WorkForce Center Services Are For Everyone

Workforce development services for both job seekers and employers, ranging from training and job seeking assistance to online job banks.  The services listed below can be customized to meet specific needs.

Job Seeker Services:

• Assessment
• Career guidance
• Placement services, including self-service as well as those with personnel agencies
• Training in job-seeking and job-keeping skills
• Resume preparation classes and job search workshops
• Use of computers and laser printers for resume writing; Microsoft Word and WordPerfect software and tutorials
• Listings of local, state, and national jobs
• Resource library with books, videos, directories, tapes, periodicals, and self-help tutorials for learning keyboarding and other widely used computer applications
• Access to labor market information which is crucial for job seekers making choices on training and employment
• Access to modems, faxes, and telephones for employer contact
• Strong informational linkages with post-secondary educational institutions
• Financial aid and other training information

Employer Services:

• Job listings
• Job screening and computerized skills matching
• Recruiting
• Skills assessment of employers' workers
• Needs analysis
• Tax and employment seminars
• Job analysis
• Employer committees
• Labor market information
• Special programs, such as Shared Work
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (tax incentives for hiring public assistance recipients)
• Account representatives who will help employers meet their workforce needs
• Conferences and training seminars

Minnesota WorkForce Centers - Your first stop on the way to work.

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