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.
Norwescap Career & Life Transitions Center in Flemington is presenting a five-day Empowerment series with coach Marie Webber at Norwescap's Flemington office at 84 Park Ave. The series will run on five consecutive Wednesdays, from May 4 to June 1, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with time for lunch and breaks. Participants will be introduced […]
The Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity is hosting a Virtual Hiring Event from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, for William-Sonoma positions based in South Brunswick. Open positions include Conveyor Technician, Customer Service Coordinator I and II,DC Admin 1, Forklift Driver, General Maintenance, Warehouse Clerk and Warehouse Lead. To register for the […]
Do you get nervous when interviewing or making presentations at company meetings? A career webinar, Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public, is designed to give participants tips and strategies to succeed in public-speaking situations. The Zoom webinar will be presented from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, by Jan Goodman, community outreach […]
The Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity and Scott Barnett are collaborating to present a "Starting a Business 101" Workshop. This virtual event will start at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 19, and will focus on the best practices to imagine, start and evolve your business. To sign up for this class, go to https://bit.ly/3KRNI79.
Through policy, oversight, and planning, the GRWDB ensures that workforce training and education investments are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers and is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities for targeted populations. One of those includes the GRWDB’s One-Stop Operations Committee, which provides strategy and […]
The Greater Raritan 2022 Job Fair will be hosted at the Hindu Temple and Cultural Society on Route 202-206 in Bridgewater from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. As of May 10, 100 employers have registered; that is near the employer capacity limit for the temple location. The participating employers have more than […]
Do you get nervous when interviewing or making presentations at company meetings? A career webinar, Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public, is designed to give participants tips and strategies to succeed in public-speaking situations. The Zoom webinar will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, by Jan Goodman, community outreach specialist/career […]
William Paterson University's Center for Degree Completion and Adult Learning is conducting a Virtual Job Fair on Tuesday, May 24, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. More than 30 employers are scheduled to participate; attendees can register for multiple sessions to meet with different employers. This is a free event. Register use the link in this […]
A Career Summit will be conducted on Wednesday, May 25, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Job seekers from the military community are invited to meet, network, and interview with regional and national employers at this education and hiring event, presented by Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Job seeker programming will be offered from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
Norwescap Career & Life Transitions Center in Flemington is presenting a five-day Empowerment series with coach Marie Webber at Norwescap's Flemington office at 84 Park Ave. The series will run on five consecutive Wednesdays, from May 4 to June 1, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with time for lunch and breaks. Participants will be introduced […]
Coach USA is currently hiring for drivers. Learn more at a Hiring Event from 11 a.. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 at the business' location at 349 First St., Elizabeth. An applicant can either have a CDL with passenger and airbrakes or a CDL permit with passenger and airbrakes endorsements. For those who have a […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is presenting a Virtual Information Session for job seekers at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022, for Maid Beautiful Cleaning, which is hiring for positions in Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties. Positions: House cleaner / Professional Cleaner. Operating hours are Monday to Sunday from […]