CHANGE
IN
ILLINOIS
SKILLS MATCH
There has been a major change in the Illinois Skills Match system
that affects every person. The Skills section of your registration
will no longer be seen by the employer. They will not be able
to view your matching and extra skills. The employer will continue
to see your education and work history sections. Which brings
us to the next point.
Upon review of registrations by the veteran staff it has been
noted that many do NOT have adequately or in some cases any JOB DESCRIPTION in the Work History section. This means
that if you only have a job title or a couple of unrelated words
then that is all the employers will see. Remember, this is what
the employer will be making their referral decision on, and
if there is NOTHING there, then what can you expect the employer
to do? The job description field will accept up to 1000 characters.
Please, immediately, ASAP, review your registration look closely
at your job descriptions, make sure they are complete, list
all skills, duties, jobs preformed, accomplishments, use all
1000 characters in the description.
The
web address is: www.illinoisskillsmatch.com
STATE
OF ILLINOIS TESTING
Don't
forget to keep testing for State of Illinois positions. People
continue to retire and replacement positions continue to open
up. Testing is conducted Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 A.M. to
2:00 P.M., thru Central Management Services located at 130 West
Mason. Phone number: 557-6885, web address: www.state.il.us/cms/persnl .
Sixty
two percent of all job openings are created through the "Replacement"
process. Only thirty eight percent of all job openings are created
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FIREFIGHTER
EXAM
The
City of Springfield Firefighter examination is scheduled for
August 8th, 2004. The Physical ability examination
will be October 16th, 2004. Applications are currently
available in Room 309, Municipal Center West, 300 S. 7th St., Springfield. Completed applications will only be accepted
August 16th thru 20th, 2004. A $25 application
fee is required at time of application.
Requirements:
1.
U.S. Citizenship
2.
High School diploma or GED
3. Valid Drivers License
4. Ability to pass background investigation and drug/medical exam.
5. Minimum age to take exam 20, maximum age when taking exam is
34.
A practice written exam is scheduled for July 10th a physical ability practice exam is scheduled for July 10th,
July 30th, August 28th, September 10th,
September 25th, and October 8th, 2004.
To register for any of the practice exams, please contact the
Civil Service Commission office at (217) 789-2446 no later than
four days prior to any/all sessions.
NOTE
Don't forget that the Springfield IETC has a Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) intake session every Monday starting at 10:00 A.M
and lasting about one hour held in the conference room. Areas
covered are WIA services and eligibility for programs, partners
& service providers including the services they offer.
Our Resource Center has many services to offer the Job Seeker:
Computers with resume programs, Internet, Telephones for employer
contact, Fax machine to send a resume, Copy machine to duplicate
your resume or St of Il CMS application, and most important
trained staff to assist you in utilizing our services.
Every Tuesday there is a Job Search Workshop starting at 9:00 A.M. and lasting about 3 hours held in the
conference room.
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