Drive-Thru Job Fair Planned At Raritan Valley Community College

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board (GRWDB) will host a drive-thru job fair featuring dozens of employers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg.

Employers

Employers of all sizes in both Somerset and Hunterson counties are invited to take part in the free event. Currently, 20 business and career-support agencies have signed up to offer information and represent a range of industries, including healthcare, education, IT, logistics, retail sales, salons, the U.S. Post Office, and many more.

This is the second Drive-Thru Job Fair organized by the GRWDB. The first event was conducted last October at the Somerset Patriots TD Bank Ballpark and attracted 250 job seekers.

"Given the need we are seeing in our area, we are planning for 400 job-seeker participants on April 15," said Violet Kocsis, GRWDB Board Chair and Senior Vice President of Corporate Services, CHRO, Hunterdon Healthcare.

Employers have until Tuesday, April 6, to sign-up and provide jobs information. Employers do not be need to be present at the event and just need to provide a recruitment flier detailing their companies' available positions and how to apply.

Flyers can be dropped off by April 6 at two locations: at 27 Warren St., Somerville, and 8 Gauntt Place, Building Three, Flemington. Companies may register by emailing grzella@co.somerset.nj.us, or by calling 908-203-6044. More shareable information for employers is available here.

The recruitment flyers provided by employers will be added to individual bags, which also will include information on workforce-related programs available to job seekers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties.

Job Seekers

On April 15, job seekers can come to Raritan Valley Community College to the parking lot across from the RVCC Workforce Training Center where packets will be handed out.

Registration for job seekers is not required but is encouraged so that participants can be connected to other career-related resources. Staff distributing the bag of career information will be wearing masks and gloves. Drivers should observe safety protocols as well.

More shareable information for job seekers is available here.

Those who are interested in attending the GRWDB Drive-Thru Job Fair should keep checking back to the home site at thegrwdb.org, where a master list of participants will be updated through April 14.

Each bag handed out to job seekers on April 15 will include a master list of participants, along with their contact information.

The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board oversees federally and state-funded career and employment services for businesses and residents in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. A variety of virtual career-readiness workshops, training programs, job information sessions and other services are offered regularly by workforce system partners. These opportunities can be viewed on the calendar tab of thegrwdb.org.

For questions, contact GRWDB Director Paul Grzella at grzella@co.somerset.nj.us or 908-203-6044.

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