Announcements The Department of Health and Human Services Awards Welfare High Performance Bonuses. Higher increases in job placement and earning reported . December 16, 2000. Some of the initiatives funded use a competitive process in which public, private nonprofit, and for-profit companies bid to provide job preparation and placement services and are paid on a performance basis. Other projects use demand-driven approaches in which private employers or business intermediary groups play an active role in preparing welfare recipients for jobs.
Additional cities are under consideration.
NSP volunteers also engage in business outreach, offering businesses incentives to create jobs and to employ qualified community residents. The program includes work interships. WIRE-Net also gets referrals from the broader community for production, office, and management positions with local manufacturers. A Job Placement Center matches candidates with employer qualifications and available opportunities, using a computerized database. The curriculum includes work maturity, responsibility, professional behavior, customer service, computer skills, administrative and basic skills, resume writing, and job search skills.