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 Center Employment Services office and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) office at 75 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Somerville are open for walk-in services 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding state holidays. For information on Employment Services, call 908-704-3000. For information on DVRS, call 908-704-3030. To schedule an appointment, use this form.
- The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center at 8 Bartles Corner Road in Flemington is open for walk-in services with state and county partners 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, and by appointment on Thursday and Friday, as well as phone and virtual services, excluding county holidays. Call 908-704-3000 or use this form to schedule an appointment.
- The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Services Center on the second floor of 27 Warren St. in Somerville is open for walk-in services from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding county holidays. Call 908-541-5780 or email onestop@co.somerset.nj.us.
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.
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Career Webinar: Combat Ageism in Your Job Search
February 23, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
One of the subtle, insidious forms of discrimination that workers face is one that all of us will be up against some day: ageism. If you are over 40 and looking for work, you may find that you are having an even harder time than when you were younger and less experienced. And the older you get – 45, 50, 55… –, the more challenging it becomes to make headway against prejudice.
What can you, the individual, do to combat ageism when you are looking for work?
The Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity welcomes jobseekers of all ages to its next Zoom workshop, Combat Ageism in Your Job Search, with Dr. Amy Geffen, PhD, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. This webinar will discuss online learning, technology, research, and enthusiasm – critical tools to help the real you shine through. Participants will learn what to include and avoid in resumes and LinkedIn profiles, how to answer interview questions, and how to come across during the interview. Next steps in careers, whether you want to work part-time, continue to work full-time, start a consulting business, or volunteer on a non-profit board, also will be discussed.
Geffen is a career coach, trainer, educator, and author with over thirty years of experience in such industries as finance, engineering, higher education, risk management, health, non-profit organizations, and more. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, a Master’s degree from Harvard University and a PhD from New York University.
Click here or scan the QR code in the flyer to register.
