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Career Central
“Albany’s Workforce Solution Center” – serving employers and job seekers.
Located in Albany’s One Stop Employment Center, the Department of Youth and Workforce Services (formerly the Department of Human Resources), with over 25 years of experience, operates a variety of federal and stated funded activities designed to assist job seekers and employers with their workforce needs. A key operating principle of the Department of Youth and Workforce Services is to create an interchange between employers and job seekers that responds to current and future workforce demands in the Albany area.
Services for job seekers include:
Employment statistics information on the labor market;
Job vacancy listings;
Information on job skills necessary to obtain employment;
Local occupations in demand, earnings and required skills;
Job Search Assistance;
Use of telephone bank, fax, voice mail and copier service to conduct job search;
Use of computer bank with Internet connection to conduct job search;
Use of our Career Resource library with hundreds of reference materials, newspapers and periodicals;
Interest inventories and aptitude tests;
Access to training for qualified customer;
Career Portal;
Services for employers include:
Customized training for employees;
On-the-Job Training contracts;
Job posting options;
Information on tax credits;
Information on federal and state employer related initiatives;
Use of facility to conduct job interviews;
Access to our pool of pre-screened job seekers.
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