TWC
Published: 03-26-08
AUSTIN – WorkInTexas.com the proven Texas job-search Web site is bigger and better than ever. Through a partnership with JobCentral.com a national job-search clearinghouse WorkInTexas.com has boosted the number of openings available to Texas job seekers to more than 125000 a jump of more than 25 percent. JobCentral.com is operated by DirectEmployers Association a nonprofit consortium owned and managed by 375 Fortune 500 companies increasing the number of professional-level positions on WorkInTexas.com as well.
“WorkInTexas.com job seekers have a more comprehensive look at the available jobs in Texas especially those from many of America’s top companies” said Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Executive Director Larry Temple. “The jobs we obtain from JobCentral.com are listings that we wouldn’t have otherwise.”
Bell Helicopter Chevron ConocoPhillips Continental Airlines RadioShack and Rolls-Royce are among the Fortune 500 companies that list with JobCentral. The state incurs no cost to obtain these listings.
TWC and the state’s 28 local workforce development boards developed WorkInTexas.com to provide a comprehensive online employment resource matching employers of all sizes and types with qualified candidates. More than 255000 Texas employers currently are registered to post jobs on WorkInTexas.com and 1.2 million Texans have found jobs since the Web site launched in June 2004.
WorkInTexas.com provides many services to Texas employers and job seekers including real-time job matching job posting resume customization labor pool and job-availability researching job-skill assessment tests and more — all online free of charge and available 24 hours a day seven days a week.
