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Recruiting - Workforce
Center staff seeks to match job seekers against the employment needs of prospective employers, and to make appropriate referrals. No fees are charged. Jobs listed with
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) are posted in local offices, and on several Internet sites:
IowaJobs,
America’s Job
Bank, and Smart Career
Move. Smart Career Move is a Web site for jobs paying a
minimum of $30,000.00 per year.
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Outreach - The Region 16 Business Services Representative will provide area employers assistance with recruitment
needs; coordination of large-scale recruitment, such as career and employment
fairs; and marketing of Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) products and services. Contact the
Burlington office at (319) 753-1671, or by
e-mail.
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Career and Employment Fairs -
Annual career and employment fairs in Region 16 are usually held in
the spring and offer businesses and job seekers the opportunity to interact at a single location.
Businesses are charged a nominal fee to cover advertising costs. Please contact us
at (319) 753-1671 for details.
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Testing Services - Planning to hire a new secretary who must be able to type 65 words per minute?
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) staff can administer – at no charge to the employer or job seeker – proficiency tests for typing, 10 key and data entry.
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Reverse Referrals - This service directs all interested job seekers to apply for openings at the
Workforce Center offices, freeing the employer’s time for other tasks.
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WorkKeys®
- A system developed by American College Testing (ACT) for documenting and improving workplace skills.
WorkKeys®
is implemented in three steps: job profiling, assessments, and
training targets. WorkKeys® allows employers to screen employees with needed skills, determine training needs of entry-level and current employees, and provide schools with information on how to prepare students for the workplace.
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Tax Credits - The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WtWTC) offer employers federal income tax credit if they hire persons from certain qualified groups, such as
persons with low incomes or persons with disabilities.
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Labor Market Information - Current
Labor Market Information is available on various economic trends and occupations, including data on prevailing wage rates and projected job outlooks.
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Interview Rooms - Want to interview or test prospective applicants away from your office?
The Workforce Centers offer meeting rooms to businesses for job interviews (when available) and Resource Center space for
businesses to display and distribute job information.
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Employers' Council of Iowa
- This group of
local business people meet to plan and host training opportunities for
area businesses.
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Work Permits - Workforce
Center staff authorize
work
permits and certificates of age for young people under 18 years of age seeking to enter the job market.
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Required Posters - General requirements and ordering information are available for state and federal required employer posters.
These posters are available
for download at no cost to the public from IWD. (The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print this file and can be
downloaded free of
charge.)
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Business Closings/Downsizing - Should your business experience closing or restructuring,
Workforce Center staff and its partners are ready to help employees make the transition to other employment. Laid-off workers are provided access to services, including financial support and training.
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Tax Liability Information -
Region 16 has a tax liability specialist, Rose Fischer. She can be reached at the Burlington office at
(319) 753-1671 ext 231.
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Unemployment Insurance Tax Forms and Publications -
A number of commonly required or requested forms are available
on-line.
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Veterans Services -
Our
Veterans Services Representative can assist you with all levels of staffing needs through
the use of a statewide database. They can also provide information concerning employment rules and regulations pertaining to veterans.
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Benefit Payment Control,
Investigation and Recovery - Through its fraud detection program,
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) attempts to prevent and detect
benefits paid through error by IWD or through willful misrepresentation or error by the claimant or others.
Karen vonBehren can be contacted at (319) 753-1671 ext 225 for information regarding wage cross matches, border
checks and regular investigations.
