The Vendor is required to provide a labor exchange system that is intended to match qualified employees searching for employment to employers that require a qualification/skill matched system.
- Requires a modernized labor exchange system utilizing modern programming language and technology to enhance the usability and ease of use for employers seeking employment, and employers seeking qualified candidates.
- Labor Exchange Case Management System Requirements:
• Comprehensive job posting/listing, employer posting, public & private job feed ingestion (statewide), and search tools.
• Enhanced skills matching. Intelligent matching of job seekers to jobs and training, and recommendation of candidates to employers.
• Employer job posting (manual UI + API), job posting templating, job requisition lifecycle, job search and filtering, geospatial search, bulk import/export.
• The system shall have the ability for employers to post job listing directly on the system, perform lifecycle management of applicants, schedule interviews, and act as a communication hub with agency, employers, and employees.
• The system shall have the ability to host separate, but integrated, modules for the state, employees, and employers.
• The system shall contain a modernized enhanced resume builder that allows continuity of language and skills matching for potential employees and employers.
• The system shall be able to have a streamlined, modernized and accurate job matching engine that can scan resumes, skills, and qualifications and match potential employees with qualified employers.
• The system shall have a mechanism to ingest job postings from public and private job boards (API feeds, scraping, partnerships). It must include deduplication, geolocation/valid location assignment to state, and frequency controls. Describe legal/compliance approach to scraping.
• The system shall be able to perform candidate searches by employers (with filters), candidate outreach tools (messaging), applicant tracking and screening workflows, and ability to mark candidate interest/availability.
• The system shall have a geolocation tracking system that allows employers to see potential qualified job seekers on a heat-map in their location. The employer shall have the ability, at a minimum, to filter by job type.
• The system shall have automated candidate management that can, but not limited to, send/receive application confirmations, status updates, scheduling interviews
• The system shall have an automated virtual assistant (chat bot) that can assist all eligible users with general assistance as it pertains to usability and functionality.
• The system shall have support for Apprenticeships, Internships, and Work-Based Learning with the ability for, but not limited to, matching, placements, competency tracking, and employer validation.
• The System shall have the ability to allow State system administrators to create new program application forms, eligibility checks, conditional steps, electronic signatures, attachments, and state-specific reporting fields without vendor code changes.
