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New jobs portal MyCareersFuture.sg uses technology to better match jobseekers and employers
Career coaches (in purple) guide job seekers on how to navigate MyCareersFuture.sg, a portal which aims to help jobseekers find jobs using data.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Published
Apr 17, 2018, 1:25 pm SGT
Joanna Seow
Manpower Correspondent
SINGAPORE - A high-tech national jobs portal was launched on Tuesday (April 17) to better match local jobseekers with employers.
It can prioritise search results according to the relevance of a jobseeker's skills, and filter results to show those under government schemes that support training, among other key features.
The new portal, called MyCareersFuture.sg, is developed by Workforce Singapore (WSG) and the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).
It replaces the interface of the existing Jobs Bank for users, and WSG said it aims to roll out the function for employers to post jobs by the end of this year.
For now, employers will still post jobs on Jobs Bank, and the posts will be shown on MyCareersFuture.sg
A pilot run of the new portal was conducted with 100 users in the last three months of 2017, and the site went live in January this year. It has received 280,000 visitors as of the first week of April.
Second Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo told reporters on Tuesday that the portal is aimed at providing jobseekers a “smarter and faster way” to find the right opportunities in the next phase of their careers.
“Today, some jobseekers send out many resumes, not knowing whether there is a good job fit and whether they have the skills employers are looking for. Employers also have a similar problem – they have to sieve through a lot of CVs (curricula vitae), and sometimes it is hit and miss, they may not find who they are looking for,” she said at Suntec City mall, on the sidelines of a roadshow on government job schemes.
The portal is timely because new jobs keep coming up and the skill profiles of jobs are changing very quickly, said Mrs Teo. She added that with the portal showing the level of skill relevance to jobs, even those who are currently working can see areas where they can enhance their skills.
It is also about delivering better service to jobseekers, who use search technology in other parts of their life, such as when looking for holiday destinations or accommodation, Mrs Teo said.
“They are using very friendly applications and portals and these are very useful ideas that we can also take reference from and adapt to our job search engine.”
To calculate the relevance of jobseekers' skills, which is displayed as a percentage from zero to 100, the system uses machine learning to analyse job descriptions and identify the skills needed.
It then compares these with skills that the jobseeker has indicated.
For example, after searching for "communications manager" jobs, a user will be prompted to select the skills he has, such as public relations, social media, marketing or strategic communications.
The job results will then be listed according to how closely his skills match what is required for those positions. Clicking on a job post will also show other relevant skills that the jobseeker lacks.
WSG group director for Careers Connect Lynn Ng said this feature is to encourage jobseekers to reflect on the skills and experience they have.
"It's better than just submitting applications based on the job title, salary or company name," she added.
Search results also display upfront the number of applications for the position and when it was posted. On the Jobs Bank portal, jobseekers had to log in using their SingPass in order to view this information.
Jobs Bank was launched in July 2014 as part of the Fair Consideration Framework to boost employment prospects for Singaporean professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs). Companies have to post job ads on the portal for at least two weeks before they can apply for an Employment Pass for the role.
New jobs portal MyCareersFuture.sg uses technology to better match jobseekers and employers
Career coaches (in purple) guide job seekers on how to navigate MyCareersFuture.sg, a portal which aims to help jobseekers find jobs using data.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Published
Apr 17, 2018, 1:25 pm SGT
Joanna Seow
Manpower Correspondent
SINGAPORE - A high-tech national jobs portal was launched on Tuesday (April 17) to better match local jobseekers with employers.
It can prioritise search results according to the relevance of a jobseeker's skills, and filter results to show those under government schemes that support training, among other key features.
The new portal, called MyCareersFuture.sg, is developed by Workforce Singapore (WSG) and the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).
It replaces the interface of the existing Jobs Bank for users, and WSG said it aims to roll out the function for employers to post jobs by the end of this year.
For now, employers will still post jobs on Jobs Bank, and the posts will be shown on MyCareersFuture.sg
A pilot run of the new portal was conducted with 100 users in the last three months of 2017, and the site went live in January this year. It has received 280,000 visitors as of the first week of April.
Second Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo told reporters on Tuesday that the portal is aimed at providing jobseekers a “smarter and faster way” to find the right opportunities in the next phase of their careers.
“Today, some jobseekers send out many resumes, not knowing whether there is a good job fit and whether they have the skills employers are looking for. Employers also have a similar problem – they have to sieve through a lot of CVs (curricula vitae), and sometimes it is hit and miss, they may not find who they are looking for,” she said at Suntec City mall, on the sidelines of a roadshow on government job schemes.
The portal is timely because new jobs keep coming up and the skill profiles of jobs are changing very quickly, said Mrs Teo. She added that with the portal showing the level of skill relevance to jobs, even those who are currently working can see areas where they can enhance their skills.
It is also about delivering better service to jobseekers, who use search technology in other parts of their life, such as when looking for holiday destinations or accommodation, Mrs Teo said.
“They are using very friendly applications and portals and these are very useful ideas that we can also take reference from and adapt to our job search engine.”
To calculate the relevance of jobseekers' skills, which is displayed as a percentage from zero to 100, the system uses machine learning to analyse job descriptions and identify the skills needed.
It then compares these with skills that the jobseeker has indicated.
For example, after searching for "communications manager" jobs, a user will be prompted to select the skills he has, such as public relations, social media, marketing or strategic communications.
The job results will then be listed according to how closely his skills match what is required for those positions. Clicking on a job post will also show other relevant skills that the jobseeker lacks.
WSG group director for Careers Connect Lynn Ng said this feature is to encourage jobseekers to reflect on the skills and experience they have.
"It's better than just submitting applications based on the job title, salary or company name," she added.
Search results also display upfront the number of applications for the position and when it was posted. On the Jobs Bank portal, jobseekers had to log in using their SingPass in order to view this information.
Jobs Bank was launched in July 2014 as part of the Fair Consideration Framework to boost employment prospects for Singaporean professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs). Companies have to post job ads on the portal for at least two weeks before they can apply for an Employment Pass for the role.
