DOL launches Tools for America’s Job Seekers
January 4th, 2010The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the kickoff of the second phase of the “Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge.” Now through January 15th, customers are invited to visit http://www.dol.gov/challenge to explore online career resources and recommend their favorite sites from among nearly 500 job search and career websites. Users are invited back to the Challenge website after January 18 to see which tools received the most recommendations. The Department of Labor will also post the results of the Challenge on its website.
The Challenge web site provides direct access to job boards and other tools that allow users to apply for open positions across industries at companies and organizations around the country. What’s more, everyone who logs on to the site will have an opportunity to cast votes for the tools they find most useful, and post comments. This feedback will help the workforce system identify valuable tools to make available through the One Stop system, and will help future job seekers quickly find online tools that meet their needs.
DOL has been reaching out to businesses and organizations around the country and asking them to enter their online tools in the challenge. The response has been impressive, with nationally known companies, regional and niche tools, and new and emerging sites joining the challenge. Now is the time for workforce professionals and job seekers to provide feedback on these online career resources, and of course, to use the sites to find jobs and help explore career opportunities.