Creston Workforce Center
Photo courtesy of Doug Raddatz
215 N Elm
Creston, IA 50801-2305
Phone (641) 782-2119
Fax (641) 782-7060
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Map
To Find Us
Training Workshops!
Are you having trouble finding a job or need help finding a better
job?
Have you applied everywhere with no response?
Are you getting interviews but still not getting hired?
If you answered yes to any of these, call us today! Our workshops
will show you how you can stand out in a positive manner to potential
employers. We offer guidance and assistance that is not taught in
school. Learn the secrets to successfully gaining or upgrading
your employment!
Topics include:
Basic Computer - Very basic computer and email workshop
designed for beginners.
Identifying Personality Types - Identify yours and the jobs that
are best suited for you.
Creating JIST/Skills Cards - Identify your key skills.
Résumé Writing Assistance - Write or modify your résumé to
highlight your skills and abilities.
First Impressions - Learn what employers see with a first
meeting.
Interviewing - Effectively answer the toughest questions with
ease.
Cover and Thank You Letters - Learn the when and how to writing
these.
Networking - Expanding your job search without much extra effort.
Workforce Center Services:
Job Seekers
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Resource Center
- Job information (local/state/nationwide/globally)
- Résumémaker
- Internet access
- Labor market information
- Typing tutorial
- Proficiency testing in typing & 10-key
- Word processing & spreadsheet
- Resource books
- Brochures & pamphlets
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Job Placement Assistance
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Unemployment Insurance
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PROMISE JOBS
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Reemployment Services
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Work Opportunity & Welfare-to-Work
Tax Credits
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Work Permits
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Required Posting Information
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Veterans services
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Workforce Investment Act Services
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Disability Program Navigator
Technical Assistance for Employers
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Required Posting Information
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Resource books
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Business Closing
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Tax Liability
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Labor Market Information
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Recruitment
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Proficiency Testing
Creston sprang into life as a
railroad town, built on the "summit" of the high prairie, where B & M
officials pitched their surveying camp one night in 1868. This Crest was
the high point on the Burlington line between the two great rivers, the
Missouri and Mississippi, hence the name "Creston."
