Willmore SLIS 5615 1 O*NET Instruction SLIS 5615 Spring 2006

Willmore SLIS 5615 1

O*NET InstructionSLIS 5615 Spring 2006


• Objectives– Become Familiar with O*Net Database – Discover How to Access– Visit the Database (sample searches)– Explore Functionality of the Service

• Basic Search• Advanced/Other Search• Sample Search and Handouts

Overview


Allows users to discover and retrieve information about occupations

What Can It Do?

Searches through thousands of occupations

Provides online users the summary, detail or customized report of occupational records


How do I access it?

- Anyone can access O*Net!http://online.onetcenter.org

- Don’t forget to Bookmark it!

- Home

- Help`

Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved


How do I use it?

Default Search Interface - Keyword / Quick Search


Quick Search

Find Occupations

Skill Search

Crosswalk Search


Let’s do a simple search…

Keyword or

SOC Code• Same Search



Let’s do a simple search cont…

• Browsing– Job Family

• 23 options• Related by industry, education,

training, skills.

– High Growth Industry• 12 options• Projected by demand & industry

– O*Net Descriptor• 5 groups• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities,

Interest, Work Values



Let’s look at Results

20 Records per page

Displayed by Relevancy

SOC-Code

Browse your Results

Click on the occupation thatmatches your search



Let’s Explore a Record

• Summary ReportTasks • Knowledge •

Skills • Abilities • Work Activities •

Work Context • Job Zone • Interests • Work Styles • Work

Values • Related Occupations •

Wages & Employment



Detailed Report

• More Detail!PrintingSave TableE-mailing



Custom Report

Search for Specific Data Related to an occupation

• 14 differentdescriptors



2nd Way to Search in O*Net

Skills Search

EXAMPLELet’s select some of these:

Basic Skills: Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Science.

Complex Problem Solving Skills: Complex Problem Solving

Resource management Skills: Time Management Social Skills: Service Orientation, and Social Perceptiveness

System Skills: Judgement and Decision making

Technical Skills: Troubleshooting



Skills Search Results

Does this screenlook familiar?



Final Search Option

Crosswalk Search

Example:Enter SOC Code=29



Crosswalk Search Results

• Browsingresults will yield a list of all matches with the sequential code and ortitle that can be browsed.

Remember the Default Results Screen?• Summary / Detail / Custom Report



No Advanced Search Option

Advanced Search

Narrow or Broaden your Search

Use Skills Search

•Experimentation•Enter Pediatrician instead of Doctor

•Checking more or less skills in “Skills Search”


Printing Records:Use your Internet Browser option to print

Downloading and E-mailing:- Use Internet Browser option and save file then attach as e-mail- Copy link to e-mail

Output Options

Saving Records:Occupation Detail and Custom reports

- Save as PDF file- Save as comma-separated values for spreadsheets and Databases- Use the Internet Browser option to save files


The more skills you select, the smaller your results.

Limiters

Default Search - “Find Occupation”

•No Limters



Using Boolean Operators and

Truncation

Remember what Boolean is?– AND, OR, NOT– Don’t use them. They won’t work.

What’s Truncation or Wildcards?– ?, *– Sorry, these aren’t used in this

database.


Other Features

Size of Retrieval• Only 20 records per page.

Wage and Employment• Bottom of Summary and Detail Report• New Database part of O*Net Consortium• Search by State


Still Confused?

Link to the Help screen

• Definitions• Details• Links

Tutorial• http://www.onetknowledg

esite.com/

Ask your Librarian!


http://www.onetknowledgesite.com/

http://www.onetknowledgesite.com/


Summary

• A great database for Occupational Information. Whether it’s for a report, searching for a college major, new job, switching careersor just curious….search O*Net.

• Different search methods are available:• Quick Search • Find Occupations• Skills Search• Crosswalk Search


EndFor more info…Link to O*Net Consortium website

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Willmore SLIS 5615 1 O*NET Instruction SLIS 5615 Spring 2006