Human Capital: The O*net AnswerMary M RydeskyCEO, Transition ManagementInstructor – Wayland Baptist University

WBU Student Chapter ASHRMOctober 2013

Transitions for Human CapitalSelecting education directionGraduating to first jobTransitioning from military to civilianTransition from discipline to disciplineNavigating career choicesAdding a position

Do You KnowYourself

ValuesMotivators & PersonalityKSAs

Industry/Field ChoicesNAICsPrevious experience

OccupationsCurrent demand & projectionsHow you fit

O*net - Database for HR & Talent975 occupations covering many important job qualitiesUS Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvides data that is valid, reliable, standardized, & updatedPortal for occupation experts to submit career information

www.onetonline.org

Methods to Search Careers

Bright Outlook & Green Economy OccupationsSimilar Occupations (Cross Walk)Relating to Personality Types http://www.onetonline.org/find/descriptor/browse/Interests/ Skills Search http://www.onetonline.org/skills/ Education Needed – 5 “job zones” http://www.onetonline.org/help/online/zonesWork Importance Locator/Profiler - rank aspects of work representing six important work values

O*net Career Exploration Tools

Tool Format Purpose

O*NET Interest Profiler

Paper/Pencil or Standalone or Network

Work-related Interests

O*NET Work Importance Locator

Paper/Pencil or Standalone or Network

What is Important in a Job (Values)

O*NET Ability Profiler

Paper/Pencil What Individual Can Do Well (Ability)

Person – Environment Fit

Assessment focus

Other Assessments

Ability Profiler • Psychomotor & non-psychomotor sections• Takes ~2 to 3 hours to complete • Need a trained assessment administratorhttp://www.onetcenter.org/AP.html?p=3

Interest Profiler • Rates job tasks • Takes several minutes to complete

http://www.onetcenter.org/IP.html?p=2

Before You Can Write a Resume

VOCABULARYinterests

work valuesabilities

O*net Ability Profiler

ComputationArithmetic ReasoningVocabularyName ComparisonObject MatchingThree Dimensional Space

Mark MakingPlace TurnAssembleDisassemble

Writing a Job Description

www.onetonline.org

www.careeronestop.org/

How Could You Use O*net?

Career ManagementPick schools & coursesProject future demandUnderstand vocabularyTalk KSAsLearn about salaries

HR ManagementUse standardize termsImprove quality of JDsImprove efficiencyCompare salariesRetain & grow workforce

Q & A

Education & Career Content• “Education Pays”

http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm • Earnings & employment rates by education level• http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-14.pdf • Feb. 9, ‘12 article – gender gap in educational

attainment http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20120210.htm

• http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-14.pd “Education & Synthetic Work-Life Earnings Estimates”

• Wet Feet resourceshttp://www.wetfeet.com/advice-tools/career-planning

http://www.wetfeet.com/advice-tools/job-search

Sites & Stats

O*Net www.Onetonline.org – comprehensive career infoO*Net Academy http://www.onetacademy.org/O*Net Desk Aid http://www.onetcenter.org/dl_files/desk_aid.pdf Monthly Labor Review http://stats.bls.gov/mlr/ Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

• Career One Stop http://www.careeronestop.org • Local employment stats

http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org • Military connection – matching military experience

to civilian careers

ResourcesGodfrey, E. O*net and Beyond (ppt), 2013Mullins, J. Career planning: the second time around. (2009) http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/summer/art02.pdf Wall, J. How to Interpret and Use the O*net Ability Profiler Results (ppt), 2007 Wall, J. Introduction to the O*net Career Exploration Tools (ppt), 2008