EXCLUSIVE OurLIC Video News Special Report:

ERDA's Workforce Development Program Trains People, and Helps Place Them in Jobs

East River Development Alliance (ERDA) Workforce Development Program, Interview with Elizabeth Chominski, Business Accounts Manager

Elizabeth Chominski, Business Accounts Manager, ERDA Workforce Development Program Go to OurLIC NETWORKING Profile of Elizabeth Chominski.   Jennifer, a succesful ERDA Workforce Development Program candidate hired by Sports Authority, She is grateful for her job and says "ERDA is helping me get my life together. They are helping me with College, and I am very grateful"   Anthony Royall training in interviewing skills. Anthony has nearly a decade of experience in management, including recruitment and interviewing, within the construction, and energy fields. He is the Workforce Development Training Specialist at the East River Development Alliance where he facilitates a 4 day job readiness workshop and individual practice interviewing sessions. ERDA Workforce Development Program, Elizabeth Chominski Business Accounts Manager at East River Development Alliance, 4/1/2010 Part 2: Jennifer at ERDA Workforce Development Program, Elizabeth Chominski Business Accounts Manager, 4/1/2010 Part 3: Mercedes. ERDA Workforce Development Program, Elizabeth Chominski Business Accounts Manager, 4/1/2010 Part 4: Michelle. ERDA Workforce Development Program, Elizabeth Chominski Business Accounts Manager, 4/1/2010 Part 5: Workshop Training with Anthony Royall at ERDA Workforce Development Program, Elizabeth Chominski Business Accounts Manager at East River Development Alliance, 4/1/2010

Long Island City, New York April 1, 2010 - There is a tremendous positivity and energy on the third floor of the East River Development Alliance (ERDA) offices. This is the ERDA Career and Learning Center where job candidates are able to use internet enabled work stations to search, identify, and apply for jobs. In the Career and Learning Center participants access job leads prepared for them by Workforce Development staff to assist with their job search Employment listings are placed in binders organized by major industry sectors. The binders contain about a hundred job leads citywide and are updated weekly. Candidates are given training and coaching in job search skills, and assistance in reaching out to companies. This is part of a broader, cluster of community and individual development program and tools that have been organized by Bishop Mitchell Taylor and his team at ERDA. [ Go to OurLIC Profile of ERDA ] Elizabeth Chominski is the Business Accounts Manager and is responsible for attracting companies to participate in the program by hiring qualified and motivated candidates through ERDA. Local companies can contact ERDA by calling Elizabeth 718-784-0877. She is available to assist your company to fill entry and mid level positions quickly. Get ERDA's no cost recruitment service to work for you today. Elizabeth changed careers when joining ERDA's workforce team. Previously she was working in Financial Services. This is job creation, and investment in the future at its best. While most candidates are local to Long Island City, it is a citywide program for employment. ERDA has an aggressive employment services which includes job readiness assessments, placement in training programs, and referrals to local and city-wide employers. Career Counselors work to make sure each individual has the tools and support, such as childcare, income supports and counseling, he or she needs to obtain and maintain a job that provides a wage and security. In addition to preparing residents for employment, ERDA proactively works with local employers to identify job placement and job training opportunities thus providing direct job referrals to participants. ERDA has a continuous pool of thirty to forty job seekers from a variety of backgrounds. It is small enough that they can get to know the candidates and match them properly with jobs. Full video coverage of ERDA's Workforce Development Program is available in the left column in four segments of approximately three to five minutes each. Highlights: ERDA offers a no cost recruitment service to local and citywide companies. Candidates are trained on how to make a positive presentation in an interview setting. Candidates have use of the internet and are trained in conducting job searches online. Candidates build confidence and gain more knowledge. The ERDA Career and Learning Center further connects candidates to possible job opportunities through its computer lab and resources such as industry specific job lead binders. Most candidates are from LIC, Astoria and the greater Western Queens areas, but candidates from anywhere in NYC are welcome.