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What is an employment service? An employment service assists employers discover staff members and jobseekers find work for a charge.

Secure free help. The City uses totally free aid for jobseekers. Visit nyc.gov/ workforce1 or call 311 and ask to discover a Workforce1 Career Center.

General Tips

Use a licensed employment service. Employment service must have a Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) license. Visit nyc.gov/ dcwp or call 311 to look for a license and complaint history.

IMPORTANT - Employment companies can not charge you for other services like training classes or certifications.

Are you in security training school? It should be registered with the New York State of Criminal Justice Services.
Are you in bartending school? The New York City State Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision oversees bartending schools.

- An advance charge, deposit fee, registration cost, application cost, or interview cost. OR
To refer you to another employment firm or training school. OR
For any additional products like training courses, pictures, or resume evaluation.

- Name, address, and DCWP license variety of the company
Type of work
Price
Fee payment schedule

- Age
Race
Creed
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 everything from air conditioning repair and cosmetology to medical specialist training. Some schools deceive trainees. They may:

- Get you to get a lot of financial help.
"Guarantee" you a job after you finish.
Lie about the worth of your degree, consisting of if your credits will transfer to another school.

Remember

- Financial help is usually a loan that you should pay back. It is not a scholarship.
Research a great deal of schools.
Don't register the day you check out a school.
Get the school's tuition cancellation policy in writing.
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