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Job Listings - List your job
openings via the Internet at the following site:
www.iowaworks.org
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Recruiting - IWD staff seeks to match job seekers against the employment needs of prospective
employers and make appropriate referrals. No fees are charged. Jobs listed with IWD are posted in local
offices and on several Internet sites:
IowaJobs,
America’s
Job Bank, and Smart
Career Move. Smart Career Move is for jobs paying a minimum of
$30,000 per year.
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Outreach - Region 6 will provide area employers assistance with recruitment needs, coordination of large-scale recruitment such as
career and employment fairs, and marketing of IWD products and services.
Contact the Marshalltown office at (641) 754-1400 for further
information.
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Testing Services - Planning on hiring a new secretary who must be able to type 65 words per minute? IWD staff can administer – at no charge to the employer or job seeker – proficiency tests for typing, 10 key,
data entry, bank reconciliation, spelling and other clerical tests.
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Reverse Referrals - This service directs all interested job seekers to apply for openings at the IWD
offices freeing the employer’s time for other tasks.
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Tax Credits - The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare to Work Tax Credit (WtWTC) offers employers federal income tax credits if they hire
from certain qualified groups, such as low income persons 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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Free Space - Want to
interview or test prospective applicants away from your office? IWD
offers free meeting rooms to employers for job interviews (when
available) and Resource Center space for employers to display and
distribute job information.
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Work Permits - IWD staff authorizes
work
permits
and certificates of age for young people seeking to enter the job
market.
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Required Posters - General requirements and ordering information is available for state and federally required employer posters.
These posters are available 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 a closing or restructuring, IWD 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
- An IWD tax liability specialist is housed in
Marshalltown to work with new and existing employer accounts. Call
(641) 754-1400 for further information.
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Unemployment Insurance Tax Forms
and Publications - A number of
commonly required or requested forms are available
on-line.
