Illinois workNet™ is the leading workforce development resource for individuals and businesses in our state. The website ( http://www.illinoisworknet.com 
) provides individuals all they need to prepare for and find a job. For businesses, the website provides resources for recruiting employees at no cost. The website hosts a large volume of traffic which has increased steadily at 30% per quarter over the last year. In slightly more than a 6 month period, between July 1 and December 5, 2008, the site has welcomed 752,842 visitors. Based on the consistent increase in usage, the site will have well over 1,000,000 between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. Businesses can leverage the websites traffic to connect to large pool of job candidates through a variety of options, all at no cost! Employers access the large pool of job seekers through Illinois workNet through several options. The options include: job postings powered by careerbuilder, jobs opening promos and local listings, business branding web pages, Illinois Skills Match, spidering existing employer recruitment web pages, and by participating with local job fairs. All of these options are at no cost to legitimate Illinois’ employers. Options can be used individually or in tandem to optimize meeting an employer’s recruitment goals. Read on to learn more about how each option works and how employers access them:
Job Postings Powered by CareerBuilder - Employers with job openings in Illinois critical shortage areas currently identified as: health care , information technology , manufacturing , and transportation, distribution and logistics can have their local Illinois workNet Center business services representatives post job openings to the site’s CareerBuilder job posting page . This page powered by CareerBuilder offers ease of use to find and apply for jobs and offers employers an opportunity to leverage no cost business services to post jobs with screening options. If you are an employer in Illinois with job openings in any of the critical shortage areas, click here to connect to your local Illinois workNet Center business services team . A local business services team member will contact you to get your job posted. Job Opening Promos and Local Listings - Employers can have all types of job postings viewed by job seekers in the Jobs area of Illinois workNet through either local promotions that are viewed by Zip code (and appear on the right side in the Get Local Information area of the Jobs web pages), or through job listings on the Job Boards page that are also viewed by Zip code. Business Branding Web Pages - Employers with many job openings in Illinois critical shortage areas currently identified as: health care , information technology , manufacturing , and transportation, distribution and logistics can publish their own business branding page. Business branding pages are viewed only through the site’s high-growth pathway . The pages appear on the right side of each high-growth industry page such as the UPS branding page seen on the (right side) of the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics page . Businesses promote the value of the industry and job openings (not products for sale) by being invited to set up a page by their local business services representatives. An emailed invitation is sent to a business representative who logs into the site and enters the information that appears on the page. Click here to connect to your local Illinois workNet Center business services team .
Illinois Skills Match - Employers can self access or have Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) staff post jobs on Illinois Skills Match . This site is used by job seekers with a wide range of skills and education. To contact IDES staff for assistance with posting job openings to Illinois Skills Match follow this link to find an office near you .
Spider Existing Employer Recruitment Web Pages - Employers that already have a job recruitment web page on their website can increase traffic to their website through the site’s Illinois Job Search Tool . It is a very popular way job seekers connect to job openings. Using search options to identify geographic area, key words, and even by employer name, job seekers are able to find job openings through one easy-to-use search. This online job search can be indexed to add legitimate websites. Employers can email business@illinoisworknet.com and provide their existing recruitment site URL to verify or request that the site be indexed so users will find jobs
Job Fairs - Local Illinois workNet Centers, in partnership with many local organizations, host job fairs for community members. Job fairs are a great way to meet potential job candidates. Community members use Illinois workNet to connect to job fairs in their area by entering their local Zip code in the Find Events search . Employers interested in learning more about local job fairs can click here to contact their local Illinois workNet Center business services representative .