How to Make Employment Placement Easier for Your Clients
Being a case manager may seem straightforward at first glance: You either help your clients get a job that fits well with their skills … or you don’t. Even though each situation is different, it’s easy to view the task as a pass or fail. It may feel like that for your clients, too.
So, what can you do to make it more likely that everyone passes? When it comes to employment placement, there are many ways to set your clients up for success right from the start. Integrating best practices into your routine can make the process easier for them — and you.
Thankfully, there are a few smart ways to improve the odds of success each step of the way. Here is a look at ways case workers can help clients get the results they seek in employment placement.
Tips for an Easier Employment Placement Process
It doesn’t take long for most case managers to know the ins and outs of securing workforce grants or other training funds. So, we’ll start with the best practices once those funds are available and everyone’s ready for the next step.
Find the Right Academic Partner
Some online schools can be challenging to work with when dealing with workforce grants, especially if the academic advisors don’t understand the common struggles of your clients. That’s why it’s great to find academic partners with proven success to help secure in-demand careers.
Check out MedCerts Partner Solutions, an accredited learning institution offering many certification training programs for the most sought-after careers. You can even download important workforce resources to ensure your clients stay on track.
Automate Repetitive Tasks
Another way many case managers find success with the employment placement needs of their clients is to use technology to be more efficient. Many new software services will do some of the work for you.
For example, you may be able to use artificial intelligence to help write cover letters. You could set up notifications in a project management app to alert your client to deadline-specific tasks. Try setting up a workflow for common employment placement work so nothing slips through the cracks. MedCerts provides all their workforce partners with automated progress reports and status updates for your clients to help keep you in the know.
Create New Systems for Recruitment
Often, clients can be qualified with the right training and skillsets but don’t fit in with the culture of an organization. One way to improve your success rate is to enhance the process of aligning your clients with the right employers.
Start by creating checklists to help you organize questions and enhance your meetings with clients. Try accessing soft skills and ask about “deal breakers” before matching them with opportunities. Talk with potential employers about their expectations to make sure everything fits. An academic partner like MedCerts can also help with developing those soft skills. All MedCerts healthcare programs include a “Professionalism in Allied Health” course to provide the “people skills” employers are looking for most.
Work with Clients Beyond Placement
Finally, recognize that success isn’t really a make-or-break scenario — even though it may feel like that sometimes. Failure is just a perspective. Sometimes, a client may not continue with a job you’ve placed them in. Use that experience as a learning opportunity so they can get a better fit next time.
To make this happen, you’ll want to keep working with the client well after the placement is complete. MedCerts does this as well. Once a student is invested in a MedCerts program, they have access to a Student Success Advisor and Career Coach as long as they need. Upskilling takes time and patience, but it’s always worth the extra effort in the end.