The Employment Department of the Urban League of Greater Dallas provides assistance to help citizens find their way into America’s economic mainstream. The League maintains close and ongoing contacts with area corporations and provides qualified candidates for employment consideration. The League helps citizens become taxpayers through viable employment, through the following programs:

o Job readiness training
o Computer software training
o Placement assistance, follow-up and support
o Annual and specific company career fairs
o Career assessment, counseling and job skills bank
o Work site analysis

The Urban League Employment Services Department prepares job seekers for the real world of work by offering comprehensive job readiness training, computer training (Microsoft Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook & Internet), supportive services, job leads and referrals, post employment follow up services with employed clients and employers, bi-annual community job fairs and monthly employer recruitment events. Job readiness workshops are held every Wednesday which address: job search techniques, labor market information, occupational trends and projections, resumes/cover letters, and video taped mock interviews, which are typically conducted by Human Resource personnel.

Workforce Development Specialist provides job seekers with career assessments, career consultation, job leads/referrals and job placement assistance.

Our Resource Room provides job seekers with internet accessible computers (online job search), fax, copier and employment related resources which accommodates the job search.

* Job Readiness Workshops (Every Wednesday – 9am -11am)

o Employment preparation
o Labor market information
o Occupational trends
o Mock interviews
o Resumes

* Job Leads

o Management
o Mid-management
o Information Technology
o Administrative
o Customer Service
o Collections
o Medical
o Warehouse
o Driving
o Environmental Services
o Food Service
o Trades & Skills
o General Labor

* Job Search Assistance

o Referrals to employers
o Employment consultation
o Bus passes (*certain restrictions apply*)

Speak with an Workforce Development Specialist on Monday – Thursday
(9:00am – 2:00pm)
and Fridays
(by appointment only)

Dr. Ralph Adams, GCDF
Director of Workforce Development
radams@ulgdnctx.com

Angela Washington
Workforce Development Specialist awashington@ulgdnctx.com

Stefon Chandler
Workforce Development Specialist schandler@ulgdnctx.com

Felicia Brooks
Workforce Development Specialist fbrooks@ulgdnctx.com