What is an employment service? An employment firm helps companies find staff members and jobseekers discover work for a fee.

Secure free assistance. The City offers free assistance for jobseekers. Visit nyc.gov/ workforce1 or call 311 and ask to find a Workforce1 Career Center.
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General Tips

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

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

• Are you in security training school? It needs to be registered with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
• Are you in bartending school? The New York City State Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision oversees bartending schools.
  
  - An advance fee, deposit cost, registration charge, application charge, or interview charge. OR
• To refer you to another work agency or training school. OR
• For any additional products like training courses, photographs, or resume review.
  
  - Name, address, and DCWP license number of the company
• Kind of work
• Price
• Fee payment schedule
  
  - Age
• Race
• Creed
• Religion
• Color
• National origin
• Gender
• Disability
• Marital status
• Partnership status
• Caregiver status
• Sexual preference
• Alienage or citizenship status
  
  Beware of ...
  
  Predatory Schools There are schools in NYC. Courses consist of whatever from cooling repair and cosmetology to medical professional training. Some schools misinform trainees. They may:
  
  - Get you to get a great deal of financial assistance.
• "Guarantee" you a task after you finish.
• Lie about the value of your degree, consisting of if your credits will move to another school.
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  Remember
  
  - Financial aid is generally a loan that you must repay. It is not a scholarship.
• Research a great deal of schools.
• Don't sign up the day you visit a school.
• Get the school's tuition cancellation policy in writing.