Where Oh Where to Post Those Jobs?
America's Job Bank will soon meet its demise. Seems the cost of maintaining it has gotten to be a bit too much for Uncle Sam. What's a Federal Contractor to do about its posting requirements? This article from BLR notes:
According to a letter and information sent by ETA Assistant Secretary Emily Stover DeRocco to state-run employment service officers in early 2006, the decision to discontinue AJB will not impact the ability of federal contractors to "immediately list all of its employment openings with the appropriate employment service delivery system." This refers to state job service offices, also known as state employment service or one stop service locations, and workforce development offices (in some states).
All jobs must be listed, including agreements to lease workers from "temp agencies," except executive or top management jobs, positions filled from within the organization, and jobs lasting 3 days or less.
As for posting requirements for Veterans, with the passage of the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) (which, by the way, will not go into effect until there are regulations implementing - sometime later this year), mandatory job-posting requirements for covered contractors will change. Under JVA, contractors can no longer meet the requirement by posting solely with AJB. Employers with contracts of $100,000 or more must "immediately list all employment openings with the appropriate employment service delivery system."