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
- Pure Michigan Talent Connect
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Pure Michigan Talent Connect is the State of Michigan's web-based talent matchmaking site. It features information and resources that gives businesses the tools necessary to help identify and develop their talent base and job seekers the ability to search for new jobs and careers.
Who Can Benefit
Anyone who is looking for work, or planning their career should visit Pure Michigan Talent Connect at www.MiTalent.org. The site includes the Michigan Talent Bank, the Michigan Job Portal, and information on careers fairs and hiring events throughout the state.Unemployment insurance claimants without a definite call-back date must register for work by posting their resume on the Michigan Talent Bank and must have their registration verified by Michigan Works. Executive, professional and technical job seekers may also want to post their resume at the Pure Michigan Job Portal. MiTalent.org also contains a number of valuable tools and resources for those exploring new careers.
Features- Post a resume that will market your skills and abilities to employers.
- Review job openings posted by hundreds of employers in the Michigan Talent Bank System. The Talent bank also searches hundreds of other employment websites for jobs which match your search criteria.
- The Michigan Talent Bank can notify you via e-mail when a new job posting match your search criteria.
- Valuable career planning tools such as Career Matchmaker and Career Investment Calculator.
- Privacy safeguards have been taken to protect your privacy and ensure that security measures uphold the integrity of the system.
- Your resume will only be available to an employer who is registered in the system and who has been determined by administrators of the system to be a legitimate employer.
How To Develop A Resume On The Michigan Talent Bank
How To Access Services
Click on the Pure Michigan Talent Connect logo.
- Services for Emergency Unemployment Claimants
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Who Can Benefit
Individuals eligible for Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) are required to meet active work search requirements to receive these benefits. Livingston County Michigan Works! offers a number of services to EUC claimants to meet these requirements, and to help them obtain a new job as quickly as possible. Anyone who receives a "Notice to Individuals Receiving Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC)" from the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) must follow the instructions in the notice and appear in person at a Michigan Works! office with the notice.
Features- EUC Claimants must attend an orientation to Michigan Works! services. You can sign up for this workshop by clicking here to access our on-line calendar.
- EUC Claimants must document that they have completed an assessment of their skills and that we have provided them with career and labor market information. Livingston County Michigan Works! has a number of options available to meet this requirement, including online tools. These options will be reviewed at the orientation session.
- Livingston County Michigan Works! will offer ongoing workshops, group sessions and individual sessions for EUC claimants to help them meet their job search requirements, and to help them find a new job.
- Vocational training programs and on-the-job training may be available for those who qualify.
- EUC claimants are welcome to use any of the services available at our service center resource room to help them with their job search, including computers with high speed Internet access, telephones, fax machines, a copy machine and scanner.
How to Access Services
EUC claimants must appear in person with their letter from UIA at a Michigan Works! Service Center. Staff at Livingston County Michigan Works! will be available during normal office hours (8 AM to 5 PM Mon-Fri) to begin the required registration process.If you do not live in the Livingston County area and would like to be connected to a Michigan Works! Service Center closer to your home, call 1-800-285-WORKS.
Other Useful Information
Any questions about your EUC claim must be directed to the Unemployment Insurance Agency. Livingston County Michigan Works! staff will not answer any questions about unemployment insurance. Contact UIA:
- through your claim web account manager: www.michigan.gov/uia
- by phone 1-866-500-0017, or
- by visiting a UIA Problem Resolution Office.
- Self-Service Resources
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Who Can Benefit
Anyone searching for a job or exploring a career change can take advantage of self-service resources. All self-service resources are available on a first-come, first-served basis during normal business hours - at no charge to the job seeker.
Features- Computers with high-speed Internet access are available for use in your job search.
- Prepare a resume and compose cover letters using common software applications. Post a resume and search for job openings on-line by accessing the Michigan Talent Bank.
- Useful website links and printed materials help you explore different careers, examine employment outlook for jobs, and review labor market information.
- Telephones, fax machines, a copy machine and scanner are on site for job seekers. Reference materials on job search techniques, interviewing hints and writing cover letters are also available.
- Reference materials are also available in our resource room.
How to Access Services
Visit the Michigan Works! Livingston Service Center during normal office hours (8 AM to 5 PM Mon-Fri). If you do not live in the Livingston County area and would like to be connected to a Michigan Works! Service Center closer to your home, call 1-800-285-WORKS. - Job Search Skills and Personalized Assistance
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Job seekers can work directly with a career counselor to receive individual assistance in job search skills in a variety of areas. Group workshops are also available.
Who Can Benefit
Job seekers who have not been successful finding work on their own, or job seekers with special needs are good candidates for these services.
Features
Personalized services are available on topics such as the following:- Creating effective resumes
- Developing your individual employment plan
- Identifying your marketable skills
- Success in the interview
- Conducting job search using the Internet
- Effective job search techniques
- Managing your finances during your job search
- Applications and cover letters
- Thank you letters and interview follow-up
How to Access Services
Individualized services are available on an appointment basis. Group workshops are scheduled monthly. Check with a customer service specialist to request an appointment or to sign up for a workshop.