Employment and business
Job seekers can find job programs available for immigrants and refugees, WorkForce Centers, career information for over 500 careers, and MinnesotaWorks. Employers can locate information about business development, how to hire foreign workers, and farm labor regulations.
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Employment
ISEEK career and employment information:
Career Planning Resources
These resources will help you with career planning and research.
Find Careers
Read about a specific career by choosing a title from the list. Also; see a video clip about each
career. Descriptions of military careers and specific licensed careers can also be found in this section.
ISEEK Spotlights
This section contains articles about the latest hiring trends, job seeker tips, career profiles, and business development in Minnesota.
MinnesotaWorks
ISEEK works in partnership with MinnesotaWorks to deliver thousands of available jobs
in Minnesota.
News and Events
Read the latest news releases for Minnesota programs and grants targeting dislocated workers. See a list of Minnesota Workforce Center job workshops on topics that include
networking, resume writing and salary negotiations. Find job search classes, ongoing career events, and a monthly
job fair calendar.
Work Force Center Locations
Find out about free classes, employment information, services, and resources offered at more than
50 WorkForce Centers statewide.
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Additional web resources:
America's Career InfoNet
Search for occupational licensing requirements by state, occupation or agency. This tool includes information on licenses that may be required by law in order for you to practice a particular occupation. Information
for all states, agencies, and licenses may not be included.
CLUES
Provides employment services for Latino job seekers. It is designed to identify and address barriers that prevent the Latino job seeker from obtaining and retaining meaningful employment. CLUES staff also attempts to tackle some of the tougher challenges facing clients such as poverty, hunger, homelessness, separation from family, newcomer status, language barriers, and mental and/or chemical health issues.
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
JVS assists people of diverse cultures to obtain quality employment. Services include: assessment for employment, evaluation of language skills, specialized skills and work readiness. JVS offers: English language training for the workplace, assistance with training, scholarships and loans for education, interview skill development, resume assistance, job-finding skills training, direct job development and job placement, financial support for getting started with a job, job retention assistance, employment advancement help, and job follow-up.
Lifetrack Resources
This CAREER Program (Coalition Assisting Refugee Early Employment and Retention) works with immigrants and refugees in order to promote their adjustment to the American workplace through workforce development, placement in employment, and follow-up retention services. Customers receive one on one employment counseling.
Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI)
A private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to: "Provide career opportunities for
individuals who have disabilities or disadvantages that are barriers to employment." They have expanded
their mission to serve people with other disadvantages with a very large percentage of immigrant employees.
The instrument by which MDI carries out this mission is a light industrial manufacturing and service
enterprise that offers extended employment and career opportunities for persons of all abilities.
Rise Inc.
Rise, Inc. in collaboration with the Employers Association, operates Projects With Industry (PWI) which specializes in providing job placement services to immigrants and refugees who receive public assistance. Staff are multi-lingual.
Work Permits
This site provides information regarding the numerous types of work permits. The U.S. has over 60 types of non-immigrant U.S. visas, and many different routes to an U.S. immigration visa including the U.S. green card.
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Business
ISEEK business information:
Business Data
Use wage and other employment information to explore business options.
Business Web Resources
Link to resources that can help your business grow.
Grow Your Business
If you are a business owner, this section in ISEEK provides information about hiring, customized training
options for your employees, business resources, and new business incentives in Minnesota.
Hiring
Find information to help your business make sound hiring decisions.
Minnesota 's Job Bank - For Employers
ISEEK, in partnership with Minnesota 's Job Bank, enables employers to review hundreds of resumes from job
seekers. There is also a place to post your company profile and job openings.
Additional web resources:
Foreign Labor Certification Program
This program allows employers to hire foreign workers on a permanent basis. A labor certification application
must be filed with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Guide for Employers of Refugee Newcomers (PDF)
We Will Work Hard: A Guide for Employers of Refugee Newcomers provides information to assist employers in understanding the challenges and opportunities facing them as they employ newly arriving refugee populations to Minnesota and elsewhere.
Handbook for Employers M-274 (PDF)
This handbook contains instructions for completing Form l-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form. Documents that establish both identity and employment verification are illustrated. These include passports, certificates of birth, citizenship, naturalization, alien registration, residency, driver's license, and other details.
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Program (Intercambio de información para trabajadores migrantes)
This program specializes helps employers find
agricultural and non-agricultural workers. It offers employers assistance with: creating a skills-based
job order and listing it with the WorkForce Centers, interstate and intrastate clearance orders, federal/state
farm labor compliance regulations, and more.
Page last updated in July 2008.
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