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Skill Explorer: Home Page

Welcome to Wisconsin's Skill Explorer! This application provides information on jobs that share similar skills for job seekers, employers, educators, and the general public. This application was intended to serve a variety of different needs, and this list may not capture all of them. Provided below are a few examples of how this tool could be used, followed by instructions on how the tool works.

Job Seekers

Skill Explorer looks beyond job titles to help job seekers explore new occupations that share similar skills and knowledge with their current job or a job of interest.

Employers

Employers can use this tool to target needed skill sets that can aid in developing position descriptions and training needs.

Educators and Workforce Professionals

Educators and workforce professionals can use this tool to assist students and customers identify transferable skills, career pathways opportunities and training needs.

Help A: Home Page - At any point within the site, click on to return to the Home (Main) page.

Help B: Steps to Use Skill Explorer - There are three (3) steps to exploring other occupational options from your job of interest. A check box will appear as you complete each step of the process. These are not links; nothing will happen if you click on any of these labels.

Help C: Step 1: Enter your current or past job experience – Type a job title you are interested in exploring in this text box – note that the first box is checked once you begin typing – and then press "Enter" from your keyboard or click on the "Find My Matches" button

Before Form Entry
Screen Shot of Home Page (before entry) Home Page - At any point within the site, click on to return to the Home (Main) page. Steps to Use Skill Explorer - There are three (3) steps to exploring other occupational options from your job of interest. A check box will appear as you complete each step of the process. These are not links; nothing will happen if you click on any of these labels. Step 1: Enter your current or past job experience – Type a job title you are interested in exploring in this text box – note that the first box is checked once you begin typing – and then press "Enter" from your keyboard or click on the "Find My Matches" button

Help D: Step 2: Select the best match to what you entered – This is the list of general occupations that are the closest keyword match to the job you entered. Select one occupation to see a list of jobs best matched by similar skills and sorted by degree of similar skills. Note that a check appears in this box once you have selected an occupation.

Help E: Step 3: Choose any job that shares your skills & explore! – Once you've selected an occupation from the keyword matches to explore further, you'll be taken to a list of the Top 20 skill match results.

After Form Entry
Screen Shot of Home Page (after entry) Step 2: Select the best match to what you entered – This is the list of general occupations that are the closest keyword match to the job you entered. Select one occupation to see a list of jobs best matched by similar skills and sorted by degree of similar skills. Note that a check appears in this box once you have selected an occupation. Step 2: Select the best match to what you entered – This is the list of general occupations that are the closest keyword match to the job you entered. Select one occupation to see a list of jobs best matched by similar skills and sorted by degree of similar skills. Note that a check appears in this box once you have selected an occupation. Step 3: Choose any job that shares your skills & explore! – Once you've selected an occupation from the keyword matches to explore further, you'll be taken to a list of the Top 20 skill match results.

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