Youth Services Helps Student Find Career Path

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Molly is studying at the University of Kentucky to prepare for medical school, but she didn’t know what her career path might be until she recieved a little help and direction from the Kentucky Career Center’s Youth Services.  Listen to Molly’s story:

Job Fair to be Held In Monticello February 22

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The Kentucky Career Center – Cumberlands is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Eastern at The Aspire Center, 90 Airport Road in Monticello, Kentucky on Friday, February 22. This job fair will feature employers representing a wide range of fields including Healthcare, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Food Services, Call Center and more. […]

Employers Resource Fair a Success

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The Kentucky Career Center – Cumberlands would like to thank the participants and resource providers who attended our Employers Resource Fair in Somerset yesterday (January 23). If you were unable to attend and would like to know more about employment resources available to businesses in the Cumberlands region, contact your closest Kentucky Career Center Business […]

Employers Resource Fair to be Held in Somerset

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Are you an employer? Here is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Join us on January 23 for our Employers Resource Fair. We are bringing together resources available to serve your business in the Cumberlands region. These representatives are ready to share information specific to the services they can provide. Please take advantage of this […]

The Best Medical Jobs That Don’t Require Medical School

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For people who aspire to work in health care but are uninterested in or unable to attend medical school, there are plenty of well-paid career alternatives to becoming a physician. Many, though not all, still require graduate degrees, but the programs have shorter durations and often lower overall costs. Best of all, over the next […]

Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program Expanded

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The Work Ready Scholarship program is a collaborative effort between the Kentucky Cabinet for Education and Workforce Development, public and private universities, and Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges to provide tuition assistance for Kentucky students to receive a maximum of 60 credit hours towards career certifications and associate degrees in applied science. The scholarship provides […]

Employers Resource Fair Coming in January

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ARE YOU A RESOURCE FOR EMPLOYERS? Here is an opportunity you don’t want to miss! Employers Resource Fair January 23, 2019, from 10:00 to 2:00 ET at the Pulaski County Library (on Main Street in Somerset). Have your elevator pitch ready to share with employers, as they rotate from table to table gathering information and […]

Federal Bonding Program

The U.S. Department of Labor established the Federal Bonding Program in 1966 to provide fidelity bonds to employers to ensure their business if they hire at-risk, hard-to-place job seekers who cannot get private coverage. Many private bonding companies will not bond job applicants with criminal histories or questionable past behaviors, so they are not hired. […]

Kentucky LOOP Program Can Help You Graduate College Debt Free

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UPS needs employees, and they are willing to pay for college tuition and housing to get them! The program, called Kentucky LOOP (Living Options and Opportunites Path), can cover tuition at Jefferson Community and Technical College and the cost of housing during the college years. This is a great way to graduate from college with an […]