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Texas Workforce Commission Launches Streamlined State of Texas Application

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:04:12 GMT

On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of a streamlined State of Texas application by the Texas Workforce Commission. We’re proud to support the technology that powers WorkInTexas.com, helping connect Texans with meaningful career opportunities.

Through a faster, two-step process, this modernized experience helps reduce barriers, aligns job seekers with today’s hiring practices, and expand access to meaningful, high-paying careers. Its supporting benefits include making state government more responsive and efficient, which in turn aims to make Texans more prosperous.

Read the full press release from the Office of the Texas Governor.

Texas News Channel KXXV Interviews Geographic Solutions' President Paul Toomey About MyTXCareer

Thu, 27 May 2021 18:43:00 GMT

Geographic Solutions recently partnered with the Texas Workforce Commission to design and launch MyTXCareer.com, a site that's designed to make it easier for folks to find a job that's right for them. KXXV in Waco, Texas, interviewed Geographic Solutions' founder and president Paul Toomey about what makes this job search tool different from others.

"This site is designed to help, specifically, those people who have been laid off as a result of the pandemic to get back into a good, high-paying job," said Toomey.

View the entire news segment to learn more:

Texas Workforce Commission Launches MyTXCareer.Com: A Job Placement Assistance Portal Powered By The Most Advanced Job Search Engine Available

Fri, 21 May 2021 18:34:00 GMT

AUSTIN, TX and PALM HARBOR, FL – (May 5, 2021) – As the recovery from the national pandemic continues to unfold, Texans have a new tool in their arsenal as their state continues to help re-employ those that lost their job during the downturn. Geographic Solutions and the Texas Workforce Commission are proud to announce MyTxCareer.com, a portal designed specifically to use the latest machine learning technology to provide job search assistance to individuals who have lost their job as a direct result of the pandemic.

At first glance, the site gives visitors a true pulse on the Texas job market, with a dashboard full of real-time labor market stats. The site provides citizens with access to over 750,000 Texas jobs openings and the state’s employers access to over 4,700,000 active résumés.

Traditionally, job boards present users with a list of opportunities by keyword – leaving job seekers overwhelmed as they sift through countless, often-irrelevant job postings. MyTxCareer.com provides a new approach. The site’s Reactive Matching Algorithm uses the latest machine learning technology to cut through the noise, giving job seekers the power to search for jobs on their terms. Reactive Matching finds Texas job seekers the most suitable jobs available in their local area. It analyzes a comprehensive set of data elements based on key information that the system automatically extracts from a job seeker’s résumé. Reactive Matching then uses proprietary pattern matching algorithms to determine exactly how well an individual matches an employer’s requirements. This includes how well the job seeker matches their requirements for education, work experience, salary, location, work shift, driver’s license requirements and endorsements, minimum age, security clearance, language proficiency, and typing speed.

MyTxCareer.com brings a new level of intelligence to the job search process. For example, when an individual is searching for a job in Dallas and enters the keyword ‘Server’, the system will know to ask the job seeker if they are looking for a job as a waiter/waitress or a job related to a computer server. MyTxCareer.com also highlights businesses who are currently pursuing large scale recruiting efforts for essential workers such as Tesla, Inc., T-Mobile, Accentcare Inc. (Texas Home Health), Christus Health, Hospital Corporation of America, Amazon.com, First National Bank, and many more. The site serves as a conduit between job-seeking Texans and the employers who are eager to fill immediate open positions.

Texans are encouraged to create an account to reap the full benefits of the system, but guests are welcome as well. Once registered within the system, job seekers and employers have free access to a complete set of employment tools designed for all levels of computer experience. A virtual ‘one-stop shop,’ the website also assists job seekers with résumé creation, career exploration, skills assessments, job applications, training resources, and more. Employers can also post job listings and search for qualified candidates.

MyTxCareer.com stands poised to assist Texans in getting back to work and will connect businesses with the recruitment, hiring, and training resources needed to keep the state moving forward through recovery. As an added bonus, the site is available in Spanish and accessible by desktop and mobile application as well. For more information regarding MyTxCareer.com, please email news@geosolinc.com.

Texas Offers Paid Job Training

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:38:00 GMT

Read the full article by Erica Proffer at www.kvue.com.

The Texas Workforce Commission moved $10 million into a skills development fund. This investment marks a concerted effort to help job seekers upskill and boost their job search efforts. With more than two million Texans out of work, these workforce development efforts couldn't be better timed. The state spent $1.7 million for everyone to have access to Metrix Learning, with than 5,000 courses, so state residents can learn new skills and take the next step in their careers.

Texas Workforce Commissioner Julian Alvarez Discusses The New WorkInTexas.Com's Streamlined Hiring Process

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:57:00 GMT

With business booming and unemployment at an all-time low, WorkInTexas.com is helping keep Texas' unemployment rate below the national level.

Appearing on KVUE, an ABC affiliate, commissioner Julian Alvarez with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) discussed how the unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.4 percent for four consecutive months. Even in a tight labor market, this rate is lower than the rest of the country, with cities such as Austin and Houston leading the way.

In the months leading up to the new site's launch, representatives from TWC traveled around the state and gathered input from employers. Their feedback helped mold the new streamlined hiring process that's central to the site's success.

