Making the Power of O*NET Work for You

O*NET in Action is an online feature describing how people are putting O*NET into Action in their state and local workforce programs.

O*NET information has a wide variety of uses and users. These O*NET in Action stories will help you learn and capture ideas from other people's experiences with O*NET while enabling you to explore, new creative strategies of your own.

• Find out how people are using O*NET information today in their products, programs or services.
• See the successful results that others have achieved by using O*NET information.
• Identify new strategies that can help make the power of O*NET information work for you.

Have you put O*NET into Action in your state or local workforce program? Do you want others to know about your success? If so, please tell us about your O*NET experiences by e-mailing your name, address, telephone number and Web site URL
(if applicable) along with a brief summary of your program, product or service to:
o-net@dol.gov Through these stories, you can tell others how you are putting the power of O*NET information to use in your state and local workforce programs and see what others are doing as well.

Newer stories are available in printable file formats from Aguirre International, the technical assistance contractor to USDOL/O*NET that conducts research and writes stories on O*NET usage. To access and download recent O*NET in Action stories, go to Workforce Aguirre and click on the link to O*NET in Action in the top navigation bar.

(Click on links to read O*NET in Action stories)

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New Stories...

OSCAR . . . . . . .

Texas' Unique Contribution to Workforce Information Systems - OSCAR

Keys2Work . . . . . . .

Keys2WorkT - Fixing the Pipeline for Jobs and Training in Pennsylvania

Profiles International, Inc . . . . . . .

Profiles International - Helping Businesses Improve Hiring and Curb Costs

Wisconsin Workforce Development. . . . . . .

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development - Well-Rounded Workforce Guidance

CNA Corporation - Navy Manpower Analysis Center. . . . . . .

O*NET-Based Analysis by the CNA Corporation Leads to Consolidation of Navy Occupations

CNA Corporation - U.S. Coast Guard. . . . . . .

O*NET-Based Analysis Used by the Coast Guard to Improve Its Workforce

Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services. . . . . . .

Maryland Center Opens Doors to Employment for Citizens with Disabilities

Tennessee Rehabilitation Center . . . . . . .

Tennessee Center's Innovative Team Approach Prepares Job Seekers with Brain Injuries for Skilled Work in Local Businesses

West Virginia Rehabilitation Center . . . . . . .

O*NET "Reality Searches" Help Transitioning Students Translate Career Dreams and "Can-Do" Outlook into Real Jobs

California EDD - PillowTex Corporation. . . . . . .

California ~ Smoothing Transitions for Dislocated Workers

Military Spouse Resource Center - MilSpouse.org. . . . . . .

Defense, Labor Partnership Provides Core Web Resource On Employment, Education, & Relocation for Military Spouses

Unfocused Kids. . . . . . .

New Book for High School Teachers, Counselors, Parents Indicates How O*NET® Resources Can Help "Unfocused Kids"

Manpower, Inc. . . . . . .

Manpower, Inc. Uses O*NET To More Effectively Evaluate Opportunity and Make Better Fact-Based Decisions

Lehigh Carbon. . . . . . .

Lehigh Carbon Community College Uses O*NET Data To Develop Curricula for 21st Century Manufacturing Tech Programs

Temple University. . . . . . .

O*NET OnLine Supplies Multi-Purpose Tool For Career & Technical Education Professionals

American Foundation for the Blind. . . . . . .

American Foundation for the Blind Selects O*NET Data To Help Visually Impaired Expand Employment Horizons

ASVAB. . . . . . .

Defense Department Program Uses O*NET Data to Expand Career Opportunities for Youth

CCS. . . . . . .

Catholic Community Services Uses O*NET Tools to Help Older Workers in Baton Rouge and Rural Louisiana

NIH. . . . . . .

NIH Career Finder, Powered by O*NET Information, Focuses on Careers in Health and Medical Sciences

NWCEP. . . . . . .

CEP, Inc. Helps Employers and Career-Seekers Find the Best Fit in the Labor Market

CareerZone©. . . . . . .

Customer-Responsive New York CareerZone© Pilot Excites Students, Counselors and Teachers Statewide

Nebraska. . . . . . .
       Comprehensive Support for Career Development

Pennsylvania. . . . . . .
       Skills Maps for Industry Clusters

Wisconsin. . . . . . .
       Career Development for Job Center and Resource Room Staff

Utah. . . . . . .
       Helping People Take Charge of Their Careers

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Current Stories...

Alabama. . . . . . .
        ACLMIS:  Dislocated Worker

California . . . . . . .
        Focus on High Technology and Emerging Occupations in the Entertainment and Multimedia Industries

California. . . . . . .
        Helping Dislocated Workers Find Jobs

Connecticut . . . . . .
        Using O*NET to Implement the Workforce Investment Act

District of Columbia . . . . . .
        Building Stronger Communities by Building Better Careers

District of Columbia . . . . . .
        Helping Civil Servants with Career Concerns

Iowa . . . . . .
        Iowa System Uses O*NET to Describe Job Seekers' Skills

Minnesota . . . . . .
        Skills in New and Evolving Occupations

Minnesota . . . . . .
        Most Marketable Skills Study

Minnesota . . . . . .
        Skill Attainment in Leadership (SAIL) Program

Nationwide . . . . . .
        Connecting Teens to the Future - Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Nebraska . . . . . .
        O*NET OnLine in Transition Assistance Programs at Offutt Air Force Base

Nebraska . . . . . .
        Rapid Response Effort Taps O*NET Skills to Help Dislocated Workers

New York . . . . . . .
        CareerZone: Career Exploration Made Easy

Oklahoma . . . . . . .
        Using O*NET Data in Job Descriptions and Training Curricula

Texas . . . . . . .
        Identifying In-Demand Skills for Emerging and Evolving Occupations

Washington . . . . .
        ORCA - The Occupational Researcher's Computer Assistant