09:31:27 Can you hear us
09:31:31 Sorry about that. I got the little one here. let me set them down real quick.
09:31:36 Guys,
09:31:51 How's your summary so far? kellen and un Do you have any plans for vacation?
09:31:59 Myrtle beach next ready. yeah I haven't been in years since I was 3, so technically I've never been there.
09:32:07 Well, I haven't ever been there that's awesome do you have any memories of it from , a picture of me in a I think very Leotard type swimsuit and my mom standing next to me that's really
09:32:23 it. that's awesome that'll be great hopefully it'll be nice and hot, I hope.
09:32:36 So are you staying there through the fourth? no, just the weekend.
09:32:42 So Friday, and then to Monday. Yeah.
09:32:53 Oh, great gangs all here. mighty Mike is here.
09:33:00 I did one inspector mighty Mike, until 5, 1015 min left.
09:33:06 Hey, everybody! how are you all good no i'm I'm ready for vacation?
09:33:13 Yes, lower. Tell me about it. let's say you and me both tell me about it, and if I can't go no way, i'm just gonna call it a staycation.
09:33:23 Yes, I'm going to Columbia on Saturday.
09:33:29 Oh, cool, Oh, man, how long you be going for Doc?
09:33:33 I come back on Wednesday. Oh, man, this is a prime example of a man that works hard and play hard for real man.
09:33:47 , I was looking on Youtube about things that you know being safe out of the country in Columbia.
09:33:50 There's a lot of I think so you know hello hesitant.
09:33:56 , I can't party too much. okay probably too.
09:34:00 Hard. Yeah, we'll just keep that 9 in your back.
09:34:03 Yeah, I think you'll be all right man I can't take it with me , I, I just need to pick up. but in a hotel or at least near the hotel Yeah, man must be nice one day.
09:34:16 I'll be able to afford to go places just off the cuff like you kill him one of these days. I'm gonna have the money to do that tire.
09:34:36 Since I had my kids. yeah Well, guys, we are in the dilemma.
09:34:38 We are We got a call email this morning my employer came down with Covid. she said.
09:34:45 A hard case of covid so we don't have any employer talent tonight today tonight this morning.
09:34:55 So that's either we either gonna feel that with something or we'll just have to cut it a little short
09:35:02 But if we could fill it with anything, i'm just wondering what would it be?
09:35:10 I had a couple thoughts. if if anybody wants to improv a little.
09:35:19 I I know we have talked in the past about job developer tip of the month.
09:35:23 So if there was anything off the top, of anybody's head that we wanted to share with people who aren't as comfortable with job development, I know, like in the past, we've had some ideas on that the ones that I think
09:35:35 I could bring to the table. it's not a whole presentation, but I was talking with the case manager the other day, and telling her about some things.
09:35:43 A recruiter told me once about how they search on Linkedin for people, and she found that helpful, so I could throw it in there if we wanted to do a job developer tip of the month kind of segment But I think we would
09:35:53 need other tips. Not just that tip that's a pretty short tip.
09:35:59 I always have one or 2 that you can throw in there as well.
09:36:04 Yeah, I have one I don't know if It's a good one.
09:36:08 That about the phone number I think that's 2 like about typing in 7 0 3, and you get all numbers, and then you can call and speak to the employer or type in 5 7 one that pulls up every email with it that's a great tip I didn't know
09:36:20 that I didn't know if that was something you know elementary to everyone did or not.
09:36:26 So. no, that's sounds great , I can add that that's good.
09:36:32 Hopefully. other people will have dialogue. You know we have.
09:36:35 We have more dialogue with other people i'll be thinking of some great tips, too.
09:36:40 Do you want to put it here? Loophol, at the agenda?
09:36:42 Do you want me to put it in the plate? Because I did tell the 3 members who were doing introductions that they would be actually after the first employer guest?
09:36:54 Because one of one or 2 of them had meetings right before, and they were worried about being late.
09:36:59 So I said, Well, you're a second on the agenda, So do you want to jump in with our tips here, or just kind of stalling until people are available?
09:37:12 Yeah, I think Well, since the other people are since it's time since, sensitive to the other people the next guess, hey?
09:37:18 We could jump it in there and and i'm Sure, we can carry the conversation for at least you know, 20 min after everyone give their input other people dialogue about each.
09:37:31 Input I think it's going to eat up the the 1520 min, , unless you guys got a better idea, I think that's good, and we just encourage them to put stuff into the chat i'm, starting to learn
09:37:42 and seeing other different you know, went on zoom and stuff and other meetings that people are a lot more comfortable with putting stuff in the chat, and that you know not actually saying it.
09:37:53 So we could just encourage them to put in your tips in the chat, and we'll talk about it, or we'll present it to the group.
09:38:05 Yeah, that is, that is, that is absolutely okay. And and if that gets well, yeah, we could let that ride for 20.
09:38:10 We should be able to ride that out for next 1520 min.
09:38:14 I think so. And then we have the people who are presenting their programs and things.
09:38:23 I just threw in talent solutions time because it looked like it was going to be really short, so we could sort of open it up to see if anybody I don't have anybody tagged for it.
09:38:31 But we could see you know they've done it a few times now.
09:38:33 So if people want to do that kind of case staffing discussion and bring a newity to the table, Other thing I was thinking is that if it runs short and we want to, I know this is an old idea but back.
09:38:45 When we used to do things in person, people would ask for a lot more networking time, and I remember that one time like over a year ago, we did breakout rooms just to allow people to talk to each other.
09:38:59 Not about anything necessarily, but just to kind of have the chance to talk to people they don't usually talk to in Esd.
09:39:05 So we could do that towards the end if it looks like there's extra time.
09:39:10 Okay, or I guess I don't know if we can do that I have to ask you, and if we can do that. But if first let's see if it's an interesting idea, and then we can see if we can do it,
09:39:24 Okay, yeah. if if we can get people talking, I think we we can.
09:39:30 We can work it out at the same time It wouldn't hurt to close it down a little bit earlier.
09:39:36 If possible we've done it before in the past but you know, for the since we, you know, since we don't have a full agenda it might be we can give it a try and see if it works yeah, I mean I agree
09:39:48 with that is, I mean we usually go to the full time it's. okay.
09:39:52 If if for this one time we don't go the whole 2 h, I think I think people appreciate that more than us. just be on there trying to you know what I mean.
09:39:59 The little song and dance and just to hold them for 2 h let's not do that.
09:40:04 Yeah, I think that's a good what's the time I think I was worried.
09:40:06 If it was gonna go less than it like if it's only if we only have an hour that feels a little short from hour and a half.
09:40:18 We can do it, If we get to an hour and a half, we can do it early, and if for you know an hour and 20, or something, and if not, then we could well breakout rooms is people can always just leave if they don't,
09:40:27 want to do it. We could just put put them in breakout rooms.
09:40:29 We could say, Talk to each other if you want, this is your opportunity to do that.
09:40:33 But then you can leave whenever you're ready yeah I think that's good.
09:40:39 , and if it's an hour and a half we can just say, we'll call it early.
09:40:44 Okay, Okay, hey? I think we gotta master plan. Then all right, Well, hey, good job team.
09:40:53 I told you so. July fifteenth is the last one, and we taken off August, am I?
09:40:58 Did I hear the Is that correct? Okay, Okay, sounds like a plan. Angela Fifteenth is a Friday.
09:41:06 If we should say that multiple times today, Okay, we're joining with area 12.
09:41:13 Okay, So August and december we're we're off August in December.
09:41:20 Just right, because we were off last year. We were off December, but not not November.
09:41:27 Am I correct? Yeah, we have one. In November.
09:41:30 We took a month off last year in the summer. I wanna say it was August, and then December for sure. December.
09:41:36 We've always had you know I skipped it good Okay, very good.
09:41:41 All right. Okay. Some look forward to. Alright, We got the master plan.
09:41:45 Now, guys, Okay, Okay, Well, I guess I see you guys in about 20 min.
09:41:54 Oh, oh! who's going to school's gonna kick us off?
09:41:57 And then we didn't discuss that who was gonna get what? Who was going to get? what?
09:42:00 What what part were we going to do alright I can facilitate the introductions this time, and going around.
09:42:10 And I don't know if i'm the best person to agree to everybody.
09:42:13 But I can start. I can do number one
09:42:20 Okay, Eliza, you really good at it just to let you know.
09:42:25 Just Fy: you're very professional you really are your your class act class act.
09:42:33 We I can do number 2 job developer tip of the month.
09:42:38 I can do that one who who whoever invited the guests.
09:42:45 I think they should, I think. do you guys want to introduce the person that you've invited for these for Number 3
09:42:57 And just Maybe just mention when you introduce the introductions.
09:43:01 If you can just mention that for the people who were doing their larger introductions, they can go into more detail later.
09:43:10 But just to do the title. and the you know the regular introduction, because i'm worried that they'll think in the first like go round that That's when they're supposed to do their introductions that I
09:43:23 mentioned, so which we should just highlight that they'll they'll talk more about their organizations later.
09:43:29 Does that make sense. I just want to make sure they know that they're the guest speakers let the guest speakers know that they don't need to do the full intro Now they'll do that yeah, yeah, because they're
09:43:39 they're all members who will be introducing themselves, at the beginning also I told them 3 to 5 min, so I don't want whoever gets called on to say?
09:43:48 Oh, she asked me to do a longer introduction and then it's at the during the introductions.
09:43:53 I just want to make that clear for them and your job title and that's it.
09:44:00 Okay, sounds good. Yep. and then i'll do the meet the St.
09:44:07 Member i'll take 4 and 5. Okay, Okay, kellen, do you want a moment to talk about your new role.
09:44:17 We could do an old business. New business. Yes, we have to make this known.
09:44:22 We have matter of fact, we should have got fox 5 news I don't know why you didn't call Fox 5.
09:44:29 Eliza, tell everybody there's a new sheriff in town, Man: i'll briefly talk about my new role.
09:44:37 Yeah. Okay. Very good.
09:44:45 Yeah, Yeah, Kellyin, you got we gotta get you a a a plaque on your desk.
09:44:50 It's a supervisor and then kellen graves.
09:44:54 I'll let train that at get that Okay, Okay, and and Un don't have no problem paying for it. us.
09:45:01 Doesn. doesn't have a problem paying for it at all. Okay, okay, I can do 6 and member updates up company because I can do 7. so I could do 2 and 7.
09:45:16 Okay, and I will do 3 6 no no I'm sorry I was talking to.
09:45:27 I I was so sorry I didn't make that sound like I talked to you like that.
09:45:36 , Yeah, thank you. And I think people should talk to me like I don't know , Alright.
09:45:44 Okay, . And then i'm also. just i'm gonna briefly talk about the elevate program, too, because we need to get our enrollment up in that program.
09:45:51 So can we put that with the member up? Would that go with the member updates?
09:45:57 Or as a second , yeah let's let's do that while I'm speaking anyways, yeah, put that by his name just elevate updates.
09:46:13 Or Yeah, thank you. Oh, my computer is now pulling in Apparently , i'm going to do that leave this up as people come in with me for The moment as E.
09:46:27 Oh, no, no, I don't have everything on one page
09:46:39 Cause I know you and night you don't have the one let me send it to you in case un are you in Alexander today.
09:46:53 Un. I am. Oh, okay, . I like that background. Oh, thank you.
09:47:00 People always think this is my office. i'm like I wish yeah sure it does.
09:47:07 Okay, So I guess we got the game plan then, right? Okay.
09:47:11 So I got 2 and 7. Okay, remember your numbers if there's silence.
09:47:15 We'll have to fill that in now I remember your numbers. Okay, all right.
09:47:24 So i'll see you all in about 8 min. Okay, Alright, i'm running. I get some to eat real quick.
09:47:47 Good idea
09:47:54 Going on here. Don't feel my short time serious
09:48:48 ,
09:49:15 Am I? Can you see the agenda right now, or the linkedin page
09:49:23 Sorry about that. I see the agenda. Okay, i'm trying to think of an example of a Canada.
09:49:30 I should have set this up earlier if I known that I was going to do this.
09:49:34 I want to find a candidate who's going for it but who's linkedin isn't like their title Isn't written correctly, so that I can show example of like why a candidate might not show up
09:49:52 despite their best efforts,
09:49:59 Yeah, but I don't have a maybe I could do my own, and just treat my title.
