1 DCWP - Employment Agencies
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What is a work agency? An employment firm helps employers find employees and jobseekers find work for a cost.

Get totally free aid. The City provides complimentary help for jobseekers. Visit nyc.gov/ workforce1 or call 311 and ask to discover a Workforce1 Career Center.

General Tips

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

IMPORTANT - Employment agencies can not charge you for other services like training classes or accreditations.

  • Are you in security training school? It needs to be signed up with the New york city State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
  • Are you in bartending school? The New York City State Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision manages bartending schools.

    - An advance cost, deposit fee, registration fee, application cost, or interview cost. OR
  • To refer you to another work company or training school. OR
  • For any extra items like training courses, photos, or resume evaluation.

    - Name, address, and DCWP license number of the agency
  • Type of work
  • Price
  • Fee payment schedule

    - Age
  • Race
  • Creed - Religion
  • Color
  • National origin
  • Gender
  • Disability
  • Marital status
  • Partnership status
  • Caregiver status
  • Sexual orientation
  • Alienage or citizenship status

    Beware of ...

    Predatory Schools There are hundreds of for-profit schools in NYC. Courses consist of whatever from cooling repair and cosmetology to technician training. Some schools misinform trainees. They may:

    - Get you to take out a lot of financial aid.
  • "Guarantee" you a job after you finish.
  • Lie about the value of your degree, including if your credits will move to another school.

    Remember

    - Financial assistance is usually a loan that you need to repay. It is not a scholarship.
  • Research a lot of schools.
  • Don't register the day you go to a school.
  • Get the school's tuition cancellation policy in writing.
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