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WorkKeys® was developed by ACT®, an international leader in educational assessment and workforce development services for more than forty years, best known for the ACT® college entrance exam. Over the past few decades, ACT® has completed WorkKeys job and occupational profiles for thousands of jobs across every employment field and has administered millions of WorkKeys® assessments. The system is used by thousands of companies and schools across the United States and internationally.
WorkKeys® Job Profiling
The WorkKeys® Job Profiling system is a job analysis system developed by ACT® that helps businesses identify the skills and skill levels employees must have to perform particular jobs effectively. It also gives individuals a clear picture of the skill levels they need to qualify for and be successful in the jobs they want. When used with the assessments, instruction, and reporting, job profiling allows students and workers to make decisions about appropriate jobs and to identify areas they need to strengthen in pursuing their education and career goals.
WorkKeys® job profiling is conducted by job analysts who have been trained and authorized by WorkKeys® industrial/organization psychologists. The profiling procedure is designed to systematically develop accurate profiles through a task analysis that is used to select the tasks most critical to a job, a skill analysis that is used to identify the skills and skill levels required at the entry level and for effective performance on that job, and skill ranking, which determines which WorkKeys® skills are the most critical to the job.
Several area businesses, including Elkamet, UPM Raflatac, Selee Corporation, Thermo Electron, Kimberly Clark, Day International, Volvo and Borg Warner have had jobs profiled using this system and make hiring and promotion decisions based on WorkKeys® skills.
If you are interested in a WorkKeys® profile for your organization, please contact the
Henderson County JobLink Career Center at (828) 694-1756.
WorkKeys® Assessments
The WorkKeys® Assessments is a job skills assessment system developed by ACT®. It used across the nation to help individuals, educators and employer identify the skills needed to be successful on the job and to determine where additional training can help develop a higher caliber workforce. It measures the "real world" skills employers believe are critical to job success. The system is designed to match prospective employees to jobs and careers. WorkKeys® will measure your skills and compare them to the requirements of the jobs that you want.
The WorkKeys® assessments present workplace situations, reading materials, problems and messages for the employee to respond to and/or resolve. Each assessment is constructed with a number of levels, with each successive level more complex than the previous. The assessments available by category:
Communication:
- Business Writing
- Listening
- Reading for Information
- Writing
Problem Solving:
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Technology
- Locating Information
- Observation
Interpersonal Skills:
If your skill levels meet the job requirements, you can use the WorkKeys® skill reports and certificates to show employers the kind of job you are capable of performing. Your scores help you describe your strengths in terms of skills that are relevant to the workplace.
If your skill levels need improving, the Henderson County JobLink Career Center can provide a targeted training program to help you raise your scores. The program utilizing "WIN - WorldWide Interactive Network" - is web-based and mobile, and helps you get the most out of your valuable learning time. The package complements WorkKeys® and is tailored to your personal education and training needs.
Contact the Henderson County JobLink Career Center at (828) 694-1755
to find out more about how WorkKeys® can help you achieve your career goals.
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