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WWDB launches Hire a Neighbor Program
6/9/2009
The Hire a Neighbor program is a cooperative venture between the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) and Monster.com designed to assist both job-seekers and employers seeking qualified candidates. The service is available to both at no cost, and covers a region of a 100-mile radius from Janesville. The service allows employers to view resumes from job-seekers.

For job seekers, all they need to do is be sure their resume is complete and updated, and go to the Monster site (www.monster.com), where you can complete the requested information to become a member (remember—it’s free!).

There are three ways to get your resume posted—build one, upload, or copy and paste: 

• Build one—type in your work history, experience, education, etc. into the format provided
• Upload—use the resume you have already created by “uploading” it as an attachment to Monster
• Copy and Paste—select all of the copy or text on your resume, right click copy and right click paste into the box provided

For a business to utilize the service, all they need to do is contact the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) located at the Rock County Job Center, 1900 Center Ave., Janesville, WI 53546, phone (608) 741-3502, e-mail e.kuznacic@jobcenter.org.

The Hire a Neighbor rep will ask a few questions to establish a data base for the business and establish the parameters the business may want to use in locating a potential employee (it may include educational level, job type/description, special skills, geographic limitations, etc.) Once those have been determined, the SWWDB will conduct a search and forward the resumes to the business.

A business may use the service as often as desired or necessary, at no cost.