In May of this year the Department
for Employment Services (DES) launched Virtual Interviewing,
one of the most viable and proactive approaches to workforce
development and delivery in Kentucky. Virtual Interviewing
is conducted using video-conferencing,
an interactive audio/visual meeting channel which operates
via high speed telephone lines. Video-conferencing combines
the benefits of face-to-face interaction with the power
of telecommunications.
This technology allows people at two or more locations to
see and hear each other at the same time.
The department
sees this as a way to provide Kentucky employers statewide
interview, promotion and orientation ability. The Phase I
sites are the
DES office in
Louisville,
Florence
One-Stop,
Fort
Knox
and Fort
Campbell.
If an employer is interested in scheduling an interview
session or just wants to obtain more information you may
email the specific office above or contact Rosemary
Griffith
at
502-564-3906.
The project
is being piloted with military installations. The military
services with their heavy emphasis on training and advanced
technology offer area employers a ready resource of
qualified applicants who have specialized technical and
administrative skills as well as more labor-intensive
skills. Virtual Interviewing will permit area
employers, through the resources of DES, to expand their
recruitment and screening process to military personnel in
advance of their discharge and/or retirement.
Virtual
Interviewing allows
you to interview job candidates quickly and easily.
It offers the advantage of conducting interviews at non-traditional times thus removing the problems that
arise from travel and time constraints for both the employer
and the applicant.
In the
future DES Local Offices across Kentucky will have the
capability to bring all of our job seekers and employers
together using this technology.
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