Add DCWP - Employment Agencies

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[berkeley.edu](https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty-research/faculty-recruitment/)<br>What is a work agency?
An employment firm helps employers find employees and jobseekers find work for a cost.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>General Tips<br>
<br>Use a licensed employment service. Employment companies must have a Department of Consumer and [Worker Protection](https://wfmgmt.com/about-us/) (DCWP) license.
Visit nyc.gov/ dcwp or call 311 to check for a license and grievance history.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>- 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.<br>
<br>- Name, address, and DCWP license number of the agency
- Type of work
- Price
- Fee payment schedule<br>
<br>- Age
- Race
- Creed
[- Religion](https://wfmgmt.com/driver-jobs/)
- Color
- National origin
- Gender
- Disability
- Marital status
- Partnership status
- Caregiver status
- Sexual orientation
- Alienage or citizenship status<br>
<br>Beware of ...<br>
<br>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:<br>
<br>- 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.<br>
<br>Remember<br>
<br>- Financial assistance is usually a loan that you need to repay. It is not a scholarship.
- Research a lot of [schools](https://wfmgmt.com/administrative-accounting-jobs/).
- Don't register the day you go to a school.
- Get the school's tuition cancellation policy in writing.<br>[globalsecurity.org](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/spqr/army-recruitment.htm)