Greater Raritan

Free workshop: New Year, New Job
2020-01-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County, PeopleCare Center, 120 Finderne Ave., Bridgewater, NJ, 08807, United States
Are you an adult ESL student ready to use your new language skills to find a job? Are you a literacy tutor or a conversation group leader who wants to help students gain new employment skills and increase their marketability?
The new free workshop, New Year, New Job, cosponsored by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County, aims to help attendees find better-paying jobs. Resources will be reviewed, and strategies will be shared by job-seeker coach John Hadley.
There is no cost to attend. For more information or to RSVP, email info@thegrwdb.org or call 908-541-5790.

Free Career Workshop: Mastering the Interview
2020-01-22 13:30 - 15:30 | SCLSNJ’s Manville Library Branch, 100 S 10th Ave, Manville, NJ, 08835, United States
Greater Raritan One Stop Career Center Free Career Workshop
The interview is one of the key elements of the job search process. As with any skill, we can get better at it with preparation and practice. In this workshop, participants will explore how to prepare for an interview and become familiar with the types of questions to expect, as well as the questions they should think about asking. They will learn how to prepare for second interviews, testing, and shadowing, as well as how to follow up on their interview sessions.
Topics Discussed:

Understanding the Interview
Types of Questions
Preparation
Stress Interviews
Following up the Interview
Common Problems and Solutions
Phase Two (after the interview)
Trick Questions
Sealing the Deal
Getting What You’re Worth

How You Will Beneﬁt:

Understand the different types of interview questions and how to prepare to answer them.
Learn the most effective ways to prepare for an interview, including how to present yourself professionally.
Develop expertise at expressing yourself effectively.
Know how to ask for feedback following an interview.
Learn how to answer the toughest interview questions.

Visit: https://www.sclibnj.org. Seats are limited, therefore pre-registration is required. Call Jennifer Sulligan at (908) 458-8425 to register.

GRWDB Youth Committee Meeting
2020-01-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center, 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
Through policy, oversight, and planning, the GRWDB ensures that workforce training and education investments are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers and is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities for targeted populations. One of those includes the GRWDB’s Youth Committee, which works to coordinate and integrate local youth services with each other and the One Stop while seeking ways to expand and develop local youth services.
Meeting agendas can be found on the GRWDB website. For the Jan. 22 meeting, go here.
Newcomers, please RSVP to info@thegrwdb.org to ensure ample seating!

Recruitment Events: Alternatives Inc.
2020-01-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-01-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-01-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Alternatives Inc., 600 First Ave., Raritan, NJ, United States
Alternatives Inc., based in Raritan Borough, provides a variety of support services to adults with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses throughout Central Jersey.
The organization is doing immediate interviews for direct support professionals during Walk In Wednesdays on Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Visit www.alternativesinc.org, or call 908-685-1444.

Recruitment Event: United States Census 2020
2020-01-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
The United States Census 2020 is looking to fill open positions for Census Takers. Interested applicants can apply online any time at www.2020census.gov/jobs.
In addition, a recruitment event will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Somerset County One-Stop in Somerville. To reserve a seat, email Amanda.Modale@dol.nj.gov.

Census 101: An Introduction to the 2020 Census
2020-01-21 19:30 - 20:30 | United Way Volunteer Center, 20 Fulper Road, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
Census 101: An Introduction to the 2020 Census and How It Affects Our Communities, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the United Way Volunteer Center, 20 Fulper Road, Flemington. All are invited to this free event.
For more information, contact lwvnjsomersethunterdon@outlook.com.

RVCC Information Session on Cosmetology, Esthetics Programs
2020-01-21 17:00 - 18:30 | Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
A Beauty Professions Information Session will be conducted from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.The information session will be conducted in the Workforce Training Center at the college’s Branchburg campus.
RVCC’s next Cosmetology program will be offered Jan. 27 to Nov. 25. The next Esthetics program will run Feb. 24 to Aug. 25. Classes for each are held Monday through Friday.
To register for an Information Session, visit www.raritanval.edu/visit.

NJMEP Pre-Screening Testing for Apprenticeship Program
2020-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP), 2 Ridgedale Ave #305, Cedar Knolls, NJ, United States
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) is providing Apprenticeship services to its manufacturing clients. In addition to those clients placing their incumbent workers into NJMEP’s program cohorts, they have asked NJMEP to prescreen and supply candidates for hire to be placed into NJMEP’s Industrial Manufacturing Production Technician Apprenticeship Program.
The next assessment date for this program is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at NJMEP’s Cedar Knolls location.
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be at least 18 years old, and interested in manufacturing job. A driver’s license is strongly preferred for mobility and access to company locations to meet their work and production schedules. The first step is to have candidates prescreened.
To register for the Jan. 21 assessment, go here.

