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"Service That Does It All?"

The PA CareerLink Oil Region may just be your "knight in shining armor!"

Our feature services include:

Employee Recruitment
Financial Assistance Programs
Labor Market Information
Business Services
Outplacement Services

CareerLink offers services for all Oil Region employers regardless of size and industry. There is no cost to utilize CareerLink services. We're organized into industry clusters which present the greatest opportunities for the job seekers who currently utilize CareerLink services:

Manufacturing
Financial services
Healthcare/biomedical
Information technology
Hospitality/tourism

 

As an employer you can post your job openings, search for candidates, showcase your company and access information right from the comfort of your home or office.

Our Hire Vets First Program, in coordination with the President's initiative, highlights the fact that Veterans bring a broad range of skills, excellent training and proven character to the workplace.

Programs such as Certified Job Seekers, Customized Job Training, Expanded Youth Employment, Independent Capital Access Network and On-the-Job training are available to meet the various needs of today's employers

Financial Assistance:

The PA CareerLink Oil Region has programs available to meet the various needs of the employers, such as:

Customized Job Training (CJT): A program that will provide up to a 50% training reimbursement for employees who successfully complete training and are employed or continue to be employed by the company where they were trained.

Expanded Youth Employment (EYE): A program that will provide a wage subsidy to employers who hire unemployed or under-employed out-of-school youth, ages 18-21. The youth are hired with a probationary period as long as trhee months or 520 hours, whichever comes first. The program will provide a wage subsidy of up to $8.00 per hour. At the completion of a probationary period, based on performance reviews, the youth will continue in unsubsidized employment.

Independent Capital Access Network (ICAN): A program that provides grant funding to small business to support the purchase of specialized or adaptive equipment necessary to hire, retrain or promote qualified individuals with disabilities.

On-the-Job Training (OJT): A program designed to assist employers with training new hires and/or current employees by providing up to a 50% hourly wage reimbursement for as long as six (6) months. Participation in this program creates a practical, hands-on learning environment that assures a worker will be trained in a manner suitable to your needs.


Outplacement Services - Rapid Response Program:

The Rapid Response Program is an early intervention service established to assist employers and workers affected by lay-offs, plant closures or natural disasters. The intent is to assist companies before the lay-offs occur. For employers, the impact of laying off workers can be significant. Rapid Response services help alleviate the negative consequences of layoffs by helping the company:

	* Better manage the human resource needs, Unemployment Insurance & Workers Compensation costs during the transition
	* Help affected workers to return to work and maintain their standard of living
	* Maintain a good corporate citizenship in the community

When employers work with Pennsylvania's Rapid Response Unit, they can expect:

	* A quick response to their transition planning needs
	* Confidentiality concerning their business decisions
	* Assistance in understanding government regulations
	* Information about alternatives that may help avaoid layoffs
	* Assistance in conducting an orderly shutdown
	*Pre-layoff service designed to help workers shorten their transition time

Labor Market Information:

The PA CareerLink Oil Region is your source for the latest workforce intelligence information. Labor Market information (LMI) is systemized data about employment, unemployment, jobs, workers and employers that is obtained by examining, measuring and evaluating the factos that influence the supply and demand for workers.

An analyst with the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis is available to answer your questions at 1 (814) 455-9966, extension 550.

A sampling of the information that is available would be:

	* Affirmative action Program Planning Data
	* Occupational &Industry Projections
	* Occupational Wage Data
	* County Profiles
	* Workforce 2010 Demographics
	* News Releases
	* Consumer Price Index
	* Employment & wages by industry
	* Fifty Largest Employers by County
	* New Hire Reporting Guidelines
	* Federal Procurement Assistance

This information is also available at www.paworkstats.state.pa.us as well as a
toll-free information line at 1 (877) 493-3282.


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