Partnership KickOff Meetings April May 2006

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Partnership Kick-Off MeetingsApril / May 2006
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Working Your Way Back Home Partnership
Brokered by the U.S. Department of Labor,
Manpower and the Mississippi Public Workforce
System, the Working Your Way Back Home
Initiative will help ensure that Mississippians
affected by the hurricane are able to find
employment in their host communities and to
transition home with appropriate relocation
resources and other needed assistance.
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Partnership Goals
Working Your Way Back Home

• Identify 1,000 MS. evacuees who want to return
  home for employment
• Place 500 evacuees in jobs/training
• Provide relocation other assistance to ease
  transition
• Develop lasting partnership between
  Manpower/MDES
• Create model for other hurricane-impacted
  states.

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National Business PartnershipManpower and Public
Workforce System
The purpose of this collaboration is to build and
enhance local, state, and national relationships
between workforce professionals from both
organizations for the benefit of Americas
Workers, the Public Workforce system, and
Manpower.
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About Mississippi Public Workforce System

• Mississippi Department of Employment Security and
  Mississippi Workforce Areas
• WIN Job Centers are centrally located to provide
  easy access to many services in one convenient
  location
• Provide employment and training services.

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About Manpower
We help people, companies and governments make
the right choices, benefiting from whats
happening now and understanding whats coming
next in the changing world of work.
Manpower Manpower Professional Right Management
Consultants Jefferson Wells Elan
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About Manpower, continued

• A World Leader in Employment and Hiring Solutions
• Ranked No.1 Fortune's 500 Most Admired Company in
  its industry Fourth Time in a Row
• Over 4,400 Offices in 72 Countries (1,100 in
  N.A.)
• Employs Over 4 Million Associates
• 400,000 Worldwide Employer Base
• Serves 98 of the Fortune 500 Companies

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About Manpower, continued

• Part-time, Temporary, Full-time, contract-to-hire
  direct hire placements
• 2,000 Direct Hire Consultants
• 98,500 Direct Placements
• Worldwide Revenue of 16 Billion
• ISO 9002 Registration
• Access to 4,000 Training Courses (GLC)
• Trained Over 9 Million People to Date

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Benefits of Working through Manpower

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Effective Employee Recognition and Incentive
  Programs
• Career Development Skills Training
• Detailed Employee Orientation
• Fulfillment of Employer Responsibilities
• About 40 transition into full time employment

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Manpower Values
People We care about people and the role of work
in their lives. Knowledge We learn and grow by
sharing knowledge and resources. Innovation We
dare to innovate and be pioneers.
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Roles and Responsibilities
Working Your Way Back Home

• 1. WIN Job Center/Manpower staff identify
• evacuees
• 2. WIN Job Center/Manpower cross-refer displaced
  evacuees as appropriate
• 3. Place evacuees into jobs/training, provide
• relocations and other services as needed

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Implementation Referral ProcessWin Job Centers
Working Your Way Back Home

• 1. Pre-screen all individuals using Minimum
  Candidate Qualifications for Referral to Manpower
  Checklist
• 2. Complete Pre-Registration Form
• 3. Fax Pre-Registration to Manpower give copy
  to applicant
• 4. Track referrals and follow-up as needed

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Implementation and Referral ProcessManpower
Working Your Way Back Home

• Review Pre-Registration form
• Schedule Interview within 3 days
• Issue Career Passport when appropriate
• Refer to Employers
• Track referrals and follow-up
• Report to WIN Job Center

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Implementation Referral ProcessManpower to
WIN Job Center
Working Your Way Back Home

• During interview, candidate is identified as MS.
  evacuee
• Refer to local WIN Job Center
• Generate Reports / Candidate Referrals to WIN Job
  Centers

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Available Services and Resources
Working Your Way Back Home

• Relocation Assistance
• Needs Related Payments
• Supportive Services
• Review Forms/Process

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Contact Information Jobs
Working Your Way Back Home

• Manpower/WIN Job Center Contacts
• Manpower Commonly Filled Positions

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Next Steps
Working Your Way Back Home

• 1. Public Announcement/Media Event
• 2. Internal training for all WIN Job Center and
• Manpower Office Staff
• 3. Implement!