AGENCY TESTIMONY
Partnerships and pathway programs for recruitment
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DCAS engages in various partnerships and operates several pathway programs to enhance recruitment efforts and attract diverse talent to the municipal workforce. These initiatives aim to create direct routes for potential employees to enter city service.
- Collaborations with institutions like CUNY, NYC Public Schools, and community-based organizations
- Outreach to justice-involved individuals
- Operation of fellowship, internship, and apprenticeship programs
- Focus on recruiting the next generation of talent directly into the municipal workforce
Katrina Porter
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All these efforts supplemented supplement our traditional outreach and collaboration both internally and externally.
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The city, along with DCAS and other, agencies engages in interagency and external partnerships with institutions like the City University of New York, New York City Public Schools, and non profit and community based organizations, including those, that serve justice involved individuals to market and promote career, city career opportunities.
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Further bolstering our recruitment efforts, DCAS operates several pathway programs including fellowships, internships, and apprenticeships which help recruit the next generation of talent directly into the municipal workforce.
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All told, our recruitment efforts are showing meaningful signs of progress in attracting job seekers to city work.