Welcome to the DLT Business Workforce Center. Our goal is to reduce the time and costs associated with hiring, training and/or transitioning your employees.

Let us register your business in EmployRI and post your job openings.  EmployRI is our online job database. Its as easy as picking up the telephone and calling us! Or if you want to register yourself, click here to learn how.

Maintain your competitive edge with local and national Labor Market Information including current wage data available for your viewing.  All of these resources are at no cost to you! 

If you are a new to EmployRI, or a new employer, we will do our best to approve your access within 24-48 hours of your registration.  Feel free to explore EmployRI on your own.  If you need help registering, posting a job, or have questions, Business Service Specialists are available Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm to assist you. 

Please call us at 1-888-616-5627 for personal assistance.  You can also email us with questions or request for assistance at esu@dlt.ri.gov.

Thank you!

The Staff of the Business Workforce Center

Résumés
In EmployRI, you can search candidate resumes or have the site continually search for you, through the virtual recruiter. Open up your dashboard to receive messages, résumés and information that is important to you. 

Job Matching
Our Business Service Specialista can help you craft job descriptions and screen applicants. You can also search through our résumé database yourself and post your own job openings directly to EmployRI. Through the EmployRI Virtual Recruiter function, candidates with matching skill sets can be automatically referred to you as soon as they post their résumés to our system.

Skills Assessment
Recently, the Business Workforce Center and netWORKri have invested in a new online tool entitled Prove It!. Prove It! assesses the specific skills a candidate must possess—such as math, computer or customer service skills—in order to perform the job for which he or she is applying. Not only does it help an employer verify a candidate’s competencies, but it can also illuminate skill gaps that a candidate could address through training.

Customized Recruiting
Our representatives can create a unique recruiting strategy to meet your company’s needs. We can arrange small-scale recruitments at any of our netWORKri career centers, or we can plan a largescale job fair for your business, your industry or your geographic area. Alternatively, if you are planning your own recruitment event, our staff can assist with intake, traffic management and other related tasks.

Publicizing
Once you place a job order with the Business Workforce Center, our representatives can help publicize your opening or recruitment through local media outlets. We can also create promotional materials for display at netWORKri and other local community-based organizations. If you choose, we can feature your job opening in our weekly listing of “Hot Jobs,” which is available on our web site and through a special Hot Jobs RSS feed.

Training
Training improves worker retention and productivity, and can keep your business competitive in a global environment. The Business Workforce Center can connect you with a number of Governor’s Workforce Board matching grant opportunities for new and existing workers that can help you skill up your workforce. They can also connect you to On-the-Job Training (OJT) and customized training options offered through your local workforce investment board.

Help in Hard Times
Business Workforce Center representatives can also help your business navigate through economic downturns, reductions in workforce or company closures. The Department of Labor and Training’s WorkShare program can help you retain valuable employees during a temporary (non-seasonal) slowdown through a combining reduced work hours with partial unemployment insurance benefi ts for affected employees. Or, if your company is experiencing largescale layoffs, the department’s Rapid Response Unit can provide timely,comprehensive services to affected workers.