CareerSource Central Florida

Services for the unemployed

• Job leads, placement services, resume writing assistance, career planning and counseling, training opportunities; information on filing for unemployment, veterans programs, information on community resources and agencies and brochures on how to find a job and related topics
• An online job bank
• Job fairs, including virtual and in-office events with area employers
• Scholarships for training, available to those who qualify when receiving public assistance or after a layoff
• Resource Rooms, with no-cost access to employment resources; these include a fax machine, a copier, telephones, computers, printers, internet access, basic Microsoft Office software, an online resume-building tool, typing software, choice assessment, job salary comparisons, information on growing industries in Central Florida, self-paced tutorials and training in programs such as Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

  Services for employers

• Training award programs which may pay for up 50 percent of a company’s direct training costs
• An online job bank, where employers can post job openings and reach job-seekers across the state
• Job fairs throughout the community, online and in CareerSource Central Florida offices
• A mobile unit, a transportable HR resource for pre-employment screening, testing, training or interviewing
• A lending Library, where employers can access training and human-resources materials
• Research and labor-market information which companies may use to make business decisions