What is an employment service?
An employment company assists companies find staff members and jobseekers discover work for a cost.
Secure free assistance.
The City offers complimentary aid for jobseekers. Visit nyc.gov/ workforce1 or call 311 and ask to find a Workforce1 Career Center.
General Tips
Use a licensed work firm. Employment service need to have a Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) license.
Visit nyc.gov/ dcwp or call 311 to look for a license and problem history.
IMPORTANT - Employment companies can not charge you for other services like training classes or accreditations.
- Are you in security training school? It needs to be registered with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
- Are you in bartending school? The New York State Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision oversees bartending schools.
- An advance fee, deposit fee, registration fee, application fee, or interview charge. OR
- To refer you to another employment agency or training school. OR
- For any extra items like training courses, photographs, or resume review.
- Name, address, and DCWP license number of the agency
- Kind of work
- Price
- Fee payment schedule
- Age
- Race
- Religion
- Color
- National origin
- Gender
- Disability
- Marital status
- Partnership status
- Caregiver status
- Sexual orientation
- Alienage or citizenship status
Beware of ...
Predatory Schools
There are numerous for-profit schools in NYC. Courses consist of whatever from cooling repair work and cosmetology to medical professional training. Some schools misinform trainees. They might:
- Get you to take out a great deal of financial assistance.
- "Guarantee" you a job after you finish.
- Lie about the value of your degree, including if your credits will transfer to another school.
Remember
- Financial assistance is generally a loan that you must repay. It is not a scholarship.
- Research a lot of schools.
- Don't register the day you visit a school.
- Get the school's tuition cancellation policy in composing.
