Virtual Job Hunt

On-line platform for soft skills improvement

F. Magni, D. Amendola, A. Marconi, M. Zebrak
Francesco Di Giacomo
Universit di Camerino
Polo degli studenti F.Biraschi

The best skills in motion

BESKIMO 2010

70 Transnational internships for young graduates

Green skills in motion

ECOMOTION 2011
Bio-skills in motion save the world
EARTH 2012

86 Transnational internships for young graduates

122 Transnational internships for young graduates

Social innovation and domotics in the rising

Silver Economy: new skills in motion
136 Transnational internships for young graduates
NESKIMO 2013
HOTEL@WBL-VET WORK BASED LEARNING (
WBL) IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR
CATERING AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT

100 Transnational internships for young

secondary school students
16 teachers

Sample of 43 companies in the

Marche Region
5

specific skills

20
50

25

techincal
skills

soft skills

Sample of 35 companies in the

Marche Region
specific skills

techincal skills

soft skills
10%

basic skills

35%

25%
30%

Sample of 26 companies in the

Marche Region

Sample of 22 companies in the

Marche Region
specific skills
techincal skills
soft skills
10%

basic skills

5%

specific skills

techincal skills

soft skills

basic skills

30%

40%

35%

30%

30%

20%

Total sample 126 companies

Public speaking

Team building

Problem solving

Motivation

Political and cultural awarness

Negotiation

Coaching

Confict management

4%

10%

17%

12%

16%
21%

5%

15%

Virtual Job Hunt

The course is organized around a virtual boy
looking for his first job after graduation.
English is the chosen language.
Contents: set of problems that the boy is
facing hunting is job and the corresponding
solutions.

Method: All the events are organized in the form of

video dialogues between the boy and his friends
who provide tips and advice to carry on the search
of work. Explanatory texts of fundamental issues for
the job search are also given.
Virtual world: Students are involved in a virtual
reality with multimedia elements making the
learning process a familiar and vibrant environment.

Virtual Job Hunt: Introduction

The course headlines are:
Basic elements of the job hunt;
Importance of networking and social network;
Job search on the internet;
Preparing files: cover letter, curriculum vitae, letter of reference and job interview .
Evaluation: Students upload all files in the platform for evaluation by the American job
consultant, with whom the students will have a conference Skype meeting (see below).
Video Conference: Video conferencing using Skype from the U.S.A. for a live online simulation
of a job interview with an American consultant, lasting 15 minutes. At the end, a short
discussion of the prepared files is discussed.
Duration: 25 h.

Virtual Job Hunt: Technical features, tools and software

E-learning platform for on-line delivering: The Basic English and Job Hunt were provided
online to students through the open source e-learning platform Moodle used by the
University of Camerino http://www.elearning-unicam.it
Account: The account with the username and password have been created before meeting
the students and sent to them by e-mail.
Information to start: Power Point presentation about the access and use of the platform is
emailed to students, together with to attend the activities and the corresponding time
schedule.

Support: The technical and educational support was provided to the students by using the
forum and the internal messaging and, in some cases, by e-mail.
Software: For the development of the contents a simplified html language has been used.
3D software for animated dialogues with subtitles and MP3 format for audios have been
used. The interface, built with the Adobe Flash software, is presented to the student with
all the resources available, making the course highly interactive.

Virtual Job Hunt: Screen shots

Moodle e-learning platform

Course Interface

Virtual Job Hunt: Results and learner satisfaction

A questionnaire for assessing the quality of training contents and approach has been
prepared.
The questionnaire is being delivered at the end of the course and the first results show a
very good satisfaction for educational activities related to the acquisition of skills required
for the active job searching in the international arena. Questions have been focused on the
student skills before and after the course.
By comparing the two tables (skills before, skills after) we conclude that the training has
been effective in particular for the skills obtained by the students by means of an high level
of interaction and involvement, as in the writing of cover letters, curriculum vitae and
conducting a Skype interview.

The statistical sample investigated is formed with 47 students applying for the international
mobility and internship.

Virtual Job Hunt

Results
Conoscenze e competenze prima della fruizione del corso Job Hunt

Numero di studenti

30

26

25
20

16

10

Molto buono

Ottimo

Sufficiente
Buono

12

9
5

Insufficiente
17

16

14

10

23

21

17

15 16

15

23

21

20

0
Il concetto di
Networking

I social networks
(linkedln, ecc)

Il curriculum vitae

La cover letter

La ricerca del lavoro

tramite Internet

Le lettere di
referenze

Colloquio di lavoro

Te ma tiche pe r la rice rca de l la voro

Conoscenze e competenze dopo la fruizione del corso Job Hunt

Numero di studenti

35
30

28

30
25

21

26

23

20

16

Insufficiente
19

Sufficiente

17

Buono

14

13

15

25

24

22 21

Molto buono

10
3

5
0

0 1

Ottimo

3
0

3
0

0
Il concetto di
Networking

I social networks
(linkedln, ecc)

Il curriculum vitae

La cover letter

La ricerca del lavoro

tramite Internet

Te ma tiche pe r la rice rca de l la voro

Le lettere di
referenze

Colloquio di lavoro

Follow-up
How to improve the matching phase during the Virtual Job

Hunt experience?

Data Base with

e.Portfolio and
EU Companies
Active job search
training section

Active Job Search testing

phase- the real experience

Second Job
Hunt
modules
Soft skills development
before leaving

1 -Create partnerships
2- Use partnerships to enhance
opportunities in Europe
Multiple levels of mobility
- Directly through the contacts of
host organization
- Indirectly system mobility through
intermediary organization
3- Developing ways to effectively
communicate
The course faces in detail :
Problem Solving Decision Making
Problem Solving SWOT Analysis
Problem Solving PEST Analysis
Creative Problem Solving
Team Building
Team Work I
Team Work II
Public Speaking

How it works

Thanks for your attention

F. Magni, D. Amendola, A. Marconi, M. Zebrak,
Francesco Di Giacomo
Universit di Camerino
francesca.magni@unicam.it