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Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Recruitment and Retention

Options! What does this cost? Win-Win! Give me the FACTS!
Prescreened Qualified applicants No cost- time to help us understand We know our job candidates and when we learn the job we can help provide a great match IVRS can reduce the time it takes businesses to locate workers by giving the business access to a pool of prescreened candidates.
Employee Retention/on-going support none Not only do you hire our candidate, but you get our professional staff to assist you with problem solving and support. You can utilize our professional staff for as long as you have the employee on payroll- it’s like having a private coach to help you!
Job coaching No cost to business Training and staff support from the Job Coach will dovetail with the style of the company. The job coach will ensure this continues until the new employee is completely up to speed. Job Coaches will be at the business to provide ongoing supports and job retention services.
Company tours No cost This is a great way to market your business and educate the rehabilitation professionals on why YOUR COMPANY is the best place to work. Even the most lucid description of how work flows are managed around a workplace is no substitute for seeing things happen in practice.
Informational Interviews No cost IVRS will introduce you to a potential workforce interested in learning about your company and give you the opportunity to recruit them. Many of our informational interviews lead to employment offers.
Job fairs No cost to participate We are able to introduce you to our job candidates. Job fairs are a great way to meet large quantities of potential employees and network among other business professionals.
High School Transition Fairs No cost Our staff will connect you with high school students- your future workforce- where you can begin networking and letting students know about your opportunities.  IVRS has a qualified professionals in every high school across Iowa
Risk Free Trial (on the job evaluation) No cost to you- time limited Try a job candidate to see if they are learning the job and a good fit for no cost before you hire. IVRS has over 12,000 job candidates that we provide services to in Iowa.
On the job training 50% of the wage and workers compensation Reimbursement of wages may be available by hiring one of our job candidates.  This allows you to train the person with IVRS paying ½ the cost. We have references if you would like to speak with one of our business partners about their experience.
Short term job shadows No cost IVRS will connect you to a future workforce allowing you an opportunity to showcase your business, letting potential employees get a better understanding of your business before application. Informing job candidates of the job and culture will increase interest for the right employees and eliminate those not interested from applying.  This will save your HR team time and energy sifting through applications.
Save a job No cost One of your employees was injured and can no longer perform the essential functions, but you don’t want to let them go?  IVRS may help you find ways to save the job by doing an assessment and providing recommendations Employee turnover costs money; by partnering with IVRS we may have solutions to keep valuable employees working for you.
Reverse Job Fairs No cost to participate You have an opportunity to meet with job candidates who have skill sets and desires in your specific field.  You have an opportunity to watch them showcase and highlight themselves giving you more perspective on their abilities.  28% of our job candidates that participated were hired in their career field after participating in this event.  Business expressed pleasure in the process.

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