Need Help with Job Resources and Career Development?
Our agency is dedicated to helping Pierce County residents live sustainable and independent lives. A part of this equation is providing work force / job resources. Although we don’t have career counselors on staff, we have compiled a list of resources that assist with your employment search.
A HELPFUL TOOL TO GET STARTED
Washington Self Sufficiency Calculator – This calculator can help you realize what you need to make ends meet while planning for the future.
FINDING A JOB
WorkSource is Washington’s official site for online employment services. Find a job, get job search help, locate workforce services in your area, access career information and more.
The Pierce County Library Job and Business Center is a gateway for all job, business and investing information.
Vadis is dedicated to assisting businesses recruit and retain employees with disabilities. We maintain the highest of standards in assuring that placements meet the needs of all parties.
Tacoma Community House has employment services for a wide variety of people. As a WorkSource affiliate, they offer services to those searching for employment. This could include assistance with resumes and cover letters, on-line applications, job search tips, job leads or successful interviewing strategies. There are also computers available for more “self-serve” style job searches and resume updates.
Tacoma Public Library Education and Job Center has the information and resources needed to find a job and explore new careers, earn long-distance learning degrees, start and grow small businesses, write an effective resume and cover letter and develop new strategies for a job search.
The REACH (Resources for Education and Career Help) Center provides career, education, and personal development services for all young adults, age 16-24, in the Tacoma/Pierce County area.
Washington Women's Employment & Education (WWEE) provides job-readiness and computer skills training along with housing and support services to low-income residents of Pierce County.
Goodwill helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment go to work by providing jobs, training and educational opportunities. Services are available for young adults, adults and seniors.
CARES offers services and programs to help individuals with disabilities and those experiencing distress from low income find and sustain employment and develop life skills.
WorkForce Central is the first place to call for access to a comprehensive network of workforce services, including talent recruitment and training.
BUSINESS COUNSELING
Small Business Administration direct gives you information and services based on your unique business needs.
Washington Small Business Development Centers promote economic vitality by providing advice, training and research to entrepreneurs and existing businesses statewide.
Sound Business Assistance – A Division of the Metropolitan Development Council supports individuals who are contemplating starting or expanding a small business in the State of Washington.
Existing small business owners may also gain tremendous information and assistance enabling them to be more effective in securing financing to expand their existing business.
FOR THE ENTREPENEUR
Entrepreneurial Connection presentsfresh, relevant content that provides you with ideas and insights you can use to succeed as an entrepreneur or small-business owner.
National Association for the Self Employed provides day-to-day support, including direct access to experts, benefits, and consolidated buying power that traditionally had been available only to large corporations. Today the NASE represents hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, and is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan association of its kind in the United States.
My Own Business, Inc. exists to support the vital social and economic contributions of small businesses by nurturing entrepreneurship and helping individuals build their own business.
Reference for Business this Encyclopedia of Small Business is a comprehensive and easily accessible reference source for entrepreneurs that demand practical information that can be applied to their own business. Small business owners can browse over the 600 articles that detail information about financial planning, market analysis, sales, business plans, tax planning, human resource issues and more.
MyEntre.net is an interactive statewide online community serving all small business owners with live, interactive education, Webinars, peer learning and other business services.
Carnegie Library Business Plans Index this index lists types of small businesses and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry.
BPlans help people succeed in business. We are here to help you, to teach you, and to provide solutions that build and grow your business.
MARKETING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Get a free Email account for professional correspondence
Start a Facebook Business Page
Also consider networking with local business groups. Most Chambers of Commerce offer low cost mixers. There are many meet up groups all throughout Pierce County.
Local Service Groups like the Rotary, Kiwanis or Lions are often a good source of networking.
