The JobFit Survey is a great tool to help you start your new career. This free online survey will provide valuable insights about the career choices and job opportunities which best match your skills, interests, and personality. Most people complete the survey in about 60 to 90 minutes. Many businesses now use JobFit to help them identify workers who have the best chance to be successful in their organization. After you complete the survey you will receive:
- A customized Career Compatibility Report
- A built in Resume Builder tool to help you create and post a professional resume
- Employers searching JobFit resumes and survey results to find the perfect match for their openings
Who can Benefit
Job Seekers can use the survey results to help them find jobs and careers which are compatible with their skills and interests. Students and new entrants to the job market will find that JobFit is a valuable career planning tool. Those currently in the workforce can use JobFit results to help them build a career path.
How to Access Services
You can take the JobFit online at this website:
How to Prepare
Review the JobFit User Guide before you begin the survey. The user guide is available here, and at the JobFit website.
Click here for additional tips for completing the JobFit survey.
For More Information
Contact the Michigan Works! Livingston Service Center at (517) 552-2101 and ask to talk to a career counselor.
Job Fit is a registered Trademark of Profiles, International
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Talent Acquisition Services
Michigan Works! is committed to helping area employers find the talent they need to be successful. Whether you need one employee or one hundred, our recruitment, assessment and screening services can help you fill your vacant positions with the right candidates.
Pure Michigan Talent Connect
Pure Michigan Talent Connect is the State of Michigan's web-based talent matchmaking site and central hub for talent, employers and educators. We can help
you post your positions so you will get results quickly. We will work with you to identify your hiring criteria and design an effective posting. Then, we will either show you how to conduct your own job search, or conduct the searches for you and present you with a list of qualified candidates that meet your specifications.
Recruitment and Pre-Screening
Michigan Works! Livingston Service Center can be listed as the contact point on the Michigan Talent Bank and in other job postings. Applicants can fill out and submit applications, along with their resumes, at the Michigan Works! office. Our personnel will screen all applications and resumes against your company’s pre-defined application criteria such as education, skill level and experience.
Assessment Services
We assess hundreds of job seekers annually using valid and reliable aptitude, interest, and basic skills instruments. We can test applicants to your specifications using our instruments or yours. Lower your recruitment and turnover costs by hiring the right candidate.
National Career Readiness Certificate
Michigan has become a national leader in using the ACT WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate as a reliable workforce credential. Let us show you how to use this valuable tool in your business.
Job Fairs and Custom Hiring Events
Need several employees? Join the more than 50 exhibitors who recruit at our annual Livingston Regional Job Fair in April. Or, let us schedule a custom hiring event just for your company. We can supply an interview room at the Michigan Works! Livingston Service Center, or arrange a larger venue for major hiring needs. We will handle all the event details, including recruitment. All you need to do to rapidly increase your workforce is show up!
Programs and services are funded by the Workforce Development Agency - State of Michigan. An equal opportunity program/employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
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Talent and Workforce Development Services
Michigan Works! is committed to helping area businesses increase the skills of their employees and develop their workforce to be competitive in the new global economy. Whether you wish to upgrade the skills of your most recent hire or your most seasoned employee, our business training services are easy to use, flexible and customized to address the needs at your company.
Incumbent Worker Training Grants
You can apply for grants to update the skill of current workers. Our flexible application process can be used to train one or two key employees, or your entire workforce. With our quick
turnaround time, you will know within 30 days whether your application is approved.
New Hire Scholarship Program
Help new hires advance their careers by providing scholarships to train them for more responsible jobs in your organization. Your new employees can qualify for scholarships up to $5,000 per year for two years ($10,000 total).
Pre-Hire Training Program
Are you hiring a group of employees at one time? Work with a training provider to design a customized pre-hire training program so that your workers can be productive from day one.
Training Needs Assessment
Do you need a plan to use your scarce training resources most effectively? We can connect with resources to assess your company’s training needs, develop customized curricula, and to prepare a corporate training plan. We can also help you identify suitable training vendors.
On-the-Job Training Support
New hires are seldom fully prepared to handle all job responsibilities. Our OJT program can reimburse you for up to 50% of a new hire’s wages for a negotiated period of time, depending on the complexity of the job and the skills of the new hire.
Programs and services are funded by the Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan. An equal opportunity program/employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. - Layoff Aversion
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Layoff Aversion and Displaced Workers Services
Michigan Works! specializes in helping companies and workers in transition. We partner with local and state agencies to help distressed businesses return to profitability. If layoffs are necessary, we are available for early assistance to help the affected employees. We will provide on-site information programs to the laid off workers and will work with the employees to help them transition to new jobs.
Layoff Aversion Services
Working with the Economic Development Council of Livingston County and other partners, we can connect troubled companies with resources that can help cut costs, develop turn-around plans, and identify new markets and growth opportunities.
Rapid Response
When a company notifies the state of a business closing or mass layoff, an on-site meeting is arranged with the business, union (if applicable), state officials and Michigan Works! staff to assess the company’s layoff plans, and gather background information on those facing a job loss to determine training and other needs that will facilitate rapid re-employment.
On-site Informational Services
Michigan Works! staff will conduct on-site meetings to provide information, support and resources to those affected by job loss that will enable them to make a successful transition back into the workforce as quickly as possible.
Outplacement and Job Search Counseling
We can provide on-site outplacement and job counseling services to your workers who are scheduled for layoff.Programs and services are funded by the Workforce Development Agency -- State of Michigan. An equal opportunity program/employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
- Business Services Contacts
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Whether you are searching for new talent, seeking to improve the skills of your current employees, or dealing with the difficult decision to reduce your workforce, the Michigan Works! Livingston Service Center is here to address your needs.
For additional information on our business services, please call or e-mail one of our Business Services Professionals.
Bill Lovelady -- (517) 552-2154
Michelle Gonzalo -- (517) 552-2107