Rancho Cordova Job Seekers Find Help in Their Own Backyards.

A large influx of job seekers have kept the Rancho Cordova arm of the Sacramento Works Career Center busy in recent months. With the noticeable down-turn in the economy, many job seekers have searched with limited resources at their disposal. Sacramento Works in Rancho Cordova is a solution to that problem with offerings in job training and assistance programs available to the public at no cost.

This location is one of 12 Sacramento Works sites in the Sacramento area and is funded by Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) through the Work Force Investment Act of 1998. During any given month the Rancho Cordova branch alone sees 50 to 60 people per day, and 80 to 100 people per day during well publicized events like job fairs. Sacramento Works provides workforce development to give the upper hand to local job seekers with the use of critical tools like resume writing programs and job placement assessments. On-site job fairs with local employers are also offered as a part of the Sacramento Works program. Bilingual staff are available to individuals in need of language assistance.

Through outside support, Sacramento Works provides advice on how to clean up a criminal record and what you can do to expunge or improve that record for employment. With the use of online.onetcenter.org clients are not only able to find jobs in their area, but can also view projections on that particular job path in years to come.

According to the Site Supervisor Mario Montes, many people utilizing their services have been with a single company for years. However, after a business closure, some of these individuals are finding they have limited skills when it comes to job hunting, resume writing or training in other lines of work. Montes insights that Sacramento Works has been able to help nearly any age, from 14 up, due to their partnerships with organizations such as the American Association of Retired Persons and Crossroads.

Montes also says that with help from local businesses Sacramento Works has been able to place people with companies like Little Caesars Pizza. Interviews for jobs at local businesses are even offered in house at Sacramento Works facilities.

When asked what type of individual acquires a job before the other guy, Montes replies, “The more skills the better.”