News and Updates from the Workforce Center of Will County

March Events See what's happening this month at the Workforce Center of Will County. To view the March Event Calendar please click here .

Job Fairs The Workforce Center of Will County hosts job fairs at their location at 2400 Glenwood Ave in Joliet. Job seekers may talk with multiple businesses during the job fair about a variety of positions. Days and times vary each month. For a flyer of the upcoming job fair, click here .

On-the-Job Training The On-the-Job Training Program is for Will County Residents seeking employment. We will match you to local businesses that are hiring in the area. Starting wages begin at $12.85 or higher with full-time positions. Last month two job seekers received employment with high wages: a Maintenance Mechanic starting at $28.75 an hour and a Radon & Mold Mitigation Technician at $20.00 an hour. If you’re interested please visit us at the Workforce Center every Monday at 10 am to learn more. You can contact Cleopatra Cook at (815) 723-3981. We look forward to seeing you!

News from the Illinois Department of Employment Security

IDES Employment Service Representatives located at the Workforce Center of Will County are diligently working with 90 specifically-targeted Unemployment Insurance claimants a month. They ensure that claimants have access to the full array of re-employment and training services via workshops and follow-up appointments that cover IllinoisJobLink, labor market information, networking, job search sites and much more. They've received great customer feedback such as "Very informative, encouraging and enjoyable workshop", "Presenters made the class interesting and fun to learn while adding a new perspective to job search with a clear understanding of how difficult it is to look for employment."

If you are looking for assistance from IDES please visit the Workforce Center of Will County.

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Success Story

Ken was laid off in May from Office Depot. His area of expertise (Loss Prevention Management on the corporate level) is highly specialized, with very few advertised positions. Ken came to the Workforce Center of Will County where he met with Pam; a career planner; to make sure his job search techniques were current. Pam also worked with Ken on updating his resume and LinkedIn profile. He landed a temporary position with Party City. After taking everything he learned from the Workforce Center, he continued his job search and continued being active on LinkedIn. December 2019, Ken was hired as a full-time permanent employee as an Area Loss Prevention Manager for Michael's Corporation. Not only did Ken take job search advice that was provided to him, but he referred his son to the On-the-Job-Training program,which lead his son to find a career and employment at Four Seasons Heating and Cooling.

Community Events

The Workforce Center of Will County in partnership with the Village of Romeoville and the Romeoville Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a job fair on Thursday April 2, 2020 from 4:30pm-6:30pm. The event will be held at the Romeoville Athletic & Event Center, 55 Phelps Ave., Romeoville IL 60446. More info will be available soon, please refer to our website by clicking here .

Joliet Junior College Career Services in partnership with JJC Workforce Development, Workforce Services Division of Will County, Grundy Workforce Services and Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced that the 2020 Joliet Regional Job Fair will he held on Thursday, May 21, 2020, from 1:00pm-4:00pm in the JJC Event Center. Please check our website by clicking here , for more details in the upcoming weeks.

Make Your Résumé Work For You! Visit our Résumé Gallery by clicking here

Welcome to the Résumé Gallery, your no-cost local connection to employment. Here you will be able to post up to 3 different résumés for local businesses to search and review. Once you submit your résumé to the Résumé Gallery a staff member will review it. We are looking to make sure the job seeker has their contact information, that the r ésumé is easy to read and a few other basics.Once your résumé is reviewed it will be approved and posted in the R ésumé Gallery. Submitting your r ésumé is not a formal r ésumé review. We highly suggest you have your r ésumé reviewed by a Certified Professional R ésumé Writer (CPRW) before you submit it to the R ésumé Gallery.   Employers have the opportunity to use the R ésumé Gallery to search for potential job seekers, making your r ésumé work for you! Note: Employers with current jobs posted on our job board are the only ones that have access to your r ésumé . To have a Certified Professional R ésumé Writer review your r ésumé you may email it to Career Services by clicking here or you may visit our Resource Room during normal business hours.

Staff News

Northern Illinois Food Bank Workforce Center of Will County staff members and family spent their evening volunteering at the Northern Illinois Food Bank on 02/05/20. They packaged 6076 pounds of food providing 5063 meals for hungry neighbors in Northern Illinois. For more information on the Northern Illinois Food Bank click here .

For more information click here . The Bag Lady Recently the staff at the Workforce Center of Will County collected donations for The Bag Lady. BAG (Blessings And Grace) Lady Outreach is an organization partnering with the under served community to help realign men and women with resources + support to alleviate poverty.

Will County Children's Advocacy Center Staff from the Workforce Center of Will County donated toys and food for Will County Children's Advocacy Center staff to distribute to children who have endured severe physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, neglect, and exposure to violence and receive forensic interview, advocacy, and trauma-therapy treatment at the Will County CAC.

For more information on the Will County Children's Advocacy Center click here.

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