Tag: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

  • Gov. Murphy announces ‘Return and Earn’ incentive program

    Gov. Murphy announces ‘Return and Earn’ incentive program

    Gov. Phil Murphy has announced that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) will begin implementation of the “Return and Earn” program. This new initiative will provide a $500 incentive for unemployed workers re-entering the workforce and receiving job training from businesses with 100 or fewer employees, according to a press release…

  • Grants fund job training in three Central Jersey counties

    Grants fund job training in three Central Jersey counties

    Residents in Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset counties who are unemployed because of COVID-19 have access to a new training grant program through the counties’ workforce development boards. The Consortium of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, serving Hunterdon and Somerset counties; and the Workforce Development Board of Middlesex County has received $277,750 in COVID-19 Dislocated…

  • Middlesex County hosting drive-thru job fair with more than 75 employers

    Middlesex County hosting drive-thru job fair with more than 75 employers

    The Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity will hold a drive-thru job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 15 in the parking lot of the Grand Marquis, 1550 Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Job seekers will receive packets with information about available career opportunities, and job training from more than 75 employers that…

  • Learn how to ‘ace the interview’ during East Brunswick Library workshop

    Learn how to ‘ace the interview’ during East Brunswick Library workshop

    The East Brunswick Library will present “Acing the Interview” at 10:30 a.m. on July 21 at the library, Civic Center Drive, to help jobseekers. The workshop shares the necessary tools to conduct successful interviews in person, on the phone or online. Learn how to think like the employer, prepare for the conversation, make a positive…

  • East Brunswick Library to help jobseekers with interview process

    East Brunswick Library to help jobseekers with interview process

    The East Brunswick Library will offer “Acing the Interview” at 10:30 a.m. on June 16 to help jobseekers. The library is located on Civic Center Drive, off Ryders Lane. The workshop shares the necessary tools to conduct successful interviews in person, on the phone or online. Learn how to think like the employer, prepare for…

  • East Brunswick Library to hold program for job seekers on Jan. 13

    East Brunswick Library to hold program for job seekers on Jan. 13

    The East Brunswick Library will hold a program for job seekers at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 13 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr., East Brunswick. “Pathways to Employment” is presented through New Jersey Career Connections, a job search and career navigation service offered at East Brunswick Library through a partnership with the…

  • Job fair to feature FedEx Ground positions

    Job fair to feature FedEx Ground positions

    The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s New Jersey Career Connections service will partner with FedEx Ground to hold a job fair at the East Brunswick Library from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick. A FedEx Ground talent acquisitions coordinator will discuss seasonal and long-term job…

  • Job seekers invited to workshop at East Brunswick Library on July 15

    Job seekers invited to workshop at East Brunswick Library on July 15

    The East Brunswick Library will sponsor “Path to Employment: New Jersey Career Connections” at 10:30 am. on July 15 at the library, 2 Civic Center Dr., East Brunswick. “Pathways to Employment” is presented through New Jersey Career Connections, a job search and career navigation service offered through a partnership with the New Jersey Department of…

  • East Brunswick Library launches new career service

    East Brunswick Library launches new career service

      The East Brunswick Public Library will hold a ceremony to commemorate the launch of New Jersey Career Connections, a new job search and career navigation service now provided at local libraries and One-Stop Career Centers throughout the state, at 11 a.m. on Jan. 12 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr., East…