge Skills

A smart algorithm that stays up to date to show the most desired skills for jobs right now

There's a Job for That!

Making jobs information easy A simple site

Works on a mobile device

Written in plain language

Matching people's skills to the jobs available today.

There's a Job for That!

Next steps Test the concept in job centers

This will take partnerships A team to continue the work Access to staff and job seekers User research to fill out and refine the plain

langauge questions

There's a Job for That!

A simple way to find jobs that match your skills.

Try it: http://theres-a-job-for-that.herokuapp.com

There's a Job for That!

Thank you. Aliya Rahman & Bobby Joe Smith, Code for Progress

aliya@codeforprogress.org

Jike Chong, SimplyHiredjike@simplyhired.com

Logan Powell, U.S Census Bureauloganpowell@gmail.com

Whitney Quesenbery, Center for Civic Designwhitneyq@civicdesign.org