In This Issue
- Tips forFinger Lakes Wired Scholarship
- Let RochesterWorks Help You Hire Your Next Superstar
- Business Panel Discussions
- Spotlight on Candidates
- Spotlight on Business
- Get LinkedIn with RochesterWorks!
Recruitment Help
August 18 - 24
For more information about RochesterWorks! Business Services, contact:
Becky Havranek rhavranek@rochesterworks.org or 585-258-3546
Kristy Ioele kioele@rochesterworks.org or 585-258-3548
FINGER LAKES WIRED SCHOLARSHIP STILL HAS FUNDS AVAILABLE
The Finger Lakes Wired Scholarship has funds available for businesses to train their workforce in the following industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Bio/Life Sciences, Business Services, Engineering, Food & Agriculture, Health Care (including not-for-profit Health Care organizations), IT, and Optics/Imaging.
If you are thinking about applying for the Finger Lakes Wired Scholarship, here are a couple of tips.
- Make sure your application is complete (grant application, budget sheet, proof of training costs and course descriptions)
- Allow up to 10 business days for review BEFORE you begin your training. You will be notified along the way when to expect a response
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Does your company qualify as one of the emerging industries listed above? If in doubt, give us a call before you start the application
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Training must be completed within six months
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Training must result in in-demand transferrable skills, and/or upgrade the current skills of your employees
- Training must lead to one of the following: 1) The development of management competencies of mid - senior level Managers, 2) Development of technical/occupational skill competencies of employed workers or 3) Implementation of process or productivity improvement initiatives (such as Lean, ISO, Six Sigma, etc)
For more information about the Finger Lakes Wired Scholarship please contact Kristy Ioele, Business Service Representative at kioele@rochesterworks.org or 585-258-3548
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Are you a busy business owner or hiring manager? RochesterWorks! has recruitment services to help you find and hire the most qualified candidates. Through the following services we can help you achieve your hiring goals:
· Post your job openings for free - job postings are placed on americasjobexchange.com, rochesterworks.org/js_hotjobs, real-rochester.com and are posted in hard copy in our career center.
· Recruiting 'Round Rochester every Monday from 10am – 1pm in our Career Center located at 255 N. Goodman St.
· On-site recruitments – scheduled to meet the needs of the company.
· Virtual Job Fair – each month for 7 days, see rochesterworks.org for current schedule.
· Rochester In-Demand Career Expo – October 1, 2008 at the RMSC’s Eisenhart Auditorium.
· Assessment Services – we offer the Career Readiness Credential and the Prove It assessments.
For more information about recruitment services, contact Becky Havranek at rhavranek@rochesterworks.org or 585-258-3546.
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PARTICIPATE IN AN UPCOMING BUSINESS PANEL DISCUSSION
Our team knows that your businesses are growing, flourishing, hiring and retaining top talent, but do you know that some job seekers may not know that about you??? Participate in the RochesterWorks Job Network Business Panel Discussion and share information on your company, exciting things happening in your industry, or what you look for in good candidates and great employees. You may very well meet your next Superstar!
A big Thank You to AJL Manufacturing, Brinkman Precision, CAR Engineering and Manufacturing, Magnus Precision and The Raytec Group (parent company of Gorbel and Retrotech) for making the July Business Panel so very successful!
What are the job seekers saying about the Job Network Business Panels? Be the company that they're saying this about!
"I just attended the Job Network Presentation at RochesterWorks and gained more than I anticipated. Not only was I impressed by the small business reps on the panel but I also learned that manufacturing is not on its way out here in the U.S. I was impressed by their commitment to “continuous improvement”, “lean events”, “life-long education”, and assessment of employee’s core values and skills. I found I could understand their concern for discovering their corporate mission and building strategies to achieve this mission. They seem to value collaboration. I didn’t feel so out of place when I realized that the principles for growing a healthy organization apply in the church as well as in the business world."Ken W.
Let RochesterWorks! Help You Find Your Next Superstar at no Cost to Your Company!Using the WorkKeys job skills assessment program, RochesterWorks! has validated these job candidates’ skill levels in the 3 areas selected by employers as the most important: locating information, reading for information, and applied mathematics. This provides you with valuable, accurate hiring information.
Candidate #1 - Achieving the highest skill-based credential level upon the ACT’s WorkKeys Assessment System, this GOLD level CRC recipient upholds the education and Technical skills to be a valuable Electrical Engineer. After obtaining a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering through Rochester Institute of Technology, this individual has proven his abilities for managing Electrical Hardware, developing associated schematics, test plans and service documentation with over 10 years of relevant and challenging on-the-job experience. Highlighted skills include capability to provide task leadership, team building and the overall knowledge for system integration presents this candidate as very marketable candidate! If you have any questions about this individual or would like to view his resume, contact Kyle McCarthy Career Advisor at (585)241-6040.
RochesterWorks! Recognizes Diversity Staffing Solutions 
Since 1985, Minority Executive Search has been helping organizations in a range of industries and sectors identify well-qualified professional minorities and women. Diversity Staffing Solutions Inc was created out of the needs and desires of our clients. The clients of our parent company, Minority Executive Search, all wanted contract staffing provided in addition to the direct hire services we already offered. We listened, and Diversity Staffing Solutions was formed.
Diversity Staffing Solutions provides high quality candidates for various types of contract and contract-to-hire positions nationwide. With a combined experience of over 25 years, Diversity Staffing excels at providing excellent customer service and sourcing qualified candidates. We listen to the needs of our client and the prospective employee, making solid matches, not just filling jobs. Our recruiters go the extra mile to ensure that you are happy, and are there when you need them. There are a lot of staffing agencies, but you will find that our commitment and dedication to our clients and our employees are what makes us stand apart from the rest. We look forward to speaking with you!
For more information, please contact:
Ann Laurini
Diversity Staffing Solutions
P: 585-388-0562, F: 585-388-1681
Email: ann@minorityexecsearch.com
Website coming soon!
RochesterWorks has created a LinkedIn Group for businesses! Join the RochesterWorks for Business/BizWorks group and find a great way to network with other businesses in the region as well as keep up to date on services and events for business at RochesterWorks. You can join the RochesterWorks for Business/BizWorks group by going to http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/69990/7562ED49F567