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KRA Presents at NAWDP 2017 Annual Conference

KRA Presents at NAWDP 2017 Annual Conference

June 7, 2017 | No Comments

In addition to two Pre-Conference Workshops, this year’s National Association of Workforce Development Professionals event featured 70 General Workshops, presented through five “tracks”, two of which were Leveraging and Establishing Partnerships and Priority Populations. Six KRA subject-matter experts presented exciting workshops relevant to the other three tracks: Business and Economic Development – John Hattery, Director, Strategic Partners; Pamela Carnes, Program Manager, Business Engagement Services; and Jonathan Overall, Senior Business Services Consultant, co-conducted Congratulations! You’re the Business Services Manager…Now What? on innovative strategies for building regional business partnerships, initiating one-on-one business-engagement relationships, and effectively measuring results against WIOA performance standards. Delivering
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KRA is Changing the Game and Raising the Bar

KRA is Changing the Game and Raising the Bar

May 16, 2016 | No Comments

Success in the age of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) hinges on building strategic partnerships that support collaboration between Workforce Boards and the American Job Centers (AJC) system.  As an innovative, exceptional, and trusted AJC operator-partner, KRA is taking service delivery to the next level! At the NAWDP 2016 Annual Conference, we will be celebrating  Leadership Award Winner, KRA President & CEO, Knowlton R. Atterbeary, and Customer Service Award Winner, Ernestine Chambers, Operations Manager, for their outstanding and impactful contributions to our industry. Other KRA leaders will be presenting workshops that will help your entire team to change their game and raise
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KRA Introduces Innovative Communications Tool

KRA Introduces Innovative Communications Tool

March 9, 2016 | No Comments

KRA’s San Diego Metro Region Career Center program, operated for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, is launching a new communications medium—podcasting, i.e. making audio files available for downloading to a computer or mobile device, or online streaming. Diana Saldivar, Social Media Coordinator, reports, “As an increasingly popular method for gaining on-demand access to information and resources, podcasting is an incredible tool for connecting with KRA/San Diego business partners, career-seekers, and community stakeholders about our exceptional programs and services, as well as addressing broader workforce-development topics relevant to our Region. We are currently soliciting podcast topics, and invite you to take the Podcast Poll to vote for what you
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Unique Recruitment Strategy for KRA/San Diego Business Customers

Unique Recruitment Strategy for KRA/San Diego Business Customers

November 23, 2015 | No Comments

Deona Dorsey, Operations Manager-Special Projects, and Terrance Bowens, Workshop Facilitator, contacted three of the area’s largest employers…San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and SeaWorld…offering a creative, individualized strategy for filling open positions: Hiring Information Sessions. During each SeaWorld and MTS session at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Workforce Development Center (WDC)–one of five Career Centers operated for the San Diego Workforce Partnership–jobseekers met with recruiters to learn about available openings, the hiring process, and how to apply and follow-up. Diana Saldivar, Social Media Coordinator, commented, “In addition to traditional advertising methods used locally, we
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

KRA Monthly Spotlight!

September 26, 2014 | No Comments

Our Spotlight! is shining brightly on a scenario created by a dedicated Career Agent, a  grateful jobseeker, and a strategic “e-source” growing in use among KRA Corporation programs across the country—accessing social networking sites (SNS) to assist customers in finding, applying for—and getting  jobs! A 2014 survey, conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, found that 77% of organizations use SNS for recruitment—compared to 56% in 2011, and 34% in 2008.  Also, 55% of employers say they plan to increase SNS outreach to tap qualified candidates.  Yet, on their own, only 29% of jobseekers are using SNS as their
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

KRA Monthly Spotlight!

July 31, 2014 | No Comments

Our July Spotlight! is shining brightly on  the San Diego Metro Region Career Centers—operated by KRA Corporation for the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP)—and a new collaborative effort created to address the workforce services needs of jobseekers with disabilities. On July 22nd, in conjunction with partner-representatives from the San Diego District of the Department of Rehabilitation, Deaf Community Services, and the Oliver McMillan I CAN! Center of the San Diego Central Library (SDCL), Terrance Bowens, KRA Workshop Facilitator, facilitated the inaugural Employment Workshop for special-needs jobseekers who are already working, or who want to explore employment opportunities. Bowens reported, “This partnership has
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