No. 1/1999
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No. 1/1999 |
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Inaugurated in September 1995, the Internet website for the Office communautaire et régional de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (FOREM - the Community and Regional Agency for Employment and Vocational Training) has been steadily developing, matching more closely the expectations of its users - employers and jobseekers.
In addition to the usual features such as a noticeboard of job vacancies, a list of vocational training courses, an address book, open centres and FOREM's glossary, the website has just introduced three practical services for its users: on-line registration, on-line CVs and a Quick CV feature. "On-line registration" means that anyone looking for a job in the Walloon Region can register as a jobseeker and freely access all FOREM's services, acquiring or retaining certain social rights and obtaining an on-line receipt of his or her registration. The "on-line CV" service is directed at both jobseekers and employers. Applicants may present their skills and job knowledge to potential employers and hope to attract their attention. They may compose three different CVs outlining alternative fields of experience. They can produce a summary of their CVs that will be displayed when an employer is searching for recruits. They can also get advice on the wording of their CVs. On their side, employers may contact potential applicants on-line, look at the CV summaries and select those matching the recruitment profile. The "Quick CV" is for company recruitment managers. A firm looking for new personnel can automatically receive up to 20 CVs by electronic mail that fit the job profile it has defined. FOREM is also planning in the near future to develop the equivalent of the Quick CV for jobseekers, to be known as "Quick Job". The applicant will be able to specify job profiles and then be sent job vacancies matching his or her own profile by electronic mail. On the European level, FOREM offers its users a very useful service: "links to employment". This lists the various websites of European public employment bodies and of various institutions such as CEDEFOP and EURES. Through this concept of on-line services and information, FOREM's Internet site is a genuine response to the needs of its direct users: jobseekers and employers. Further information from: FOREM Internet website: www.forem.beSource: FOREM (CIDOC) |
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