Ten years ago, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), introduced the Job Center of Wisconsin (JCW) website, an online labor exchange to connect job seekers to employers with open positions. The new website was built to replace the former JobNet system, which was created in 1993. With the launch of JCW, making connections between candidates and employers became even easier. Job seekers were able to create and store resumes, cover letters and standardized work applications on the site. Employers could also now search for suitable job seekers using keywords. These innovative improvements demonstrated a commitment to keep pace with the needs of Wisconsin employers and jobseekers, a commitment that has been strengthened each year with continued upgrades and improvements.
The Job Center of Wisconsin website has come a long way since 2008, but its foundation has remained the same: exceptional customer service. "Since its launch, JCW has provided the public with free access to millions of job openings," Job Service Bureau Director Kristine Porter said. "JCW has also served hundreds of thousands of job seekers with resume assistance, skills matching and easy job searching tools over the past 10 years."
In the past decade, DWD has provided tools and enhancements to the site to make it more user-effective and user-friendly. If you visit JobCenterofWisconsin.com, not only will you be able to search for jobs in Wisconsin, but there are more tools and resources than ever to help you take that next step in your employment or career.
By visiting the WisConomy page, you can gather data and learn about your local labor market information – helping you to make an informed choice about your career path based on job availability, wages, job growth, and more.
Job Center of Wisconsin has also made it easier for our state's veterans to transition to the civilian workforce. By creating job search features that allow servicemen and women to match their military occupation specialty codes with real-time job postings, veterans are able to transition their military service into civilian jobs seamlessly.
Integration with O*Net makes it easy for you to discover your transferrable skills and increases skills matching between your resume and employers' job postings.
Skills assessments are also available to help match job seekers to occupations within their interests or skill sets. The assessment, Skill Explorer, links people with their skills and knowledge directly to open job postings.
ill be celebrating the ten-year anniversary of JCW all throughout the month of September. Visit our website to find a Job Center near you and join us at a local event to celebrate ten years of innovative and effective customer service.