CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
When: Nov. 8, 2018, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: SUNY Morrisville - Norwich Campus, 20 Conkey Ave., Norwich, NY
This one-day event will bring high school/college students and job seekers from the community together to explore college and career opportunities in and around Chenango County.
Attendees will be able to talk one-on-one with representatives of corporate, small business, government, and non-profit organizations as well as College & University recruiters.
Bring plenty of resumes and dress for success!
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
Alfred University
Herkimer College
Le Moyne College
Onondaga Community College
SUNY Broome Community College
SUNY Delhi
SUNY Morrisville
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
BUSINESSES
Baillie Lumber Co.
CDO Workforce
Chase Memorial Nursing Home and Rehab
Chenango County
DCMO-BOCES
GE Aviation/Unison
Golden Artist Colors, Inc
Hospice and Palliative Care of Che-nango County
IBEW Local 325
Matthews Auto Group
NBT Bank
New York State Veterans Home
Norwich City School District
NYCM
Oneonta Job Corps Academy
Otsego-Delaware Board of Realtors
Pathfinder Village
Preferred Mutual
Raymond Corporation
Springbrook
Staffworks, Inc.
UHS Chenango Memorial
US Army Recruiting Station - Cortland NY
Wagner Lumber Co.
To download the flyer, click here.
You are also invited to come to our Job Fair Tips workshop at CDO Workforce on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. To find out more and how to register, click here.
About the author
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.