Old KEEB vs. New KEEB for Employers

As we prepare to launch the new Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) we will be providing districts, schools, and agencies in Kansas, that utilize KEEB to hire employees, with information on the redesign. Above is a comparison of the old KEEB vs. the new KEEB for employers.

RSS Feed for Applicants and Employers

An RSS Feed is syndicated online content that provides an individual with up to the minute content in a condensed format at a single location. For example, you may read several online newspapers in a day and/or follow job postings or applicants on the Kansas Education Employment Board. Rather than visit each of these websites separately, an RSS Reader would compile the news content, and KEEB information on a frequent basis and bring the content to you. An RSS Reader (either web-based or software) is an application that allows you to add a list of these feeds to it and stores the content in one convenient location. This location can either be on your computer as software or a website, or you can receive content on a mobile device, such as a cell phone. The KEEB RSS Feed is beneficial because it allows applicants to learn about jobs openings as they are posted without having to visit the KEEB website frequently. In addition, employers can stay up to date on the applicant pool by receiving an RSS notification as applicants are added to the website. For example, in the image above you can preview the applicant RSS feed for employers. Notice that an employer can view contact and licensure information for the applicant. If they click on the blue title of the applicant's resume they will be redirected to login to KEEB and view and/or print the applicant's entire resume. This list is updated as a new resumes are added to KEEB by any applicant. This feature will provide employers with the information necessary to be proactive in their hiring processes.

Employer Search Tool for Applicants

Job seekers in the redesigned Kansas Education Employment Board will now have the ability to not only search for education positions open in Kansas, but also search by an employer. The search results will provide the applicant with employer contact information, links to an employer website, and a viewable profile. The profile includes images and podcasts that the employer uploads, as well as a list of current job openings. This will allow applicants to not only search by general categories or geographical regions, but also by specific employers in the state.

Tracking Your Recruitment Effort

The redesigned Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) will include a number of new features to assist the recruitment effort of schools. One feature in particular is data analysis built into KEEB. Districts will now able to track their recruitment effort by viewing user friendly tables displaying data such as the number of views a job position has had compared to the number of applications (click on the image of the table to view an example). This will provide districts feedback on their job descriptions and the impact it is having. In addition, districts will be able to view a pie chart of the number of jobs they have had open in a year by category, such as special education, science, or math. Districts will also have access to a table identifying how many positions they had open in a given month of the year. All of this data is intended to provide both feedback to districts on their recruitment effort, as well as timely data for stakeholders.

Sample Redesigned KEEB Application

We have made significant progress on the KEEB redesign effort in the last week and are beginning to test the new site and features. One of the features we are very excited about is the newly redesigned application. We believe this will be more user friendly for employers and now contains required information so that districts receive complete applications every time. You will notice the application also allows applicants to post pictures and podcasts. Click on any of the images here to view a larger screenshot of that particular part of the application. FYI - This is just a demo application for myself to show what one would look like.

TMP World Wide Hosts Job Fair in Second Life

TMP Worldwide, the world's largest independent recruitment advertising agency, will host another in-world job fair on August 21st to 23rd in Second Life for Accenture, EMC Corporation, GE Money and U.S. Cellular. This type of job fair is in consideration for Kansas schools and administrators to conduct virtual interviews with qualified teachers from across the country. Click on the link below to learn more about the TMP job fair.

http://networkinworld.jobs/

Fall Education Career Fairs

Now that school is starting, it is time to starting thinking about fall recruitment opportunities. Many of the universities in the state host fall education career fairs. I will be traveling to many of these fairs this fall to introduce the Kansas Education Employment Board, as well as the state's Second Life employment building, to preservice teachers . The following career fairs are currently scheduled at Kansas universities. If you would like more information on these fairs click on the university name. Let me know if there is anything I can do to enhance your fall recruitment efforts at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org or 620-724-6281.

• Pittsburg State University, September 26
• Kansas State University, October 2
• University of Kansas, November 7
• Emporia State University, November 12
  

Governor Sebelius's Comments on Kansas Education Employment

View the video that will be used to introduce prospective educators to both KEEB and education in the state of Kansas.

Revised KEEB Zones

Click on the image of the state of Kansas to view the revised geographical zones to be used within the KEEB website. Feel free to provide feedback and suggestions on the revised zones.

Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) Redesign Initative

The powerpoint below contains information about new initiatives currently under construction in the new Kansas Education Employment Board. These initiatives are based on feedback from focus group input made up of superintendents, special education directors, human resource directors, and KSDE staff.

Web 2.0 and Recruiting

Listen to Jobster CEO Jason Goldberg talk about web 2.0 and its effect on business models. The following web 2.0 tools are being considered as an addition to KEEB to increase recruitment efforts in Kansas

Facebook
My Space
Youtube
TeacherTube

Vicki O'Neal Shares Her Experience

Listen to Vicki O'Neal as she talks about her experience teaching in a rural Kansas school district.

Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Building

Take a tour of the Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Building in Second Life. Here, schools can participate in virtual job fairs and interviews with applicants from across the country. To learn more about Second Life visit http://sl.greenbush.us/