Job Seekers Services

Serving Cambria County 6+ years, PA CareerLink Cambria County has been the region’s premier workforce development agency. Whether you are looking for your first job, or a new career, Cambria CareerLink, in partnership with PA CareerLink system, has the ability to deliver a comprehensive set of services to make you the right person for the job.

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Success Story: United Cerebral Palsy
Celebrating 50 years in Johnstown, United Cerebral Palsy is a not-for-profit agency committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities. Eileen Itell and Holly Buchanan, the Human Resource Recruiters, hires in an 8-county area. They utilize CareerLink services in every county. “When a position opens, our first step is to post it on the CareerLink web site.” UCP has had many quality referrals through their job postings, and currently have more than 600 employees. Over the years, they have participated in many CareerLink events, from job fairs, to training programs. In July 2005, they took part in our Paid Work Experience (PWE) program for the first time by becoming a PWE worksite. The PWE program assists eligible job seekers by providing the opportunity for them to gain marketable skills while at a participating PWE worksite. The worksite is not obligated to hire the employee, only to teach him/her valuable workplace skills. The program is a great resource for many CareerLink customers, and sometimes the result is a perfect-fit between employer and job seeker. This was the case with UCP and Pat Bowser. Pat had been out-of-work for 4 months before walking into the CareerLink. She found the staff to be both “friendly and helpful.” After working with a Career Planner briefly, she was offered the Paid Work Experience. She did so well in the administrative assistant position that they offered her permanent employment, which she has now had for nearly 1 year. Her experience with the CareerLink and UCP has been positive. “This job is excellent. I never thought I’d be doing this.” UCP continues to post openings on our web site from Administrative to Personal Care Attendants. They are “always looking for good people.”

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
If you have a success story about your experience with the CareerLink, share it with us. If we use it in the next newsletter, or on the web site, we will send you a current edition of Johnstown Magazine as our thanks!