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CareerPoint
Executive Director: David Gadaire
Headquarters:
850 High Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 532 - 4900 (413) 532 - 0293 Fax
www.careerpointma.org
The opening of
Hampden County's first career center in 1996 responded to a national effort aimed at centralizing previously fragmented
MA state employment services within regional, "one-stop" centers. CareerPoint’s goal is to provide centralized help toward area workforce
development -- enhancing the competitive
strength of companies through career development strategies outlined in the
federal Workforce Investment Act and improving
the future outlook for job seekers through job search and referral, job skills
training, transitional assistance and similar job-centered services for
individuals.
Populations served
Over 12,000 area job seekers and more than 900 Hampden County employers are served each year. CareerPoint is a private, non-profit organization.
Program emphasis
Services are divided into those for employers and job seekers. Among our free-of-charge employer programs:
Outplacement assistance
Labor market and economic information
Recruitment screening and applicant referral
Specialized testing
Computer skills training
Free services for job seekers:
Fully equipped resource room with internet access work stations and job
placement reference library
Career exploration and job interviewing workshops
Individualized career counseling and job skills training
Job search and referral assistance
CareerPoint at a Glance
CareerPoint exemplifies the "one-stop" career center model through integration of a variety of employment services and human service support functions. The agency has helped thousands of people find new or first-time employment.
Community partnerships
The support of many public and
private sector partners -- both organizations and individuals -- enables
CareerPoint to fulfill its community mission. Some of these include:
Federal government
U.S. Department of Labor
MA state government
Division of Employment & Training
Department of Transitional Assistance
Municipal government
City of Holyoke, MA
Hampden County Regional Employment Board
| Larry Grenier Grynn & Barrett Studios Holyoke, MA |
William Rosario Peoples Bank Holyoke, MA |
Joseph Peters Universal Plastics Corp. Chicopee, MA |
| Peter Connor Lyon, Ferriter & Fitzpatrick Holyoke, MA |
Anne Darcy Holyoke Housing Authority Holyoke, MA |
Doris Ransford Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Holyoke, MA |
| John Klenakis Donahue Institute University of MA Amherst, MA |
Jeffrey Hayden Office of Economic & Industrial Development Holyoke, MA |
Gail Sherman Chicopee Chamber of Commerce Chicopee, MA |
| Keith Hensley Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA |
Philip McDonald Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Holyoke, MA |
Judith Tremble Murphy Valley Communications Chicopee, MA |
| Larry Perreault The Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House Holyoke, MA |
Careerpoint
Thousands of Hampden County job seekers utilize CareerPoint's employment data banks, internet access and other career development services each year.
Hampden County’s "one-stop" approach to workforce development
CareerPoint’s "one-stop" approach to employer job services centralizes the corporate recruitment process under one roof. The concept is being pioneered in Massachusetts through a public/private partnership which includes federal, state and local government and community-based non-profit agencies seeking a common goal.
Available services are divided among free-of-charge (core) and fee-based services. At either level, a single call from an area employer looking for qualified candidates registers the hiring organization with the center. A CareerPoint employer account guides the process along with attention to the unique needs of each business client.
Available core services for
employers:
Resources to hire and retain
employees
Screening of job applicants
Labor market information
Informational seminars
Labor law and current issues
updates
Specialized testing/screening of
applicants
Targeted employee searches
Personnel department services
Skills upgrading and personal
computer training
Offices for interviewing
candidates
Organizational development
Job seeker services
The "one-stop" career center concept has as much relevance for individual job seekers as it does for corporate human resource specialists. CareerPoint provides a state-of-the-art facility for both.
CareerPoint counselors, trainers and other professional staff understand the job search process and assist individuals with all aspects of their quest for new or first-time employment.
Once registered, job seekers remain in the CareerPoint system for future assistance as needed.
Available core services for
individual job seekers:
Matching job seekers with job openings
Resume and application development
Interviewing and networking techniques
Education and training options
Self-assessment tools
Helping identify and market skills
Workshops and short courses
Access to personal computers, the Internet
and new job search technologies.
Contact: David Gadaire, Executive
Director
(413) 532 - 4900 Ext. 101
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