Presentazione Job Hunt platform [Sola lettura] [modalità

Virtual Job Hunt
D. Amendola1,3, M. Zebrak3, F. Magni2, A. Marconi2
1School
of Advanced Studies, Università di Camerino
Placement, Università di Camerino
3American MediaCompass
2Ufficio
American
MediaCompass
♦ Introduction
The "Virtual Job Hunt“ platform is the training section of the European project "Bio skills in motion save the world" - EARTH - Leonardo Da Vinci. The project "Bio skills
in motion save the world" – EARTH focuses on career guidance and job placement trough internship in Europe. The project aimed to provide internship opportunities in
companies abroad for 117 graduates coming form the Universities situated in the Marche Region. The internship lasts 3 months and it is preceded by a preparatory
part. The University of Camerino was responsible for the preparatory part in Italy with the project "Virtual Job Hunt" developing the content entirely in English and their
distribution in e-learning.
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♦ Methodology and tools
The e-learning part of the project involved the following steps:
1)"Basic English" Course (Fig. 1) is structured to allow candidates to refresh their language
skills before starting the “Job Hunt training programme” and before starting the contacts with the
companies abroad that will be hosting them during the staying abroad. The e-learning combined with
multimedia tool allow a strong interactive use of the course.
2) “Job Hunt”Course (Fig. 2): The course is organized around a virtual character depicting a
graduate engaged in looking for a job. The common thread is the set of problems that the character
is facing and the corresponding solutions. Scenes and scenarios are set in the form of dialogues
between the graduate and his friends who provide tips and advice to carry on the active job search.
The users (Leonardo candidates) find themselves surrounded in a virtual reality expressed in a
language very close to them, with elements of the multimedia animations that make a lively and
interactive learning environment. The course faces in detail : basic elements of job search, the
importance of networking and the major social networks on the Internet, job search on the internet,
preparing a cover letter, a curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation, the job interview.
Once designed learning materials, the students make their letter and their curriculum vitae, while on
the platform appears also the scheme for an evaluation by the consultant.
Fig.1. Interface Basic English course
3) Video conferencing using Skype. At the end of the training section with the virtual platform, the
software plans a online simulation of a job interview with an H.R. consultant (from USA). The
interview lasts 15 minutes. The consultant mange the interview based on the letter and curriculum
vitae that have been delivered on the platform before the interview during the virtual training section.
The Basic English and Job Hunt were provided online through the e-learing open source platform Moodle [1] used by the University of Camerino, visit the web-www.elearning unicam.it
Concerning the technical aspects of the development for contents a simplified html language has
been used for text, software for 3D animated for dialogues accompanied by subtitles and mp3 for
audio. All the aspects/prts were assembled in Moodle using the SCORM standard [2]. The interface is
made in Flash, users are presented with all the resources available, in order to make the course highly
interactive and multimedia.
♦ Results
Fig.2. Interface Job Hunt course
Conoscenze e competenze prima della fruizione del corso Job Hunt
Numero di studenti
30
23
16
21
17
15 16
9
5
2
10
Molto buono
2
2
1
Ottimo
5
4
2
Sufficiente
Buono
12
9
5
Insufficiente
17
16
14
15
10
23
21
20
20
5
ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN RESULTS
26
25
1
4
1
3
3
1
1
0
Il concetto di
Networking
I social networks
(linkedln, ecc)
Il curriculum vitae
La cover letter
La ricerca del lavoro
tramite Internet
Le lettere di
referenze
Colloquio di lavoro
Te ma tiche per la rice rca del la voro
Conoscenze e competenze dopo la fruizione del corso Job Hunt
Numero di studenti
35
30
28
30
25
21
26
23
16
Insufficiente
19
Sufficiente
17
Buono
14
13
15
25
24
22 21
20
Molto buono
10
Ottimo
5
3
5
0
0 1
2
1
3
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
3
0
2
The two tables on the left shows the results corresponding to the
fundamental issue of knowledge and skills before the "Job Hunt“
course (table N.1) and the acquired skills after the course itself (table
N.2). The data refer to a sample of 47 users who responded to the
evaluation questionnaires on the quality of the training project.
The conclusions that are obtained from the analysis of the responses
generally indicate the successful training of students that become
evident from the significant increase in skills and knowledge aimed at
finding a job in the international arena. In particular, there was a
significant effect of the "Job Hunt“ course in improving the skills of
students on the topics of curriculum vitae, cover letter and job
interview. These training activities have provided for the individual
processing with writing in English, a strong interaction between the
student and the advisor in terms of training content and custom
audit of the papers submitted to the consultant before the interview.
0
Il concetto di
Networking
I social networks
(linkedln, ecc)
Il curriculum vitae
La cover letter
La ricerca del lavoro
tramite Internet
Le lettere di
referenze
Colloquio di lavoro
Te ma tiche per la rice rca del la voro
Fig.3. Results of the questionnaire on knowledge and expertise possessed before and after the course
♦ References
♦ Further information
[1] http://www.moodle.org
[2]http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm
Email: [email protected]
Università di Camerino: http://www.unicam.it
American MediaCompass: http://www.elearning-amc.com/