Job Seekers Benefit from Career Fair

Hundreds of local job seekers got a jump start on their employment search at a unique Career Fair hosted by Project Self-Sufficiency.  In addition to learning about job openings and educational opportunities, attendees were able to attend workshops designed to boost their job searching experience.  Volunteers Jodi Butler, Cheri Larson, Kim Oliynik and Laura Post from Mars, Inc., facilitated workshops about resume-writing, interview skills and the job search process.  Participants were able to practice interview techniques and obtain valuable feedback from seasoned professionals. 

“Hosting frequent Career Fairs gives Project Self-Sufficiency the opportunity to offer a means for our own participants, as well as members of the public, to interface with employers who are actively recruiting, as well as learn about educational opportunities, pick up new skills and ultimately, land their next job,” commented Deborah Berry-Toon, Executive Director of Project Self-Sufficiency.  “We successfully place hundreds of individuals in employment during the course of each year, and we are confident that Career Fairs such as this one positively impact our participants’ job searches.”

Employers on hand to discuss job openings and educational opportunities included Abilities; Adecco Employment Services; Alvernia University-Kiran Walker;          Andover Subacute Rehab (Health Care Services Group); Atlantic Private Care; Barn Hill Center; Bath Fitters; Bridgeway; Brightstar Care of Morris County; Brightview Senior Living; Byram Bus; Capitol Care; Center for Humanistic Change; iHeart media; Community Options, Inc.; Compassionate Care; Crystal Springs; Devereux; De Vry; Express Employment; Family Partners; Fulton Financial Corporation; Healthcare Services Group; Homeworks; Kaleidoscope Family Services; KEEP Inc.; Kittatinny Canoes; Krave Café & Caterers; Land of Make Believe; Lincoln Heritage; Lowes; Manhattan Maintenance; Metro Public Adjustment Inc.; Morris County Vocational School;             Morris/Sussex/Warren Employment & Training Services; Mountain Creek; New Avon LLC.; NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; NJ Superior Courts-Morris/Sussex Vicinage; Pathstone; Project Self-Sufficiency; Primerica; SAS Retail Services; SCARC; Selective Insurance; Sussex County Community College; Thorlabs; Tiffany & Co. ; Tomahawk Lake Water Park; TransOptions; UPS; and Walgreens.

Project Self-Sufficiency is celebrating its thirtieth year of improving the lives of low-income families residing in northwestern New Jersey.  The agency’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive services enabling low-income single parents, teen parents, two-parent families, and displaced homemakers to improve their lives and the lives of their children through the achievement of personal and economic self-sufficiency and family stability.  Since 1986 Project Self-Sufficiency has served more than 25,000 families.  For more information about the programs and services offered by Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or 844-807-3500, or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.