The Gardena One-Stop Employment & Business Center is committed to providing a convenient resource center for both employers and job seekers. Our services include recruiting and pre-screening applicants and providing a space for posting print or online job listings. Feel free to contact our staff regarding your employment needs. We have been serving the greater Gardena community since 1975.
We are conveniently located in the South Bay area at:
Gardena One-Stop Employment & Business Center
16801 S. Western Avenue, Suite A (map it!)
Gardena, CA 90247
Tel: (310) 217-9579
TTY: (310) 327-3596
Fax: (310) 217-6121
Our hours of operation are:
Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Employers
The Gardena One-Stop Employment & Business Center provides several services at no charge to local businesses.Employers may make arrangements to interview potential employees at the One-Stop Center. Businesses may also call, fax, or e-mail the Center to provide notification of job openings. You may complete a job order form and fax it to (310) 217-9579. By contacting the One-Stop, you also have the option of interacting with a staff member who can search the database for applicants meeting your qualifications. The email address is onestop.web@ci.gardena.ca.us
One- Stop Services Available for Employers:
- Applicant Testing and Screening
- Computerized Job Match System
- Interviewing Assistance
- Facilites for Interviewing
- Rapid Response Services
- On-The-Job-Training
- WOTC Tax Credit
- Labor Market Information
Employers who hire their employees through the program may be eligible for Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC). Some positions may qualify for cash reimbursements through the On-the-Job Training Program (OJT), which pays for up to 50% of an employee’s salary up to 400 hours. These reimbursements vary according to the type of training needed
Job Sites:
These sites enable employers and job seekers to interact with each other. Employers may post job openings online, and job seekers can browse these listings.
Job Banks:
These Web sites provide job databases that are often searchable by job type and location. Many of the sites offer job seekers the opportunity to post their resumes.
- Career One-Stop
- Cal Jobs (EDD job site)
- Career Builder
- Daily Breeze Classified Jobs
- Hot Jobs
- Los Angeles Times Classified Jobs
- Monster Board
- Software Jobs
Companies:
This list contains companies that maintain local operations within the community.
- Bank of America
- Boeing
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- FedEx
- Hitco Carbon Composites
- Honda
- Honeywell
- Northrop Grumman
- Raytheon
- Toyota
- UPS
- Chase
- Wells Fargo
Health Field:
This list provides links to the Web sites of area hospitals.
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente
- Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena
- Torrance Memorial Hospital
Promoting Diversity in the Workplace:
These Web sites are maintained by organizations whose goal is to promote diversity in the workforce.
- Diversity Job Bank
- Ethni-City: A diversity search firm
- Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
- Job Access – “working with companies, government, and non-profits to employ people
- with disabilities”
- Workplace Hollywood – “committed to diversity within the entertainment industry”
Government Employment:
Federal, state, and municipal Web sites are listed. 24 hour Job Hotlines are included when available.
- Federal Jobs
- California State Jobs
- City of Bellflower – (562) 860-0311
- City of Carson – (310) 952-1700, ext. 1355
- City of Cerritos – (562) 914-8466, ext. 325
- City of Compton – (310) 605-JOBS
- City of Downey – (562) 904-7293
- City of Gardena – (310) 217-9500
- City of Hawthorne – (310) 349-2950
- City of Hermosa Beach – (310) 318-0200
- City of Inglewood – (310) 412-8888
- City of Lakewood – (562) 925-4357, ext. 328
- City of Lawndale – (310) 973-3209
- City of Long Beach – (562) 570-6201
- City of Los Angeles – (213) 473-9311
- City of Manhattan Beach – (310) 802-5250
- City of Redondo Beach – (310) 318-0660
- City of Torrance – (310) 618-2969
Higher Education:
Individuals interested in working at a college or university can try the following Web sites.
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Community College Job Bank
- California State University, Dominguez Hills
- California State University, Long Beach
- Cerritos Community College
- El Camino College Compton Community Educational Center
- El Camino College
- Long Beach City College
- Los Angeles Community College District
- Loyola Marymount University
- UCLA
- USC
Nonprofits:
These Web sites contain information for people interested in learning about nonprofit organizations and nonprofit job listings.
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