do employers look at eportfolios?
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ePortfolio, behind whatever label, is now a fact of life. A look at some of the research in response to the question. Includes data about Google, LinkedIn, Facebook. Digital Identity = ePortfolio.TRANSCRIPT
Do Employers Look at ePortfolios?
…excerpted fromePortfolios in 2013
with additions
December 17, 2013
Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
Multi-institution ePortfolio community
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/
TheRead-Write Webhas changed the Internet from:
• a shopping mall
• an encyclopedia
• a television
To a place where we personalize our experience and leave our footprints behind
Digital Dirt…
Developing Digital Citizens Alex Couros 2012
…closer to home…The power of video as evidence
Becomes Digital Identity
Your “Accidental ePortfolio”Tracking your digital footprints – recent study
Use Google or other search engines to research candidates
Research the candidate on Facebook
Monitor the candidate’s activity on Twitter
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Employers who would…
n = 2,775 US/Canada July 2013 cb.com/18xbgez
Some of the search activity happens before candidates are even called for a job interview
eSourcing is SocialEmployers want to find you
techvibes.com
Nov 2013
Is LinkedIn enough?
• PRO– Awareness, workplace focus (esp. North America)– Evidence: Slideshare, Infographics, Videos, Recommendations
(?)– Social network: “Friend of a Friend”– Personal Learning Network: LinkedIn Groups, Timelines
• CON– Flexibility
• Customization, segmentation, alignment to requirements/outcomes• Interoperability: feeding to/from other sites
– Archiving: file storage– Private modes: reflection, formative assessment, mentoring– Learning frameworks: self-assessment, plans, rubrics, etc.– Audience: beyond white collar, older worker? (79% are 35+)– Ownership : Terms of Use, business model
With ideas from: Does LinkedIn work as an ePortfolio?
AAEEBL 2013 in Boston“It Takes More than a Major”
• 2013 survey of 318 employers for AAC&U(The Association of American Colleges &
Universities)– Findings:
• 93%: candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major
• >75%: 5 key learning outcomes: critical thinking, complex problem-solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings
• >80%: an electronic portfolio would be useful to them in ensuring that job applicants have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their company or organization.
bit.ly/AAEEBL13_AACU
Confirmation from Notre DameEmployer Focus Group
Click on ePortfolio link in sig file or cover letter
View relevant part of ePortfolio on tablet in interview
Click on ePortfolio link in résumé
View relevant part of ePortfolio on tablet at career fair
Click on ePortfolio link in email
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Employers would…
Data from G. Alex Ambrose, April 2013http://t.co/FeoVokOQv2
n=11
How might ePortfolios enhance
students’ employability skills?
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“Embarking on the Journey of ePortfolio Experience: A New Approach to Enhance Graduate Employability” City University Hong Kong 2010
http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
Student Post-Experience & Employer SurveysEmployability Enhancement (Some preliminary data)
Goal Setting & Action Planning
Skills
developed
Important in the
workplace
http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
Post-Experience & Employer SurveysEmployability Enhancement (Some preliminary data)
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses
Goal Setting & Action Planning
http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
Post-Experience & Employer SurveysEmployability Enhancement (Some preliminary data)
Record Accomplishments
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses
Goal Setting & Action Planning
http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
Post-Experience & Employer SurveysEmployability Enhancement (Some preliminary data)
Record Accomplishments
Provide Evidence for
Performance Claims
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses
Goal Setting & Action Planning
http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
Post-Experience & Employer SurveysEmployability Enhancement (Some preliminary data)
Establish a Positive
Image
Record Accomplishments
Provide Evidence
for
Performance Claims
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses
Goal Setting & Action Planning
http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
Do employers consult
ePortfolios and would they do
so if a link to an ePortfolio were
provided in a job application?
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http://bit.ly/CUHK_eP
RESEARCH PROJECT ePortfolio for Skilled
Immigrants and Employers
Pan Canadian Employer Focus Groups
Jan-Feb 2006
Pan-Canadian ResearchEmployer Focus Groups
• HRSDC funding• Led by Learning Innovations Forum (LIfIA)
– Vancouver - FuturEd– Edmonton – Edmonton Mennonite Centre for
Newcomers– Winnipeg - Learning Agents– Toronto - CME– Halifax - NSCC
Awareness BuildingPotential Benefits of ePortfolio
• Pre-employment
• Recruitment
• Human Capital Development– Employee Development– Performance Management– Talent Management– Succession Planning
Employer feedbackePortfolio as a tool to describe skills and knowledge
• Majority in favour– “digital matching service, living document, screening
tool, digital evidence of credentials and experience”• Benefits:
– Accessible documents of work accomplishments vs. credentials
– Pre-employment bridging tool, linked to LMI– Help standardize the language of competencies
• Acceptance Factors– Accuracy, consistency, ease of use
• Potential Issues– Time for creation and processing, privacy, content
maintenance, system integrity, overall responsibility...
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