09:50:07 Take a look. I don't have linkedin the crew there.
09:50:10 Otherwise I could tell you what works what doesn't so we want to find an it candidate right? it doesn't have an Ip background.
09:50:20 Yeah, whose title isn't correct so that it doesn't come not properly.
09:50:27 Yeah, let me see
09:50:42 Using the exact words information technology.
09:50:51 See what the algorithm pulls back here in the search
09:51:00 Yes, when you look at people that wording it comes back i'm trying to think.
09:51:14 Let me try just regular basic It like they might say they want it, but because it's abbreviated, it may not yield the results they want.
09:51:24 Well, yeah, some come back, some down,
09:51:32 Alright. Maybe i'll use an example like so you guys have people put a general thing like it specialist. but if they're going for a data center engineer positions or networking engineers something like that it won't come up
09:51:49 as they they won't come up on that search even if it's it.
09:51:53 Specialist. Exactly. so. essentially. what I so okay yeah i'll just show the
09:52:01 I'm shown it before just using the regular linkedin because that's what he showed me.
09:52:05 But I guess I have recruiter, so I can log in to recruiter.
09:52:10 And yeah, see what that looks like
09:52:16 We have the additional search I do have additional search options.
09:52:26 I just would you like let me see it if I can change mine real quick, just as an example.
09:52:38 Yeah, do you change it to that cause I have linkedin basic.
09:52:41 So I mean I could just see if you pump up now.
09:52:44 See, you are open
09:52:56 Is it open? and before, because I wanted to I know this with it, but it pulls the word.
09:53:25 It sometimes. Oh, interesting. you know that's a good that's a good tip, maybe.
09:53:39 We can. You can mention that in the conversation But yeah, i'll see it.
09:53:44 So I don't know if i'll come up for on my own search.
09:53:48 I just change my thing to it. Specialist. Okay. If you could get a 1,000 congratulations
09:53:58 That's funny I didn't I didn't take that congratulations might have to talk to David about.
09:54:09 I gotta change it back pretty quick. specialist. let's see unless you have that feature off.
09:54:14 You know what I mean. Yeah, I don't I don't know what I haven't actually done anything like that on linkedin in so long.
09:54:20 Yeah, i'm not coming up as a it person.
09:54:27 But i'd be curious about I see your your point that we can't necessarily do this. I because it does say like third connection.
09:54:34 Second connection it won't show mine it would be interesting to have somebody who I know as a first connection change theirs because what the recruiter told me is that if they're in your network, they'll show up at the top of
09:54:43 the list as the first and on basic if you have you have to select first.
09:54:50 So under people i'm under first i've narrowed down my search, and I refreshed it a couple of times by it, and you're still not pumping up which could be you know it has to hit the
09:54:58 server tonight for it to update well that's true it is my interest in 2 last minute, so i'll change my thing back so that that doesn't get confusing that feature off yeah also I didn't copy, and paste my old titles
09:55:12 and I have to pay for Yeah. yeah,
09:55:24 No, but it's it's still an awesome tool I mean I'm in every day for businesses i'd love to get the sales navigator package. so I can do some B to B stuff you know Yeah,
09:55:35 so I I think that would be really useful. Employer solutions, team
09:55:45 Now i'm back to being myself down boring
09:55:52 It's a good thing, my 3 titles all rolled into one.
09:56:02 I don't know where the same button is here we go
09:56:16 I'd love to do is find an example of 3 titles so to show that that will help people get notified identified for more more.
09:56:27 Positions. So you're saying like a candidate puts 3 different titles, but they're kind of the same thing.
09:56:34 So that it generates a better from the recruiter.
09:56:38 Okay, because if you put like if some's going for Link, I like help desk help desk it specialist and I t technician.
09:56:55 But those are pretty similar. but if you put all of them that you're more likely to, if somebody's only searching for help desk, and they're not searching for it specialist you don't want to accidentally get screened out
09:57:05 because you put it specialist and it's just not what they searched for that day like you take like you know Hr recruiter versus talent acquisition manager.
09:57:18 You know, same thing essentially. but the titles are completely different.
09:57:23 That would make sense to list both of those so that whoever's doing a search on the aurora, or those keywords, you pop up better exactly, and you can do that.
09:57:37 Not it looking too weird.
09:57:46 You can't find an example but while i'm looking at the screen.
09:57:49 I can't see who's what's logging in. So just let me know if could started coming in, and we need to get started.
09:57:56 Yeah, we got to additional folks so far,
09:58:05 Good morning. all! good morning
09:58:10 With morning. Good morning, hey? Good morning,
09:58:18 Thank you everybody for attending we'll get started in a couple of minutes
09:59:23 Good morning. Good morning morning i'm gonna i'm gonna try to adjust my lighting.
09:59:32 You right then, Maybe I need to do the same.
09:59:40 Put it just your lane. Yeah, Do I need to say Oh, okay, hey?
09:59:48 You got a little glare coming from the side, you can block that listen to.
09:59:56 You guys got it right yeah and mike. and Eliza, we want to get from that webinar you gave us on how to make sure we look good during zoom meetings. Well, that that's one of the things that.
10:00:15 I do in my professional job. club is that we make sure that the people Sliding is is is correct, and they're sitting where they can be seen.
10:00:29 And this is their opportunity to practice. So when they get these virtual interviews which are really happening now, they're not wondering where how they should sit, if if their volume is on.
10:00:41 If their lighting is good. so you know. Hi, Kaitlyn, good morning, everyone.
10:00:46 Good morning, Gwendolen. Good morning, morning. You know I was just doing a little the morning hey?
10:00:59 Hello! how art thou today in Google, back in the house Angeles and the bill?
10:01:06 I don't see your face yet, Angel I can I gotta let them show you on the camera, so I can see you.
10:01:12 I hear you but I don't see you where you been Angela.
10:01:19 Oh, my gosh! I road to recovery that's yeah Okay,
10:01:33 So good to be, Mac. I don't know too many people with a personality like mine.
10:01:39 And when when I talk to you, you remind me of me
10:01:49 That's that that would show up you better take it better take it.
10:02:06 We'll give a couple more minutes before we take off like a freight train
10:02:16 Oh!
10:02:56 Alright. Well, thank you allen what's that is there?
10:03:01 I see a couple of people popping up on teams on teams, I i'm.
10:03:13 Assuming sometimes the calendar invite will create a team's Link and I deleted it.
10:03:18 Time, but i'm wondering if maybe i'll forward over the
10:03:26 The zoom link. I saw it was Mark trying to come in.
10:03:29 Okay, Okay, Yeah, Thank you. So much was that the only one was just mark.
10:03:38 Yeah, angela's was earlier. but she's here, So , i'll keep an eye out on it.
10:03:44 Okay, thank you, Sheila. He is the best man thank you Warren.
10:03:52 I'll take that I want you to I want you to hey?
10:04:04 I know I got your vote, too. I know I got your I love it.
10:04:13 I love it. I love it. , Yeah, but say we'll go ahead and get started.
10:04:21 I respect for everyone's time so welcome guys and thank you for attending another one of our est meetings.
10:04:30 So we will get started. I just want to do a couple of housekeeping rules.
10:04:36 You know, if you can't show your video so we can see you lovely faces.
10:04:39 Understand if you can't but if you can please do that. and if you have any questions during the entire meeting, just feel free to put it in the chat box, and either myself Warren, or micro Eliza will you know regularly
10:04:53 check it if we'll answer those questions or present it to the group so feel free to use the chat box.
10:04:59 So before we get started we just wanna do some brief introductions. So everyone knows who's on the call, and what they do and what agency.
10:05:06 So i'm gonna go around by the names or the pictures that I have on my screen.
10:05:11 And again, just say your name, your title and the agency you're with.
10:05:18 So the first one on my screen to my right is Michael.
10:05:20 Yeah, Mike. Alright, Keller and just for you folks now that are gonna be presenting about your program, You don't have to go into that now.
10:05:28 We've got it. spotlighted for you on the agenda so just wanted for that disclaimer out there.
10:05:35 But I think , no yeah, no problem i'll kick off my , employer services coordinator with a lot of the workforce resource center.
10:05:39 And it is good to see everybody. Okay. warm. Good morning, everybody.
10:05:45 My name is Warren Smith. I work with work for Virginia career works as a workforce developer.
10:05:51 Okay, and Eliza, good morning. Everyone I work with skill source and I'm.
10:05:58 The Grant data manager for lead for it, which provides subsidies for employers to start work, based learning positions in it, and Bill everybody.
10:06:11 Bill Browning. I work in with the employment and training team in the department of Family Services in Fairfax County.
10:06:18 My title is manager of workforce innovation. Get involved in newer initiative.
10:06:24 Alright, thank you. Next is Laura good morning everyone I'm Laura Snell.
10:06:30 I'm a job developer for the skill source group working with the Sla program.
10:06:35 So we provide employment services and job support to individuals, and Prince William Fairfax and Louden, who are tannif eligible otherwise.
10:06:44 Who have at least one child under the age. of 18 and That's what I do.
10:06:51 Thanks, Guys and Caleb Morning, everyone on Caleb Wilson.
10:06:59 I am the employment services specialist, senior on the placement team at the Alexandria Dars office, Alright and Angela
10:07:13 Good morning, everyone. I am Angela Harris. I am with Virginia.
10:07:18 Career works, Prince William Center, and my title is Resource Coordinator and Workforce Center Specialist.
10:07:26 Okay, Diane. good morning, diana bride I'm.
10:07:33 The business Relations specialist, the department for Blind and Vision, and paired.
10:07:38 And as you know, my partner from our sister Agency.
10:07:43 La Pearl has retired and I I'm so happy to see Gwendolen Scott and Kaylan Wilson here today with with so welcome Gwendolen, and and Kalin great
10:07:58 great Ann. Good morning, everyone. My name is Anne Hisslop and I'm a program director with 3 tan of Grants and one go.
10:08:11 Virginia and I go Virginia grat and I'm with skill, source, and Virginia career works in Northern.
10:08:18 Okay, and was it? Good morning, everybody. I am Lisa Rsa.
10:08:27 I work with the Vc. in Freddicks for Virginia, and I cover also the Bacon soldier.
10:08:35 I am a trade navigator. I work with that program under the Department of later.
10:08:43 Okay, Melissa, good morning, everyone. My name is Melissa, and I work with prefix county snap employment and training program as a case manager.
10:08:54 Happy to be here with you all today. Alright, and next we have Sheila.
10:09:01 Good morning. Everyone Sheila Jones, with Virginia career works and Skill Source Group and I work as a job developer for the Esla program.
10:09:11 The same description that Laura gave, except I also oversee Latin County.
10:09:16 In addition to Prince William and Fairfax, Nan Rebecca
10:09:29 I can't hear Rebecca
10:09:37 Okay, Yeah. still can hey? Let's move to the next and then we'll come back and see
10:09:42 So next they have lauren hi everyone good morning i'm with the skill, source group and weather virginia here works
10:09:51 I oversee the to get to work program. Okay, and we have Bethany.
10:09:56 Good morning, everyone. i'm bethany tovin I'm an employment specialist with the Fairfax County community Services board.
10:10:05 Okay, Great:
10:10:10 I'm grateful i'm i'm the regional rapid response.
10:10:15 Coordinate with the northern region. Okay, and Carla, Good morning.
10:10:20 Everyone having somebody should be like i'm like you'll develop.
10:10:28 I work, and with and Sheila and what goes? hey?
10:10:37 Mark,
10:10:47 Hey, Mark, can you hear me?
10:10:53 Alright, let's go to the next person to mark this is Mike Kennedy, my I don't know if you're speaking or not.
10:10:59 Next. have alicia. Hi, all yeah I am not a camera worthy today.
10:11:06 We'll just put it that way. hi Melissa Edwards.
10:11:10 I work for Northern Virginia community college and I work on the workforce side, so that's the non-credit side, and I work a lot with fast forward programs and programs that help get unemployed
10:11:24 or under employed people back to work. that's gonna and for probably that benefit, Virginia, I was gonna give you guys a more robust update.
10:11:33 But we had a let's just say an hr Snapoo. and so I am not at liberty to share that update. So hopefully, i'll have something for you guys next month.
