Job Searching in the QCA
Job Searching in the QCA
Employment Readiness Information and Services
From Army Community Service at Rock Island Arsenal
Building 110, 1st floor, southeast wing AMSTA-RI-CF-ACS
www.riamwr.com/acsnew.htm (309) 782-0829; DSN: 793-0829; Toll Free: 1-877-882-0523
As of May 30, 2007
1. The purpose of this quick reference guide is to provide to you options in the announced job market in the Quad Cities of America (QCA) and the extended Arsenal community. There are many ways to job search; this sheet is just one way. [Want to know more? Contact the Employment Readiness (ER) program.]. The list below is not an endorsement or a recommendation – there are no guarantees of employment. So use the information carefully and with your best judgment. Here are some options when looking in the announced job market.
2. On Arsenal Island, here are websites of major employers.
Army Civilian Employment (Appropriated Fund) www.cpol.army.mil
Amy Non Appropriated Fund (NAF) www.riamwr.com/nafpers.htm
Commissary www.commissaries.com
Post Exchange www.aafes.com
3. Commercial web sites for private sector employment in the QCA
www.indeed.com and place in a QCA zip code (e.g. 52801 or 61201)
4. Workforce Development Centers (state job service)
a. Illinois Workforce
Development Center (ILWFD)is located at 4703 – 16th Street, Moline,
IL 61265 (across from SouthPark Mall), (309) 764-8383 or –8731;
see
http://www.ides.state.il.us/ or
www.ajb.org
b. Iowa Workforce
Development Center is located at 902 West Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA 52806
(Village Shopping Center two blocks west of NorthPark Mall),
(563) 445-3200; see
www.iowaworkforce.org
5. County employment. ( see www.uscounties.com )
a. Rock Island County. This county tends to hire by department and job leads are best done by contacting appropriate representatives. The County Clerks office is located at 1528 – 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois 61201, (309) 793-3439; see www.co.rock-island.il.us/
b. Scott County. This county tends to operate a centralized hiring system. The Personnel Office is located in the basement of the courthouse, 416 West 4th Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, (563) 326-8767; see www.scottcountyiowa.com/hr/
6. Cities
a. Illinois
(1) Rock Island: 1528 – 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, (309) 793-3335; see www.quadcities.com/rockisland/
(2) Moline: 619 – 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265, (309) 797-0747; see www.moline.il.us
(3) East Moline: 912 – 16th Avenue, East Moline, IL 61244, (309) 752-1599; see www.eastmoline.com
b. Iowa
(1)
Davenport: 226 West 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801, (563) 326-7720;
see
www.cityofdavenportiowa.com
(2) Bettendorf: 1609 State Street, Bettendorf, IA 52722, (563) 344-4000; see www.bettendorf.org
7. Selected “For Profit” Companies. Here are selected, local Job Hotlines and web sites.
· John Deere Co. - www.deere.com then find Careers / Job Seekers on the home page and see the instructions about using their web site for jobs and emailing them your resume!
· ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America): (563) 459-2832 or www.alcoa.com
[ALCOA, ATTN: Human Resources Depart., P.O. Box 3567, Davenport, IA 52808-3567]
· KONE Elevator (309) 757-5693
· US Postal Service, Hawkeye District (headquarters in Des Moines) (515) 251-2061
· United Parcel Service (UPS), Davenport, "over the phone application" 1-888-877-0927
· The HON Company (200 Oak Street, Muscatine, IA 52761): www.honcompany.com
· Genesis Health System (Hospitals, including Illini Hospital): www.genesishealth.com
· Trinity Health Care System (Hospitals): www.trinityqc.com
· St. Ambrose University at www.sau.edu look under Ambrose A-Z and the Career Development Center
· Mid-American Energy (local utility company) at www.midamerican.com under Careers
· Classified Want Ads in local papers:
Quad City Times: www.qctimes.com (see classifieds)
Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus:
www.qconline.com or
www.illinoiscareers.com
· The local CBS TV affiliate, WHBF-TV4, has a web site for employment and career development: see www.whbf.com
8.
For Self-employment, free advice is available from the local
(award winning) chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE),
co-located with the Illinois Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, 622 – 19th
Street, Moline, IL 61265, (309) 757-5416
(see
www.score.org ;
www.quadcitiesscore.org ).
9. Volunteering is an excellent way to develop your skills and fill your résumé.
Please consider contacting United Way of the Quad Cities InfoLINK at (563) 355-9900 or www.unitedwayqc.org – and the Mississippi Valley chapter of the Director of Volunteers in Agencies (DOVIA) web site is at www.mvdovia.org