Career Services
Job and Employment Links for the Week of September 20
NYS Department of Labor, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation Job Fair, on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 11 am - 3 pm, for all interested jobseekers at the Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse (1st Floor Rotunda), Bronx, NY 10451.
Enrollment Now Open! SAGEWorks Boot Camp. This two-week long, intensive training course will provide participants with essential skills to lead them toward job placement. The first session starts on Monday–Friday, from September 28 to October 9, 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Participants must attend every day at the SAGE Center, 305 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10001. SAGEWorks assists people 40 years and older in learning relevant, cutting-edge job search skills in a LGBT–friendly environment.
Ricky's will present a recruitment on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 10 am - 1 pm, for Assistant Manager (10 P/T openings), Sales Associate (3 P/T openings), at Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center, 250 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
FDNY Outreach will present an information session on Thursday, September 24, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm, on career opportunities as: EMT, Paramedic, Firefighter, at Queens Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, New York, 11433.
IACS Sixth Annual Diversity Career Expo on Thursday, September 24, 2015, 10 am - 3 pm at New York Midtown Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. IACS Diversity Career Expo is a fast-growing Diversity Career event organized in various cities in USA by Indo-American Community Services a nonprofit organization. Highlights of the Career Expo include an opportunity to meet and talk with over 50 corporate HR and Diversity and hiring managers.
New York Life Insurance Company will present a recruitment on Friday, September 25, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm, for Financial Services Professionals (5 openings) at Flushing Workforce 1 Career Center, 138-60 Barclay Avenue, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 111355.
Job Postings at New York City Workforce 1.
Apprenticeship Opportunities in New York City.
The New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCE&TC) is an association of 200 community-based organizations, educational institutions, and labor unions that annually provide job training and employment services to over 750,000 New Yorkers, including welfare recipients, unemployed workers, low-wage workers, at-risk youth, the formerly incarcerated, immigrants and the mentally and physically disabled. View NYCE&TC Job Listings.
Digital NYC is the official online hub of the New York City startup and technology ecosystem, bringing together every company, startup, investor, event, job, class, blog, video, workplace, accelerator, incubator, resource, and organization in the five boroughs. Search jobs by category on this site.
St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development provides Free Job Training and Educational Programs in Environmental Response and Remediation Tec (ERRT). Commercial Driver's License, Pest Control Technician Training (PCT), Employment Search and Prep Training and Job Placement, Earn Benefits and Career Path Center. For information and assistance, please visit St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development or call 718-302-2057 ext. 202.
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. Currently, BWI offers free job training programs in four industries: commercial driving, telecommunications cable installation, TV and film production, and skilled woodworking.
CMP (formerly Chinatown Manpower Project) in lower Manhattan is now recruiting for a free training in Quickbooks, Basic Accounting, and Excel. This training is open to anyone who is receiving food stamps but no cash assistance. Class runs for eight weeks, followed by one-on-one meetings with a job developer. CMP also provides Free Home Health Aide Training for bilingual English/Cantonese speakers who are receiving food stamps but no cash assistance. Training runs Mondays through Fridays for six weeks and includes test prep and taking the HHA certification exam. Students learn about direct care techniques such as taking vital signs and assisting with personal hygiene and nutrition. For more information for the above two training programs, email: info@cmpny.org, call 212-571-1690, or visit. CMP also provides tuition-based healthcare and business trainings free to students who are entitled to ACCESS funding.
Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) trains women and places them in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades. It helps women achieve economic independence and a secure future. For information call 212-627-6252 or register online.
Grace Institute provides tuition-free, practical job training in a supportive learning community for underserved New York area women of all ages and from many different backgrounds. For information call 212-832-7605.
Please note this page will be revised when more recruitment events for the week of September 20 become available.
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