Employment Service
438 Summit Avenue
1^st Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07306

(201) 795-8800

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Vocational Rehabilitation Services
438 Summit Ave.,
Jersey City, NJ 07306
 

(201)217-7181

• Public access to One-Stop computers for posting resumes and searching for jobs
• Assist applicant in registering for services
• Review the applicant’s job qualifications, experience, readiness, abilities, etc.
• Vocational counseling to veterans and other applicants
• Refer the applicant to employers with appropriate job openings
• Refer to other agencies for job training
• Refer to other agencies for supportive services (health, housing, legal, etc)
• Classes in job seeking methods (searching for job openings, writing resumes and cover letters, interviewing for a job, networking, etc.)
• Assist job applicants in writing and entering their resumes into America’s Talent Bank
• Public access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Assistance, when needed, to registered applicants using the computers
• Fax, copier, phones available to applicants for use only in their job search
• Certification of unemployed job seekers for tuition-free training at any community college or state college (on a space-available basis)
• Orientation and referral to the Self-employment Assistance program

Services to employers include, among others:

• Screening and referral of appropriate job candidates from the largest pool of workers
• On-site (at employer’s location) recruitment and screening for the employer
• Positive recruitment—employer can conduct recruitment using the office and facilities of the Employment Service
• Employers can set up on-the-job training for workers through the Employment Service

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Unemployment Insurance
438 Summit Avenue
1^st Floor
Jersey City, NJ

(201) 795-8708

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Public access to One-Stop computers for posting resumes and searching for jobs
• Processing of Unemployment Insurance claims
• Orientation to other services that are available to job seekers (for example, Employment Service, JTPA, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and other services)

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Career Planning & Placement Center Hudson County Community College
162 Sip Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306

(201) 656-2020 Ext. 7170

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
 

• Career and academic counseling
• Public access to One-Stop computers for posting resumes and searching for jobs
• Computerized self-assessment featuring "Discover" and "Focus" Access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Individual assistance provided, if needed, to those using the computers
• "What’s the Color of Your Parachute?" on-line (job search techniques)

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Hudson County Welfare Office, Family Resource Center
87 Newkirk Street
2^nd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07306

(201) 420-3098

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 4:15 pm

• Clients of Work First have access to One-Stop computers for posting resumes and searching for jobs
• Workfirst New Jersey program (assistance to welfare recipients in finding and keeping a job) Public access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Limited assistance, if needed, to those using the computers for job searches or to post resumes

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Jersey City Employment and Training
121-125 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302

Phone: (201) 413-7580

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Public access to One-Stop computers for posting resumes and searching for jobs
• Review of the individual’s skills, aptitudes and work experience Employment counseling Training (if appropriate)
• Job readiness preparation
• Programs for workers who have been laid off
• Public access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Individual assistance provided as needed to those using the computers for job searches and for posting resumes

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Jersey City Public Library
472 Jersey Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302

Phone: (201) 547-4500

Hours:
Mon - Thurs: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Fri: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(except 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
during July & August)

• Public has access to One-Stop computers to post resumes and for job searches
• Extensive books and other materials to help those planning a career or looking for jobs, job training, etc.
• Computer access on the Internet to Workforce New Jersey’s One-Stop website (including Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training opportunities, services, etc.)
• Extensive information about companies, which can be used by those writing resumes and cover letters or preparing for interviews

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• Students have access to One-Stop computers to post resumes and search for jobs
• High school diploma courses
• Adult Basic Education
• GED
• English as a Second Language
• Access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Individual assistance provided, if needed, to those using the computers for job searches and for posting resumes

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Jersey City University
Career Center
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305

(201) 200-3005 or 3006

Hours:
Mon, Tues, Thurs:
8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Wed: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Fri: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Summer Hours:
Mon - Thurs: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Fri: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Additional information:
www.njcu.edu

• Students of Jersey City U. have access to internet-linked computers for job searches and to post resumes
• Individualized career counseling to discuss the choice of a major, possible careers and interests, to assist in planning a job search, researching career information or selecting a graduate program of study
• Vocational testing to evaluate interests
• Placement testing in math, reading and English
• Workshops regarding the selection of a major for careers of interest
• Applying to graduate school, writing resumes, interviewing skills
• Explaining the university’s methods of evaluating transfer credits
• Resource library (careers, graduate schools, employers, employment opportunities, cooperative education internships, etc.)
• Advising non-declared students regarding registration procedures and the academic policies of the university
• Cooperative Education Internships for students who have declared their Major
• Accounting Extended Internships for accounting majors
• Part-time job opportunities
• Campus recruitment program
• Referrals of University seniors and alumni to employers with job openings
• Public access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Assistance, if needed, to students using the computers

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Urban League of Hudson County
779 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ

(201) 656-4682

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Public has access to One-Stop computers to post resumes and for job searches
• Americorps program
• Parenting assistance—training classes and workshops
• Employment counseling and assistance with finding a job
• Access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Assistance, when needed, to clients using the computers

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Veterans Center
115 Christopher Columbus Drive
Suite 200
Jersey City, NJ 07302


(973) 645-2038


Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

• Employment counseling and assistance with finding a job
• Access to computers featuring the Workforce New Jersey ‘s One-Stop (Job Bank, Resume Bank, directories of training and services, etc.)
• Assistance, if needed, to clients using the computers

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