10:11:42 Okay, alright, It's been a doozy of a week already.
10:11:48 Okay, keep it interesting. And then next, I see is I ud 2, 7, 4 o 2. Okay.
10:11:55 Good morning, good morning. i'm wendell and Scott.
10:11:59 I'll know why I came up as a number but I am the placement counts for the dars office and the workforce developer for the Northern districts for professional and Federal placement.
10:12:12 I am sitting in for a pearl until they can hire someone.
10:12:18 So thank you for having me alright, thanks for being here and Rebecca.
10:12:22 I don't know if you're able to fix your Mic.
10:12:24 Or not get one more. Yeah, I hear you. Okay? Good.
10:12:30 Rebecca Vanette. I am the center manager for the Virginia Career Work Center and Prince Graham County and the Charity, and then also serving as the director for the
10:12:47 And Sema hi Everyone I'm sea Jane vp of operations with the skill source group.
10:12:55 Okay, and you in hi I'm, you and tran I'm.
10:12:58 A cruise service specialist with the Virginia career records.
10:13:01 Fairfax centers alright, and I think that any did I miss anyone , Mark.
10:13:13 It looks like you came off of mute but it sounds like We can't still can't hear you are you there?
10:13:21 I just wanted to let you know that there's still a problem with the audio there.
10:13:24 But if you want to introduce yourself in the chat if you're able to do that, Yes, i'm gonna look out for that.
10:13:32 Mark is going to put his intro in the chat.
10:13:33 So Mark make it good alright, so we'll pop up the agenda, or
10:13:59 All right, ladies and gentlemen. so Miss Edwards.
10:14:04 Could you tell me again what was that line you said I'm.
10:14:08 Not camera worthy. I have to write that down I want to use that coming up.
10:14:21 . Yeah, I yes, I I i'm just gonna Yes, that was my. that is my professional stance.
10:14:27 We're going to go with
10:14:44 Andrea of a kima cannot present.
10:14:48 This morning she came down with a hard case of Covid.
10:14:51 She is really she's really. in a bad shape right now, So i'm asking you all if you can remember andrea cares in your prayers.
10:15:01 So she just called us this morning 20 min before, so she will not be on to present her company today, but she will send me the job.
10:15:10 Notices of their current positions, and we will send them out after this meeting, or as soon as she sends them.
10:15:17 You know our way. So please keep that in mind keep her in your prayers number.
10:15:21 Okay, So we're gonna do the job developer tip of the month.
10:15:26 Many of you are job developers, you help people get jobs That's what you do.
10:15:30 That's what you get paid to do and so we want to open this time to see what type of tips do you have that can help us that can help me help the rest of us in your pursuit to get people back into
10:15:44 employment. And so we want to open this flow. And if you are a job developer we would love your input.
10:15:52 If you are not comfortable talking, please put your question or tip in the chat, and we will definitely give that.
10:16:01 But please give us something. let's take this moment to learn from each other, and the next 15 min what makes us do what we do, and how we can better serve those that we are entrusted to so i'm open the floor.
10:16:15 Now to anyone who would like to share any tips any tips.
10:16:23 No, everybody don't speak at one time everybody don't speak at one time. I know you're in the rush. I know you're in the rush, but I think diane has a hand up diane okay come on
10:16:31 Diane start off, start us off. Good morning. Well,
10:16:38 My job, Tip is to take advantage of the job fairs.
10:16:44 I recently attended the tailgate job fair in Franklin Park, in Perseville.
10:16:52 That Mike was that might coordinate it and Mike Kudos.
10:16:57 It was fabulous. It was a windy day, so so, but it was an opportunity for me to have one on one.
10:17:06 Conversations with recruiters, with decision makers.
10:17:13 And what I really noticed is that in the past when i've gone to Job Fairs when you know they were the recruiters were maybe being inundated with with applications.
10:17:24 And now they maybe are a little more hungry They were really interested in talking with me, learning about my candidates that i'm working with.
10:17:34 So I guess that's my tip for us as job developers, if you will, taking advantage of going around to the job fairs and and getting involved in getting having those one on ones with the the recruiters that are represented
10:17:47 there Excellent, excellent! and that was my diane but that's okay.
10:17:53 You you that was a good one that was a good one and in. in in addition to that, that's a great place to meet an employer where you probably would not be able to meet an employer you know so please keep that
10:18:07 in mind. i'll always I always attend job affairs as many as I possibly can, so great.
10:18:13 Thank you for starting us off anybody else. I can give a tip.
10:18:23 So when I am trying to connect with small businesses my go to is Craig's list.
10:18:28 That's where you find your small mom and pop companies are just kind of starting off, and maybe can't afford to use, indeed, or your big job fields where people can go look for jobs so I go on craig's
10:18:44 list, and you know sometimes you'll Get those job listings that have you know.
10:18:48 Just reply by email, or they'll some of them a little shady.
10:18:54 But the ones that have phone numbers those are the ones that are good.
10:18:55 Those are the ones that I like, where I can call and usually i'll speak to the person who will make the hiring decision.
10:18:59 Because, like I said, you're so small mom and pop stores or employers.
10:19:04 So when i'm doing a search i'll put in 7, 0, 3 or 5, 7, one, and i'll pull up all of the job listings that have phone numbers on it.
10:19:12 And then from there, like I said, I just write those numbers down, and I just start calling
10:19:16 But by putting the number that avoids me having those job. leads to have just email reply, or are those.
10:19:24 So that's the tip that I have excellent good Tip.
10:19:30 I'm gonna write that one down to kelly I never never heard of that one before.
10:19:34 That's a good one. yeah my tip is to always if you, if if you're referring a job seeker to an employer, it's best to give the employer a brief summary of the resume that you're
10:19:50 sending. Let them know that they're coming from you as a referral you know, especially if there's a relationship there.
10:19:58 It's more personal rather than just forwarding you know. Give a couple of you know, insight tips on that person's professionalism.
10:20:05 How light a scale set. let them know that you know them and that it's you that that's referring them, you know.
10:20:13 Make it more personal I used to just send them in the beginning when I first started in this industry. but a wise man told me. Make it personal that way.
10:20:23 There's more of a connection so I would say make a connection so that you can make a connection.
10:20:30 So can I, piggy back on that one more in I think the same holds true.
10:20:37 If you are emailing a referral to one of us as the contact.
10:20:41 So, even if you are not the main contact, that has the relationship with the employer, if you're sending a candidate to one of us to send to an employer, that is extremely useful.
10:20:51 If because they don't necessarily have the relation or we don't have the relationship with the candidates, so we can't talk them up.
10:21:01 I'd say i'm just gonna do a shout out to Laura Snell.
10:21:05 You do amazing amazing referral emails, , I get all the information I feel like.
10:21:12 I know the the candidate, and I feel very confident referring them to the employer, so I don't know if you might be able to.
10:21:18 People can reach out to Laura for a template if you're interested. Yeah.
10:21:22 Feel free. and thanks for that, Eliza. I always appreciate compliments, especially in front of a large group
10:21:33 Wow! So but it is. It is really useful. Just that A little bit of information.
10:21:38 To provide some context for the employer I think does help the candidates stand out and helps us advocate for the candidate when we're the ones reaching out to an employee.
10:21:46 Excellent, and I think we have Mike with his hand up.
10:21:51 This is gonna say, with the the job fair really successful in getting those employers to show up, and might trick lately and getting them to be where I want them to be or to return the call or email back to me is to use the
10:22:05 calendar invite i've really gotten to the point where it puts as much detail in there as possible, and I try to set that up so that they can click on it when the time comes.
10:22:17 And they have access to all that information this way you're not digging through couple of emails days ago, looking at stuff.
10:22:23 So that's been extremely helpful I have even been dealing with employers might have been not responsive, as you know the nature of what we do.
10:22:29 We try to work with businesses, and sometimes we drop off.
10:22:33 So when that happens I go ahead, and I send them a calendar.
10:22:34 Invite and miraculously. They accepted and now We're doing the virtual meeting where I couldn't get them to pick up the phone.
10:22:40 Call me back, so just wanted to share that with yeah as we've established the relationship, and looking to maintain it.
10:22:48 Excellent, excellent, All right, Job developers you're doing great who have we not heard from yet?
10:22:55 Speak Now, if I ever hold your piece. okay, come on Carl, let's take us higher.
10:23:01 Okay, So yeah, they are events by the number of county.
10:23:09 And I find myself like, very Is that the best way to just in the area?
10:23:19 New businesses that they don't know that we access so for me.
10:23:26 It helped me a lot with a new employee for companies that have been there, but they injured it from us for a while, and since now they're doing more like in prison events is a great first their minds to show them what we
10:23:43 do, you know, like share all the things that we have for them.
10:23:48 So that helped me a lot. Very good, very good, all right.
10:23:54 We're getting some good nuggets today anybody else. thank you Thank you, Carla.
10:24:02 Yes, I I would like to think it back on mics.
10:24:04 The the invite is great, but that follow up. invite the night before.
10:24:09 I think it puts some in the it. puts you know you back in the front of their their calendar, so that they don't, you know, Have that excuse of Oh, I I forgot, or I didn't see it so I
10:24:24 just think that follow up. invite the night before, like Eliza.
10:24:28 The invite we got today, you know. It came in last night, which which alerted me again, even though it was on my calendar.
10:24:38 But it put it to the front of my to do list, and the the job fair that Mike in in his folks put on was exceptional out there.
10:24:47 I talked to quite a few of the employers and there's still encouraging in, and inspired to to attend on site.
10:24:56 Job fears from what I heard. So just keep up a good job of doing those excellent, Excellent!
10:25:02 Thank you great, always a pleasure to hear from you, and I know I have your vote in the future.
10:25:09 Should I run for office, anybody else? Who have we now heard from Sheila?
10:25:15 Can you take us high as sheila no I can't. I can't take x one's higher.
10:25:25 This. You guys are given great nuggets. I appreciate it.
10:25:30 Okay, okay. Well, if we do this again, i'm gonna make sure you go.
10:25:33 You go first, feeler, How about that? I would be ready? Okay, okay. We got about 7 more minutes Do we have anybody else anymore? but anybody else want to give me the input?
10:25:46 Mark,
10:25:51 Oh, Mark, I'm sorry Mark you're you're we can't hear you, Mark. we'll get we'll go back to you, Mark Eliza, had something I was just going to share if I could for a moment
10:26:03 I can share it on the Linkedin recruiter side.
10:26:05 I know we talk a lot about people recruiting on Linkedin, and I had the opportunity to work with a recruiter from Marriott, who showed me the Linkedin recruiter side and sort of what helps people show up
10:26:19 so I just wanted to show if if I could that screen and just give a couple of the tips that he mentioned.
10:26:28 This is the what it looks like on the linkedin recruiter side.
10:26:31 So they have all of these sort of filters and search options.
10:26:36 On the left, and what he said is that often instead of you know when people talk about recruiting off of Linkedin, and it's very popular.
10:26:44 They're not necessarily going through the applications that people submit through Linkedin, because I know that's an application.
10:26:51 That's an option, and I know a lot of candidates that I have. When I say, are you using linkedin, they say, Oh, yeah, I applied to jobs on there all the time.
10:26:58 But with the recruiter was saying, is what he actually means.
10:27:01 But I recruiting on linkedin is he'll do a title. Search for the job that he's looking for and filter it by region.
10:27:08 So that means typing in maybe i'm a recruiter I'm. looking for a network engineer.
10:27:14 So I type in network engineer, and I don't happen to have any network engineers in my network at this moment.
10:27:22 But what he said is that it will show up ranked.
10:27:26 So if I do have a first connection or a second connection, those people will show up first.
10:27:33 So that's one tip that he suggested was reaching out to recruiters or diversity, or people who have recruiter in the title at the companies that they're looking for because companies that are similar may
10:27:46 have the recruiters may be networked and so you're more likely to show up on a search from a company that you're interested in as the second or first connection, and be one of the first, people that the recruiter
10:27:58 sees. The second thing that I thought was helpful is that if they're using the title to type in the to search for the candidate typed in over here on the left.
10:28:11 If a candidate doesn't, have that title either in their work, history, or in their summary, like as the title up here, it won't show up.
