When It Is Used
Use it when preference information needs to become an active search direction for competitive employment.
Job Search Plan
The Job Search Plan is a collaborative IPS employment planning tool for practitioners supporting people pursuing competitive employment. It helps turn a person's goals and preferences into target roles, target employers, and concrete next steps for active job search.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
The plan captures employment goals, target roles, target employers, and concrete next steps. It does not provide employer scoring, labor-market predictions, or automated suitability rankings.
Repeat Use
Plans can be revised as search learning occurs, while prior plan states remain useful for understanding how the direction changed.
Does the Job Search Plan find employers automatically?
No. The practitioner and person enter target roles, target employers, and next steps; the tool does not automate matching or ranking.
Can the person participate in the plan?
Yes. The person can confirm, reject, or refine targets and actions in the shared planning experience.
What makes a plan ready for action?
A plan is ready when targets and next steps are specific enough to guide practitioner and client action.