We offer a variety of services to meet your workforce needs. We help you find high quality employees, keep good employees on the job, upgrade the skills of current employees, assist you through downsizing, participate in career fairs and provide you with the most current industry and labor market information. If you don't find the service you need listed here, contact us and we'll try to accommodate your request. For a no cost one hour consultation with our Business Services Coordinator to discuss your workforce needs, email your request .

Recruitment and Screening

We offer screening and recruitment services to help you find qualified employees when you need them. These services are tailored to your needs to be as general or intensive as you desire.

Through our consortium, we are able to advertise your job openings to thousands of job seekers both locally and throughout the state. To advertise your openings, each consortium member posts the job opening for customers who come to their office. In some cases an additional promotional activity such as an "Employer Presentation" recruitment event is warranted.

More intensive screening and recruitment services are also available for a fee. We will screen and test potential employees for you to help you find qualified employees. The screening services we offer include:

• Drug and alcohol screening
• Criminal background checks
• Screening for qualifications before referral

• Aptitude testing (e.g. COPS, CAPS)
• English language comprehension and speaking test
• Keyboarding
• Meyers-Briggs personality test

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Labor Market Information

We provide you with the up-to-date labor market, demographic, and industry information you need to manage your business well. This information is available to you through Oregon's largest and most comprehensive employment-related date center: the State of Oregon's Employment Department. This extensive labor market information is offered at no cost. Knowledgeable and helpful research staff can also be contacted via the website www.olmis.org for assistance in finding information and resources.

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Training and Educational Services

We also provide a variety of training and educational services to enhance the skills of prospective and current employees. Services are individualized to meet your specific needs and may include the following:

• Development and delivery of pre-employment skill training
• Connection with an existing course or degree program
• On-site customized training
• Development of specialized long or short-term proprietary curriculum

• Basic math, reading, and writing instruction
• English-as-a-Second-Language instruction
• Technical training
• Computer software and internet instruction
• Management and professional development courses: e.g. leadership, management, human resources
• Specialized training courses: e.g. computer support technician training, health care training, math upgrade for employees in the semiconductor industry
• Small business counseling

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Downsizing and Outplacement Services

Managing the process of downsizing and transition is easier when experienced professionals assist you. Employee assessment, training, and placement services are offered to businesses that are affected by downsizing.

We are dedicated to preparing job seekers in making an effective transition to a new job or career. We deliver world-class services to assist you in your downsizing efforts. These services are:

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