10:28:23 So, for example, this person doesn't have their title as network engineer, but it shows up because they have a lot of network engineer experience for the candidates of ours who maybe don't have any experience a title in their
10:28:40 experience history. they would need to have it as their title on Linkedin, in order for them to show up and be considered on a search here.
10:28:49 So one of the things he recommended is putting changing whatever they have now making sure that the title they're putting on is the job that they want, and putting up to 3 3 titles, So you could have different variations of the same kind
10:29:07 of work. So, for example, help desk it technician and it specialist, for example.
10:29:17 So that way. if i'm a recruiter and i'm searching for it.
10:29:21 Specialist or it technician, which is basically the same job description.
10:29:25 But they don't type in the words help desk that candidate wouldn't show up so being able to kind of diversify the keywords and the profile will help somebody come up on a recruiter search and
10:29:39 excellent, excellent! i'm gonna keep that in mind too, thank you Liza.
10:29:45 Anybody else getting a lot of good tips today where my job developers at.
10:29:52 Where are you? where my job developers talk to me? We got 7 more minutes
10:30:07 Okay, Oh, Bill, you had your hand up. Yeah, Warren, I want you to tell them the tips you picked up at the meeting that we both went to on Tuesday.
10:30:17 Things like old moves that were part of that Mackenzie report.
10:30:21 What you pick up From that meeting. we went to the capital area workforce summit.
10:30:26 That would be you most useful for these folks. Oh, yeah, yeah, thank you, Bill, for that reminder.
10:30:32 Matter of fact, we tag team earlier this week, and they were talking about employers making a bowl move to hire candidates or refer candidates that may not appear to be the best suited.
10:30:47 They may not have the required education, and they may not have the experience to the 9, but they may have some potential, and they may have some soft skills, or maybe some type of transferable skills that will allow them to refer people and
10:31:08 I was connecting with and employer while I was talking to Bill, and he asked me the same thing, and I and I, and I told him.
10:31:20 You know I I make bowl moves based upon the potential of certain candidates and their transferable skills, even though they may not be the most perfect for the job.
10:31:31 And then I told them that somebody at the county made a bow. move on me.
10:31:35 You know, and referred me when I wasn't quote unquote the perfect candidate and you know I didn't have the degree requirement, but I definitely had the years of experience in the manager who I who's who will
10:31:51 rename Anonymous told told me that if you will commit to getting your education will commit to bringing you on giving you the job.
10:32:02 And so I did, and I ended up getting my degree a couple of years later.
10:32:07 As a result he took a bold move. He saw potential in me, and he saw some years of experience, even though there were other people more qualified.
10:32:17 And I remember talking to this supervisor a couple of years later, and he looked at me with a smile. and I said, I said, I said, after a job fair means.
10:32:27 I said, i'm so glad you chose me for this role, and he said, I am, too, and then he looked at me and said, You never disappointed her.
10:32:36 You never disappointed me. I can say that Person's name because he's retired.
10:32:41 Now his name is Muli alamoati and so he brought me on.
10:32:45 He's the reason why i'm here today he took a bow move on me.
10:32:48 So if you see candidates that may not look like the perfect one on black and white paper, but there's some potential there.
10:32:58 And there's some maybe soft skills that they already have that can transfer.
10:33:02 You know they're teachable. they're trainable refer you never know that could be the diamond in the rough that you've always been looking for.
10:33:11 So thank you for that, Bill. I appreciate it, Bill. I think you would have said it better, though, Bill, if if you would have all right, is there anymore?
10:33:24 I just wanted to add to that point from a human resources management standpoint.
10:33:28 I used to get in debates with hiring managers all the time about the very notion that you're talking about, which is taking talent that may not be a 100% suitable and grooming them in their role I mean after all
10:33:39 one of the functions of human resources Is human development right? not just training developments in there as well.
10:33:45 So attributes I would always look for, and I would tell the higher managers the same thing, willingness to learn flexible with those 2 traits.
10:33:54 You can do anything to team with anything, make them to whatever you want to good points.
10:34:01 Glad you mentioned that. so true, so true. Now you know how I got here, my friend, all right.
10:34:08 I think that's about it I don't think we have any more.
10:34:12 Eliza could be, or unco. We get back to the main slide, please.
10:34:25 Very good. thanks for your input on the job. developer tip of the month, and i'm sure we'll probably do this again sometime in the future.
10:34:33 So make sure you have your your answers already prepared for the next one lies up back to you, sure and thank you.
10:34:42 Everybody for sharing. I I know that as job developers we kind of get into our own things that we do, and without, you know, remembering or realizing that there are sort of other strategies.
10:34:54 So it's always awesome for me to hear what everybody's doing
10:34:59 So we have had a lot of movement in our employer solutions.
10:35:04 Membership recently, so we thought we'd start taking the opportunity to go back to doing some meet the est member conversations so that we can all learn how best to support each other, and what everybody's working on
10:35:17 So we have a few people on who agreed to speak to us a little bit today about what they are doing what they're working on, what their role is, and how we might be able to support them.
10:35:29 I am just going to go down the list if the but just let me know if you're not quite ready, because i'm i'm not able to see the the the participant list at the moment.
10:35:42 But Shirley Dodson is the workforce business manager and talent Solutions representative from Virginia.
10:35:49 Economic development partnership. And she Are you here today, Shirley?
10:35:55 I am. Hi, Lisa, hey? lauren hey? here I'll bring down the screen so you can talk to everybody.
10:36:01 Hello, Shirley, hey? Thanks so much for having me guys.
10:36:06 I really appreciate it. So I'm the Workforce business manager with the Virginia economic Development partnership and i'm temporarily covering the Northern Virginia region, I am actually located in Richmond and
10:36:23 I typically cover Southern Virginia so I attend the bst the Est meetings for like the West Piedmont, South Central and the Lynchburg area.
10:36:28 Usually. so it's great to meet you guys as well part of my role.
10:36:35 Is, we provide Hr. consulting services to companies that are either expanding to Virginia or that are already located in Virginia.
10:36:42 We primarily hear at the Adp. we work with traded sector companies.
10:36:47 So those are manufacturing it. Research and development Shared Service Center or corporate headquarters.
10:36:55 So those are kind of like our 5 primary topics of companies.
10:36:58 We can work with and we also administer the Virginia jobs investment programs.
10:37:04 So that's a grant that companies can qualify for to offset their hiring and recruitment costs
10:37:12 Part of that grant is, we, you know, can make resource connections with them.
10:37:16 To workforce partners like yourselves so it's really important for
10:37:21 Us workforce managers to get to know you all and get to know the services that you provide. So that you know if we have a tech company coming from another State, and they're like what's the workforce landscape here what's the talent
10:37:34 like we can make that connection immediately to you all to kind of start referring your client.
10:37:41 So it's so great to be here. and i'll hopefully be with you guys for a while, and then transition when we hire a new Northern Virginia person.
10:37:48 But thanks for having me. Thank you for that overview.
10:37:56 Any questions, for surely of that before we move on to other other members
10:38:05 Thank you, I think. Yeah, thank you so much for that Overview.
10:38:08 I think i'll be following up with you to talk a little bit more about incentives for employers and and hopefully other people. Well, as well.
10:38:17 Awesome thanks that'd be great thank you for taking the time next we'd i'd love to hear from the dars representatives on the call that we mentioned earlier Gwendolen Scott and kalin
10:38:32 Wilson. I know you said you wanted to present together.
10:38:36 So, however, you would love to do that introduction we're excited to hear from you.
10:38:42 Okay, Yeah, I think I think I'm going to start off I'm.
10:38:46 Gwendolyn Scott I'm the placement counselor or the Alexandria office, and then Caitlin and I work together as a absolute perfect team moving forward and I want to thank you all this morning
10:39:04 for allowing me to sit in as an interim paula Pearl and i'm hoping when the new person is hired, that my invitation will not be rescinded.
10:39:16 The because i'm kinda liking being here just hearing and i'm trying to hold back from jumping right in.
10:39:29 But one of the things that we do and I heard early one morning was talking, and I said, i'm gonna hold off at a tip is that we have a weekly professional job club where we invite employers in and that's an opportunity
10:39:48 for them to present, as well as recruit right from our pool of applicants, and they get an opportunity to hear them do their elevator speeches.
10:40:01 As questions get resumes. so that has worked so well for us.
10:40:05 In addition to serving Dars consumers and the northern district, we also serve Dbbi.
10:40:14 So Diane, you know, is sits in with us to co-facilitate this job.
10:40:21 Club. and So it it gets very it's it's not contained to a small area.
10:40:28 We have people as far as Winchester participating, especially now that is virtual.
10:40:36 Well actually from Richmond. Now that is virtual so that that is one of our ways of that's a tip.
10:40:46 And 1 one of our ways of doing it the other thing that we do is the unpaid work experiences.
10:40:53 We've been very successful with placing through unpaid work experience.
10:40:59 That is one of our highlights, Kaitlyn.
10:41:04 I I know that you're there? I I don't want to not have you jumped right in caitlin?
10:41:19 Did I lose calein am I muted I can see kalin's caitlin speaking, but i'm not hearing the audio.
10:41:29 This we can't hear you kaitlyn
10:41:45 Technical issues this morning, , so you know and and working together, as I said, as a perfect team, you know my my skill is connecting.
10:41:56 I've been yeah, i've been with dogs a long time which one year, So I we all have our skills kalin. Technically, she's got it down.
10:42:11 She sets the appointment she make sure that i'm where i'm supposed to be, and she's very good at what she does.
10:42:21 So we when I say that we are a perfect team we're in in sync, The thing that is very important is that I do connect well with employees, I do have those relationships, and I am goal oriented so when i'm
10:42:43 getting job leads from you. guys. I got really excited over the last couple of weeks at the the different types of job leads that we may not have even been aware of.
10:43:00 And I'm also saying, These are additional employers that we might be able to get to sit in to record.
10:43:08 So, Caitlin, did you get unmuted? I hope so.
10:43:14 Can you all hear me now. Okay, i'm sorry about that.
10:43:19 But i'm sure gwendolen you know got the job done so for the for the little bit that I heard.
10:43:25 Yeah, it's definitely exciting it's nice to put a face to the to the name Warren.
10:43:33 You know your name prompts up all day every day.
10:43:36 So you know it really is a pleasure getting all of those leads.
10:43:39 And i'm just glad that i'm back i'm glad that you all can't hear me now
10:43:49 So would you like to add anything, Kalin, cause well, I again.
10:43:52 I did miss part of what you were saying so i'm just gonna I know that you did a great job of explaining what we do. and I'm just again.
10:44:04 I'm just gonna i'm just gonna assume that that you took care of it, because again, I did miss I didn't talk about the resumes at a mock interview anything like that.
10:44:13 Of course, of course, of course you know we do the the whole 9 i'm sure.
10:44:18 You know we we definitely do resume development. We again, like Gwendolyn said mock interviewing.
10:44:26 Sometimes we'll actually sit in on Interviews especially when we're, you know, partnering with agencies for the unpaid work experiences that Gwendolen mentioned you know we'll sit in on interviews actually be able to
10:44:40 observe and participate in them. We definitely. The Job Club has definitely been a big success in employers.
10:44:48 Really you know it beneficial to both parties. You know our agency as well as theirs.
10:44:54 And they are oftentimes they actually reach out to say, Hey, you know, when can I come back to the job club, or they'll email us for a direct higher positions? you know, instead of actually posting it as an
10:45:06 announcement on their actual job board, or you know, on U.S.A.
10:45:11 Jobs, whatever their Resource. is so. it's definitely been a huge, huge, huge success, and I hope i'm not repeating anything that is Gwendolen.
10:45:24 Say but those are definitely some of the things that we use that that has been working for us.
10:45:30 You know, and we just and again we just we just appreciate we're grateful to be here.
10:45:38 We the energy that you all bring you know it's only been It's been less than a hour and again.
10:45:44 It you know it's just been a pleasure already so i'm definitely excited to do this on a regular basis.
10:45:49 Meet meet with you all and you know it's definitely been a you you have right in my day already, and and thank you, Diane, for the for the welcome.
10:46:00 It's a pleasure to see you I guess we'll be talking a lot today.
10:46:04 Huh? Yeah, So don't kick us off okay we don't, don't block us love to have you the more than merrier.
