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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