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.
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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.