About.

What is Job Ready?

Job Ready was created through collaboration by Mayor Joe Hogsett, EmployIndy, the Indy Chamber, and various employers and community organizations around Marion County. Here is how it works:

• EmployIndy and Indy Chamber approve curricula and providers as worthy of offering Job Ready badging.
• Job seekers complete the combined in-person and online curriculum to earn badges in six categories (details below).
• Job seekers share their achievements with potential employers when applying for jobs (including directly to their Project Indy profile).
• Employers can hire with confidence knowing that Job Ready participants have basic employability skills needed for today's workplace.

​Job Ready currently focuses on youth job seekers (age 16-24), with plans to expand in the future.

Job Ready is a workforce development initiative that aims to validate the attainment of job skills by participants through an online badging system.

Get Involved.

Become Job Ready.

participants

Hire someone Job Ready.

EMPLOYERS

Be a certified training provider.

providers

Competencies.

Participants will learn how their attitude and thoughts of self can have an impact on their employment.

Having a certain level of self-awareness and personal balance can positively affect job performance. 

Being detail-oriented and using critical thinking skills can apply to any job, regardless of the skill level. 

Learning effective ways to interact with others and how these interactions relate to situations in the workplace.

Understand the importance of following the rules and regulations of employers and learn strong customer service skills.

Prepare and search for employment opportunities, create a resume, interview prep, and learn key tools for networking.

​Integrated.

For young adults who participate, Job Ready is fully integrated with Project Indy, Mayor Joe Hogsett's youth jobs program. As participants earn Job Ready badges, their Project Indy profiles automatically updates to reflect that accomplishment for employers to see. 

Partners.

Support you can count on.
The collaboration that envisioned and designed Job Ready has high hopes for the future of talent in Indianapolis. By combining a strong respect for both participant skill needs and employer workforce needs, Job Ready aims to serve both through leadership from Mayor Joe Hogsett, EmployIndy, and the Indy Chamber.