Finding and retaining employees can be challenging and expensive. Business Services Specialists at One Stop Centers in Multnomah and Washington Counties can help local businesses find well-trained, qualified candidates. Tens of thousands of adult and youth job seekers visit these centers each year. Let our network assist you with all phases of the recruitment process.

Post a Job
Search Resumes
Screen Candidates
Tax Credits and Programs
Job Fairs
Job Analysis
Employee Retention
Hiring Youth

If you have any questions please contact WSI's Business & Industry Team at 503.478.7300. For business services offered through the One Stop Centers, please view our brochure.

Post a Job
Are you hiring? We can help spread the word to candidates with the qualifications you care about. Over 20,000 job seekers and workers visit our One-Stop Career Centers and youth providers each year. You can call a Business Services Specialist to post a job and be assured that the region’s workforce system will mobilize to help you find the right job candidate.

Time is of the essence when hiring and our system is prepared to respond quickly. If you prefer to post a job electronically, visit our website www.connect2jobs.org and click on Employer Services. You can connect with a number of on-line services that allow you to post job openings and search resumes for candidates with specific job skills.

Search Resumes
Let us search the resumes for you. We work with thousands of job seekers each month and can match qualified candidates with your job openings. Contact any Business Services Specialist to have resumes pulled according to your specifications. To search an extensive database of resumes electronically, visit www.connect2jobs.org and visit the Employer Services section. This website can connect you to a variety of job posting and resume matching tools available on the web.

Screen candidates
Whether you need to hire one or one hundred, you can turn to our network to meet your needs. Our network of One Stop Centers and youth providers work directly with job seekers and can screen candidates based on specific qualifications. In addition, the centers can make their facilities available to businesses for interviewing candidates and, if preferable, can manage the entire screening and interviewing process to your specifications, including customized skill assessments, background/reference checks, drug tests, education/degree verification, and applicant notifications. Call any of the Business Services Specialists to discuss your human resource needs or contact WSI's Business & Industry Team at 503.478.7300.

Tax Credits and Programs
Employer Tax Credits of up to $8,500 per qualifying hire is available to businesses. Learn more online or call a Business Service Specialist for more information.

Job Fairs
Job fairs are an effective and efficient way to market your company to a pool of interested candidates. The One Stop Centers have considerable experience in Job Fair planning and logistics. If your company is expanding and you are projecting multiple openings, call a Business Services Specialist to find out if a Job Fair is the way to go.

Job Analysis
Sometimes, it makes sense to step back and analyze your workforce needs before proceeding with a recruitment campaign. Business Services Specialists at the One Stop Centers can help you complete a job task analysis and draft a job description that identifies the skills, abilities, credentials, and experience that successful candidates will bring to your company.

Employee Retention
You have a big investment in the workers you hire. Contact any of the Business Services Specialists at the One Stop Centers to learn about job retention services designed to help you avoid the inefficiencies associated with employee turnover. They can help with job counseling, coaching, skill upgrades, and referral to service providers who can help with childcare, transportation and other potential issues.

Hire a Youth
Looking to hire? Consider hiring a qualified youth from our network to meet your needs.

The One Stop Centers serve all job seekers ages 18 and older and our network of youth providers serve in-school and out-of-school youth ages 14-21. Staff members at each of these locations work directly with young people to help them obtain a high school diploma or equivalent, receive post-secondary education and training, or find career employment. As an employer, you can work with our system to:

• Hire Youth - Hire temporary, full-time and part-time workers.
• Provide on-the-job training - Subsidized workplace training for employers that hire our youth.
• Prepare youth - Provide mock interviews, job shadows, mentorships, tours, or serve as guest speakers.
• Advise the network - Work with us to prepare youth to meet your future workforce needs.

Contact a Youth Business Services Specialist to learn more about available services or call 503.478.7300.


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