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.
Tuesday 1/7/25 at 2pm Job Search Workshop
Review essential skills to find open positions, design an effective resume, interviewing tips, and networking.
Tuesday 1/14/25 at 2pm Civil Service Workshop
Learn about civil service opportunities at the county, city, and state
level. We will also take a look at federal jobs and how they differ.
Participants will learn about the exam, application, and hiring process and be provided with some tips and best practices to help when
applying.
Tuesday 1/21/25 at 2pm Interviewing Skills Workshop
Learn what to expect, how to prepare, what the interviewer expects
from you, and more.
Tuesday 1/28/25 at 2pm Resume Writing
This workshop will help you understand the purpose of a resume, review concepts in building a resume, and discuss how to effectively convey your talents.
Location:
CDO Workforce at 12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY
Register:
Please register for this event (as space is limited) by calling 607.376.5147 or email
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.