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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 attended 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 meet 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 have a positive impact on our participants’ job searches.”

Employers on hand to discuss job openings and educational opportunities included Abilities of Northwest New Jersey; Andover Subacute; Atlantic Health System; Atlantic Private Care; Avtech Institute of Technology; Bath Fitter; Brightstar Care of Morris County; C & S Wholesale Groups; Center for Humanistic Change of New Jersey; Compassionate Care Hospice; Cutting Edge Academy; Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Express Employment Professionals; Forest Manor Health Care Center; Friendly’s of Newton; From the Heart Elder Care; Good Temps; Green Life Market; Health Care Services Group; Homestead; Homeworks; IBEW Local #102 JATC; iHeartMedia; KEEP, Inc.; Lincoln Heritage; Lincoln Park Health Care Center; Lowe’s; M/S/W Employment & Training Services; Mountain Creek; New Jersey Herald; The Paper Store; Project Self-Sufficiency; Santander Bank; SCARC, Inc.; Shop Rite; State of New Jersey Judiciary, New Jersey Courts; Sussex County Community College; TransOptions; Walgreens; Wal-Mart; Warren County Community College; and Willowglen Academy.


Project Self-Sufficiency has improved the lives of low-income families in northwestern New Jersey for more than 30 years.  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.
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