Recruitment Assistance

WorkSource Business Services supports your business needs for workforce planning, development, and readiness in finding all levels of talent, along with assisting in your compliance needs and increasing diversity in the workplace.

  • Post opportunities and source talent online at no cost

  • Participate in hiring events, mock interviews, and employer panels

  • Use one of our 6 WorkSource Center or Affiliate Offices

  • Find work-based learning programs and partners

  • Connect with workforce community partners and a diverse talent pool

  • Support with EEO, OFCCP, VEVRAA and Affirmative Action plans

  • Save with tax incentives and use of the federal bonding program

To inquire about how your business can access these supports and more, fill out our Employer Inquiry form.

Online Job Board: Recruiting and Sourcing Talent

Using your Secure Access Washington (SAW) account, you can use the Job Match program within WorkSourceWA (powered by Monster) to post unlimited jobs and search for candidates online at no cost.  This allows you to reach a wider online local and national audience, along with helping to meet any required labor compliance needs.

In addition, WorkSourceWA can automatically post to LinkedIn and other external job boards at no cost.  Job seekers who are interested in applying to your jobs follow the process you stipulate in your posting, giving you full control over sourcing, screening, and hiring.

Hiring and Employer Engagement Events

Meet job seekers through various types of virtual or in-person events hosted by WorkSource or other public workforce partners. Partners may include Pierce and Snohomish counties, any of King County’s 10 community and technical colleges, local community based organizations or government agencies. We also are happy to promote your company-led hiring events, so contact our team today.

Work-Based Learning

Work-Based Learning is a key workforce strategy for businesses to use to build their future workforce and retain talent.  There are different types of Work-Based Learning and Programs offering people real-life workplace experience and exposure to industries, occupations, and companies, along with career pathways to livable and higher wage jobs.

Types of Work-Based Learning

  • Apprenticeships

  • Pre-Apprenticeships

  • Internships

  • Transitional Jobs

  • On-The-Job Training (OJT)

We can connect you with local organizations and program partners seeking to link talent to Internships, Apprenticeship Preparation, and Apprenticeship opportunities, along with supporting them to better understand workforce needs and enhance career pathways. See current apprenticeship programs in WA State and WIOA funding to support apprenticeship.

Transitional Jobs are a work-experience local workforce development boards can offer as an individualized career service under WIOA. Transitional jobs are time-limited, wage-paid work experiences that are subsidized up to 100 percent.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a hiring program federally funded under WIOA. The program allows you to hire and train skilled workers and get reimbursed for a portion of the training costs. When funding is available, we can connect you with a program partner.

Other Types of Work-Based Learning, Upskilling and Retention Programs

  • Customized Training Program(s) in partnership with WA State Community and Technical Colleges 

    • Customized Training (CTP) provides interest-free training loan assistance to businesses that provide employment opportunities in the state.

    • Job Skills Program (JSP) funds half of the training cost and partner employers provide a cash or in-kind match to fund the other half.

  • Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) in partnership with WA State Workforce Development Boards and Councils 

    • Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) is designed to ensure that employees of a company can acquire the skills necessary to retain employment and advance within the company, or to acquire the skills necessary to avert a layoff.

Legal/HR Compliance and Diversity

Additionally, we are here to help businesses with their goals to recruit, hire and promote a more diverse workforce, along with supporting EEOC best practices , Affirmative Action plans and Federal Contractor compliance (OFCCP/VEVRAA) connecting business to local diversity partners in government, education, and community-based organizations.

Tax Incentives

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax incentive for businesses to hire certain candidates with barriers, allowing you to increase your diversity and candidate pool. The goal is to help these individuals become economically self-sufficient and to reward businesses who give them a chance.

Businesses can get tax breaks for hiring from these target groups:

  • Qualified veterans

  • Justice-involved candidates

  • Persons with disabilities

  • Recipients of long-term unemployment (27 weeks)

  • Recipients of public benefits

Employers can reduce their federal business taxes by anywhere from $2,400 to $9,600 per eligible employee. 

Federal Bonding

For over 50 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has successfully provided no-fee Fidelity Bonds to businesses, opening doors of opportunity for "at-risk" candidates, and increasing your available talent pool. Bonds protect your business for up to $25,000 in the event of a loss due to employee dishonesty, including theft.  Thousands of businesses across the country have integrated the Federal Bonding Program into their hiring practices. Paperwork is minimal for businesses and candidates.

To Apply:

Print and fill out the Washington State Bond Request form (pdf) and return to Attn: Washington State Bonding Coordinator at PO Box 9046, Olympia, WA  98507, or bonds4jobs@esd.wa.gov.

For more information:

Government Programs: Visa (Temporary Employees)

Getting Started with WorkSource Business Services

Looking to get more information about how your business can use these resources? Fill out our Employer Inquiry Form and a representative will connect you with the right options for you.