WORKSOURCE CENTERA PREREQUISITE FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT AND EVENTUALLY CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY IS TO HAVE A STABLE JOB THAT WILL MAKE THEIR ENDS MEET. THE CENTER'S EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE UNDER EMPLOYED. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF CAREER-RELATED TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING INTRODUCES THE PARTICIPANTS TO EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS IN THE U.S., INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING, JOB APPLICATION RESUME PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES. THROUGH STAFF ASSISTED JOB REFERRALS AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, PARTICIPANTS CAN THEN GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITH OR WITHOUT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE PLACED AS REGULAR EMPLOYEES UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING. THE PROGRAM ALSO REGISTERS AND FUNDS JOB SPECIFIC TRAINING, SUCH AS COMPUTER SKILLS CLASSES, ESL CLASSES, MEDICAL BILLING TRAINING, WEEKLY ORIENTATION AND BI-WEEKLY JOB CLUB; WHICH INCLUDE RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILL. THE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ASSISTED OVER 3,600 PEOPLE IN JOB RELATED SERVICES LAST YEAR.AT THE CAREER RESOURCE ROOM OF THE CHINATOWN WORKSOURCE CENTER, CUSTOMERS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT:* ARE GREETED BY FRIENDLY STAFF WHO SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGES AND OFFER THEM THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED;* HAVE ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTERIZED JOB SEARCH, CURRENT JOB POSTINGS, RESUME AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS;* RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE CAREER PLANNING AND COUNSELING, PERSONALIZED JOB PLACEMENT, AND PAID ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.THROUGH THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS LOCAL COMMUNITY YOUTH AGES 14-21 THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, WORK READINESS PREPARATION, BASIC SKILLS ENRICHMENT AND TRAINING.FOR OUR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS, THE CHINATOWN WORKSOURCE CENTER OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE:* ACCESS TO BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND LOAN INFORMATION;* PRE-SCREENING, RECRUITMENT AND REFERRAL OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS;* CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS, WAGE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND THE LATEST LABOR MARKET INFORMATION;* USE OF THE CENTER'S FACILITIES FOR RECRUITING, INTERVIEWING AND SCREENING OF JOB APPLICANTS.

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