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Fred Meyer manager partners with
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Diana Jackson has much to say about workforce solutions and
resources—and she can talk about it from both the business and the
job-seeker side.
In 1996, she competed with 40 others to land a cashier’s job with
Fred Meyer through interviews arranged by the same people who now
staff WorkSource Centers in King County. Her wages have nearly
tripled since then, she said.
Now, as the human resources manager for the Fred Meyer’s
Marysville store, she’s reaped many benefits from tapping into
business services at WorkSource Centers in her part of the state.
“It’s phenomenal, an incredible resource. It’s the first place we
go for help,” she said. “For example, together we recently set up
880 job interviews for our new Bellingham store in only three
days.”
As Fred Meyer ramps up new stores north of Everett and develops
workers to backfill openings created by transfers, there’s a
shortage of funds for training, recruiting and hiring.
“This is where we come in,” said Laura Anderson, with Everett
WorkSource. “We’re helping with the ongoing mass hires. And we’re
on our way to solving her customized worker training need through
partnering with the Everett Community College, with help from
Snohomish County’s WorkForce Development Council.
Jackson said that WorkSource helps her with many aspects of her
job. For example, they:
- Recruit for specific management
spots;
- Help in developing job postings
for the go2worksource site;
- Invite her to make presentations
at the WorkSource facility that benefits both partners;
- Help her conduct team interviews
to fill new store openings;
- Announce job openings (“Last
time we received 100 responses from that!” she said.); and
- Offer use of their PCs to
business customers such as Jackson.
She also values the job fairs held
at the South Everett Holiday Inn, saying most other job fairs
charge fees to their business customers and that the candidates
she’s found there are good ones.
“They’re an incredible resource—and the first ones I call,” said
Jackson. “I’ve sent other businesses to WorkSource.”
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