“The Best Kept Secret in Human Resources”
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THE BEST KEPT SECRET
IN HUMAN RESOURCES
Presented by:
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development
Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources
May 10, 2012
Introductions
Jeff Flatley, Assistant Director of Business Services
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Eileen Higgins, Director
Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board
Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development
Jason Staiger, Business Services Representative
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Larry Sternbach, Job Developer/Outreach Specialist
Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development
Agenda
How to listen to this presentation
Three ways we can help today
1.
2.
3.
Recruitment
Training
Incentives and Grants
…and More
Labor Market Information
Rapid Response Team
Workforce Investment Board
Summary
Contact us
How to listen to this presentation
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have handouts
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Ask questions as we go
So…
What is
“The Best Kept Secret in Human Resources”?
That state and county workforce agencies can help
your business recruit, train and hire employees.
Usually at no cost.
Sometimes we can even help you obtain grants
up to $75,000.
Three Ways We Can Help Today
1. Recruitment
2. Training
3. Incentives and Grants
1. Recruitment
Myth #1
People who are out of work
or on unemployment
are not quality candidates.
Recruitment
Find Qualified “Ready to Work” Candidates:
1.
Proactive email blasts to our database of job seekers
Monmouth University, Church & Dwight
2.
Pre-screen and refer candidates
Fortunoff Backyard Store, Gateway Group One
3.
Open Houses at our office
Costco, Secova
All at NO COST to you
Recruitment
www.Jobs4Jersey.com
Conduct easy, skill-based, online searches
Receive referrals to qualified candidates
The difference is “Smart Technology”
The “go to” site for NJ job seekers
66,233 registered job seekers
2,000 new users each week
Spiders 2,400 websites and proactively emails jobs
NO COST to you
Contact us for free in-house training
Recruitment
NJ Talent Networks
More than 50% of NJ workers are in six industries
Those industries account for over two thirds of wages
Mission: to help develop a workforce that fuels growth
Sectors:
Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution
Life Sciences
Advanced Manufacturing
Financial Services
Health Care
Technology and Entrepreneurship
2. Training
Myth #2
There is too much paperwork
to work with the government.
Training
Customized Training Grants
For your current employees
To receive training that meets your needs
Maximum annual grant award based on company size:
250 or fewer employees up to $50,000
251 or more employees up to $75,000
Employer match of at least 50 percent of the total training cost
Examples:
Air Cruisers
Cooper Electric
Training
Literacy Training Grants
Improve your current employees’ basic skills:
Maximum annual grant award based on company size:
English language
Math
Reading
Writing
Computer
250 or fewer employees up to $50,000
251 or more employees up to $75,000
Employer match of at least 50 percent of the total training cost
Examples:
Astor Chocolate Corporation
Training
NJBIA through Community Colleges
Classes conducted:
At Your Site (minimum 10 participants)
At Brookdale or Ocean County (no minimum)
ESL, Reading, Writing, Math, Computers
No application is required!
Major Hospitals to Small Businesses
Contact
Jim McCarthy at [email protected] or (732) 224-2186
Training
Metrix
eTraining from SkillSoft
www.metrixlearning.com
5,000 Skills Courses
HR, Project Management, Sales, IT, Healthcare
121 Professional Certification Tracks
NO COST LICENSE
Training
Prove It!
eAssessments from Kenexa
Gives you the power to identify and select the most
talented candidates and employees
1,200 skills and behavioral assessments
For clerical, software, technical, call center, industrial,
financial, legal, medical and more
NO COST LICENSE
3. Incentives and Grants
Myth #3
There are so many restrictions,
we’d never qualify for a grant.
Incentives
New Hire Incentive (Partially Paid Salaries)
Reimbursement of 50–90% of a new hire’s salary
New hire must meet eligibility requirements:
Maximum of $4,000
Employment status
Income
To assist with defraying the costs of on-the-job training
Examples:
K. Hovnanian
Hair Replacement Center
Incentives
“Green Jobs” Hiring Incentive (Partially Paid Salaries)
Within an approved “green job or company”
Reimbursement of 50–90% of a new hire’s salary
Maximum of $4,000
New hire must meet eligibility requirements:
Energy Efficiency or Renewable Energy
Employment status
Income
To assist with defraying the costs of on-the-job training
Examples:
Alpha Associates
Environmental Infrastructure Solutions
Incentives
Workforce 55+ Program (Fully Paid Salaries)
Open to non-profits and government agencies
Pays the salaries of economically disadvantaged seniors
Part-time stipend for up to 48 months
Examples
Neptune Food Bank
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Incentives
Community Work Experience Program (No Cost to Employers)
Provides approved non-profits with qualified, entry-level
staff
Candidates are transitioning from welfare to work.
Worker’s Compensation is provided by the state at NO COST
to non-profit employers.
Incentives
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Receive a federal tax credit of $2,400–$9,600
Hire employees with employment barriers:
Individuals with disabilities
Certain veterans
General assistance recipients
Incentives
Federal Bonding Insurance
To hire employees with credit or legal challenges
Receive fidelity bond insurance coverage of $5,000–
$25,000
NO COST and with no deductible for 6 to 12 months
…and More
Labor Market “Quick Quiz”
What was the official unemployment rate in NJ
as of March 2012 ?
What occupation is projected to be the fastest
growing in NJ between 2008-2018?
(Hint: at 41.6%)
Additional Business Resources
Labor Market Information and Data
Workers
Wages
Jobs
and Careers
Employment and Industries
Trends and Projections
Economy and Demographics
http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/LMI_index.html
Additional Business Resources
Rapid Response Team
Assists
employers and workers in a closing or mass
layoff
On-site
at your invitation
Information
and assistance with:
Unemployment
Insurance
Re-employment services
Training
Additional Business Resources
Workforce Investment Board
County
policy board for workforce development
Mission:
To utilize public funds to develop a
workforce system that is responsive to the needs of
both job seekers and employers
Volunteer
WIB
opportunities
Board
Committees: Strategic Planning, Job Seeker, Youth Council,
Business Services, Services to People with Disabilities
Additional Business Resources
Workshop Series for Employers
www.Jobs4Jersey.com
Labor
Market Data
Summary
We can help you recruit,
we can help you train,
and we can help you get a grant.
So before you hire,
before you train…
Please call us!
Contacts
Jason Staiger
(732)
683-8850 x4011
[email protected]
Larry Sternbach
(732)
683-8850 x3711
[email protected]
Thank You