Our full-service Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center is located in downtown Ithaca in Center Ithaca on the Commons, and we offer services for every job seeker. Tompkins Workforce New York is a collaboration of agencies with Tompkins County Workforce Development, the New York State Department of Labor, and lead partners. Every individual should be able to have a chance to meet their potential and we are here to help.
Priority of Service for Veterans:
We are proud to offer Priority of Service to veterans and their eligible spouses. This means that if you served on Active Duty in the United States Armed Forces, you will:
- Be served by the next available staff member
- Get first priority for jobs and training for which you are eligible and qualified
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If you are under the age of 25, please visit our Youth Employment page!
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Próximos eventos
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS & EVENTS THIS WEEK! Full monthly calendar
View future employment events on the New York State Calendar.
Monday November 18th:
- 11am: (dis)ABILITY Job Search Group: Career Exploration
- 11am: Advanced Resume Development/ Skills Based Resume Writing
- 1pm: Building and Using your LinkedIn Profile
- 1pm: Job Search Strategies
Tuesday November 19th:
- 10am: Negotiating Your Job Offer
- 11am: Roadmap to Getting Hired
- 11am: Writing Effective Cover Letters
- 1pm: Resume Development
- 1:30pm: Developing Your Personal Brand (for Beginners)
Wednesday November 20th:
- 11am: Interviewing Techniques
- 11am: Why obtain a Certificate of Rehabilitation?
- 1pm: Job Transition and What it Means for You
- 1pm: Employment Incentives for Government Jobs; What Job Seekers with Disabilities Need to Know
Thursday November 21st:
- 10am: Tips for Buying a Car
- 11am: Completing Job Applications
- 11am: Networking
- 1pm: Avoiding Job Scams
- 1pm: SUNY Micro-Credentials
Friday November 22nd:
Direct to Work - Pathways to Manufacturing
Direct to Work (DTW) is a full-time (Monday through Friday 9:30 am – 3:30 pm), five-week career readiness manufacturing program. The training includes learning technical skills through an online site called ToolingU-SME and applying those skills using both physical tools and virtual reality technology called Transfr VR. Participants in the program gain industry exposure by taking trips to local manufacturers, team building skills, and direct job placement.
Register for an info session!
DIRECT TO WORK INFO SESSION SIGN-UP
- For questions about the info session, email Mary Holland-Bavis: maryhb@ithacaareaed.org
- Learn More Here!
- Interested participants send an email directtowork@ithacaareaed.org
Parking Near the Career Center
Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center is located at 171 E. State Street, Suite 241, in the Center Ithaca building on the Commons in downtown Ithaca. The Career Center is open Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm and closed for federal holidays.
The most convenient place to park is in the Green Street Parking Garage, which is adjacent and accessible to the Center Ithaca Building. Other parking options are the Seneca Street Garage or the Cayuga Street Garage or street parking. The addresses and hourly rates for all three garages are listed at the bottom.
Once you have arrived on the Ithaca Commons, enter the Center Ithaca building (the building with the red exclamation point). Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center is located on the 2nd Floor, Suite 241. Upon entering the building, you will be on the first floor. Proceed to the back right corner and you will find stairs and the elevator.
If you take the elevator, go to the second floor. When you step out of the elevator, walk straight ahead and then turn left; the atrium will be on your right. Turn left again at the end of the hall. Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center, Suite 241, will be the first door on the right. If you take the stairs, go up two levels (past the mezzanine level) to the second floor at the very top of the stairs. When you reach the top of the stairs, turn left. The atrium will be on your right. At the end of the hall, turn left. Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center, Suite 241, will be the first door on the right. Please sign in at the greeter desk.
- Green Street Garage: 120 East Green Street Hourly: $1.00/ hour
- Seneca Street Garage: 202 E. Seneca Street Hourly: $1.00/ hour
- Cayuga Street Garage: 235 South Cayuga Street Hourly: $1.00/ hour
- On-street parking is $1.50/hour and is enforced from 9AM - 6PM, Monday through Friday
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