A brief summary of what the Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Business Services Unit can do to help your business with employment needs.

1. Business Services Keith McCollum

2. 28 Workforce Board Service Areas Rural Capital’s 9-County Service Area

3. http://www.workforcesolutionsrca.com/

4. Business Services Representatives for Hays County

5. Business Services Unit (BSU) Our BSU staff can assist your business at every stage of need: Job Postings in Work-In-Texas (Internet) On-site recruiting, interviewing and hiring Job Fairs Applications for customized skill training Wage and labor market information Employee layoff assistance

8. View resumes,

9. Contact job seekers,

10. Email notifications,

11. Perform real-time online job matches,

12. View job posting hits, and

14. Incentives To Hire Your business can save money if you hire job seekers who are qualified participants in some of our job search programs: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Texas Back to Work Veterans Tax Credit On The Job Training

15. Labor Market Information We provide the most current Labor Market Information (LMI) for our nine county service area. Coming in July 2011 a new LMI link to the most current Labor Market Information

16. http://www.workforcesolutionsrca.com/labor-market-information/pages/hays/index_hays.html

17. Site Under Construction: Public Access—July 2011

18. Customized Training Grants Skills for Small Business Skills Development Fund

20. Pays tuition and fees up to $1,450 for new employees and up to $725 for existing employees

21. Employers can select training courses from catalogs and schedules from public community or technical colleges, or TEEX

22. Can not use these funds for third-party vendor training

24. Typical Skills GrantCost per trainee target of $1,420 Single-business project can be funded up to $500,000 Consortium of business—no upper funding limit 12-month training period

25. Use Our Centers You can use our facilities for recruiting, interviewing and hiring. Our offices are centrally located with free parking for customers and offer no-cost access to equipment—computers, copiers, fax machines and telephones. If you need assistance while using our facilities, our staff is always on site to assist.

27. Rapid Response Services Rapid Response is a proactive, business focused, flexible strategy designed for two purposes. help growing companies gain access to an available pool of skilled workers from companies that are downsizing respond to layoffs and plant closings by quickly coordinating services and providing immediate aid to companies and their affected workers

28. Rapid Response Services Benefits for your workers: Career counseling and job search assistance Resume preparation and interviewing skills workshops Information on the local labor market Unemployment insurance Information about Education and training opportunities Information on Health benefits and pensions And much more!

30. http://www.workforcesolutionsrca.com/child-care/

32. Contact Information Keith McCollum Business Services Representative (Hays County) Phone: (866) 518-0577, ext 3018 Email: keith.mccollum@ruralcapital.net