Positioning the agency as an employment service primarily aims to...

• A. To reduce outreach to employers
• B. To limit services to certain neighborhoods
• C. To collect data on job seekers for internal use only
• D. To establish the agency as the go-to resource for employment

Answer: (D)

Positioning the agency as an employment service to be the go-to resource means shaping how job seekers and employers perceive and use its offerings. When people think of employment services, they should immediately see this agency as the primary place to get help with finding work, building skills, and connecting with employers. This approach boosts trust, visibility, and utilization of programs and referrals, leading to better outcomes for job seekers and more effective partnerships with employers. The other options would undermine that outward-facing, service-focused role: reducing outreach, limiting where services are offered, or using data only for internal purposes wouldn’t build the broad, trusted presence that being the primary resource requires.