10:46:16 Thank you both for participating. Yeah, great to have you here, and we do have a question for you in the chat.
10:46:22 It's a says gwendolen Caitlin and Diane.
10:46:25 What is your process for connecting employers to you to participate in the weekly professional job club from Nancy Evan, go from loud and economic development?
10:46:35 Alright. so some of it is for me. the network the say. For instance, I have a relationship with Dol, and Dol has 12 divisions, and i'm working well with one.
10:46:59 So I will ask you, do you have a contact for me and another division?
10:47:08 Do you have a number of contacts if i'm working with Noah, and no one's connected to the Department of Commerce Who do you have in commerce that you think I could connect with to get them to come to Job
10:47:23 look. So I use my network and in addition I also use job leads. and i'm looking if a jobly comes through, and it's an area where we have consumers that are looking for those types of jobs and there's a
10:47:42 contact information i'll reach out and I will present to them who Dars is, and ask them would they be willing to come to the professional job club, and when they come they're gonna be
10:47:56 They breast, because these folks they're not even expecting for this to be the audience.
10:48:04 They're thinking this must be councillors these must be workforce, develop?
10:48:09 Is this: who we're presenting to so we take a lot of pride and that professional job club, and i'm sure Diane can attest to it because a lot of Dvi consumers have gotten wonderful jobs
10:48:29 making a lot more money than me. As a result of being in job club and connecting with these employers, did I answer the question
10:48:44 Yes, no, Hey, Gwendolen, this is Nancy Avenko.
10:48:47 Thank you so much. nice to meet you, and I have not met you in Caleb Calein. You have a gorgeous smile.
10:48:54 By the way, happy Thursday. but Diane, I know.
10:48:58 So maybe it's you know for me to to network with you and and Diane together in kalin So, as i'm speaking with employers, if they're interested in this opportunity I connect them with you maybe that's
10:49:12 kind of the process to go through and then we would speak to the employer, send them an invite.
10:49:22 We ka Kaylan, would look at the calendar to see what's available, and Then we would send them an invite and in Nancy, and they even if you wanted to.
10:49:38 Anyone that wants to sit in on Job club if you would like just shoot me an email.
10:49:45 I'd like to sit in on your job club see what happens participate in it.
10:49:52 Ask the consumers questions. Listen to their elevator speeches, so please feel free to reach out to me awesome Kalin and Gwendolen, if you don't mind Would you mind putting me here your contact information in the
10:50:09 chat for us absolutely, and and thank you for the compliment.
10:50:17 , , and also you know Thank you for even offering to connect us with employers again.
10:50:21 You know we're we're grateful to be here. I'm, i'm gonna keep saying that you know in in in that just that really excited me you know that really exciting me So i'm gonna put my
10:50:32 information in the check. Thanks, lady. I had one follow-up question for you both. What?
10:50:42 How would we identify a candidate who may be working with us?
10:50:46 That would be appropriate to refer to your services or to coen rule. Are you?
10:50:52 Is there a situation in which we should is sort of be keeping an eye out and flagging?
10:50:58 A candidate like this would be a great great person to refer to Gwendolen or Kalin.
10:51:02 Well, this is the process. You identify someone that you think that is looking for Federal or professional.
10:51:14 Job a vacancy employment. Then we staff everything. We staff it with you, and then we we send you a referral form.
10:51:27 If we are, if we identify that this is a good candidate after the 3 of us talk.
10:51:35 And then Kayla will send you a referral form. and at the time that that rebirth form is signed by you and sent back to Kalin, the consumer will get an invite Gwendolen.
10:51:50 I think Eliza, and correct me? If I'm wrong Eliza?
10:51:53 Are you asking about Coen rolling them in for dar services?
10:51:58 I think that's what i'm wondering is just we have a candidate, if we or or in any kind of referral, what would be appropriate.
10:52:06 So are you? Yeah, So . thank you diane yeah I think that's what she's asking about identifying someone that could benefit from Dara services.
10:52:18 And how do you ? do that? refer? Yes, so alright.
10:52:23 So first, if you identify them as someone that would be appropriate for dark services, then you would call our main office for that person to to have an intake, and also let them know at the time of the intake.
10:52:43 These are the services that you're interested in acquiring
10:52:50 And it just doesn't have to be the individual It can be you yourself, that makes the referral Eliza for them to contact the main office.
10:53:02 Yeah, which would be Well, it depends where they live, too.
10:53:06 Right there's many offices in for dars
10:53:14 And is that is the thing that we're looking for of the candidate has a disability.
10:53:20 What would How do we sort of screen for the candidate who might benefit from Dara services?
10:53:29 Okay, So if you're working with someone who has a disability, then in the intake dime, and you can keep correct me.
10:53:41 If i'm wrong. that is determined and intake if they're eligible for dora services correct, Diane, then, so that's not something that you would necessary.
10:53:53 Eliza have to work out if you were working with the person, with the disability you can make that referral.
10:54:00 Yeah, so, Eliza, if you have someone that you identify or they've identified to you that they have a disability.
10:54:09 And they're interested in employment then you can make a referral for them to dars.
10:54:19 And what would happen is that an intake specialist would contact them.
10:54:24 Gather all that information. Then a vocational rehabilitation counselor would meet with them to determine their eligibility for services, and then from there they build what services would be appropriate. and it may be referring them
10:54:37 to this job club so that's That's kind of the process. It was just reaching out to A.
10:54:43 D's office, saying, I have someone that I feel would be benefit from the services, and then they'll walk you through.
10:54:48 Okay, great, thank you, and there's a follow up question to that in the chat is the job club open to all job seekers with disabilities, or only Dars consumers.
10:54:58 Darwin dbbi. They they have to be a dvdvi client, if you will. So they have to already.
10:55:07 So that first process that I described about them applying for services is the first step.
10:55:14 Thank you so much for the clarification. Thank you.
10:55:18 Diane. Is there a waiting list now for ours in the chat?
10:55:24 Is there a waiting list now for our services? And if a client does not have documentation of disability, are there options for them?
10:55:30 Well, there is not a waiting list, and they would need documentation of the disability in order for the Councillor to determine eligibility
10:55:44 And and that could come from a physician. if they had an iep while they were in school.
10:55:52 That can be used. So there's different forms of documentation that they can provide.
10:55:59 And again, when they contact the office, the intake specialists can share that with them.
10:56:04 What they're going to need
10:56:09 Great. Thank you. So if there are any other questions for Gwendolen and Kalin I we I will send out all the contact information for the new members.
10:56:19 So that might just be a good opportunity to connect further and see how you can collaborate with the different members.
10:56:27 Thank you both so much for giving us some details on your work and where you're coming from, and for being here, El Pearl spoke very highly of you both, so we're happy to have you and thank you for stepping in so
10:56:38 quickly. So I do want to also turn the microphone over to Alicia.
10:56:47 Edwards business and executive Programs manager with Nova workforce.
10:56:52 I know that you mentioned Alicia that there are some things that you Aren't able to go into more detail about I just wanted to give you the floor in case you wanted to give any kind of general overview, or any resources
10:57:05 you'd like us to know about novid yes, I was I was thinking about that.
10:57:08 Yes, there are some things I can't talk about for hr reasons, and I can't show myself on camera today, because i'm not feeling well, that's why I said it was my camera where they However, we do have some good
10:57:18 things to share, and I just wanted to caveat by saying, most of you all are job developers.
10:57:22 I'm actually on the drop the the job training side so my job is more about identifying programs and or students that are either under employed or certainly under employed or unemployed, have been unemployed for
10:57:41 a while and and or job career changers. So I work a lot with pass forward programs or Virginia domestic program.
10:57:50 So we get money, and we also have different trades that Virginia has identified, that are in demand, and we developed classes and those particular arenas.
10:58:03 So we try to fill the gaps where the jobs are, where the training can be, and build those things together.
10:58:08 So 2 things that I can share that have happened in the last few months, and I'm happy to share is we did have a successful financial training with head.
10:58:18 Start. Now hitch start is a Federal program, but we have like a Virginia.
10:58:20 Obviously there's there's state cohorts of that so
10:58:26 We started we'll start doing just had one particular program this summer will be taught financial literacy and training in both English and Spanish for parents that qualified for head start. programs So that's a little bit of a departure for us is
10:58:43 contract training, but it's certainly because those parents fit into the income brackets as well as the education brackets we're able to reach out to them.
10:58:50 So that's when one particular program that's kind of off my regular radar. that i'm happy about, and that'll be continuous training.
10:58:59 The other thing is also a bit regional to us, because we have such a military.
10:59:03 A huge military cohort. a program we have now quite initiated.
10:59:08 It will start. knock on what? in August, where we are doing training for marines.
10:59:14 These are enlisted marines down at quantico who are not quite academically eligible to qualify for their ge I mean they're yeah they're gi not ge i'm sorry their tuition
10:59:30 training there's a the name escapes me what it is but there, Gi benefits there.
10:59:35 We go in order to qualify for that, they have to be able to reach, scores on developmental math, a development English.
10:59:41 So we have developed kind of a starter program for those in Quantico who are self directed, saying, I need help with this.
10:59:49 That program is starting in August as well and the reason why that helps us is we're getting the starter training, and hopefully they will choose, know that as a place to get their further credentials later.
11:00:00 So those are things i'm embedded to talk about other things.
11:00:03 Unfortunately I was really excited to get update but i'm not allowed to, but normally I work with more of the business side of things.
11:00:12 So things like Hr certifications nonprofit certifications, things like that.
11:00:20 So it's always nice, and I can get things that are a little bit outside of my purview.
11:00:23 That helps the Virginia community, and certainly the military as well as you know, head start programs are are certainly a big part.
11:00:33 Thank you so much, Elisa, and absolutely no problem. We can definitely follow up with you.
11:00:38 At a later meeting so, that you can have a spotlight to share what? what? you're excited to share about when it's appropriate to do so, and I heard you mentioned the fast forward.
11:00:50 Program. That's something we've brought up here a couple of times. so it sounds like, maybe if somebody had questions about that, you might be able to connect them with the right person to answer a question about that about how people can qualify for
11:01:02 fast work. Yes, I can i'm not the person that qualifies people for fast forward.
11:01:08 But people who are qualified for fast forward or certain training programs that we're able to pitch them into.
11:01:13 So. Yes, I can certainly provide that middle ground. if they want more information on that.
11:01:19 I can certainly do that, and somebody did ask for my email address and i'll put that in the chat now. Awesome.
11:01:24 Well, thank you so much for those details and i've taken a couple notes on on just what the different topics that everybody's specializing in, so I can send them out and notes with the contact information afterwards for people to follow up Thank you
11:01:38 for taking the time and for being flexible today. Alicia, no worries
11:01:46 Right. so otherwise you have never remarked that I was just going to ask if anybody had any remaining questions before we move on to the next.
11:01:55 The next section, and to encourage everybody to connect offline and reach out to start their collaborations.
11:02:05 Cool. Alright, very good. Well, me here to start the next one.
11:02:09 So part of me for jumping in what we're going to be transitioning over to our talent solution time.
11:02:14 So for those of you who have other veterans with our group here, you know about this perfect opportunity, for you to have the floor to kind of talk about what might be going on from your case management perspective with some of the individuals that you're working with who
11:02:26 are trying to find employment. or about your employers. So I know we've got some really good positive common. So far about the collaboration of this group, and I think we're gonna see it now as we change gears, over here,
11:02:38 so do we have anybody that would like to talk about either an issue with a client or difficulty, or challenge that you're experiencing and finding in placement or an employer?
11:02:48 But you're trying to render services to
11:03:00 Here, crickets. what he's got anything I think it has started. that'll help lucid and the catch a bottle a little bit.
11:03:11 I have a candidate that we're looking for a an opportunity for the candidate to engage in plumbing assistant or Hvac assistant work to get into one of those fields.
11:03:26 I think Hmac would be ideal because they aren't necessarily going to be able to pass a plumbing licensure eventually.
11:03:36 So something that would be either plumbing assistant or hvac assistant and not necessarily engaging in clients homes.
11:03:43 But something that's maybe more commercial or building maintenance things like that.
11:03:49 So if anybody has any suggestions for employers who might have the fit that kind of niche I would be very grateful for any suggestions.
