Job Source Resources
Job Search Websites
Staffing Agencies in Visalia
Job Search Assistance
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CalJOBS
www.caljobs.ca.gov
This is a website maintained by the E.D.D. and local employers are encouraged to submit their jobs.
To use it, the password should be the last 4 digits of your social Security number.
County of Tulare Job Site
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/tulare/default.cfm
This is the website for jobs offered by Tulare County. You can apply online.
City of Visalia Job Site
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/visalia/default.cfm
This is the website for jobs offered by the City of Visalia. You can apply online.
EDJOIN.ORG
http://www.edjoin.org/
This is the website to apply for a job in the school system. Enter the city or school district
and you’ll find the open jobs.
Employment Connection (List of Employment Agencies)
http://www.employmentconnect.org/moreJobs.aspx?liID=259
This is the site with the location, phone numbers and websites for temporary employment agencies in
Visalia.
Employment Connection (Information for Persons Who Have Been Laid Off)
http://www.employmentconnect.org/moreJobs.aspx?liID=260
This is the site with qualifying information to get training benefits for people who have been laid off
or have been looking for a job for 15 or more weeks.
Employment Connection (List of Government Jobs)
http://www.employmentconnect.org/ecJobs.aspx?from=jobs&sec=40&cat=320&typ=2240
This page has the phone numbers for the job centers for Tulare County cities.
Employment Connection (Job Search Links)
http://www.employmentconnect.org/moreJobs.aspx?liID=316
This page has links to various job centers, most listings by the type of jobs entered.
Monster.com
www.monster.com
This a well-known job website.
Careerbuilder.com
http://visaliatimesdelta.gannettonline.com/careerbuilder/index.html
This site contains job listings from the Visalia Times-Delta and career sites nationwide.
Career Explorer
http://www.careerexplorer.net/
This is a site where you can find more information about different careers, and even find lists of schools/training centers.
Getajob.com
http://www.getajob.com/
This is another useful site.
Craigslist
http://visalia.craigslist.org/
This site has a long job column. It is a part of Craig’s List, so you need to reply by email to the email address given, to protect you and the company posting the job.
EscapeArtist.com
http://www.escapeartist.com/
Fed up with the high unemployment in this area? This website has lots of information for those who want to go overseas to work.
State Personnel Board
http://www.spb.ca.gov/jobs/index.htm
This is the State of California’s Personnel board.
USA Jobs
http://usajobs.opm.gov/
This is for Federal Government’s jobs.
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Accounttemps/Office Team/ Robert Half Finance and Accounting Agencies:
These three agencies provide mostly office help. Their current job listings are online at their websites: www.accountemps.com, www.officeteam.com, www.rhfa.com.
There is one office in Visalia at 3130 W. Main Street. Phone: 733-0766.
Continental Labor Resources
This agency does not list their jobs at their website, www.continentallabor.com. They do have useful information for job hunters online. Continental hires laborers and gives them benefits. They send laborers out to fill temporary jobs and sometimes the laborer lands a job that way. Their office is at 1525 S. Mooney Blvd, Ste C. Phone: 635-0335
Express Employment Professionals
This agency looks for both office and industrial job seekers. They do have jobs listed online, but the San Joaquin Valley offices chose not to list their current jobs on their site. You can find some useful links by clicking on “Resources and Tools.” You can apply to register with them at their website, www.expresspros.com. The local office is at 4002 S. Demaree St. Phone: 738-7822.
Kelly Services
This agency looks for job searchers for office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, creative services, light industrial, education, and health care. The local office does not list current jobs on their website, but they do have a great “career tip archive” of helpful articles. Their website is www.kellyservices.com. The local office is at 4239 S. Mooney Blvd. Phone: 625-8939.
Labor Ready
This agency provides employers with general laborers, no experience necessary. They look for manual, light industrial and skilled construction jobs and send people out for daily work. The local office does not list job openings online. Their website is www.laborready.com and they are located at 1418 S. Mooney Blvd. Phone: 625-2684.
