Job search, recruitment easier with renovated go2worksource.com - April 27, 2006

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Media contact: Bill Tarrow, 360-902-9376

OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department today launched a new version of its online employment Web site at go2worksource.com.  

The Web site provides employers and job-seekers with free job-posting, recruitment and job-search services.  

In addition to its new look and design, the revised site features easier navigation and new MyWorkSource accounts to organize and save recruitment and job-search activities.  It also offers search features that scan available jobs and applicants and sends matches directly to user e-mail accounts, and  it is able to translate job listings, résumés and content on the Web site into languages other than English.

“We are experiencing strong job growth in Washington, and it’s important to provide top-notch tools to help businesses and job-seekers find each other as quickly as possible,” said Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee.  “This upgrade furthers our efforts to support economic expansion and to move Washington forward in global competitiveness.”   

More than 26,000 Washington-based job openings currently are posted on the go2worksource.com Web site.  There is no fee to use the service. 

Employers or job-seekers who do not have Web access may visit a local WorkSource office to use a computer or to obtain personalized service from a workforce development professional. 

WorkSource is a partnership of business, government agencies, colleges and non-profit organizations that offer career services for job seekers and businesses.  There are 66 WorkSource offices open to the public statewide.  The offices are listed online at go2worksource.com and in the blue pages of the phone book. 

For a complete list of all the new features, visit www.wa.gov/esd/whatsnew.