According to Alvarez, WorkInTexas.com currently features over 108,000 job openings, with many of those positions in healthcare, IT, and cybersecurity.

Texas Workforce Commission Launches Upgraded WorkInTexas.Com, Connecting Millions Of Job Seekers To New Opportunities

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:32:00 GMT

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recently partnered with Geographic Solutions to launch the new WorkInTexas.com, designed to improve talent and job matching, keep ahead of technological trends, and ultimately support continued statewide economic growth.

In a recent press release, the TWC announced that the brand-new site will have the potential to connect more than 550,000 Texas employers with 14 million job seekers, and will play an important economical role by ensuring that every Texan who wants a job can obtain one.

Job seekers will be pleased to find that WorkInTexas.com now includes enhanced résumé functionality that allows users to build and upload, create versions, and receive a score. The site’s Virtual Recruiter will be available 24/7 and will match jobs to résumés based on unique skills.

Employers will be able to post jobs for free, create their own Virtual Recruiter, and access the local talent pool in their area. Advanced matching and ranking tools will streamline the recruiting process.

Interested to experience more? Check out the new WorkInTexas.com website today.

Texas Tri-Agency Partners Relaunch “Texas Internship Challenge” To Connect Education With Careers

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:42:00 GMT

Blog post first published at twc.texas.gov

As students in high school and college begin their search for internships for the summer and fall, Texas’ Tri-Agency partners continue their work through the “Texas Internship Challenge” to help bolster the opportunities available for young people.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) joined forces to establish the Texas Internship Challenge, a statewide campaign first launched in 2017 and now relaunched in 2018, challenging industry and employer partners to increase and promote more paid internships for Texas students.

The program also challenges Texas colleges and universities to grant academic credit for and promote internships to students, and challenges students to apply for and accept internships.

TWC has created a website, TXInternshipChallenge.com, where employers can post internships and students can apply for them at no cost. “Internships provide invaluable mentoring which positions our students for future success by increasing their skills, awareness and work-readiness for Texas careers,” said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar.

“Internships present employers with a unique opportunity to raise students’ understanding of their industry and can serve as a launch point for recruiting a future worker. I challenge Texas employers to join the Texas Internship Challenge and help the future Texas workforce understand the broad range of occupations available to them in the Texas economy.”

Through the Texas Internship Challenge, the Tri-Agency partners are addressing a workforce need which it has heard frequently from employers: That students need to learn/acquire workplace skills. Internships help students learn workplace skills, introduce and expose students to the state’s in-demand industries, and help students be more competitive for a job search. One of the four goals of the state’s 60x30TX strategic plan for higher education is for students to have identified marketable skills. These skills are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities such as internships.

Employers gain potential full-time employees that can be recruited directly from qualified interns, as well as exposure for their company and their industry’s in-demand occupations. Internships have become an important part of upward mobility for future job seekers—60 percent of employers prefer work experience gained through an internship or professional experience.

On Feb. 5, the Tri-Agency partners met in Austin with industry and education stakeholders to discuss expansion strategies for the Texas Internship Challenge. Chairman Alcantar, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Raymund Paredes, TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Ruth Ruggero Hughs and TWC Labor Commissioner Julian Alvarez were joined by executives from Lockheed Martin Corporation, Accenture, JPMorgan Chase, among other industry and education leaders to discuss specific goals on internship expansion strategies, which include stressing the importance of internships, examining different strategies to grow internships and listening to ways the program can expand outreach.

“We must ensure that every child leaves high school prepared for success, whether they choose to attend college, enroll in the military or enter the career field,” said Commissioner Morath. “The Texas Internship Challenge provides every high school student in Texas the stepping stone to a bright future of opportunities.”

“Working with the business community to create more paid internship opportunities is one of the most promising strategies we can offer for students, especially for the more than 60 percent of poor kids in Texas,” said Commissioner Paredes. “These students have to earn income to make their way through college. Paid internships get them into business networks, help them find a job after college, and help them acquire the marketable skills they need to get those jobs. This supports our 60x30TX marketable skills and student debt goals, and enables Texas employers to promote jobs in their industries to our future workforce.”

“In our meetings across the state employers expressed the need to have a talent pipeline equipped with work-based learning experiences. Internships will prepare students with skills to meet the demands of the 21st Century,” said Commissioner Hughs. “I applaud and continue to challenge Texas employers in helping the future Texas workforce understand the broad range of opportunities available to them in a growing Texas economy.”

“Internships not only provide important work and life experiences for students, but also set them up for future workplace success,” said Commissioner Alvarez. “The Texas Internship Challenge will help link learning in the classroom, create relevance between the different subjects studied, and help all students develop the skills required for future occupations.”

The agencies encourage internship programs as a bridge for students to explore in demand industries and occupations. Students will benefit from mentoring, career guidance, identification of marketable skills, and learn about high-demand occupations. Employers will benefit from the opportunity to explore candidates for full-time recruitment and leverage the developing skill sets and perspectives of students, while also highlighting careers in their industries.

Learn more about upcoming internship opportunities or how to post an internship by visiting TXInternshipChallenge.com.