Productive Workforce
The Midwest prides itself in the quality of its workforce and the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Technology Corridor^TM is no exception. Workers in the region area are unsurpassed in productivity and education. They produce 20 percent more than the average American worker and score high in rankings of annual value added per production worker.

Recruiting Initiatives
The supply of quality labor is a critical issue across the United States. The area economic development organizations, the Iowa City Area Development Group and Priority One have initiated multiple workforce business services to help companies with employee recruitment, including a number of materials for specific recruiting purposes. At the same time, a comprehensive program encourages former Iowans to return to our state for employment.

CorridorCareers.com
The Web site, www.corridorcareers.com, allows companies to provide information on immediate job openings for their business. For a nominal fee, companies can post positions and/or search the resume database available.

All of our workforce-related communications direct jobseekers to the Corridor Careers Web site. It averages over 38,000 visits each month and is the first choice for people to search for jobs on-line in the area.

College and Technical School Visits
Priority One visits universities, colleges and technical schools throughout the Midwest. It promotes the job opportunities and quality of life offered in the Cedar Rapids area. The visits often include attending a career fair hosted by the college or making presentations to students during class time.

Employment Directory CD ROM
Priority One, in partnership with the Iowa City Area Development Group, develops an annual Employment Directory CD-ROM. The CD is available for businesses to promote job openings. It provides a short description of the company, the types of jobs available and contact information. This CD-ROM is distributed to potential job seekers at universities and colleges across the Midwest.

Click on My Career
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce has developed a Web site, www.clickonmycareer.com, targeted towards high school students. It informs students about the various types of career opportunities available within the Cedar Rapids area and the skills needed to obtain those positions.

Iowa Workforce Development 
(IWD) contributes to Iowa's economic growth by offering jobseekers services to assist  their career and job search. In conjunction with state and local economic development efforts, IWD also assists businesses fulfill their workforce needs with a variety of recruiting services. 

Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood not only creates our future workforce, but also helps employers in its seven-county area locate and train those valuable employees through an array of career services.

Skills Advantage
Kirkwood offers the Skills Advantage Work Ready Certificate, a portable credential that certifies workers who have essential skills for success in the workplace. The certificate validates work readiness and distinguishes workers. The program is based on the nationally-recognized WorkKeys® assessment tests developed by ACT. Skills Advantage assessments test in three CORE areas: Reading for Information, Locating Information and Applied Mathematics.