Employer Toolkit
Job Profiling: Matching Skills to Jobs
Just ask any business leader: skill shortages are an expensive, time-wasting barrier to effective hiring and training. How can employers determine which individuals are the best fit for highly skilled positions, or which workers are the top candidates to receive job-specific training?
This is why nearly 75 percent of businesses use job profiling—the process of analyzing the skills needed for job tasks—in their recruiting and hiring practices, according to a recent study by Society for Human Resource Management and ACT. With job profiling:
- Employers can identify skills and skill levels current and prospective employees need in order to be successful on the job.
- Individuals can compare their skill levels to those needed for jobs.
- Trainers and trainees can make appropriate decisions about jobs, identify strengths, and set training goals.
Become an ACT WorkKeys Profiler
A key to building a stronger workforce is assessing capabilities of workers and potential workers, and if workforce skills are found to be lacking, to provide opportunities for growth. As a WorkKeys Profiler you will help employers identify the skills needed for their jobs and create an additional revenue stream for your organization. Depending upon the local market, profilers can usually cover the one-time training fee and the annual software license fee by conducting one to two profiles annually. For a limited time, the fee to participate in the Virtual WorkKeys Profiling training program is discounted at 50% off the regular price for qualified applicants. Contact ACT for eligibility (jpanswers@act.org or 319.337.1724).
WorkKeys Profiling training is a combination of distance learning activities and webcasts, and culminates with an online simulation to practice and grow your skills.
Available Workshops
Virtual Session
March 6-17, 2023 |
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| Registration Deadline (Agreement and Payment Due Date) |
January 6, 2023 | |
| 5 Weeks of Scheduled Online Learning Begins | January 30, 2023 | |
| Live Webcast Schedule (normally 1:00-3:00pm CT) | Webcast 1: | January 30, 2023 |
| Webcast 2: | February 9, 2023 | |
| Webcast 3: | February 16, 2023 | |
| Webcast 4: | February 23, 2023 | |
| Webcast 5: | March 2, 2023 | |
| Attend Simulation Workshop | March 6-17, 2023 | |
ACT, Inc. is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP* or SHRM-SCP*. ACT WorkKeys Profiling Training is valid for 15.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP* or SHRM-SCP*. For more information about SHRM certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org
ACT has aggregated national job profile Work Keys data by common occupations in high demand industry clusters.
This information should be used only as a guide.
- Accommodation and Food Services
- Administrative Support
- Agriculture
- Arts and Entertainment
- Construction
- Education
- Finance
- Government
- Health Care
- Information Systems
- Management
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Professional Services
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Transportation and Warehousing
- Utilities
- Waste Management
- Wholesale Trade
- Other Service Careers
Verify A Certificate
If the individual has made their ACT WorkKeys NCRC information searchable for an employer, you may verify the level with ACT. To verify the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC) level of potential or current employees, enter the registration number here. The ACT WorkKeys NCRC registration number may be found on the front of the certificate as shown:
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