11:04:01 The candidate, I believe, is in the Alexandria area, but would be willing to commute a certain distance
11:04:14 He lies off for a while. it's it's allowed and based employer, but they might have operations out there in Fairfax.
11:04:19 Capital mechanical, less a check that we're located in Sterling.
11:04:23 But they they might go out their way. they do a lot of new construction for plumbing, so be the perfect opportunity to work for them as a helper supporter.
11:04:32 I don't dare use words prentice because it just seems like that particular industry wants to skip that process.
11:04:37 Now, but at least it would give the person experience doing rough in for any construction and plumbing which translates to some aspect of
11:04:46 Hvac as well. that would be perfect. Thank you so much for the lead.
11:04:53 Yes, some experience, but more sort of as a handyman. Okay?
11:04:58 Okay, I was gonna ask the same and also driver's license, because that's that's one of the the big components that's required when it comes to traits work.
11:05:10 Yes, to the driver's license i'm just not. We're steering away from driving around to client homes.
11:05:16 So if it could be something like new construction where they're not necessarily doing the customer service element driver's license and going to different sites isn't a problem or this like a commercial building or something of that
11:05:32 nature Yeah, I think that the maintenance Technician piece would be good, because apartment and I've seen some Leeds come through from from maybe Raj I don't know who the who the primary source
11:05:49 was but for some apartment maintenance technician because I know Hvac is involved in in that as well as some other trait work.
11:06:03 So that might be good in that, although if you're trying to avoid actually seeing people, or it's the customer service aspect.
11:06:08 Or is there a criminal charge involved or it's more the customer service aspect?
11:06:12 I think it would be less of a problem going into the clients.
11:06:17 Home if the client is sort of dealing with the admirative aspect with somebody else like building maintenance.
11:06:23 Rather than the person doing, invoicing and things on the spot, or anything with a tablet, and things like that.
11:06:32 Thank you for that. heads up I haven't seen that.
11:06:36 So I i'll just go and search raj's list for that title.
11:06:38 So thanks for the heads up on that another one They thought of and we just had a meeting, Sema and I with the town of Leesburg, a public utility specifically wastewater engineering, and so forth.
11:06:53 I'm sure Fairfax County. or local townships I've got that particular need as well it's something when I work for the Sea of Winchester we were always looking for town Leisburg looking forward so that might
11:07:04 be a and never really good niche for them to explore.
11:07:09 It gets them away from their customer service aspect of it.
11:07:11 The benefits are fantastic. So just something to consider. Okay, perfect.
11:07:15 Thank you, and you said that was the public engineering or is the keyword.
11:07:20 I'm looking for public utilities. sometimes they call like wastewater operator.
11:07:29 Alright. Well, thank you all, and as the receiver of that information that was amazing. so I highly recommend pitching any cases that you that you have to get that kind of specialized attention is invaluable, I can go next
11:07:51 we're seeing an uptick in probably you all as well as the Afghan refugees coming in and seeking services.
11:07:58 So I have one couple. That sort of represents a lot where the husband has a professional background. in Afghanistan.
11:08:04 This particular individual worked for Parliament, so he has a governmental background, a lot of them that were.
11:08:10 Of course you know translators for the Us. military and the wife.
11:08:14 She is interested in working. she's you know learning English right now, and both of them are looking for sort of office work, or you know, professional professional jobs.
11:08:24 She is in, you know, open to kind of starting out in a in a store, starting out in a daycare.
11:08:30 Just sort of getting that initial experience I don't think she's ever worked out of the home.
11:08:35 Back home before coming but you know the husband's not interested in any particular field, as far as training that we could assist him with.
11:08:43 We wanted to go the it route or something like that So we're just seeing a lot of couples as sort of fit this profile and kind of using those transferable skills to to get them in here.
11:08:54 And he is working the survival job you know he's doing lift right now.
11:08:58 But yeah, we're we're just seeing an uptick. So if anyone has sort of any recommendations I will be referring this couple to s slot because they've got children in the home under 18 but yeah, thank
11:09:08 you
11:09:16 And you said that the I guess the husband doesn't care what exactly industry he jumps into yeah he's he's open.
11:09:24 He's a little bit directionless it's been a month. Now he's taken some sort of you know career readiness and some different, you know. acculturation trainings and he's still sort of I just want a professional
11:09:33 job. I did refer him the route of you know, refugee organization. So I think he has an interview with a contractor for the Irc tonight.
11:09:41 You know just as a good starting place. but yeah he's very sort of open that's great.
11:09:48 I always think of no interpretation organizations for translation services, and so forth.
11:09:56 So we have a couple here in la and I think it's who knows? translation?
11:09:59 That I can reach out to and see if that would even be something.
11:10:04 They would entertain considering because i'm sure the language skills are there?
11:10:08 Absolutely. Thank you. Yeah, , that would be great Yeah, i'll put my email in the chat box here.
11:10:14 We can get together and talk more. Okay, Thank you so much.
11:10:19 And thank you, Warren. I see you in the chat.
11:10:20 I will definitely send their resumes to you thank you yes ma'am.
11:10:24 We'll take good care of him appreciate it thank you fantastic examples.
11:10:36 Anybody else have anything else. hey? If you want, I can jump in
11:10:43 Earlier. before this call I had a call with Cynthia with Shirm Cynthia Richardson.
11:10:50 She's one of the contractors on the hr registered apprenticeship program.
11:10:55 So I was excited to hear from her probably 3 weeks ago.
11:10:59 Now, kind of the cool thing about this is so. Sharon is putting out this program.
11:11:05 Through the Department of Labor for registered apprenticeship.
11:11:10 So for hr individuals, which is awesome. One of the pieces that I heard several weeks ago that really intrigued me is, and you probably are, All are seeing this as well.
11:11:21 But we have so many smaller businesses that are just so very strapped.
11:11:24 Right. The CEO is running the business and then, the Hr pieces. You know It's a full time job, plus, So I thought, Well, is this a potential for some of those small businesses to get an Hr person in there and get some training they can
11:11:39 look at other state tax credits and those kinds of things which is is cool.
11:11:45 They're actually working on receiving approval right now from the Dol.
11:11:49 So once I hear it update i'll be sure to share it with all of you.
11:11:53 But for those companies where they have a huge need for an Hr. person to come in, but they don't have an Hr.
11:12:02 Current staff member to be able to provide that mentorship piece what they're hoping to get is approval again through the Department of Labor that they could actually have a firm certified mentor work with the apprentice So again, in this case where
11:12:19 we have so many small businesses that need an asia person but they don't have the Hr.
11:12:24 Current staff talent. to be that mentor there might be a possibility. so more to come.
11:12:29 I'm really hoping that that gets approved but I love the program.
11:12:34 So i'm getting some additional information if you want Eliza Happy to send the packet of information over to you.
11:12:41 Cynthia is happy to be the point of contact if you're talking to an employer that's interested, or if there's individuals that you all might be working with and they're interested in getting into an hr
11:12:53 program. again. some really great training they can receive up to 30 credits per year.
11:12:59 So, and they also can sit for this term. Cp: So a really cool program decided to see that from sure.
11:13:08 Awesome. Thank you for helping to make that connection
11:13:16 Yeah, i'll save anything sorry there's a question for Nancy from Shirley.
11:13:22 Is that a statewide or specifically Northern Virginia region program?
11:13:27 Actually this is across the country. So yay really exciting about this.
11:13:34 She was given me some really great examples of you know some of the businesses that she's working with.
11:13:39 She's actually based in Michigan but she's working with companies here in Virginia, on the West coast and and States in between.
11:13:46 So really exciting. So yeah, if you have other partners and other states that are looking for this, you could share the information as well.
11:13:54 So i'll get that over to you eliza
11:13:59 And I'll just add from professional development standpoint that I have my Sherman Cp.
11:14:04 And it always makes sense to learn from somebody who's experienced .
11:14:10 Enjoy the ropes with it. just the classroom education portion of it.
11:14:12 It doesn't apply like the other certifications or where you can kind of regurgitate the information.
11:14:18 This is more applied. so learning from someone who's experience is the way to go
11:14:29 Okay,
11:14:35 Anybody else have anything,
11:14:42 Right Well, hearing none, I think we should move over now to the old slash.
11:14:47 New business right? Did you see the one from in the chat?
11:14:55 Remark. No, it did not I think his Mic. he's not able to speak right now.
11:15:06 Have the experience from medical doctors from out outside the Us.
11:15:12 And don't have credential converted yet. I have one who is fantastic, trilingual, arabic, Russian and English.
11:15:21 Yeah, I I don't have any experience with Michael doctors outside the Us.
11:15:26 I often wonder how much of a concern that is getting their stuff to translate here to the American standards of medical stuff.
11:15:40 So I Mike, I actually talked to at the job fair recruiter from I know the that was there, and I'm also working with a physician from outside the country.
11:15:53 From India. And so what the recruiter was sharing with me that is very difficult to transfer the credentials from another country to here for for a physician.
11:16:09 They pretty much have to start over so what i'm looking at with this particular client is you know other areas in the medical field that maybe she could.
11:16:23 You know, do. And then, if she is interested in pursuing the credentials here in the U.S.A.
11:16:32 Maybe once she gets on with like an I over, or something she could.
11:16:35 She could look at that
11:16:42 , Yeah, I have one as well. that I work with.
11:16:46 And he ended up getting on as an administrative more of a administrative assistant at one of the
11:16:57 I think it was Lmi. it was a urgent care is who we ended up getting on with.
11:17:05 So basically like Diane was saying almost starting over again. But
11:17:11 He was very confident that he would be able to, you know, work his way up fast. and so was the birth.
11:17:18 The the people that actually hired him so that might be one avenue. i'm just in a urgent care route, if they don't mind if he doesn't mind you know kind of starting almost starting over from the
11:17:32 bottom from the medical and working his way up. Yeah. great recommendations see when it comes to the certifications and the licenseship.
11:17:43 Essentially it becomes apples and oranges you know between the different countries, medical terminology, and just basic human anatomy is all still the same.
11:17:52 That's universal. so getting them into something to kind of start out would be the way to go there's a number of opportunity.
11:18:01 I was thinking about so , and some of the companies for the insurance providers actually provide nurses on staff.
11:18:08 So if you're ever injured you can pick up the phone, and you can talk to a nurse who will kind of treat us you right there, and then see if you need either what they call like a first date, claim or if it's something where
11:18:18 you've got to go to like the Panel physicians here in the comments of Virginia.
11:18:24 So it's not doctor per se but it's more online trio has medical terminology, and understanding
11:18:31 Sometimes the employee, like Cnas, Lpn, and so forth, so that might be another opportunity.
11:18:37 Where those skills transferable skills can apply to something else.
11:18:42 So I hope that's helpful mark sorry Mr. question by the way, I also wanted to throw out that the spring into work job fair recently.
11:18:52 Stacy Picard, who from the darl has your social services.
11:18:57 He's been working with the refugees on that Job Fair has had a couple, and she says she at the interviews, and at least one hired with Kaiser permanent day.
11:19:08 So I can follow up with her. to find out if she's got an active contact there, or pull whoever it was who participated in the job fair to see if they're still looking.
11:19:16 I can't remember the name of the position I know that they didn't need to do another certification before going into this position.
11:19:24 It was maybe a with something hands-on, medical, but maybe like a technician or so something to that effect
11:19:32 But they were willing to do it, because then they could get start getting that hands-on experience, and do that networking.
11:19:39 And it seemed like Kaiser was really open experience.
11:19:43 So let me see if I can follow up on that for everybody in the group, and see if I can get a contact
11:19:52 Oh, this is extremely helpful. I gotta say with when you start to look at all of the talent that we bring to the table here collectively as a group all got different education experiences, backgrounds, This is awesome stuff.
11:20:05 So thank you guys for sharing and chime in on that one.
11:20:10 Hey? this is Lauren. I just want to throw it out. there.
11:20:13 I have a a candidate that is a nurse he's currently working, but because Oh, his situation he's looking for He wants to still stay in health care, but he needs something that's less demanding physically
11:20:27 so kind of in an on clinical setting, so just wondering
11:20:32 If anybody has suggestions, our employers, we were going to look at capital care.
