2007 southeast workkeys users conference m.j. klemme senior consultant, workkeys

2007 Southeast WorkKeys Users Conference

M.J. Klemme

Senior Consultant, WorkKeys

Marketing Materials Updates

• Marketing brochures- New– National Career Readiness Certificate – Employer Brochures– Brochures updated logos– Window stickers– Bookmarks

• Marketing materials order form

Home Page

Verify Certificates

Job and Talent Bank

National Marketing Activities

• National Career Readiness Certificate and WorkKeys advertising – Educational Leadership, Education Weekly,

School Administrator, Community College Times & Journal, Net Assets e-newsletter, ACTE Techniques, HR Magazine, T&D Magazine

• Press release/article placement

National Marketing Activities• National endorsements- AACC, ACTE,

Dow• WorkKeys national newsletter

– emailed from field representatives

• Resource website for educatorshttp://www.act.org/workkeys/edmarketing/– UserID: WorkKeys– Password: administrator

• Trade shows and presentations

10th Annual WorkKeys National Conference

May 2-4, 2007New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Hilton Riverside

http://www.act.org/workkeys/conf/index.html

Personal Skills Assessments

Foundational Skills– Applied Mathematics– Locating Information– Reading for Information– Applied Technology– Business Writing– Observation– Teamwork– Writing– Listening

Personal Skills

3 New assessments– Performance– Talent– Fit

Personal Skills Assessments• Performance

– Pre-employment selection tool– Screen less desirable candidates

• Talent– 13 Personality characteristics measured– Key to work outcomes and quality employees

• Fit– Measures work-relevant interests and values– Matches applicant to specific jobs

Personal Skills Assessments

• Development update– All three assessments are in field testing– Release date Spring 2007

To participate in pilot study contact:Mike Gerholdt at michael.gerholdt@act.org

More information found at www.workkeys.com

WorkKeys Internet Version Assessments

• Internet based

• Product demonstrations

• Transition from CBT to Internet version planned for 2007

General Updates

• Over 10 million WorkKeys assessments administered to date

• 13,113 Completed profiles in database

• 4,313 Companies that have profiles in database

Practice Materials

• Prep Packages– Online– Paper

• Practice Tests– Paper

Applied MathematicsLocating InformationReading for Information Applied Technology

Scale Score

• Scale Scores – Included on most forms

Review list of forms with Scale Scores athttp://www.act.org/workkeys/edmarketing/– UserID: WorkKeys– Password: administrator

Training Services

• Computer based testing webcasts session– Weekly webcasts. Register at:

• http://www.act.org/workkeys/webcast/index.html

• Express Score training– Call 1800/WORKKEY to schedule

Thank You

www.workkeys.com

www.MyWorkKeys.com

www.NationalCareerReadiness.org

1-800/WORKKEY (967-5539)