Labor & Employment Law

Looking for a Job? Website Can Help

By James Parks

Looking for a job but don?t know what you want to do or where there?s a job that fits your skills? Check out the U.S. Labor Department?s new online tool.  The My Next Move website, launched late last week,  provides  job seekers with information on more than 900 occupations, as well as local job openings and training opportunities, in a simple, user-friendly format.

My Next Move may be especially useful to students, young adults and other first-time workers who are exploring  potential careers based on their interests. The new tool complements the department’s “mySkills myFuture” site, which is designed to help those with previous work experience match their existing skills to new occupations.

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said the Obama administration is “committed to expanding opportunities for all Americans. That includes ensuring all workers?those with years of experience and those just entering the workforce?have the information they need to make informed career decisions and get good jobs.”

The new website allows users to search for jobs by occupation and by industry. You also can match your interests with suitable occupations by answering a series of questions.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on February 07, 2011 (boomark / email).