Services Provided for the Employers
Career Resources assists local employers in recruiting qualified job applicants to fill vacant positions by:
- referring qualified job applicants to fill employer vacancies.
- listing employers' entry-level available positions in the Center's job lead database.
- hosting an annual District-wide Hiring Fair free of charge to both employers and job seekers.
Project Prevail - Fort Worth ISD and Employers Working Together
Project Prevail is a comprehensive effort to increase the number of students graduating from Fort Worth high schools fully prepared for post-secondary education or gainful employment. Local employers can partner with Fort Worth ISD in this important initiative by:
- supporting business practices that encourage school success and completion.
- making school enrollment a condition of employment for teens.
- providing incentives for school performance and attendance.
- limiting student employee work schedules to 10:00 p.m. on school nights.
- requesting to see report cards and progress notes.
- allowing adult employees to attend school/teacher conferences without penalty.
- participating in outreach efforts such as neighborhood walks and phone banks/telethons to recover dropouts.
- establishing, soliciting for and awarding college scholarships.
- establishing college trust funds and matching contributions.
- establishing internships and other school-to-work opportunities.