February RoundTable – Helping Job Seekers with Low Computer Skills
** This month’s RoundTable is POSTPONED due to weather. The new date is Tuesday, March 6, 2012 **
The Minnesota Career Development Association (MCDA) offers monthly RoundTable meetings that focus on selected career development topics to help us become better practitioners. Round Tables also serve as a time to network with colleagues working in a variety of sectors. Note that you do not need to be a MCDA member. We encourage you to spread the word to your non-MCDA member colleagues!
- Date:
February 28, 2012March 6, 2012 - Time: 6- 7:30 pm
- Place: Edina Community Library, Conference Room
5280 Grandview Square, Edina, MN - Presenter – Denise Felder
Helping Job Seekers with Low Computer Skills in a Digital Age
We live in a digital world where people apply for jobs online or on an in-store computerized kiosk. Jobs listings are found on websites and mobile apps. Networking has moved to Twitter and LinkedIn. And job interviews are done via Skype.
What does all of this mean for job seekers who are older, have disabilities, or simply don’t have access to technology? How can we help job seekers with low digital literacy to compete in today’s job market? And what affect will the growing use of technology have on the workplace. Who can benefit in this digital age and who will be left out?
Resources:
- Digital Literacy (definition from Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy
- The Next Digital Divides (UCLA’s Institute on Democracy, Education & Access) http://tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/divide/politics/besser.html
- Net Literacy – Programs Serving Students, People with Disabilities, and Seniors (Disabled World) http://www.disabled-world.com/communication/community/netliteracy.php
- DigitalLiteracy.gov – resources for practitioners who deliver digital literacy training to the community http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/
- DigitalLiteracy.org – clearinghouse of best practices http://www.netliteracy.org/digital-literacy/
Please RSVP to Bernice Hillukka at behilluk@msn.com or no later than Friday, February 24th. We will be serving food at our meeting, so please RSVP to ensure there is enough for everyone. Also, if you have any food allergies or preferences, include that in your RSVP.