11:20:38 In telehealth and things like that he also doesn't want anything to paperwork heavy like he's case notes and things like that too much just because of his situation.
11:20:53 So just throwing that out there. Well, I was gonna suggest, Lauren.
11:20:57 I had a a young man who was a registered nurse, and due to a criminal conviction.
11:21:06 He couldn't continue as an rn but I did find an assisted living facility that they hired him as a care manager.
11:21:18 But you said he, doesn't want to do paperwork but that's one, you know.
11:21:23 Certainly it wasn't physical he's writing care plans for the residents in the assisted living facility and working with the nurses, so that might be one ideas connecting with the assisted living facilities and
11:21:34 nurses. thank you so much that's great and i'm. I'm gonna work with him on the paperwork side of it.
11:21:40 I think there's some accommodations. we can put in place there, assistive technology that it can use. so so definitely.
11:21:48 We'll be having those conversations with them but thank you so much.
11:21:50 I'll definitely check that out appreciate it
11:21:55 Awesome. Yeah, these are great. Anybody else have anything else going on
11:22:07 I was I put it in the chat we're looking for summer opportunities for students.
11:22:15 The High School as well as the returning college student.
11:22:18 So if anyone has any information that would help us with the employers.
11:22:28 We would love to get that
11:22:33 Sure. So you're just so. I better. understand you looking for employers that are hiring summer opportunities for students exactly are our old now, and counting parks and recreation is always hiring for that particular niche or
11:22:46 demographic of job seekers. you said no louding county.
11:22:53 Yeah, they were just very large, either job fairy tale, gate and instrumental making that happen.
11:23:00 So that's kind of their plug so you have anyone who sees anything with the county, Just let me know.
11:23:05 Okay, Sorry about that.
11:23:15 And others from Fairfax can chime in but i'm just thinking of the Weo.
11:23:20 A youth program, too. Of course they would have to meet the eligibility requirements.
11:23:23 But that summer I program where they place you know candidates directly with employers.
11:23:28 I don't know if others are a little more familiar with it, but that just popped into my head.
11:23:32 Did you put that information in the chat? Sure thing, Thank you.
11:23:46 Elizabeth to your point. there in the chat We i've got connection with fine nova and some of the folks in the town acquisition. team.
11:23:54 Okay, that would be great. I know that the person who I had spoken with Wasn't connected with them, but they did say they had a list at the time.
11:24:02 It was a couple years ago of the community clinics and I haven't been able to find it.
11:24:07 But they did say that those are particularly good places. for candidates to apply if they're bilingual and have a medical background, so it'd be great to try to get a lead there, Hey, Eliza, if I can just speak to the
11:24:22 summer program. that Melissa just mentioned so for the summer program this year.
11:24:28 I think they've, they've we've basically stopped recruiting for this summer, because things are gonna get started at the beginning of July.
11:24:37 And but for those who are if you're making referrals to the Weowa youth program, they are doing work experiences year round.
11:24:46 So it's not just during the summer. and then next summer. we should be hopefully back to normal, where we're doing the normal I program.
11:24:57 And accepting young adults that you know aren't just from the we all youth program.
11:25:01 And you know, any young adult can apply to the program.
11:25:05 And potentially, you know, be placed into a work experience.
11:25:09 So I just wanted to let you guys know that for this summer.
11:25:13 We've pretty much wrapped up any type of recruitment, since we're getting started on it soon.
11:25:17 But please still keep making referrals to the We own youth program, because we are doing some around or you around work experiences through that program.
11:25:27 Thanks, Melissa, for perfect that into the chat. Thank you.
11:25:36 Some love, the collaboration, anybody else any thing going on, I say, in the interest of time we move to the next one.
11:25:50 So if you do think about anything, feel free to put in the chat, and then we can always table with the next time.
11:25:55 Put under all business, which is what we're going to be moving to right now.
11:25:59 So on that agenda There was the employer survey that we've been trying to push out so i'm gonna give the link back in the chat box.
11:26:07 We've only gotten 7 respondents and essentially to remind you what the survey was about was the talent acquisition challenge.
11:26:13 So I would love to hear from our businesses and see exactly if they could pinpoint what's going on out there with this whole labor shortage, in which challenge associated with recruiting.
11:26:26 So i'm gonna put that in there like so we've only gotten 7.
11:26:27 So I think It's time we up the anthy get it out there, share it on linkedin within the email. Just get some numbers at this point.
11:26:35 The other thing I wanted to do, and I wanted to turn it over to Kellen.
11:26:38 Is Kellen's got some exciting news for us to share.
11:26:42 So, Keelin. why don't you go ahead and tell everyone's going on.
11:26:46 Yeah. So I know most of you guys know Molly. almoati.
11:26:50 He was the supervisor for the business services team.
11:26:54 You know. he retired a couple of months ago.
11:26:57 So they did. replace this position. and that will be me now.
11:27:01 So I am the new business services, supervisor for the employment in training with Fairfax.
11:27:08 So. i'm excited about it i'm excited about bringing new ideas and partnering with different agencies. So I don't know if your relationship that you have with Muley or how you contacted or did job development but if
11:27:20 you want to continue that with me, I will greatly appreciate it.
11:27:24 Or if you want to start off new that's great too.
11:27:28 But you know I can't do it alone. doing it together.
11:27:31 But I definitely want to partner with you guys, because I know you have great ideas.
11:27:33 So. I will put my email address in my contact number India chat, and if you'd be asked to just keep that.
11:27:41 If you ever have any questions, maybe help any assistance any great ideas of partnering together, please feel free to shoot it out to me.
11:27:48 Okay, So this is that. And then second I wanted to talk about the elevate program.
11:27:54 I know i've spoken about it a couple of times but we have a lot of employers that are interested in hiring people in Prince William, but it's the job secret piece that we need to ramp up the program
11:28:07 is going well, but still I have a lot of employees that are just on hold, and constantly calling me, saying, Hey, do you have anybody for this job?
11:28:13 So if you guys have any Prince William County residents or job seekers that you were working with so that's Woodbridge, parts of Manassas, Dumfries, Gainesville friends anybody you know who have
11:28:27 lost their job and been affected by Covid in some way.
11:28:30 Please. Again i'm gonna shoot you out of my email address and my phone number contact me. just let me know, hey?
11:28:36 I have somebody who, I think, will be good and i'll let you know what the next steps are as far as getting that person enrolled in the program.
11:28:42 So just giving the example a principal and county service authority.
11:28:48 They have she's hiring for utility workers and cashiers, but all of the jobs are paying 18 or higher for all of our positions, and what it is is we can pay half of their wages up to 5,000
11:29:02 dollars. So it's basically an oj t so I need principal county people to place.
11:29:08 And these ojs, so that's just an example with Prince William service authority.
11:29:12 We're also having a job fair and i'll make sure everyone gets this information as soon as we have a flyer.
11:29:16 But it's going to be on july nineteenth it doesn't have to be just Prince William county job seekers.
11:29:23 But in order to get the incentives it does, the person does have to be Prince William County.
11:29:27 But if you just have regular principal regular job secrets, we need a job.
11:29:31 Prince William County. Local government's hiring and they are hiring for.
11:29:35 These are the departments they have this public works police department shaft department, adult detention centers community service.
11:29:45 I'm sorry development development services those are some of the departments we have now, with a personal county local government.
11:29:52 So if it's a Prince William county county resident or job seeker, that is great, because I can at least go to the employer and say I can pay half of their wages up to $5,000, but if they're not and
11:30:01 they're just looking for a job, Prince William County is really a need of people.
11:30:06 Because these are just, but these are the departments that are hiring, and she's telling me at least 5 positions in each department, so that again, that that job is gonna be on July nineteenth and as soon as I have the
11:30:17 fire completed. I will send it out to you guys, and you just refer people.
11:30:21 Okay? So any questions from that
11:30:27 Let me check something in chat box. right? Okay, And thanks, guys, Thanks for the congratulations.
11:30:32 I appreciate that. So that's it unless you guys have any questions for me.
11:30:36 So that's what I need from you guys refer people please thank you seems to be the plea that we're all making out there calendar new job.
11:30:52 Seekers, I know, and and it's challenging as a job developer when you have employers that are just like, you know, constantly not going to. and I can't you know feel that need you know So it's kind of weird because it used to be the
11:30:57 reverse Yeah, Yeah, that's why they come to us?
11:31:05 Because it's hard for them to recruit and So yeah, , there are best customers.
11:31:11 Is what I always say and the more I need they are the better response. We get out of them, and everything else speaking with just last time I'm gonna sneak in here on the old business and then i'll turn it over to
11:31:21 whoever's going to the next segment but essentially the job. Fair Tailgate just wanted to put some numbers out there.
11:31:26 We talked about job seekers. So we had about 37 businesses show up out of the 43 that we're going to be there.
11:31:35 So it's that's not too bad and I kind of anticipate out the employers that's a really good response.
11:31:39 Brain attendance rate. job seekers, you follow that 50% rule.
11:31:43 So we've got 119 job seekers at registered 66 showed up.
11:31:50 So for those of you that know me pre pandemic.
11:31:52 I would like to have seen that number be 300 again, but it is what it is.
11:31:55 We'll take it. The employer is on the survey so far have expressed gratitude to like the model, and they like the opportunity to meet face face. So it goes to diane's point 4 about that that's
11:32:08 extreme opportunity that we seem to be kind of losing out there a little bit.
11:32:11 So in-person jobs there seem to be popular. so I just wanted to share that with you, because I know.
11:32:16 But there's a lot of things that work on our job There is We're all kind of planning and thinking about doing so.
11:32:21 I just want to put that out there. and then you'll have to again make it because I don't know who is next on the agenda.
11:32:27 It's me . I did have a follow up just thought I I don't have a plan for this, but I know we were just talking about job seekers being in a shortage. and I know that people do have candidates on their
11:32:43 case loads and they're there at varying degrees of looking for work.
11:32:48 But I think something that tends to happen that we've gotten so much better at since we've been collaborating as part of this group.
11:32:56 But still exists is that everybody has their own employer connections, and sometimes they get siloed.
11:33:00 If it's not something we happen to bring up here in the meaning.
11:33:06 We may have a connection, I mean any given. Any one of us may have a connection for a candidate who is on your case loads.
11:33:12 So I was just trying to figure out if there's a wave between meetings that we can be a little bit more vocal about what job seekers we have.
11:33:19 That are looking in case it. meets somebody else's employer need I don't know if that's just through email or if you want to send it to one of main thing we're looking for a job for this person and we can kind
11:33:31 of try to help make some connections. but I I do feel like they're probably still some puzzle pieces that are getting missed there in terms of you know of an employer elite that we may have for candidates that are
11:33:44 actively looking so. any thoughts about that as you go forward and how we might make those connections, I think it would be good to think about, or thoughts right now, if you want to put them in the chat it's good to say that
11:33:59 the town solution time, maybe more frequently. might offer that a opportunity to connect, virtually to share ideas.
11:34:07 Talk about those kind of things start by. the employer need see what exactly the job secret need is. and see about trying to match the 2 absolutely great.
11:34:20 Yeah, it seems like That's a really rich conversation every time that comes up.
11:34:25 Eliza. Is there any way that we can post some information like on the web page that you have for the est?
11:34:37 Is that some I don't know how frequently people go on there.
11:34:41 It's definitely available? Do you mean something that I I I can definitely post updates there if it would be helpful as like people, email me and I post them.
11:34:50 I don't know if I can I can see if there's a box or something that would be like a comments threat. I don't.
11:34:56 I haven't looked into that so I can look into that but I think that's definitely a resource that's available for us to use.
11:35:01 So that's a great idea. but let me look into what's available there, so that we can see are you thinking in terms of posting candidate information.
11:35:08 So that people can go on and see what kind of end up a candidate personal, identifying information.
11:35:14 But information about what candidates are looking for. Yeah, just something general, you know. kind of like that.
11:35:21 Introduction about that we talked about earlier about. the candidate and what it is that they are bringing to the table. and if there's some things specific that there's looking for, and I think, you know maybe even on salesforce
11:35:36 you know, that might be something that we can go back to, and, you know, just focus on sending something out in the chat area within salesforce.
11:35:47 I think it. I love the idea. I mean, you know that whole collaboration.
