Reemployment Services for Laid Off Workers

If a worker has lost a job because of a layoff, or business closure, or if a worker is facing a layoff, the Workforce Division can help return them to work as quickly as possible.
Through a partnership between the Workforce Division, local Workforce Development Boards, and other partners in the community, reemployment services and assistance are available to shorten the length of time of unemployment. We offer an assortment of job search aids and training and education assistance to help job seekers start a new job or career.

REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES

  • Job Search workshops help to prepare job seekers to find jobs more quickly in today's rapidly changing job market. Workshops topics include skills identification, interviewing skills, employer expectations, résumé assistance and preparation, salary negotiation, and more.
  • Job Placement Assistance helps job seekers find new jobs through referral to them by matching skills, experience, education, interests and other qualifications with requirements of businesses. When suitable jobs are not listed with the department, staff can develop a job with businesses that may need the skills and abilities that a job seeker has.
  • Unemployment Insurance may be available to laid-off job seekers, who may apply for unemployment insurance in person at any career center by talking with Georgia Department of Labor staff or by using the Internet. For more information contact any career center. 19 Workforce Investment Boards across the state identify the workforce needs of local businesses and job seekers and find existing and new economic development and educational resources to meet those workforce needs. Workforce Development Boards also establish comprehensive One-Stop Centers in each Workforce Investment and Opportunity Area where customers may access a wide variety of reemployment services, support, and assistance. Reemployment services and assistance available through local Workforce Development Boards include the following:
  • Skills Assessment that may include reading, math, and aptitude tests, interest inventories, and other evaluations to determine which jobs or careers may be a good match. Career advisors provide guidance through the assessment, and help make decisions about education and training and a new career.
  • Resource Labs are available in One-Stop Centers to help individual improve current skills and make decisions about the future. There is access to personal computers, the Internet, labor market information, and various software programs to learn or improve keyboarding skills (typing), interviewing skills, résumé assistance, and much more.
  • Education and Training are necessary to find and keep a new job in today's rapidly changing workforce. If an individual wants to learn new skills or improve existing skills in order to return to work, financial assistance, is available through a variety of sources to help pay for the cost of attending training.
  • Occupational Training is available through public and private educational and training providers, including state technical colleges and universities and private-for-profit providers. Courses may be short- and long-term and are generally conducted in a classroom setting. An approved list of training providers and courses is available at local One-Stop Centers, Georgia Department of Labor career centers, or through Georgia's WIOA ITA Eligible Provider / Program List.
  • Basic/Adult Education/GED Preparation and Testing may be available through a local One-Stop Center and may be all that is needed to find another job. Brushing up on basic skills (such as math and reading) that have not been used in a long time may be necessary for that new job. Preparing for and taking the GED test (high school equivalency) will also improve the chances of getting a new job.
  • On-The-Job Training is used while an individual is actually working and earning a wage, and focuses on specific skills needed for that particular occupation.
  • Supportive Services such as transportation, meals, and childcare may be available while an individual is attending training on a full-time basis. Additional information on these services is available at a local One-Stop Center.