AGENCY TESTIMONY
Outreach efforts and job application statistics
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DCAS employs various strategies to reach potential job candidates and has seen significant growth in engagement and applications. The department's efforts have resulted in increased accessibility and appeal of city jobs to New Yorkers.
- Multi-faceted approach includes engaging community organizations, leveraging social media, and targeted advertising
- DCAS jobs newsletter has grown to over 200,000 subscribers
- Job applications through the Jobs NYC website increased by 87% in fiscal year 2024, reaching approximately 1.3 million applications
Katrina Porter
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We employ a multi faceted approach to outreach, engaging community based organizations, leveraging social media, conducting targeted press campaigns, and utilizing advertising to inform New Yorkers about career opportunities in municipal government.
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As of today, we are proud to share that our DCAS jobs newsletter has grown tremendously.
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To date, over 200,000 job seeking subscribers receive the newsletter monthly.
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As part of the technological enhancements made to the revamped Jobs NYC online portal which connects prospective candidates to all open city jobs, we have seen the number of employment applications hit new highs.
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The number of applications received through the Jobs NYC website increased by 87% in fiscal year 2024 compared to the prior fiscal year 23 to a record, approximately 1,300,000 applications.
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This reflects the success of our efforts to make city jobs more accessible and appealing to New Yorkers.