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.
Do you get nervous when interviewing or making presentations at company meetings? A career webinar, Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public, is designed to give participants tips and strategies to succeed in public-speaking situations. The Zoom webinar will be presented from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, by Jan Goodman, community outreach […]
The Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity and Scott Barnett are collaborating to present a "Starting a Business 101" Workshop. This virtual event will start at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 19, and will focus on the best practices to imagine, start and evolve your business. To sign up for this class, go to https://bit.ly/3KRNI79.
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 Operations Committee, which provides strategy and […]
The Greater Raritan 2022 Job Fair will be hosted at the Hindu Temple and Cultural Society on Route 202-206 in Bridgewater from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. As of May 10, 100 employers have registered; that is near the employer capacity limit for the temple location. The participating employers have more than […]
Do you get nervous when interviewing or making presentations at company meetings? A career webinar, Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public, is designed to give participants tips and strategies to succeed in public-speaking situations. The Zoom webinar will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, by Jan Goodman, community outreach specialist/career […]
William Paterson University's Center for Degree Completion and Adult Learning is conducting a Virtual Job Fair on Tuesday, May 24, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. More than 30 employers are scheduled to participate; attendees can register for multiple sessions to meet with different employers. This is a free event. Register use the link in this […]
A Career Summit will be conducted on Wednesday, May 25, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Job seekers from the military community are invited to meet, network, and interview with regional and national employers at this education and hiring event, presented by Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Job seeker programming will be offered from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
Norwescap Career & Life Transitions Center in Flemington is presenting a five-day Empowerment series with coach Marie Webber at Norwescap's Flemington office at 84 Park Ave. The series will run on five consecutive Wednesdays, from May 4 to June 1, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with time for lunch and breaks. Participants will be introduced […]
Coach USA is currently hiring for drivers. Learn more at a Hiring Event from 11 a.. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 at the business' location at 349 First St., Elizabeth. An applicant can either have a CDL with passenger and airbrakes or a CDL permit with passenger and airbrakes endorsements. For those who have a […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is presenting a Virtual Information Session for job seekers at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022, for Maid Beautiful Cleaning, which is hiring for positions in Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties. Positions: House cleaner / Professional Cleaner. Operating hours are Monday to Sunday from […]
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. As part of this work, the GRWDB is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities for targeted populations. One of those is the GRWDB’s Youth […]
Through the collaboration of industry associations and their labor partners, Construction Industry Career Day 2022 will be conducted on May 31 and June 1 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center at 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08837. This two-day event showcases the construction industry’s educational opportunities and occupations, while providing participants with hands-on […]
