Career Services

Job and Employment Links for the Week of March 8

FDNY Information Session for career opportunities as EMT, Paramedic and Firefighter on Thursday, March 12, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm, at Queens Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica Avenue 2nd Floor, NY 11432.

Per Scholas Information Session provides information about a free 15-week computer training program through Per Scholas and learn about their eligibility and screening  process.   This session will be held on Thursday, March 12,  2015,  2-4 pm  at the Lower Manhattan Workforce 1 Career Center, 75 Varick Street, 7th  Floor, New York, NY 10013.

Time Warner Cable will present a recruitment for Field Technician (10  openings) on Friday, March 13,  2015, 10 am - 2 pm at Lower Manhattan WorkFDNforce 1 Career Center, 75 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013.  By appointment only:  For an appointment, please contact Ms. Barbara Listefski, 212-775-3749. Must bring I.D. and resume.

St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development provides Free Job, Training and Educational Programs in Environmental Response and Remediation Tec (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. 

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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 March 8 are available.