Meeting the Needs of Businesses in Massachusetts

An extraordinary variety of employment-related services for businesses are available at the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers. Services for employers include:

  • Access to qualified applicants
  • Applicant pre-screening
  • Posting of jobs via JobQuest
  • Assistance with small and large-scale recruitment activities
  • Help planning job fairs
  • Testing and assessment of job candidates
  • Targeted mailings
  • Rental of conference rooms
  • Labor market information
  • Information on training grants and tax credits

Locate a Career Center

There are 34 One-Stop Career Centers  located across the state in every major city, with branch offices in additional communities. Before visiting a Career Center, you can check its "Profile Page" to learn about:

  • Services offered,
  • Hours of operation,
  • Address, telephone number, and
  • Directions to the center.

 

One-Stop Career Center Activities

In addition to individual and customized services, Career Centers:

  • Hold workshops,
  • Sponsor job fairs, and
  • Work with local employers to recruit workers for available job openings.

Visit Massachusetts JobQuest's online schedule to explore the activities and workshops offered by each One-Stop Career Center. Most are free of charge.

Other Services

In many centers, services are available in languages in addition to English. Depending on location, these languages may include Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Vietnamese.

While centers design services to meet local needs, there are core services that are similar across the statewide network. There is no-charge for these services. Several centers, however, do provide enhanced services for which there is a charge.

 

Local Focus/Statewide Network

The One-Stop Career Centers are administered locally by Workforce Investment Boards -- comprised of business, government, education, labor and community leaders -- to ensure that each center is meeting the needs of its community, in addition to providing a standard level of basic services.

Other state and local government and non-profit agencies may be partners in specific Career Centers. Depending on location, center partners may include, in addition to the Career Centers, the Department of Unemployment Assistance, the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Education, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, and local community agencies and colleges.

For help

If you need assistance finding a One-Stop Career Center near you or if you have a problem with the service you receive in any One-Stop Career Center, we want to know. Call 617-626-5300 for assistance and information.