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 ResourcesMay 10, 2012

Introductions

Jeff Flatley, Assistant Director of Business Services NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Eileen Higgins, DirectorMonmouth County Workforce Investment Board

Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development

Jason Staiger, Business Services RepresentativeNJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Larry Sternbach, Job Developer/Outreach SpecialistMonmouth County Division of Workforce Development 

Agenda

How to listen to this presentation

Three ways we can help today1. Recruitment2. Training 3. Incentives and Grants

…and More Labor Market Information Rapid Response Team Workforce Investment Board

Summary

Contact us

How to listen to this presentation

We plan to overwhelm you You have handouts Use your checklist We will email this to you

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

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

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

Literacy Training Grants

Improve your current employees’ basic skills: English language Math Reading Writing Computer

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: Astor Chocolate Corporation

Training

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 jmccarthy@brookdalecc.edu 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

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 Maximum of $4,000

New hire must meet eligibility requirements: 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” Energy Efficiency or Renewable Energy

Reimbursement of 50–90% of a new hire’s salary Maximum of $4,000

New hire must meet eligibility requirements: 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

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 opportunities WIB 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 x4011jason.staiger@dol.state.nj.us

Larry Sternbach(732) 683-8850 x3711lawrence.sternbach@dol.state.nj.us

Thank You