Winona WorkForce Center

Resource Areas

Your Job Search office, library, and classroom rolled into one!

Helping people to get good jobs is what Minnesota WorkForce Centers are all about. Winona’s Resource Area is the place where everyone is invited to find job leads, write resumes, and learn about career planning. There is a Resource Area in every one of the 53 WorkForce Centers in Minnesota - each is different in size and layout, but all offer a wide range of information, services and tools for job seekers, career changers, employers and students, at no cost. All are physically accessible and offer alternate means to communicate with staff, including TTY (teletypewriter).

All Resource Areas have a library of books and directories to assist with job hunting. The Winona Resource Area retains the following types of books and directories:

• Business/Employer Directories for finding job leads

• Career Exploration and Planning

• Interviewing and Negotiating

• Job Search

• Labor Market Information, such as average pay for jobs.

• Resumes and Cover Letters (paper and electronic)

• College and University information

• Women in the Work Place

• Local Newspapers

• Community Resources

The Winona Resource Area has computer software programs to help with career planning, beginning computer skills development, and finding information on the internet that helps with job searching.

Resource Areas have the office equipment needed for job hunting.

• Copy a resume or information needed for an interview

• Create your resume on a computer

• Print your resume or cover letter on a laser printer

The Winona Resource Area is staffed by skilled customer oriented employees available to guide users in their job search and career planning. Staff can:

• Direct users to printer, video and computerized tools for their needs

• Explain use of tools and guide users in their efforts to learn to use available resources

• Help with resume writing and cover letters

• Recommend community resources that would be of help

• Provide assistance with Internet use

Resource Areas offer assistive technology to help customers with disabilities.  Technology available includes:

• Cassette tape player/Narrator

• Closed Captioning

• JAWS (Job Access With Speech)

• JobLine for the blind

• OVAC reader (Okay Vision-Aide Corporation)

• Pocket Talker

• Zoomtext

JOB SEARCH MATERIALS AND

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

RESUME AND COVERLETTER

DEVELOPMENT

RECEPTION AREA

LOBBY JOB SEARCH COMPUTERS

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

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