Career-related services offered by the partners of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board focus on meeting customers from Hunterdon and Somerset Counties where they are.
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Service Center at 27 Warren St., second floor, in Somerville is open for in-person, career-related services 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Walk-ins are welcomed, but appointments are encouraged. Walk-in and appointment services are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday at the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center at 6 Gauntt Place in Flemington. On Thursday and Friday, appointment-only services are available. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 908-541-5780 in Somerville or 908-237-0016 in Flemington, or email onestop@co.somerset.nj.us for assistance.
In-person career-related services are available Monday through Friday at the Greater-Raritan One-Stop Career Center – Employment Services at 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. Walk-ins are welcomed but appointments are encouraged. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 908-704-3000 or use this form.
In addition to in-person, all offices continue to offer services through e-mail, phone and virtual platforms. A virtual orientation session for new customers of the Training Center is conducted at 10 a.m. Fridays, and virtual career-webinars presented by the Training Center and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board are scheduled several times a month. The Employment Services team also offer a monthly series of Jersey Job Club workshops, which can be attended in-person or remotely. Check out the GRWDB’s website calendar for the latest offerings; contact the GRWDB at 908-541-5790 or info@thegrwdb.org.
GRWDB Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and may be attended in person or virtually. The schedule of meetings can be found on the Events – Meeting Packages tab of the website.
Look on the calendar for more information on all programs and meetings.
Employability skills matter to hiring managers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. Those needed skills are the subject of many courses offered in SkillUp Greater Raritan, a service of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. In this free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, participants have access to thousands of different courses, […]
Una clase básica para ayudar al participante a navegar tres opciones de recursos en línea, diseñados para mejorar su perfil personal y profesional y estar mejor preparados a la hora de buscar empleo. Use this link to save your spot and join the virtual program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/webinar-bsqueda-de Informacion: https://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/4618465
Walmart in Flemington, NJ, is hiring. Find out everything you need to know at an upcoming Opportunities Information Session presented by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. The virtual session will start at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, and focus on two positions: CAP 2 […]
Eli Lilly in Branchburg, NJ, is hiring. Find out everything you need to know at an upcoming Virtual Information Session presented by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. The virtual session will start at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12, and focus on the Operator – […]
The job market continues to change, as does the way we look for work. In the career webinar, Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio, participants will discuss the value of presenting yourself as a complete package by using a resume as an introduction to an employer and backing it up with a portfolio presented at the […]
Making Your Job Search Work For You is presented by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, and the Franklin Township Public Library. In this 90-minute session running from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, staff members from the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board will: Offer tips on how to understand what your job […]
A Feb. 17 career webinar, The Art of Effective Communication, will allow participants to review the different ways we communicate, and understand how we can communicate effectively. Tools for effective communication also will be shared. This virtual workshop, starting at 10 a.m., is presented in collaboration with the Franklin Township Public Library System. The speaker […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board are presenting a Virtual Information Session for job seekers at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, for Power Container Corp. in the Somerset section of Franklin. The company is looking to fill the following position: Machine Operator, Line Lead, Quality […]
Employability skills matter to hiring managers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. Those needed skills are the subject of many courses offered in SkillUp Greater Raritan, a service of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. In this free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, participants have access to thousands of different courses, […]
The Mercer County One-Stop Career Center and the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development are hosting a Virtual Job Recruitment for Aurobindo in East Windsor from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. The employer will conduct interviews on the spot for the following available positions: Forklift Drivers, Warehouse Associates, Warehouse Supervisor, Associate […]
The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, serving Hunterdon and Somerset counties, connects community members to a host of free services designed to help job seekers on a successful career pathway. During "Career Connections," running virtually from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, board staff will share these local, county, state and national […]
This Somerset County Library System of New Jersey workshop is designed to address the hidden biases that can affect hiring and team building, and challenges the ability to create inclusivity in professional and personal settings. A 14-minute video accompanies this training offering five simple and actionable strategies to enhance workplace productivity and innovation by addressing […]