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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Norwescap Job Readiness Workshop in Washington, N.J.: Secrets of a Successful Job Search

January 18 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in January by Norwescap in an in-person training series at the Washington Borough Public Library, 20 Carlton Ave., Washington. The class will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on the following dates and with the following subjects:

January 2, January 4 and January 9: Office 365 Excel, for easy budgets and charts.

January 11 and January 16: Office 365 PowerPoint, to get your point across. 

This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer skills. The Job Readiness series teaches participants to create professional documents, easy budgets and charts, get points across in a presentation, and learn secrets of a successful job search.  These classes will be held in-person.

In addition, two other related courses will be offered at the library in a hybrid format during the month:

January 18– Secrets of a Successful Job Search, to learn tips and tricks and resources to help in a job search.

January 23 – Why LinkedIn? Employers are looking at candidates on social media? LinkedIn is an essential tool in any career toolbox. More than just a copy of your resume, LinkedIn a great source of information about the job market, trends and connections with others in your industry. With LinkedIn you can build and maintain your network, search for jobs, and build your professional reputation.

Registration for the session is required. Call Terry at 908-788-1435.

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Date:
January 18
Time:
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Washington Borough Public Library
20 Carlton Ave.
Washington, NJ 07882 United States
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