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<v Speaker 1>Ninety Bible. Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time now for our community connection right here on

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<v Speaker 1>KAY one, the one you trust and joining us by

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<v Speaker 1>telephone today we have trade Ray Kill and he is

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<v Speaker 1>with Oh yes, that is the Oklahoma Employment Services Systems.

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<v Speaker 1>So how you doing today, Trey?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing just fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you?

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what? I can feel my toes today.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's quite a difference from last week. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>all you do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree. Nice to be able to field the toes

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<v Speaker 2>for a change.

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<v Speaker 1>So what's going on now? We got a new year

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<v Speaker 1>here and we're well into it now. But what's what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on with the Oklahoma Security Systems? Tell us a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So the Employment Security Commission is the state's workforce

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<v Speaker 2>development agency. So can you hear me?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? I can now, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So what we do basically is workforce development for the state.

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<v Speaker 2>So we work with the different school districts and systems

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<v Speaker 2>and training providers to make sure that people that are

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<v Speaker 2>going into the workforce have good matching options, that they

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<v Speaker 2>know what they want to do, that they know they'd

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<v Speaker 2>be good at, and that we can help kind of

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<v Speaker 2>facilitate them matching well with industry, so we do reemployment services,

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<v Speaker 2>unemployment services, veteran services. So yeah, it's a new year.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a lot of new projects launching and some

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<v Speaker 2>systems that are available to all people and all employers.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's exciting. Twenty twenty five will be I think

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<v Speaker 2>really good for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that is great. You know a lot of people whenever,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a new year rolls around, they start thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about things. They start thinking what can they do better?

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<v Speaker 1>Can they do something? Can I actually start working again?

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<v Speaker 1>And this is a good place to start.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's right. And we we you know, look at

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves in the same way every year, well a little

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<v Speaker 2>more frequently than that, to say, well, what are we

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<v Speaker 2>doing we need to be doing differently and uh and

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<v Speaker 2>so yes, some of these you know, systems that the

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<v Speaker 2>government agencies have used for a long time to serve people,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not capable of some of the more advanced kind

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<v Speaker 2>of matching and placement and uh analytics that we'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to see, you know, how how well are we serving business?

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<v Speaker 2>How well are we connecting people to the workforce. So

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<v Speaker 2>we've launched some enhancements and some replacement systems so that

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<v Speaker 2>we have a little better picture of that. And so

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<v Speaker 2>when people come to see us, whether they're employers or

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<v Speaker 2>job seekers, we can say, well, we know with a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more sophistication now that we could do this and

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<v Speaker 2>this and this and that might match better to you

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<v Speaker 2>than you know, something that's a little bit less sophisticated

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<v Speaker 2>or doesn't use data analytics quite as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, very good, you know, keeping up with the times

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<v Speaker 1>and and making good matches. That's really what it's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, people, uh yeah, well we'll often ask

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of questions before they really dive in when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to a matter like this too. And sure,

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<v Speaker 1>because really nobody wants to say, hey, I'm looking for

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<v Speaker 1>a job, unless you know, they're really like, hey, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking for a job.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't yeah, touchy, yeah, yeah, it could be touchy.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, a lot of times people are looking for

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<v Speaker 2>a job, they already have a job, so they kind

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<v Speaker 2>of want it to be quiet. Sure, sometimes people don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a job and they're and they feel a certain

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<v Speaker 2>way about that. But ultimately, you know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of businesses and a lot of people that don't need

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<v Speaker 2>our services to find the right matches or to be

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<v Speaker 2>gainfully employed of what they want to do. But there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people that are unsure or they went

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<v Speaker 2>to school for something and then they've changed their mind,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we try to make it a very easy,

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<v Speaker 2>customer friendly approach to finding out kind of what employers

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<v Speaker 2>are looking for out there and what they might need

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<v Speaker 2>to do to put themselves in a position for success.

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<v Speaker 2>So some of that the government helps with and some

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<v Speaker 2>of it we're just playing matchmaker and letting them know

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<v Speaker 2>where the needs are. So some of these tools help

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<v Speaker 2>us to It's really it helps us in a way

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<v Speaker 2>because we serve the whole state. But the cooler things

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<v Speaker 2>about these tools are that their self service, so a

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<v Speaker 2>person can use it all on their own without doing

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<v Speaker 2>business with our agency, or an employer can go on

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<v Speaker 2>and see what people are around in their areas for

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<v Speaker 2>particular skill sets without ever you know, using the government agency.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's that's really pretty cool. These a new set

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<v Speaker 1>of tools. It's uh, it's it's kind of nice that way.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of cuts down a little bit on the

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<v Speaker 1>red tape. Is that what I say?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, thank god, Yes, we got plenty of plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>red tape and product it. We bring our We each

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<v Speaker 2>of us have two pairs of scissors on us at

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<v Speaker 2>all times. So yeah, we don't like seeing that.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had jobs like that before. Yep, I know, I

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<v Speaker 1>know where you're coming from. It's like, oh golly, yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>we can make this happen. But hang on, folks, We've

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<v Speaker 1>got a couple of hurdles.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, put your helmet on and strap in. This

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be a little bumpy for a second, but

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to get through it this time.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, you know, with these tools, I'm familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>with these outside of government as well. Uh in many

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<v Speaker 1>organizations and businesses are going toward similar matching type tools,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh yeah, what what it's what it's really able

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<v Speaker 1>to do is it's a time saver, is what it

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<v Speaker 1>is for most of importantly, time is everything.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're unemployed, right well, and if you're a business,

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, if you're short of people, that's right, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, for far too long, and I think the