Manpower
This agency does list jobs online. First select United States. Then you can either search for a job – in the “Central Valley” – or go to their “Career Clinic” which has great tips for resumes, job search letters and interviewing. They identify popular job categories as Accountancy, Admin and Secretarial, Engineering, IT, Manufacturing and Production. Their website is www.manpower.com and the local office is at 1716 W. Walnut. Phone number: 625-5722.
Personnel Solutions, Unlimited
This agency does not list open jobs online. They focus on administrative support staff, accounting support staff, management/supervisory staff and medical support staff. They have relationships with several businesses in Visalia. You have access to these jobs by registering with them. Their website is www.psullc.com/faqscandidate.htm . The local office is at 5415 De Los Robles. Phone number: 734-0570.
Placement Pros
This agency does not list open jobs online. Their office is at 3334 S. Mooney Blvd. Phone number: 625-1700. The bus route to their office is 1-S and return on 1-N. from the transit center. Their website is www.placementpros.com.
Prime Labor & Staffing
This agency accepts applications in the fields of administrative, industrial and healthcare. They do not list open jobs online. They have offices in Fresno, Sacramento and Visalia and ask you to contact them to make an appointment and have your resume ready. The Visalia office is south of Caldwell Ave. at 4150 S. Demaree St., Ste B. Phone: 732-3246. Website: www.primelaborinc.com.
Select Staffing
This agency does have jobs listed for this area. Go to their website, www.selectstaffing.com and click on “Get a Job.” In the Job Category area, click on the position that interests you. On the Zip Code line, enter 93277. Change the job area to within 10 miles. Then click on “browse our job store.” If you do not click on any position, you will get a list of all available jobs. Select Staffing is located at 3712 S. Mooney Blvd, just south of Caldwell Ave. Phone: 625-1800. Contact: Fatima Vasquez at Fatima.Vasquez@selectstaffing.com.
Spherion
This agency has openings for general laborers and office work. Their job listings are not on the Internet. You can contact them at 3640 South Mooney Blvd., phone number 627-4040. Types of jobs available through them are listed on the staffing agencies clipboard at the career module.
United Staffing Associates (USA)
This agency is located at 1910 W. Whitendale Ave, phone number 625-0183. They are just west of Mooney Blvd. The website is www.unitedwestaff.com. When you click on the Visalia location, you will find a link to the open jobs at this agency.
Valley Staffing Services
This agency offers staffing for a very diverse market with agriculture, dairy industry, manufacturing and corporate business as their largest clients. Their open jobs are listed on the Visalia office page if you scroll down, or click on “positions available.” They also include advice about resumes, cover letters and interviewing on their website. This agency is centered in the San Joaquin valley, with offices in Fresno, Bakersfield, Modesto, Paso Robles and Visalia. The office is located at 3435 S. Demaree Ave., Suite C, phone Ingrid Parreira at 625-0183. Website: www.valleystaffing.com.
Note: These are all staffing agencies with offices in Visalia. For the most part, these staffing agencies hire people for temporary jobs. The staffing agencies provide some benefits and pay until an employer finds they want to hire the temporary staff member. This system helps employers find just the right person without having to hire directly and then find the person does not fit their needs. So when you send your resume and cover letter to the staffing agency and have a successful interview with them, you will be one of the staffing agency’s employees until you find a company and job that is just right for you.
Parolees can find help through the REAP program by calling 627-4043. Their address is 1905 S. Court St. in Visalia.
Seniors age 55 and older who are at low-income levels can find help at the AARP Foundation, to find minimum wage part time jobs. 240 W. Caldwell Ave., 625-8088.
The Employment Connection with most of the government job agencies is located at 4025 W. Noble Ave., in the “old Cigna Building” across Chinowth from the shopping center. They have a room full of computers where people can either post or look for jobs. Their main website can be found at http://climbthejobtree.org.
WeConnect provides information on education and job training, as well as information on important money-saving programs and resources.
The library also has books for resume building, cover letters, interviewing skills and the best way to land a job in our nonfiction section at 650.14.