Festival2012/Submit/Jobseekers as Webmakers

Jobseekers as Webmakers

• Title of session: Jobseekers as Webmakers
• Name and affiliation:: Regnard Raquedan, Mozilla Reps
• Session format: Learning Lab

What will your session or activity allow people to make, learn or do?

The session will teach folks how to make an online resume-- making it more personal and better suited to the job.

How do you see that working?

Using available tools like X-ray Goggles/Mozilla Thimble, this will show people looking for jobs on how to make an online resume.

How will you deal with 5, 15, 50 participants?

• 5 participants - more hand-holding and instruction, possible use of a computer lab
• 15 participants - Similar to the 5 particpants, but I'd need more machines
• 50 participants - I'd need help in runnign session for 50 people, especially for folks without laptops/notebooks

How long within your session before someone else can teach this?

N/A

What do you see as outcomes after the festival?

• People who are looking work may feel enlightened and be motivated to more webmaking
• People actually getting jobs because of this