PA Career Link: A Way For Employers And Jobseekers To Meet

In Pennsylvania, the PA Career Link is a cooperative system for providing one-stop delivery of career advice, assistance, and job matching to job seekers and employers. You can use the online system or you can stop by a Career Link office or agency; these offices can be found statewide. Career Link was developed because of an observed need: employers sometimes have trouble finding good employees, and jobseekers can=t find all the good jobs. So instead of posting Pennsylvania jobs in several different databases, as had been done in the past, the state of Pennsylvania funded a database to bring all the information together into one place. Today, the PA Career Link is one of the best multipurpose databases out there to bring jobseekers and employers together. If you=re looking for a job, you can register on PA Career Link and browse their lists of open jobs by category or with a smart search defining precisely what you=re looking for. You can also post your own resume and qualifications in their jobseeker database. Employers can post their own jobs, brows the database of people looking for positions, or they can register to attend regional job fairs that are held all over Pennsylvania. If you already have a job, the PA Career Link can help fine-tune your career path by offering information about statewide training, access to resources telling you what comparable careers in other companies make as wages and other compensation, and when you=re ready to strike out on your own, they have a section to help you in your quest to become self-employed. Pa Career Link can also provide the resources you need to update and maintain your resume, whether it=s for mailing to potential job prospects or for emailing to others in your job search. The PA Career Link cooperates with the United States Armed Services Veterans Administration by providing priority for veterans. At local employment offices, veterans can make appointments with special representatives; job orders in at that moment that have not been entered into the database will be matched to veterans prior to any other job seeker matches being performed. You should

ensure, if you are a veteran using the PA Career Link services, that they have your records marked Aveteran.@ If you=re an employer, the PA Career Link is a great way to find qualified employees in your local area. If you=re a job seeker, you can find good jobs at Career Link, or if you aren=t ready to look for a job yet, you can take advantage of the services they provide in resume preparation, education and training, and career advice. If you have a special need B veteran, a disability, coming off welfare or unemployment, or other issues that may make you hard to place B you can come in and speak to a Career Link representative for personalized advice and help finding your perfect job.