Career Options
Raleigh General Hospital
The Human Resources Department is responsible for the recruitment and retention of qualified, competent staff members. This Department refers applicants, administers applicant testing (as appropriate), processes new employees, assists in the orientation of new employees, and administers benefit programs.
The Human Resources Department is open five days per week from 7 AM until 4:30 PM. Applications and information on current job openings is available during these times. Dialing the Job Line at 256-4169 can also access information on current job openings.
Job Market in southern West Virginia
An excerpt from Governor Joe Manchin's 2006 State of the State Address
"The economy and job outlook of West Virginia is improving, as is the state’s financial picture. We have not, nor will we ever, blame anyone for the sins of the past. We have instead accepted our state’s challenges and worked together to meet them. Last Fiscal Year ended with the state having a significant surplus, and together we made responsible decisions to pay down our unfunded pension liabilities. We also made other one-time investments that helped all West Virginia taxpayers. This Fiscal Year will also result in a significant budget surplus. However, as Thomas Jefferson once said, and also my grandfather, “Never spend money before you have it.” While our immediate budget picture is certainly healthy, we must not fall into the trap of spending that short-term money unwisely, because our future budgetary outlook contains more major challenges.
Which is why, in keeping my promise to you, for the very first time in West Virginia’s history, I am providing the Legislature with a five-year forecast of our revenues and expenditures. Never before has this been done, but if, as I’ve pledged, we’re going to run this state like a business, then this is a vitally important component of that effort. Our state’s traditional shortsightedness has to end. We must ensure that the decisions we make today are right for tomorrow as well, and this five-year forecast gives us the tools we all need to do just that.
By working together, with an eye on the future, I am confident we cannot only meet the challenges ahead, but also overcome them. By making responsible decisions including: increasing our Rainy Day Fund to 10 percent of the General Revenue Budget; decreasing our long-term debt quickly; working to make government as efficient as possible; and, continuing to plan long-term, we can ensure that our working men and women, and their children and grandchildren will be provided better jobs. It is imperative for the elected representatives in this room to look beyond the next election and work together in a bi-partisan way to do what is best for West Virginia."