Struggling to find employees with the right skills and the right attitude?

Ready to Work helps take the guesswork out of hiring. Sponsored by the State of Florida, it is free and will change the way you hire. Ready to Work gives participating employers a competitive-edge:

• Reduce employee turnover
• Reduces employee training costs
• Saves hiring time and money, increasing productivity and profitability

You can use Ready to Work to supplement or replace your current employee assessments - for free! And you can use it as a tool to build the skills of current employees and evaluate employees for promotion - for free! Email us today to sign up!

What is it?

Ready to Work is a credential awarded by the State of Florida to anyone who has successfully passed the Ready-to-Work assessments. A person who has earned a Ready to Work credential will be considered equipped with the skills needed to enter the workforce.

What assessments are required to earn a Ready to Work credential?

To earn a credential, a jobseeker must take three assessments - Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information.

• Applied Mathematics - Measures workplace mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills from basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to multiple math functions like calculating percentage discounts and markups.
• Locating Information - Measures comprehension and application of workplace graphics such as charts, graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, maps and instrument gauges.
• Reading for Information - Measures reading comprehension and reasoning skills when using written text on the job including memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies and regulations.

Ready to Work also offers an optional, free Work Habits assessment measuring workplace attitude, behavior and costumer service skills, including interpersonal interaction, listening and speaking, cooperation and respect, self management, resource management, time management, quality management, customer service and problem solving.

The assessments were developed by ACT®, the national testing company best known for the ACT college admissions test, and are proctored, so you can be confident in the results.

Have a hard to fill job......a high turnover job? Job profiling is a solution.

Ready to Work offers a solution to help employers identify the skills and skill levels needed for a specific job - job profiling.

Job profiling includes collective job task information from the company, interviews and focus groups with employees and managers, on-the-job observation of employees at work, and review and analysis of national job data. The result is a detailed, customized report listing all job-related tasks, key skills and corresponding skill levels required for a specific job.

Who is taking advantage of this service locally?

Just to name a few: