Career Services
Job and Employment Links for the Week of December 7
Indo-American Community Services, a nonprofit organization is hosting the Fifth Annual Diversity Job Fair on Tuesday, December 9th , 2014, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at New York Midtown Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
NYC Fire Department will present an Information Session for Career Opportunities as EMT, Paramedic and Firefighter, on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 10 am - 2 pm, at Queens Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica Avenue 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11432.
New Partners, Inc. will present a recruitment for Home Health Aide (5 openings), on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. 10 am - 1:30 pm, at Flushing Workforce 1 Career Center, 138-60 Barclay Avenue, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355.
Per Scholas will present an Information Session for job seekers who are interested in obtaining professional IT skills and employment. Receive information about a free 15-week computer training program through Per Scholas and learn about their eligibility and screening process. This Information Session will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 2:00 pm - 4:00pm at Lower Manhattan Workforce 1 Career Center, 75 Varick Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10013.
Americare Inc. will present a recruitment for Home Health Aides Certified and Non-Certified (10 openings), on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 10 am - 2 pm, at Flushing Workforce 1 Career Center, 138 - 60 Barclay Avenue, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355.
Americare, Inc. will present a recruitment for Home Health Aides, Certified and Non-Cerrtified, (15 openings) on Thursday, December 11, 2014, 10 am - 2 pm, at Staten Island Workforce 1 Career Center, 120 Stuyvesant Place , Staten Island, NY 10301.
St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development provides Free Job Training and Educational Programs in Environmental Response and Remediation Tech (ERRT), Commercial Driver's License , Pest Control Technician Training (PCT), Employment Search and Prep Training and Job Placement, Earn Benefits and Career Path Center. For information and assistance, please visit St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development, 790 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11206. 718-302-2057 ext. 202.
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. Currently BWI offers free job training programs in four industries: commercial driving, telecommunications cable installation, TV and film production, and skilled woodworking. BWI is at 621 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217. 718-237-5366.
CMP (formerly Chinatown Manpower Project) in lower Manhattan is now recruiting for a free training in Quickbooks, Basic Accounting, and Excel. This training is open to anyone who is receiving food stamps but no cash assistance. Class runs for 8 weeks, followed by one-on-one meetings with a job developer. CMP also provides Free Home Health Aide Training for bilingual English/Cantonese speakers who are receiving food stamps but no cash assistance. Training runs Mondays through Fridays for 6 weeks, and includes test prep then taking the HHA certification exam. Students learn about direct care techniques such as taking vital signs and assisting with personal hygiene and nutrition. For more information for the above two training programs, please Email:info@cmpny.org , call 212-571-1690 or visit 70 Mulberry Street, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10013. CMP also provides tuition-based healthcare and business trainings for free to students who are entitled to ACCESS funding. Please call CMP for information.
Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) trains women and places them in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades. It helps women achieve economic independence and a secure future. For information call 212-627-6252 or register online.
Grace Institute provides tuition-free, practical job training in a supportive learning community for underserved New York area women of all ages and from many different background. For information call 212-832-7605.
Please note this blog post will be revised when more recruitment events for the week of December 7 are available.
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