CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
(CDO Workforce at 12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY)
Job Search Workshop
Thursday, 8/6/26, at 2:00pm
or
Thursday, 8/21/26, at 2:00pm
Review essential skills to find open positions, design and effective resume, interviewing tips, and networking.
Interviewing Skills / Job Fair Prep
Thursday, 8/13/26, at 2:00pm
Learn what to expect, how to prepare, tips, “elevator pitch,” and what the interviewer expects from you (including job fairs / recruitment events). Also discussed will be “thank you letters”/ follow-up, and more.
Resources and Services for Workers with Disabilities
Tuesday, 8/11/26, at 1:30pm
*Are you a person with a disability/disabling condition (seen or unseen)?
*This workshop is designed for workers with disabilities who are seeking help with their job search.
*Information regarding job-seeker services, guidance on requesting job accommodations, and details about services available to New Yorkers with disabilities.
*If you currently receive SSI/SSDI, this workshop helps you learn how to obtain your Benefits Planning Query (BPQY), utilize the Ticket to Work program and Employment Network, and meet with a local Disability Resource Coordinator.
Please register for workshops (as space is limited) by calling 607.376.5149 or email
Virtual Workshops are also available!
About the author
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.