Website for job-seekers is bigger and improved
ANN HATCHITT

AUSTIN - WorkInTexas. com, the proven Texas jobsearch 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 125,000, 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 255,000 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.

The Texas Workforce Commission has launched a Web site, www.workintexas.com.

The Texas Workforce Center offers resume writing assistance and computer assistance at their local offices, located on U.S. Highway 69 North in Jacksonville.