Recruitment Event: Kwenyan and Associates
2020-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Hunterdon One Stop, Building #2, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
Kwenyan and Associates in Flemington is hiring for an Outpatient Mental Health Therapist, a Counselor’s Aide, a Van Driver Van Aide, and an Administrative Assistant / Receptionist. A recruitment event will be conducted at the Hunterdon One-Stop Career Center in Flemington on Jan. 17. RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.

GRWDB Board Meeting
2020-01-16 15:00 - 17:00
The GRWDB Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 at 3 PM.
The meeting will be conducted in Hunterdon County, with the location to be announced shortly.
These meetings are open to the public and all are welcomed to attend.

Newcomers, please RSVP to Paul Grzella at grzella@co.somerset.nj.us to ensure ample seating!

Helping the Court-Involved: New Jersey Reentry Corp. Services for Somerset County residents
2020-01-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Somerset County Human Services Building, 27 Warren Street, 1st floor conference room, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
New Jersey Reentry Corp. provides a range of services to those who have been court involved. The New Brunswick-based office serves Middlesex County, as well as residents of Somerset County.
Tasha Hogan, facility director for the New Brunswick NJ Reentry Corp. location, will review the opportunities the program offers during this program on Jan. 15. She will review how service-providers in the county can link their customers to those services. The goal of NJRC is to remove barriers for those who have a background face when trying to reintegrate back into society.
Space is limited for this free information session, and all welcome. To attend, please email grzella@co.somerset.nj.us.

FREE Training: Overview of Services Offered by NJ Reentry Corp.
2020-01-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Somerset County Human Services Building, 27 Warren Street, 1st floor conference room, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
New Jersey Reentry Corp. provides a range of services to those who have been court involved. The New Brunswick-based office serves Middlesex County, as well as residents of Somerset County.
During this Jan. 15 workshop training, Tasha Hogan, facility director for the New Brunswick NJ Reentry Corp. location, will review the opportunities the program offers. Service-providers in the county will learn how they can link their customers to those services. The goal of NJRC is to remove barriers for those who have a background face when trying to reintegrate back into society.
Space is limited for this free information session, and all welcome. If you would like to attend, please email grzella@co.somerset.nj.us.

FREE PROGRAM: 2020 Census Training for Information Providers
2020-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Bridgewater Somerset County Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ, 08876, United States
If you work at a Somerset County agency or service provider which will help encourage residents to fill out the 2020 Census, this free program will help you communicate the importance of completing the census to those you work with and serve. The free program will run from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Somerset County Library.
Registration is due by Jan. 10 at Planning_Br@co.somerset.nj.us or at 908-231-7021.

Recruitment Event: Valor Hospitality
2020-01-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
Valor Hospitality Partners, based in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards, is hosting a recruitment event at the Somerville One Stop Career Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14. A number of positions are available for the growing hotel business, including line cook, housekeepers, hotel maintenance workers/engineer, bartenders, dishwashers and restaurant services
This free event will begin at 10 a.m. Email Amanda.modale@dol.nj.gov.

2020 Census: Hunterdon County Census Solutions Workshop
2020-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | United Way Volunteer Center, 20 Fulper Road, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
A Census Solutions Workshop, responding to questions about the Census, developing strategies to help get out the county, and training participants on census tools, will be conducted at the United Way Volunteer Center in Flemington on Friday, Jan. 10.
Call Bonnie Duncan at 908-782-3414 or email bonnie@uwhunterdon.org.

Informational Event: How to Apply to State and Local Jobs
2020-01-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Hunterdon One Stop, Building #2, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
On Friday, Jan. 10, two free presentations, from the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, will show residents in Somerset and Hunterdon counties how they can apply for state and local jobs.
The first event will be conducted at the Somerset County One-Stop from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10. The second one will be conducted at the Hunterdon County One-Stop from 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 10
For more information, visit https://www.state.nj.us/csc/.

Recruitment Event: Harbor Freight Flemington
2020-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Hunterdon One Stop, Building #2, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
The new Harbor Freight location in Flemington still has open positions it is trying to fill prior to its opening later this month. A recruitment event for those positions has been scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, at the Hunterdon One-Stop location. For more information, visit HarborFreightJobs.com.

