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.
In addition to in-person, all offices 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 and in-person career-webinars on different topics are presented an ongoing basis by the Training Center and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Bookmark this GRWDB calendar page to keep up with the latest offerings. Job fairs and related career events from around the state can be found on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Events Calendar.
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.
For more information and instructions on submitting items for calendar consideration, contact the GRWDB at 908-541-5790 or info@thegrwdb.org.
When preparing for a job interview and using your soft skills to promote your abilities, small mistakes can lead to big consequences. Author and senior executive Anne Corley Baum wants to help job seekers make no mistakes and get results. During a webinar at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, Corley Baum will share interview tips […]
In this Somerset County Library System of New Jersey webinar, participants will discover nationwide, niche, and local employment websites, job related library databases and other useful sites, and how to avoid scams. Presented by Business Librarian Chris Murray. Use this link to save your spot and join the virtual program at 11 a.m. on Friday, […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development offers an array of free services for businesses. During "Growing Your Business: Department of Labor's Business Services 101," running from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, three system team members and partners will talk about the free services available to employers in Somerset County. […]
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, Jan. 27, for SHI International Corp. The company is looking to fill positions in its Warehouse and Integration Center in Piscataway. Attendees will be educated on […]
A quarterly GRWDB Board Meeting will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, as a GoToMeeting. The meeting will include a presentation on new features of thegrwdb.org; a review of a SkillUp Greater Raritan survey; a labor insight analysis report for the past quarter, a discussion of a proposed update to the 2013 Joint […]
Feeling stressed? Don't know where to go for help? Kelsey Anderson of NORWESCAP will be present a virtual webinar, Practice Gratitude & Mindfulness, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3. For more information or to register, call 908-788-1453 or visit norwescap.org.
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, […]
Making Your Job Search Work For You is presented by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, and the Bernards Township Library. In this session running from 7 to 8:15 p.m. p.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2021, staff members from the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board will: Offer tips on how to understand what your job search […]
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 One-Stop Committee, which provides strategy and direction […]
Let’s face it, everybody has some unconscious bias. This is not in the context of talking about a preference for Mexican food or an inclination toward the color blue. The focus here is on those inflexible beliefs about whole categories of people that keep us from seeing others accurately, from making fair and appropriate decisions, […]
PIM Brands, makers of Welch's Fruit Snakes and other confections, is hosting an in-person Job Fair at its site in the Somerset section of Franklin on Saturday, Feb. 6. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1600 Cottontail Lane. Attendees will learn about a variety of open positions at the facility, […]
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. One of those includes the GRWDB’s Disabilities Committee, which works to coordinate and integrate local disability […]
