introduction new lehigh valley professionals website

INTRODUCTION TO THE LVP’S NEW WEBSITE: CAREERLINKLEHIGHVALLEY.ORG/LVP

Welcome to our new website…. Presented by IT/Web Committee Written by Shaun Sykes July 20, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPICS…

Introduction of new website Site to Site comparison Modules

1. LVP Active Forums2. Resume Manager

Updates Things to Remember Questions

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – WEBSITE OVERVIEW

Home page

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED Logos - plan to merge or create new

one from the existing twoo PA Careerlink Lehigh Valley

o Lehigh Valley Professionals

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED LVP Newso In the Newspaperso On the Radioo Press Releases

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED

Main menu : o Seven sections include:o Home

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED

oLVP

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED

o Employers

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED

o Members

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUEDo Calendar

SECTIONS OF WEBSITE – CONTINUED

o Newsletters

o Alumni

CONVENIENCE AND MAINTENANCE

Access on careerlink’s side – we can access the website at any time, and if there are difficulties or outages, careerlink can be directly contacted. Very efficient.

Currently – equipment and software is owned and maintained by our site administrator Frank Westmoreland. If we lose access to the server, we have to contact Frank via email, and the problem is resolved when Frank has time. Not very efficient.

DIFFERENT LOOK AND FEEL Three section /page appearance:

DIFFERENT LOOK AND FEEL CONTINUED…o Menu driven appearance:

TECHNOLOGY

DNN (DotNetNuke) version 6.2.0 – recent upgrade to PA Careerlink LV and LVP

DotNetNuke is a CMS (content management system)

Has design/development capabilities for IT and other members (EC and other interested parties who will work on website)

Viewed and accessed via computer, tablet, or smartphone

BENEFITS

For Employerso View LVP candidates o Sub-category view, enhancing

specialization o New resource to access and use

BENEFITS CONTINUED…

For members and users of the siteo Access LVP information and updates –

calendar, schedules, newsletterso Keep up with LVP’s coverage in the

mediao LVP Forums is accessible to members

with login and registration

BENEFITS CONTINUED…

For EC – o Management of key components by

EC committee memberso File Repository – storage areao Management – authorize and grant

rights to members, manipulate resumes

o New website to market

COMPARISON OF SITES…

Current site: lvprofessionals.org to New site: careerlinklehighvalley.org/lvp

LVP ACTIVE FORUMS…

Ken Herr presentation….

WHY WE ARE DOING THIS

Provide a maneagable communications platform

Provide easy, uniform access to information

Reduce background noise Improve focus Eliminate spam Eliminate Yahoo Groups

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT

Get what you want Get it when you want it

WHAT IT IS

On-line platform to post and read messages

Collection of topical forums Message management features Individual forum visibility controlled by

security roles according to your roles in LVP

WHERE YOU POST YOUR MESSAGES

Create and manage messages on LVP web site

Select forum topic Create your content Whoosh

WHERE YOU GET YOUR MESSAGES

Your choice: different depending upon your interest, on a per forum basis E-mail RSS feed On-line Not at all

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

Tour

WOW - THAT’S A LOT OF CHANGE

Accept change Things will be different Give us feedback

RESUME MANAGER…

Resume Manager module presentation…

UPDATES

Website completion – plans for late 2nd quarter to mid 3rd quarter

New resume submittals – schedule to be communicated

Id and password migration access – updates to follow

Logo merger/new logo

WHAT WE DISCUSSED…

Review:Introduction of new website

Benefits – to all involvedConvenience

Site to Site comparisonWhere things are located

ModulesLVP Active ForumsResume Manager

Updates

THINGS TO REMEMBER….

Remember: the website is not completed yet. This is an overview of the new LVP website, and not a preview of the completed site. Work is still in progress.

You can view the website at www.careerlinklehighvalley.org/lvp

Your feedback is welcomed.

QUESTIONS……..

Question and answer period…………………………

THANK YOU