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Recruit Talent

As a streamlined point of contact for business support, VGR assists in the recruitment of employees for new and expanding companies in the Gateway Region. When Amazon.com opened two distribution facilities in the region in 2011, VGR organized job fairs to hire over 500 workers and negotiated public transit routes to facilitate employees’ commute to work. Contact us today to discuss your hiring needs. 

Additional Staffing Resources

  • Advantastaff – employment services for industrial and manufacturing companies
  • Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) – CCWA works with local workforce centers, the Virginia Employment Commission and other networks to cast a wide net and help find candidates and employees whose skills match a company’s needs
  • Randstad Staffing – professional positions in IT, human resources, engineering, life sciences, healthcare, finance and accounting

University Affiliations/Alumni Career Services

High School Technical Centers

Exiting and Transitioning Military

Approximately 400 service members exit the military each year in the Gateway Region, adding to the area’s highly skilled and disciplined workforce. Make sure you are looking in the right places to find knowledgeable veterans to join your team.

INTERNSHIPS

InternshipsVA is the Commonwealth’s initiative to help employers design and launch high-quality, paid internships that not only build strong local talent pipelines but help keep talented college students in Virginia after graduation. The program makes it easy for employers to build scalable, high-quality internship programs that deliver measurable ROI by offering tailored guidance, employer toolkits, visibility with college student talent through Handshake and connections with higher education institutions, and matching grants for small and mid-size employers.