11:35:51 And it's you know it's like our own personal link there.
11:35:55 Here. It's not so much that I know you know all the right people.
11:36:00 But perhaps you know a person that knows a person about a month the Canada gets served awesome.
11:36:07 Thank you so much for those ideas. I think those are 2 great ideas.
11:36:10 I just make made a couple notes so that I can look into what might be the best way to do that.
11:36:15 I know that definitely I encourage anybody who's using salesforce to
11:36:22 Put it into that chatter box and see if that that can work, but also keep an eye out for candidates there.
11:36:28 But I know not. Everybody has this has access to that system. So if you'd like to contact me about access to salesforce, or i'll also look into the website to see if there's something that we can all have access to
11:36:41 So thank you for those ideas, Shield: Oh, still me. Okay, sorry.
11:36:47 Let me share the agenda. these are just a couple of administrative updates.
11:36:55 The next meeting
11:37:08 Oh, , yeah. I think we allows it for a lot of repetition.
11:37:14 So there was no Your back, Eliza. You froze for a second.
11:37:24 Do you still hear me? You have to hear you. Now listen there,
11:37:34 Disconnected, said, Okay, now, you're you're back.
11:37:36 Okay, if you can hear me now. Alice. so you might wanna stop sharing your screen, because that might be like taking up the bandwidth for your zoom or something.
11:37:50 Or maybe that would help
11:37:55 Eliza, I can share the agenda
11:38:03 Hmm,
11:38:13 Am I back? Can you hear me now? Okay, i'm Sorry about that? An opportunity to collaborate with area 12.
11:38:22 We know that, we all work on similar areas, similar employers, and we have some overlapping resources.
11:38:28 So the next meeting we talked about doing it 2 times a year meeting with Arlington and Alexandria, so we can all benefit from everybody's experience.
11:38:41 That meeting is going to be next month, so I just wanted to highlight for everybody.
11:38:45 It's a Friday, not a thursday it's the same.
11:38:48 It should be the same week that our meeting is it's on the fifteenth but it will be the Friday.
11:38:55 Let me just double check to make sure that's the case Yes, it's the Third Friday, and we will be logging in to not this zoom meeting, but the are like Arlington Alexandria meeting link I did send out
11:39:07 that meeting invitation. But if you, do not have july the fifteenth on your calendar with that link, please reach out to me so that I can send it to you, they're going it's gonna be an hour and a half meeting
11:39:21 and there's going to be a speaker that applies to all of us.
11:39:24 It's an employer that has it entry level it opportunities and apprenticeships as well as some admin positions and they're called build within and then they'll they'll open up the the floor
11:39:43 to all of the different partners and members to provide updates so we can hear what's happening.
11:39:47 All across the region. the then there's going to be because of a lot of different vacation conflicts.
11:39:57 We're going to have no meeting in august and we'll start up again in september Diane.
11:40:03 The question about Esd starting back in person that hasn't started being a discussion.
11:40:09 Yet I think I know on my part i've been sort of taking cues from other in-person events.
11:40:16 So, for example, the Skill Source board meetings are still virtual because of some the more recent covid numbers
11:40:27 So I think we'll we'll keep looking at that I think, according to the survey, that I know is now pretty was a long time ago.
11:40:34 People were interested in hybrid. so when we do have the opportunity to do some in-person I think we would probably still do some.
11:40:42 That's virtual, but so far we don't have a any information on when we would be going back in person.
11:40:49 But maybe it's something we could revisit once we start back up again in September.
11:40:53 Any other thoughts from the team on the in-person meetings
11:41:01 Eliza, I would just say I know. In the past we used to host them at the Ssg.
11:41:06 Offices in tyson's so We lease. you know our office space from the Fairfax County economic development authority, and they still have not allowed visitors back in that space.
11:41:18 So. I know, at least, if we were to have it at the Ssg.
11:41:22 Offices it likely Can't happen for at least you know the next several months, until the Eda lifts that policy.
11:41:31 So, unless there's an alternate location but I agree with you with revisiting that probably in the fall.
11:41:38 Thank you for that update Sema yeah I agree as well only because i'm selfish now, and I don't want to be stuck in Northern Virginia traffic anymore.
11:41:47 So it out there,
11:41:54 I completely understand I just saw your question about the meeting on the fifteenth.
11:42:02 It is at 10. am so It's at 10 a M. and it's the third Friday instead of the third Thursday.
11:42:07 So it's pretty similar just one day different
11:42:20 All right, I think, we've come to the end of our rope.
11:42:24 I believe we are that's all on our agenda so we don't have anything else to add which means you have more time to do what you would like to do that you would normally do if you weren't a part of
11:42:39 this this meeting so looks like we're all gonna get out a little early today, and so we thank you, So every one of you all for attending and participating as we look forward to the next month.
11:42:55 Meeting. We wish you all the best and we'll see you next time. Thanks.
11:43:01 All right now,
11:43:17 Thank you for joining Gwendolen
11:43:26 You're muted
11:43:34 Alright, thank you for having me. I I like I like being home, but I do get challenged sometime with
11:43:46 Oh, technology. but thank you for having me. and I look forward to the next meeting have a great afternoon.
11:43:57 You, too. Okay, bye,
11:44:03 Can't get out there you go that was like great those were great last words before I click the leave, button, and then i'm like Oh, no!
11:44:20 I was messing along back in. Okay? Well, ladies and gentlemen, we pulled it off.
11:44:28 Yeah, yeah, that worked really well. that was a lot of good considering. We didn't have any speakers that was pretty good timing greed.
11:44:39 Yeah, I think it worked out good. That was really, really fast and good, with no speakers that was really good.
11:44:46 Congratulations. team. we pulled it off. hey? it's just good team in this early, so it's not like it was really there, you know, .
11:44:54 Was thinking is that it pretty much was the same time that we usually get to member updates and that kind of stuff.
11:44:59 So it was really only a little bit early. Yeah, Okay, so we got one more month before we have August off.
11:45:06 I'll start immediately working on more employers and as we can get this agenda back up and running again for next month.
11:45:17 So next month is actually taking care of except for trying to figure out how yeah, except for having to figure out how we navigate potentially 60 people giving updates that I'm still a little unclear on how we're going to do
11:45:29 so I have to follow up with Dave Remick. Do you want to do a check-in meeting with all of us and Dave Remick?
11:45:38 So sort of just check in, or how would you like me to facilitate that?
11:45:43 I see a check in. let's give us all on the same page, and just kind of see what we're envisioning to manage that that 60 people maybe we can just skip updates or I don't know maybe dave's got
11:45:54 some. I recommendations on what you guys think. Yeah, absolutely. I think we should check anyone.
11:46:02 Yeah, okay. and I think he's from what i've seen of his meetings.
11:46:06 It's pretty casual. They just literally go around the room and everybody has a chance to talk or pass.
11:46:12 I think so. Yeah, we just have to figure out what that looks like.
11:46:17 If there are too many people. So I have a couple notes from when we did the planning meetings, i'll reach out to him about trying to set up a check-in before July.
11:46:30 The fifteenth. So I think that meeting other than that is pretty well set, so we'd be looking for employers for September.
11:46:38 Yeah, okay. The lawyers right now are easy to come by unless we start using that.
11:46:45 Our word, which is recession you know yeah I don't know about you guys, but I feel like i'm starting to see small rashes of people who have been laid off and let go and haven't quite hit greg bond
11:46:56 yet because they're so darn small so that's interesting.
11:47:00 I mean it's just transactional data up and seeing you guys seeing that, too.
11:47:08 Then we don't. We meet the definition of wall streets as we're now in the the bear market.
11:47:17 Yeah. I was watching yesterday, as I was watching, not yesterday day before watching the the market tumble
11:47:22 And as I was watching that in repression, what's my retirement.
11:47:25 . Okay, it's sad man said . yeah I thought they were saying that we do meet the definition of it, because I think they were saying like in 2 quarters.
11:47:37 You have to have some whatever number and we've met that so I don't know. i'll look it up more, and see kind of weird time that we both have too few people are looking for candidates and laying people off crazy
11:47:51 mark right now. you could just be its way of trying to reset, you know. there's too much out there, and you know some employees.
11:47:58 That i've been talking to have come into revisiting well right now, especially by having county.
11:48:02 You know it's our fiscal year about the start of July first. so we're like Well, we're revisiting.
11:48:06 We really need that position, or do we need to be a little more like, and what we're recruiting for you? There are still a need to backfill or new enhancements to fill for you know starting to kind of question that which
11:48:17 to me is always like, Okay, and i'm starting to see something so wasn't sure if you guys saw that as well
11:48:29 Sorry I mean the sidebar there no I was just trying to think I don't think I have exposure to.
11:48:34 I wouldn't know me either. Yeah, it tastes managers might be a good store, especially dislocated workers.
11:48:41 Under we oa yeah, cause they want to qualify sound like they have to be, you know, one material from Greg Bond.
11:48:47 So I guess we'll just keep an eye on that see how that goes.
11:48:52 I meant to say when we were talking about the employer survey Dave Remix, and it to somebody. I don't know if they actually submitted, but he said the reason he thought of them is because they're that they offer people
11:49:04 to get them to come to work is that you can bring your dogs to work.
11:49:08 And I thought that was a great that's very creative but actually is motivating to people with no extra money awesome.
11:49:18 So hopefully, we'll see some more more creative ideas like that
11:49:26 You and do you have the chat I went to try to save it.
11:49:30 And that's when my computer Kicked me off sorry , Okay, awesome. Thank you.
11:49:35 Because there's a lot of good stuff in there this time and then I've got some notes. So i'll put that together and check out the website to see if we can do some kind of sharing and anything else that's like a follow-up that I should
11:49:49 focus on I something to think about the sharing thing. We could create their own linkedin group just for employer solutions team.
11:49:58 I mean most of us have linkedin We could put information there as long as we just abide by not put anything confidential about clients. But we could certainly use that to share. So I don't know about you guys But
11:50:11 salesforce to me. just provide the sharing Yeah, I know It's already a tool that we got but not everybody has it.
11:50:27 You're right you're right not every st member has access to it. If we had a linkedin group that had like we had to have approval to be a member could people share things like resumes I believe so as long as
11:50:34 they're inside the group. Well, that i'd recommend probably like you know.
11:50:42 Message the message: Yeah, just don't know who will be in the St.
11:50:45 Member, and potentially look at it and violate Hipaa.
11:50:48 Guide those, whatever, you know. So she started talking about disabilities.
11:50:52 Yeah, that's a great idea. I love that idea because everybody well, not everybody.
11:50:58 But we want people to be encouraged more of that right that's great.
11:51:03 Have you ever set out the linkedin group I have not but i'm sure it can't be that hard.
11:51:08 Yeah, Yeah, that's a great idea. I love this plan cause I think it would just be great a day, Remic was saying.
11:51:14 They use slack, and then it's just their business services people just sort of send things as they think of them, and it would just be nice to have something like that.
11:51:22 That's a more Fluid communication between meetings right it's not better than emails. that's not very . I like that idea, too, Mike. that's a good idea that's a good idea, Well, I can help build it
11:51:36 when I get back from vacation, which next Thursday i'll be back good for you.
11:51:55 So we got 2 of our team star team players leaving the school while man, I need it. I haven't had vacation since August, and that wasn't even a vacation I was taking care Yeah, i'm looking forward to it so
11:51:59 if it seemed a little burnt out today, i'm i'm burnt.
11:52:02 Yeah, I didn't feel like I did I'm just like no, I don't want to be here.
11:52:09 No offense to you guys. Yeah, Yeah. on vacation the 20 third through the fifth.
11:52:16 Okay, So right. when you come back i'll be gone just as , excellent.
11:52:21 Keep having as much fun as you possibly can i'll be working like a Hebrew slave while you all are working, having a good time.
11:52:28 Hebrew slave with no food. i'm i'm just gonna do what I gotta do , y'all return. so. Oh, man, well kudos to you all congratulations, and I hope you have a goal you deserve it
11:52:43 you guys are awesome kudos, the big killing man.
11:52:47 Good looking out, Brother right right, and big boss man. Now, can we literally say Big boss?
11:53:00 Man , , the official day is the 20 first, so I will be on vacation when I officially start.
11:53:08 That's a great way to get started with that