Local businesses and organizations are gearing up to recruit new staff members at Project Self-Sufficiency’s Career & Job Fair on Wednesday, April 17th, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Representatives from local employers and educational institutions will be on hand to promote job openings and scholastic opportunities. Additional job searching resources, such as mock interviews, will be offered to attendees by Project Self-Sufficiency Career Center staff. A Shop Rite gift card will be awarded to a lucky Career & Job Fair attendee. The event Fair is free and open to the public.
“We encourage anyone who is interested in advancing their career to attend this unique event,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “In addition to learning about employment opportunities and options for furthering their education, job seekers can get immediate feedback on their resume, fine-tune their interview skills, and get tips on enhancing their job search process.”
Recent Project Self-Sufficiency Career & Job Fairs have hosted more than 50 area employers. In addition to Project Self-Sufficiency, employers and educational institutions who have already signed on to promote job openings include Abilities of Northwest Jersey; Action Group Staffing; Atlantic Health System; Avenues in Motion; Bayada Home Health Care; Capitol Care; Cutting Edge Academy; Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Express Employment Professionals; First Student, Inc.; Fulton Bank; Heath Village; Home Depot; iHeartMedia; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 102 JATC; Iron Temple Training Center; Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice; Land of Make Believe; Mary Kay Cosmetics; Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges; Morris County Vocational School District, Adult Continuing Education Program; Mountain Creek Resort; National Winter Activity Center; New Jersey Courts, Morris/Sussex Vicinage; New Jersey Department of Labor, Sussex County One Stop; New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Planet Network; Preferred Care at Home; Premier Health Associates; Primerica Financial Services; RoNetco Supermarkets/Shop Rite; Rose House; SCARC, Inc.; Sevita Health; Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #25; Sussex County Community College; Thor Labs; United Methodist Communities Homeworks; United States Marine Corps; Willow Lake Day Camp; Workforce Development Board of Northwest New Jersey; and others.
For more information about the free Career & Job Fair, or to find out more about the programs and services offered by Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.
Project Self-Sufficiency is a private, non-profit organization, empowering low-income families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and family stability in semi-rural, northwestern New Jersey. Since 1986, Project Self-Sufficiency has served more than 25,000 families, including over 30,000 children. We offer a full range of services for low income single parents, teen parents, displaced homemakers, and two-parent families, including computer classes, resume preparation, help with interview skills, legal education, parenting workshops, help with emergency basic needs, counseling, case management, support groups, life skills preparation, financial workshops, family activities and childcare.
