Typical Services Delivered Through Wisconsin Job Centers
and online using Job Center of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Job Centers help people look for work and offer workshops in job-search techniques like resume writing and interviewing. Many sites offer business services to help employers hire, retain and train workers. Most services are offered on a walk-in basis.
Assistance with job search, job referral, placement, access to training, and supportive community resources is available for job seekers; re-employment services to Unemployment Insurance benefit claimants; and recruitment services for employers with job openings. Assessments may be conducted to test qualifications for some federally funded programs.
On-site resources often include phones, internet access, and resume writing and job search computers. Specialists for veterans, vocational rehabilitation, dislocated workers, older workers, and business services are often available via appointment.
Specialized staff
Specialists for these program areas are available in some locations, and sometimes by appointment.
- Veterans representative
- Business services representative
- Older worker representative
- Job Service representative
- Vocational Rehabilitation representative
- Dislocated Worker representative
- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) representative
- Transportation representative
- Indian and Native American program representative
- Apprenticeship program representative
- Unemployment Insurance representative
Resource Room
These resources are commonly available.
- Telephones
- Fax
- Photocopying
- Computers
- Video viewing stations
- On-site Childcare (not available at all locations.)
Job Seeker Services
These can be self-service activities, or services guided by staff.
Finding Work
- Find out about job openings
- Learn about strategies for finding a job
- Get help in preparing for job interviews
- Get help preparing your resume
- Post your resume for employers to see
- Share job-search strategies with other job seekers (job club)
Planning your career
- Assess your reading and math skills
- Assess your career interests
- Learn about jobs and careers suitable for you
- Learn about jobs in demand and rates of pay
- Get information about employers in your local area
- Learn about what employers expect of their workers
Getting Skills and Education
- Receive training in new job skills
- Improve your current job skills
- Learn how to start your own business
- Prepare for High School Equivalency (GED) exam
- Improve your reading writing and math skills
- Improve your English skills (ESL)
- Get information about education and training schools, such as their tuition and success in placing students in jobs
Dealing with a Loss of a Job
- File Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claim
- Get help in coping with the stress of job loss
- Get help coping financially with job loss
- Learn about community resources
Family Resources
- Get help with living expenses while in training
- Get help finding childcare
- Get help obtaining financial aid for training
Workshops
Youth Services
These can be self-service activities, or services guided by staff.
Finding Work
- Find out about job openings
- Learn how to obtain a work permit
- Learn about strategies for finding a job
- Get help in preparing for job interviews
- Get help preparing your resume
- Post your resume for employers to see
Planning your career
- Assess your reading and math skills
- Assess your career interests
- Learn about jobs and careers suitable for you
- Learn about jobs in demand and rates of pay
- Get information about employers in your local area
- Learn about what employers expect of their workers
Getting Skills and Training
- Learn new job skills
- Improve your current job skills
- Learn about the world of business
- Prepare for High School Equivalency (GED) exam
- Improve your reading, writing and math skills
- Improve your English skills (ESL)
- Get information about schools and training programs
Summer Opportunities
- Get help in finding a summer job
- Find out about summer learning opportunities
Community Resources
- Get help with living expenses while in training
- Get help finding childcare
- Get help obtaining financial aid for training
Workshops
Business Services
These can be self-service activities, or services guided by staff.
Recruitment
- Post your job openings
- Get access to resumes posted by job applicants
- Get job applicants pre-screened
- Use Workforce Events are for recruiting and interviewing job applicants
- Have job applicants` skills tested
- Have background checks conducted on job applicants
- Learn about strategies for recruiting workers
- Learn how to interview job applicants effectively
- Get help in analyzing and writing job descriptions
- Develop programs to train new workers for your business
- Get training costs reimbursed for qualified job candidates
Business Resources
- Learn about Unemployment Insurance taxes and eligibility rules
- Learn about EEO and ADA requirements
- Learn about legal requirements for hiring and firing workers
- Receive information on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and other hiring incentives
- Get information on employment, wage and salary trends
- Get your employee training needs analyzed
- Get outplacement services for employees you are laying off
Workshops
Wisconsin businesses
Do you have a job opening you need to fill? Post it on Job Center of Wisconsin, and tap into Wisconsin's single-largest source of qualified job seekers.
