Jobs for Life - Building lives. One job at a time. Jobs for Life - Building lives. One job at a time.
 
 
Whom We Serve: Business

The need today for businesses to find new ways to recruit, train, and retain quality workers is critical.

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Ed Potter, President of the Employment Policy Foundation of Washington, DC said on October 23, 2001, “The nation’s great challenge will be finding enough highly skilled workers to meet future demand…the future labor force will be short about 35 million workers…those positions that will not require a college degree will require high levels of experience and training.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2010, there will be an estimated 158 million people in the workforce to fill an estimated 168 million jobs in the economy. The projected gap is the result of new job creation and increasing levels of employee retirement. Employers faced with a dwindling workforce will need to reach out to populations that have been traditionally underutilized, including welfare recipients, the unemployed, individuals with disabilities, older workers, immigrants, and people without previous work experience.

Jobs for Life provides a unique resource to help businesses meet their critical employment needs. By connecting to Jobs for Life sites, businesses have access to a pool of employees who are ready to go to work and have the support needed for them to excel in the marketplace.

For business, Jobs for Life sites offers a pool of ready-to-work employees who:

Have been screened over a 16 session training course and are deemed job ready.
Each individual has had the opportunity to learn and embody the following principles and job related skills:

 
  • An employee’s value
  • Understanding one’s life journey
  • Overcoming roadblocks to success
  • Taking responsibility for one’s actions
  • Perseverance with a positive attitude
  • Succeeding through adversity
  • Integrity in the workplace
  • Conflict resolution
  • Excelling on the job
  • Effective communication skills
  • Job Search Techniques
  • Building a resume and developing a vocational plan
  • Managing employer expectations
  • Proper customer satisfaction
Have the support system needed to ensure their success.
Each Jobs for Life student has the ongoing support of a champion - a mentor or a group of mentors – who provides the student the support needed through the JfL class and the first year of his or her employment. With this support system, the JfL students are able to overcome many of the obstacles that impede their success – obstacles such as child care, transportation, low self-esteem, a lack of problem solving skills, and poor work ethic. For the potential employer, JfL offers a well-trained, community-supported workforce that understands what it takes to obtain, maintain, and advance in a job.

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