Healey-DriscollAdministration Launches MassTalent Online Job Platform

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches MassTalent Online Job Platform

Improved front-door experience allows for employers and jobseekers to navigate resources; connects employers and industry to skilled talent, and jobseekers to employment opportunities across Massachusetts

Waltham, MA – The Healey-Driscoll Administration today launched the online job platform for MassTalent, a key strategy in its Massachusetts Workforce Agenda to connect employers with skilled talent and empower jobseekers with tailored career opportunities. Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Lauren Jones joined Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Dr. Emily Reichert, local and state officials, members of the business community, and National Grid New England President Lisa Wieland to make the announcement at National Grid’s New England headquarters in Waltham.

The administration introduced MassTalent in 2023 with the goal of connecting employers with jobseekers in high-demand, high-growth industries – advanced manufacturing, clean energy, health and human services, life sciences, and technology, with a special focus on cybersecurity. Today’s launch of the new MassTalent website offers an industry-spanning search tool and a unique MassTalent filter, allowing employers to promote job opportunities and jobseekers to highlight their credentials and skills obtained through employment and training.

“Massachusetts is home to the best talent and the most innovative companies, and MassTalent will improve our efforts to connect skilled workers with employers who have jobs that need filling,” said Governor Maura Healey. “MassTalent represents our strategic effort to strengthen Massachusetts' competitive advantage in our top five critical sectors and build the workforce we need today and for the future.”
 
“MassTalent is set to serve as a crucial front door for both employers and jobseekers, making it easier to navigate employment opportunities across the state,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We’re bringing together resources from across the administration to make it easier for jobseekers to get the information they need to connect with businesses who are looking to hire.”

Key enhancements to MassTalent include:

• A Dynamic, Revamped Website: A new MassTalent website offers a more engaging and interactive user experience, making it easier for employers and jobseekers to connect.

 

• Improved Front-Door Experience: An enhanced front-door interface will streamline access to employment-related resources, categorized by industry, to facilitate easier navigation.

 

• Updated MassHire JobQuest Tool: The MassHire JobQuest tool has been upgraded to provide a more adaptive search experience for both talent and job opportunities, helping jobseekers find the best matches and employers to discover skilled candidates more efficiently.
  
  
• Enhanced Employer Access: Employers will benefit from MassTalent filter for improved search capabilities to find trained and skilled talent in high-growth, in-demand industries.
  
  
• Increased Jobseeker Awareness: Jobseekers will gain better insights into career opportunities across high-growth sectors through MassTalent filter, enabling them to make informed decisions about their career paths.

 

MassTalent seeks to create a broad coalition across the state’s business community to promote available opportunities and accelerate the generation of skilled talent by connecting employers and industry to qualified talent, and jobseekers to employment and training opportunities statewide.

“MassTalent demonstrates one of the many ways our administration is committed to connecting employers to talent and jobseekers to career opportunities in Massachusetts,” said Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones. “Through MassTalent and enhanced resources our goal is to improve the user experience, promote available opportunities, and build connections that will strengthen our workforce today and for the future.”

“Massachusetts must mobilize an additional 34,000 clean energy workers by 2030 to meet our climate goals,” said Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Emily Reichert. “The faster we build this workforce, the faster we can install heat pumps, add solar panels to roofs, weatherize our homes, and implement other clean energy solutions. An enhanced MassTalent will help jumpstart the climate-critical careers that will accelerate our clean energy transformation.”

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development convened several state agencies and quasi-public agencies focused on investing in workforce development including the Workforce Skills Cabinet, Commonwealth Corporation, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. EOLWD also held listening sessions earlier this year to gather user feedback and data from industry partners such as the Massachusetts Hospital Association, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and MassBIO to help refine the new MassTalent improvements and ensure that the platform could better align with the needs of both employers and jobseekers.

“At National Grid, we know how important supporting, growing, and upskilling the clean energy workforce is for meeting Massachusetts’ climate goals. MassTalent’s new platform will help get the right people into the right jobs faster and easier,” said President of National Grid New England Lisa Wieland. “Through our Strategic Workforce Development Initiatives and together with our partners, we train hundreds of people for energy jobs. These improvements to MassTalent will help those participants find the job that is the best fit for them, allowing all of us to fill roles critical to our clean energy transition."

“Our world class education system is helping prepare our students for the jobs of tomorrow and today. The new MassTalent will make it easier for jobseekers to showcase their skills and credentials and connect with employers across the state in high-growth, high-demand industries,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “Whether through higher education, a career and technical education school, or apprenticeship, our learners are ready to make an impact on the Commonwealth.” 

For more information, please visit the MassTalent website at www.mass.gov/masstalent.