Recruitment
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is a state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin’s workforce in the 21st century and beyond. The Department’s primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.
Under the DWD umbrella, a wide variety of employment programs can be found which range from securing jobs for people with disabilities, assisting former welfare recipients as they make a transition into work, Promoting employment in the state through Wisconsin Job Centers, linking youth with jobs of tomorrow, protecting and enforcing worker’s rights, processing unemployment claims and ensuring workers compensation claims are paid in accordance with the law.
Contact:
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
201 E. Washington Avenue, Madison WI 53703
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7946, Madison, WI 53707-7946
Phone Number: (608) 266-3131
Fax Number: (608) 266-1784
Workforce Connections, Inc. administers employment and training programs funded through a variety of sources including the United States Department of Labor, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. Inc., local employers, and community organizations.
Contact:
Teresa Pierce
Executive Director
2615 East Avenue South
La Crosse, WI 54601
E-Mail: piercet@workforceconnections.org
Phone: (608) 789-5620
Fax: (608) 785-9935
Training
Wisconsin SBDC at UW-La Crosse is part of a statewide network supporting entrepreneurs and business owners through no-cost, professional, confidential consulting and targeted educational programs. Regional SBDC experts facilitate improvement and growth for small and emerging mid-size companies and help launch successful enterprises.
Contact:
Anne Hlavacka
Director of the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
1701 Badger Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
E-Mail: ahlavacka@uwlax.edu
Phone: (608) 785-8782
As an employer, growing and improving your business is the most significant way to impact your bottom line. Business & Industry Services Division (BIS) at Western Technical College is committed to providing solutions to meet your needs as you strive to improve employee productivity, quality, and satisfaction. To accommodate your busy schedule, they are happy to customize and deliver training and other solutions on-site at your convenience. You can work with them to customize content of any credit, noncredit or professional development course to meet your organization’s specific requirements and goals. Western’s customized training and business services options are a great opportunity to provide solutions for your employees that range from updated training to creating and writing a strategic plan. Western will work with all facets of your organization and based on your individual priorities will deliver a proposal solution either at your worksite or our Regional locations. Whatever your need – computer skills training, project management, conflict resolution, supervisory skills, strategic planning or market assessment – they can develop the right solution. They also service Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa.
Contact:
John Zimprich
Training Consultant,
Western Technical College
400 7th St. North
La Crosse, WI 54601
Email: zimprichj@westerntc.edu
Phone: (608) 785-9916
Internships
Choose the tool that’s right for your needs. Advertise your positions to UW-La Crosse students through Handshake. Advertise jobs for graduates, internships and part-time or seasonal jobs for current students, search resumes, manage campus interviews and career event registrations for UW-La Crosse. New users can create an account online and returning users can log in to post positions and manage campus recruiting. Advertise your positions to other UW System campuses, including UW-La Crosse, through Jobs for Wisconsin Grads.
Contact:
Becky Vianden
Director Academic Advising & Career Service
Email: bvianden@uwlax.edu
Phone: (608) 785-8517
Handshake is an electronic employment information system used by all Wisconsin Technical Colleges for employers to post job opportunities for the students and graduates.
Contact:
Grace Janssen
Work-Based Learning Specialist
E-Mail: JanssenG@westerntc.edu
Phone: (608) 789-4734
Contact:
Alyssa Gostonczik, M.S. Ed.
Intern & Employer Relations Coordinator | Career Services
Phone: (608) 796-3829