April showers seem to have arrived, bringing with them opportunities for finding new jobs and learning new skills. Here are some events you’ll want to attend in April.

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JOB FAIRS AND RECRUITMENTS

• 4/15/25 – Central NY/Mohawk Valley Regional Virtual Career Fair 11:00AM – 2:00PM.  Save the date!
• 4/17/25 – In-person Mini Job Fair from 1:00PM – 3:00PM at the Utica Career Center in the State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, 2nd floor, Utica, NY 13501.  
• 4/17/25 – One Day Hiring Event at the Rome Alliance Church, 920 Turin St. Rome, NY, from 11:00AM – 1:00PM. Visit www.romejobfairs.org for more information. 
• 4/17/25 – Workshop to learn about state jobs and Civil Service directly following the Rome Community Job Fair at Rome Alliance Church, 920 Turin St. Rome, NY. 
• 4/17/25 – Workshop to learn about state jobs and Civil Service at 3:00PM at the Jervis Public Library at 613 N Washington Street, Rome, NY. 
• 4/22/25 – Fun Culinary & Serving Jobs in Sylvan Beach Summer Hiring Event 3:00PM – 6:00PM at The Lake House at Sylvan Beach, 301 Park Ave., Sylvan Beach, NY 13157. Visit https://www.turningstoneenterprises.com/careers/hiring-events for more information!
• 4/23/25 – Fun Culinary & Serving Jobs in Sylvan Beach Summer Hiring Event 12:00PM – 3:00PM at The Lake House at Sylvan Beach, 301 Park Ave., Sylvan Beach, NY 13157. Visit https://www.turningstoneenterprises.com/careers/hiring-events for more information!
• 4/29/25 – RADAR Virtual Job Fair. Register now.
• 5/1/25 – Madison County Community Job Fair from 10:00AM – 12:00PM at the Cazenovia American Legion, 26 Chenango St., Cazenovia, NY 13035. 
• 5/1/25 – Public workshop to navigate state jobs! The Demystifying the Civil Service Merit System & NY HELPS workshop starts at 11:30AM and is located at the Utica Career Center in the State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, 2nd floor, Utica, NY in the Adirondack Room. 
• 5/7/25 – Public workshop to navigate state jobs! The Demystifying the Civil Service Merit System & NY HELPS workshop starts at 10:30AM and is located at the Herkimer Working Solutions Career Center, 320 North Prospect Street, Herkimer, NY. 
• 5/9/25 – Oneida County DCFS Employment Division Job Fair from 9:00AM – 12:00PM at the Oneida County Office Building, 800 Park Avenue, Utica, NY 13501.This event has been canceled

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• Struggling to job search in the digital age? Herkimer Working Solutions is hosting free computer training and certification classes from Northstar Digital Literacy. Learn basic computer skills, internet basics, career search skills, Microsoft Word and Excel and more. They have sessions every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For more information call (315) 867-1400. 
• Job Corps Information Session 9:00AM – 1:00PM every other Wednesday at the Herkimer County Working Solutions. Job Corps is a federally sponsored training program, offering training opportunities in Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Automotive, and more, all free of charge. Job Corps serves youth ages 16 – 24 and can help with GED, trades training, driving, soft skill training, and transition services. For more information, call Kimberly Dean at (607) 267-1621. Come learn how Job Corps can help you meet your employment and education goals! 
• Empowered Pathways' Women's Employment & Resource Center (WERC) is offering two new workshops this spring. The Job Interview Skills workshops will be presented by their Executive Director, Stephanie Eghigian. One will be held on Tuesday, April 15^th and the other on Tuesday, April 29th. Both will be from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. Those interested can choose which date works best for them! 
• Summer Jobs for Herkimer County Youth: See link for summer job opportunities through Herkimer County. Don’t delay-the positions will go fast.  
• The WERC Program at Empowered Pathways is offering a new workshop on May 29^th from 9:30AM - 12:30PM. The title of the workshop is 'Unlocking Your Potential with Canva Pro'. It will be a tutorial on how to use Canva Design and go through some examples of what you can design on there. Those interested can call or email to sign up at (315)724-1718 ext.104 or info@empoweredpathwayscny.org.