Informational Event: How to Apply to State and Local Jobs
2020-01-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States

RVCC Information Session on Opportunity Grant Program
2020-01-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Raritan Valley Community College Event Center, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
A special Information Session focusing on Raritan Valley Community College’s participation in the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Program will be held Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the Branchburg’s campus Event Center (Room 102). The CCOG program offers free tuition for those who qualify.
This is in addition to general information sessions and tours being offered at the college on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 4-5 p.m., and Friday, Jan. 31, from 10-11 a.m.
To register for an Information Session, visit www.raritanval.edu/visit and click on January. For additional information, contact the Admissions Department at 908-526-1200, ext. 7009 or admissions@raritanval.edu.

RVCC Information Session on Beauty Professions programs
2020-01-07 17:00 - 18:30 | Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
Raritan Valley Community College will offer an Information Session for its Beauty Professions programs on Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the Branchburg campus’ Workforce Training Center. During the Beauty Professions Information Session, participants will learn about RVCC’s programs in Cosmetology and Esthetics (Skin Care) as they view and participate in hands-on hair demonstrations; meet the programs’ director; take part in a question-and-answer segment; and apply for either program. RVCC’s Cosmetology and Esthetics programs include opportunities for job shadowing and salon practicum. and offer proactive job placement for graduates.
The college’s next daytime Cosmetology program will be conducted Jan. 27, 2020, to Nov. 25, 2020. Classes are held Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. RVCC’s next daytime Esthetics program is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2020, to Aug. 25, 2020.
Classes are held Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information about the Cosmetology or Esthetics programs, contact Marcia Bird at 908-526-1200, ext. 8618, or marcia.bird@raritanval.edu. For additional information about the programs, visit www.raritanval.edu/cosmetology or www.raritanval.edu/esthetics.

2020 Perfect Vision: An Employer Resource and Information Event
2020-01-03 09:00 - 15:00 | Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center Computer Room 205, 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
“2020 Perfect Vision” is a first-ever event for Somerset County-based employers featuring different speakers focusing on job-related resources any business owner can use. Speakers have been invited from the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, Wage & Hour, the Business Action Center, OSHA, Apprenticeships, WOTC, Federal Bonding, and programs for Veterans, Vocational Rehabilitation, and On-the-Job training.
Attendees can come for one presentation or multiple — whatever fits their schedules.
Sign up to receive additional information by sending an email to: Amanda.modale@dol.nj.gov

Recruitment Event: Kwenyan and Associates
2019-12-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Hunterdon One Stop, Building #2, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
Kwenyan and Associates in Flemington is hiring for an Outpatient Mental Health Therapist, a Counselor’s Aide and a Van Driver Van Aide. A recruitment event will be conducted at the Hunterdon One Stop Career Center on Dec. 31. (Note: this event was originally scheduled for Dec. 17 but postponed due to weather.) RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.

Recruitment Event: Integra
2019-12-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
Integra, a medical technology company, will be at the Somerville at One Stop on Dec. 30 for a recruitment event for a customer service representative. RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.

GRWDB Executive Committee Meeting - Meeting Cancelled
2019-12-19 15:00 - 17:00 | TBD
The GRWDB Executive Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2019, has been cancelled. Message Paul Grzella at grzella@co.somerset.nj.us for more details or any questions!

FREE Career Workshop: Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio
2019-12-18 13:30 - 15:30 | SCLSNJ’s Manville Library Branch, 100 S 10th Ave, Manville, NJ, 08835, United States
The job market continues to changes, as does the way we look for work. The workshop, Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio, examines 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 interview.
This free workshop at the Manville Public Library is presented by Jan Goodman, community outreach specialist / career coach, for Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center Training Services.
Seating is limited and registration is required. Call Jennifer Sulligan at 908-458-8425 or visit https://www.sclibnj.org.

Recruitment Event: Harbor Freight
2019-12-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Hunterdon One Stop, Building #2, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
The new Harbor Freight location in Flemington is hiring for various positions. A recruitment event will be conducted at the Hunterdon One Stop, Building #2, on Dec. 18. RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.

Recruitment Event: Kensington Bus Company
2019-12-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
Kensington Bus Company is hiring for CDL School Bus Training, Road Ready School Bus Driver, and Bus Aide. A recruitment event will be conducted at the Somerville One Stop Career Center on Dec. 12. RSVP to mailto:Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.

Recruitment Event: CARS Recon Inc.
2019-12-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States
CARS Recon Inc. is hiring for auto detailers. A recruitment event will be conducted at the Somerville One Stop Career Center on Dec. 10. RSVP to amanda.modale@dol.nj.gov to reserve a seat.
