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 4:30 p.m. Monday 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 and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation – 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.
Transportation, Manufacturing and Construction Multi-Employer Recruitment Event
March 26 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
Dozens of jobs available right now at transportation, manufacturing and constructions businesses in Somerset and Hunterdon counties will be featured at a Wednesday, March 26, in-person Recruitment Event. The event, presented by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board (GRWDB), will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Center for Business & Entrepreneurship, 119 Main St. Flemington.
While registration is appreciated, those who pre-register may be considered for pre-scheduled on-site interviews being conducted by some of the participating employers. In addition, as part of this event, attendees can take part in a virtual Business Etiquette virtual workshop on Tuesday, March 18.
The employers scheduled to be in attendance are:
- Coach USA
- DeSapio Construction Inc. in Frenchtown
- FedEx in East Brunswick
- Hitran Corp. in Flemington
- Johanna Foods in Flemington
- Magna-Power Electronics in Flemington.
- Pave Rite Inc. in Bridgewater
- Schaible’s Plumbing, Heating & Water Treatment in Hampton
- Thermo Fisher Scientific in Bridgewater
- Trident Maritime Systems in High Bridge
- UPS in Bridgewater
Employers will be available for informational discussions and more. In addition, resources tables will feature information on programs at Hunterdon Polytech and other services available in Hunterdon County. To register, use the QR code in this flyer or go to https://bit.ly/4gxqyTv. The registration form includes an updated list of employers, and instructions for resume sharing to be considered for the on-site interviews will accompany registration confirmation. Walk-ins are welcome but on-site interviews may not be possible.
To help prepare for the event, attendees are invited to the March 18 Business Etiquette virtual workshop, running from 10 a.m.to 12 p.m.
The event, hosted by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and its partners, will be presented by Jan Goodman, a certified workforce development professional for the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Services Center.
While this workshop is connected to the March 26 recruitment event, it is open to all interested job seekers, and registration is required. To register, use the QR code in this flyer or go to https://bit.ly/3Q29f2e. An email confirmation will be sent upon registration completion.
For questions about either the March 18 workshop or March 26 event, email info@thegrwdb.org. or call 908-541-5790.
