Durham JobLink Career Center

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Business Services

The following highlights the solutions available to your business through the Durham JobLink Career Center:

 

• Recruiting Assistance
  Whether entry level or specialized, we can assess regional talent based upon your required qualifications in a timely and cost-effective manner. Need us to schedule your interview appointments or provide facility space for you to conduct your interviews? We can! Want to educate and expose youth to your industry through mentoring or work experience opportunities? We have it covered! Let the Durham JobLink connect you with the talent your business requires to remain competitive.


• Money for Training
  Providing training to new or existing employees is an investment! Durham JobLink can assist you with learning about and applying for training programs provided by local and state funding to help defray costs. A few of the training programs available include:
  
  • Customized Training
  • Competitive grant funding to assist with training existing employees. Learn more about this grant opportunity
  • On-the-job training
    OJT – Adult and DW
  • Assistance with developing a registered apprenticeship program


• Recruiting for Start Up or Growth
  Is your business new or expanding? Durham JobLink can facilitate your finding the talent you need at the time you need it. We can save you time and money by organizing an informational session, a recruitment event or assisting with your recruiting efforts.


• Financial Benefits
  A variety of financial benefits may be available to your company to offset the costs of recruiting specific candidates through Durham JobLink. Some of these benefits include:
  
  • WEX – Adult and Youth
  
  
  • Tax credits - To learn more about the Work Opportunities Tax Credit visit the website
  
  
  • Federal bonding
  
  Some participants hired through the Durham JobLink qualify for subsidized childcare, transportation, and training assistance. JobLink representatives are available to provide you with information on how these benefits can support the retention efforts of your business.


• Human Resources Tools
  Economic indicators; information on high and low demand occupations and regional salary; occupational/demographic data; and regional graduate data are some of the labor market data that the Durham JobLink can provide your business to remain competitive. We also provide information about best practices on various HR topics. Please visit for the latest labor market data


• Employee Assistance
  Services are available to employees affected by downsizing or company closure. JobLink professionals are available to speak with your business about outplacement services.


• No Cost Advertising
  Your positions will be advertised on an internet-based job bank at no cost and professional placement staff will qualify candidates based on your requirements. Our database of applicants is pre-screened and job ready.


• Community Networks
  Durham JobLink is your one stop for accessing information about local and regional resources. We have developed relationships with area learning institutions and have built strong partnerships with the local economic development agencies, government entities and non profits. If you want to enhance your corporate citizenship experience within our region, contact us for community networking.

Learn about additional benefits for businesses.

 

Just what are businesses saying about our SOLUTIONS?

 

How to Contact Us

To discuss how Durham JobLink can create solutions for your business, call Darrell Solomon at (919) 560-4965 ext. 15221. To e-mail us and have a representative contact you, please complete the following.

Name:

Name of Business:

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How did you hear about the Durham JobLink?

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Main Office
1105 South Briggs Ave.
Durham, NC 27703
Phone: (919) 560-6880
Fax: (919) 560-3387
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1058 W. Club Blvd., Suite 848 (Inside Northgate Mall)
Durham, N.C. 27701
(919) 354-2748
Fax (919) 286—4083
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.