Employer Support Services
OESC aims to provide robust reemployment services to employers to help find workers to fill open positions. The local offices across the state offer free services and resources to help employers take advantage of hiring incentives, labor exchange programs, find and screen job candidates and even provide space to conduct hiring events, interviews and orientations of new employees. Below are some of the resources and services that the agency provides for the employers.
- Labor Market Research and Information
- On-The-Job Training
- Apprenticeship Program Registration
- Mass Layoff Assistance
- Hiring Events, Career Fairs and Veteran Hiring Events includes interview and orientation space, computers for online applications and staff assistance for resume development
- Recruiter Assistance includes building job descriptions, searching resumes and applicant screening
Employers can get assistance with any of these services by connecting with their nearest OESC office.
Increase Candidate Pool
Hiring Foreign Workers
Employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers may take advantage of the H-2A and H-2B programs by hiring foreign and non-immigrant workers to perform temporary services.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
This program offers a tax credit incentive to employers to hire individuals who are members of targeted groups, which have faced significant barriers to employment.
Federal Bonding
This program provides individual fidelity bonds to employers for job applicants who are deemed unbondable by commercial carriers. Bonds are available at no cost to employers or job candidates.
