Resources for Employers
What Does Your Business Need?
Whether you employ five people or five hundred, we're ready to tailor solutions for your specific needs to help your company stay productive, competitive and grow.
Need help finding qualified candidates? We can help. Our Business Services Team offers an array of services that help your business to recruit and retain talent.
With an in-depth understanding of the local labor pool and regional opportunities, we provide the resources, intelligence, and tools you need to navigate the local market. We will consult with you to learn more about your business and develop a customized plan to meet your needs.
If you are looking to grow, our team can help you gain access to a wider local candidate pool, post job announcements, screen applicants, and/or coordinate recruitment events.
If your company or organization is downsizing, our team is available to assist in developing an outplacement assistance plan to support impacted workers.
Business Services Consultants can assist your organization by providing the following services:
Access Potential Candidates – A one-stop resource for posting and promoting your opportunities to a large applicant pool in our local community and across the state of Maryland
Access to Training Programs and Grants – Our Business Services Team will help connect you to workforce training and upskilling programs that meet your goals while lowering your costs.
Labor Market Information – Local labor market data to track local industry trends, forecasts, and wage survey information.
Candidate Screening and Referral – Based on your hiring criteria, we can refer qualified candidates who align with your needs.
Job Fairs and Hiring Events – Frederick County Workforce Services can host hiring events to help businesses get in front of potential candidates. Recruitment events may be multi-employer or for individual businesses.
Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE) – Allows businesses to access a statewide database of candidates. Businesses can manage their job postings, run a candidate match, and view resumes online. Technical assistance is provided in using the automated system. Create an account today and begin posting your jobs in MWE or contact us to help get you started.
Outplacement Services for Business Downsizing – Provide transition assistance and support to workers who may be impacted by a downsize or closure. Our team can customize an approach that meets your needs.
Find Talent
Connecting Local People to Local Jobs
Let our team of trained Business Consultants help you save time and money to find the qualified talent you are looking for.
I Want Expert Help: Workforce Consultation
Finding qualified workers is the first step to building a successful business. FCWS can assist your organization in this effort by providing the following services:
Post and Promote – Promote job openings to local job seekers and talent with e-blasts, weekly featured jobs, social media spotlights, and more. It’s easy to get started. Simply submit your job(s) and let us help you reach potential candidates!
Candidate Referrals – Identify and screen candidates that match your criteria and provide direct referrals for qualified candidates.
Labor Market Information – Provide customized local labor market data to track skill availability, industry trends and forecasts, and wage information.
Recruitment and Hiring Events – Large or small, we will work with you to set up a recruitment event at your location or at our center to attract potential candidates to meet your growth needs.
Outplacement Services for Business Downsizing – Customize a solution to support workers who may be impacted by a downsize or business closure.
Pipeline Development: Get Involved in the Workforce Solution
Experience Frederick: Paid Internship Support! Experience Frederick is designed to support employers that host paid work experiences for students and recent graduates. Eligible companies in high-demand industries can receive up to $3,000 per intern, with a $6,000 cap per business.
Temporary Work Experience (TWE) – The TWE program connects local businesses with motivated job seekers to create impactful, short-term work opportunities. This program is a win-win: businesses mentor and shape local talent while job seekers gain valuable hands-on experience to grow their careers.
On-the Job Training (OJT) – Our OJT Program is designed to help employers directly address skills gaps by training new hires on the job, according to your specific business needs. This means you have the unique ability to shape employees into the exact talent you need for your operations, all while benefiting from potential wage reimbursements and ongoing support. Learn more and apply.
Registered Apprenticeships – Apprenticeships are an attractive way to develop a highly skilled and productive workforce. Here are some examples of how your business can benefit:
Employee skills tracks are developed by you and tailored to fit YOUR workplace
Recruitment and increased retention of a highly qualified workforce
A proven process for development of knowledge and skills imparted from experienced personnel to apprentices
I Want to Get Started on My Own: Maryland Workforce Exchange
Need to post a job? Register in the state’s largest job matching system, Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE). Before creating your MWE profile and/or posting your opening, you will need to have the following information available to ensure you create a quality job posting:
Your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)/Federal Tax Identification Number.
Job Description – What are the job duties and responsibilities, required skills and qualifications, work schedule.
Contact Information and application instructions.
Go to MWE and follow the instructions for registering your employer account and job posting.
Train Your Workforce
Train & Retain
Retaining a high-quality workforce is critical to ensuring that your business stay competitive, and FCWS can help by providing training resources. We can also link you to state programs that will offset the costs of training. These programs include:
Training Grants and Tax Credits
Training grants provide the resources you need to train your employees and maintain a skilled workforce essential for your growth.
Frederick Business Works (FBW) – Through the FBW program, you can develop your current employees with industry-recognized skills. FBW provides a reimbursement for a portion of the cost of training. Learn more and apply.
On-the Job Training (OJT) – Our OJT Program is designed to help employers directly address skills gaps by training new hires on the job, according to your specific business needs. This means you have the unique ability to shape employees into the exact talent you need for your operations, all while benefiting from potential wage reimbursements and ongoing support. Learn more and apply.
Experience Frederick – The Experience Frederick internship program offers businesses the chance to invest in future talent while receiving financial support. Your business can help students and recent grads gain valuable experience and contribute to your organization’s success.
Temporary Work Experience (TWE) – The TWE program connects local businesses with motivated job seekers to create impactful, short-term work opportunities. This program is a win-win: businesses mentor and shape local talent while job seekers gain valuable hands-on experience to grow their careers.
SkillUP Frederick County – Your employees can access more than 5,000 online training programs, including courses on business etiquette, customer service, Microsoft Office applications, project management, sales, and more.
Tax Credits – Maryland employers can benefit from a variety of tax credits when hiring members of targeted population groups.
Explore Additional Training Programs Offered by the State of Maryland
Maryland Business Works – Access funding for Incumbent Worker training
Apprenticeship Programs – Learn how to develop a Youth or Registered Apprentice program within your organization.
EARN Maryland Programs – EARN Maryland is a state-funded, competitive workforce development grant program that is industry-led, regional in focus, and a proven strategy for helping businesses cultivate the skilled workforce they need to compete.
Outplacement Services
Transition Assistance for Downsizing
If your business is facing a layoff or closure, providing layoff assistance can benefit your workplace culture and help impacted workers in the next step in their careers.
Our team can customize an outplacement services plan to help impacted workers transition easier:
Resource Orientation
Unemployment Insurance Overview
American Job Center resources for re-employment
MD Health Connection for insurance information
Re-Employment Assistance
Resume development and review
Interview preparation
Job search support consultation
Customized job fair and employer connections
Work Sharing – A Layoff Aversion and Reopening Unemployment Insurance Program
WARN Act Compliance Assistance – Ensure that your business is complying with WARN Act provisions
Resources for State/Local Connections
Frederick County Office of Economic Development – Resources to attract new businesses to Frederick County and help existing businesses to be more successful
City of Frederick Department of Economic Development – Programs that increase economic opportunity for Frederick by supporting and promoting a community where businesses and residents can thrive
Maryland Department of Labor – Services available for businesses provided through the state of Maryland
Professional Outplacement Assistance Center (POAC) – POAC is a service offered by the Maryland Department of Labor's Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.
Small Business Development Center – Advice, consulting, and support to entrepreneurs and small businesses across the state
Our team of Business Consultants is ready to assist you through the entire recruitment and hiring process. Contact us today to discuss your needs and get started!