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<v Speaker 2>pandemic exacerbated this problem in every state, but for a

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<v Speaker 2>really long time. Industry, it doesn't really matter what industry,

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<v Speaker 2>but so many of our industries have struggled to find

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<v Speaker 2>the right fits for people that will engage in their

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<v Speaker 2>work the way that they want them to. And so

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<v Speaker 2>you see people show up and not be you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the exact person, your skill set they've been looking for,

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<v Speaker 2>and they get into a place of desperation where they're

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<v Speaker 2>hiring just a warm body or something, and they're thinking, what,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what do I have to do to get

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<v Speaker 2>someone to show up on day two, day three and

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<v Speaker 2>show up on time? And you know, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>if you have a more sophisticated set of criteria that

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<v Speaker 2>you can use to evaluate someone's fit, and you work

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<v Speaker 2>closely with industry to understand what those needs are, then

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<v Speaker 2>you can say, this little list right here, this group

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<v Speaker 2>of candidates right here is going to cut down on

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<v Speaker 2>that time element, Like you're saying, quite a bit, because

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<v Speaker 2>you may have to sort through one hundred resumes and

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<v Speaker 2>find someone who's not a good fit, or you could

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<v Speaker 2>sort through a fraction of that and have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>better chance of finding a good fit. It's ten times

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<v Speaker 2>better for.

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<v Speaker 1>Business, my goodness sakes. Now, where can we find these

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<v Speaker 1>tools online? Okay?

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<v Speaker 2>So the news system, the it's our basically case management system,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's an employment system for all of the public.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called employe Oklahoma and it's employe Oklahoma dot gov,

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<v Speaker 2>and that will take you to the portal itself where

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<v Speaker 2>people can set up accounts and make sure that they have,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, everything, everything in there to where they can

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<v Speaker 2>they can be visible to others and they also they

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<v Speaker 2>can see what's in there, and so people can do

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<v Speaker 2>that on their own at employee Oklahoma dot gov. And

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<v Speaker 2>then our normal website for OESC is Oklahoma dot gov

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<v Speaker 2>slash workforce, and so people can go to our website

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<v Speaker 2>and they can find out about everything else that we do.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a calendar of events on there that says

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<v Speaker 2>when we have hiring fairs going on across the state

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<v Speaker 2>and training opportunities, offering training classes, connecting people to different populations,

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<v Speaker 2>and doing hiring fairs for specific employers or industries. So

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot that we do that someone might want

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<v Speaker 2>to know about without just looking at the Employee Oklahoma tool.

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<v Speaker 2>But those are the two websites, employ Oklahoma dot gov

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<v Speaker 2>and Oklahoma dot gov slash workforce. They're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to get a lot of information if they go

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<v Speaker 2>there and you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know something it's time well spent. If you're looking for

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<v Speaker 1>a job or if you're looking for workers, those job

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<v Speaker 1>fairs are quite beneficial. I mean, you really get to

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<v Speaker 1>see what's out there. You get to see what's available

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<v Speaker 1>as far as employment, and of course the employers get

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<v Speaker 1>to see what the attitude and what the mindset and

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<v Speaker 1>what the capabilities are ye people possibly coming in the

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<v Speaker 1>door real quick.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's right. We hosted over I think around three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and ninety hiring fairs last year, my gosh, across

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<v Speaker 2>this day. Yeah, And so those are happening all over

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<v Speaker 2>in different towns where we serve, and then you know

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<v Speaker 2>some of the big cities as well. And some of

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<v Speaker 2>them were industry specific, so we would gather employers for

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<v Speaker 2>instance of like construction and transportation was all that we did.

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<v Speaker 2>And so all the kids that are busting from the

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<v Speaker 2>career techs or that are there on the college campus,

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<v Speaker 2>or that are just in the community looking for a job,

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<v Speaker 2>they can show up and they can talk to employers

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<v Speaker 2>in a very specific area that they're hoping to work.

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<v Speaker 2>And in some cases we partner with other agencies, like

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<v Speaker 2>for that event, we hired free training or offered free

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<v Speaker 2>training courses for some of the two highest demand occupations,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they were able the week of to get

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<v Speaker 2>assistance with their resume and a free training course to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get the certification that they need. So when

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<v Speaker 2>they got to the event, they were able to be

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<v Speaker 2>hired in the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that's great, you get that. That gets people just

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<v Speaker 1>so over the hump. It's unbelievable that what a great

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<v Speaker 1>resource you provide for people.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thanks, We've got a lot that we still need

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<v Speaker 2>to do to you know, kind of be everything that

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<v Speaker 2>business needs us to be. And we've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of partners that we couldn't do this stuff without. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's a big team sport, but we're definitely happy to

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<v Speaker 2>be playing on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, goodness, gracious, thank you very much for being with

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<v Speaker 1>us here today. Is there anything you'd like to add.

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<v Speaker 2>For No, just that I might I see you this

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<v Speaker 2>summer because I'm coming up there to play in the

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<v Speaker 2>Hill Blast with my buddy Jacob Atkinson, so if I'm around,

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<v Speaker 2>and Bartlesville is one of my favorite towns visits, so

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<v Speaker 2>we have an office there and I've got some buddies there,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm looking forward to sending some time in your

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<v Speaker 2>in your lovely town this summer.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, drop by, We'll got the door open, coffee

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<v Speaker 1>going all right, well, thank you very much. Okay, Trey Rayhill,

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<v Speaker 1>what's this here? And thank you for being with us

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<v Speaker 1>here on our community connection right here on K one,

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<v Speaker 1>the one you trust. It is eight forty three