Lead Organization and Contact
Newark Alliance
Financial Services Talent Network Coordinator Robert Crawford, rcrawford@newark-alliance.org

The Financial Services Talent Network is a statewide partnership-driven strategy for identifying and connecting key stakeholders required to address and resolve Financial Services industry staffing and training issues. Of considerable importance will be the strong working relationships that the Financial Services Talent Network will have with employers, Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop Career Centers and NJ LWD leadership to introduce best practices that will ultimately help to put New Jersey residents back to work in Financials Services jobs.

The Financial Services Talent Network will assist the industry in its ongoing efforts to source and hire skilled talent for its entry-level and mid-level job openings by:

• Recognizing that the Financial Services employer is our most important stakeholder, which means that we will be willing and able to customize the design and delivery of the services and products we will provide to support the employers. All available incentives will be aligned with the way in which employers operate.


• Expending the effort required to fully understand the current talent management challenges and opportunities faced by Financial Services employers so they will view NJ LWD as a key partner in their ongoing efforts to grow their business as the New Jersey economy recovers. We will take the time to learn employers' needs so that we can become effective and creditable partners.


• Working closely with educational institutions across the state to ensure that we know what relevant Financial Services training already exists as well as the training that can be developed so that New Jersey residents have the required skills to immediately enter and/or advance their careers in the Financial Services sector. We will not spend time and money reinventing educational solutions that already exist but rather will ensure that the training that we develop in partnership with educational institutions can be put to good and immediate use.


• Partnering closely with the One-Stop Career Center and WIB staff to ensure that they understand how best to source and assess talent for Financial Services employers and partner with NJ LWD. Doing so will ensure that the One-Stop Career Center staff has the tools, training and technology it needs to s to provide talented Financial Services candidates. This will establish and sustain our credibility with Financial Services employers.


• Establishing credibility with job seekers so that they will proactively choose to use the Financial Services Talent Network in their effort to find a job or advance in their careers. In other words, we plan to establish a brand for the Financial Services Talent Network that is defined by successful job placements in all types and levels of jobs across the Financial Services Sector.

Our Partners
New Jersey Departments of Labor & Workforce Development and Education, Commission on Higher Education
Workforce Investment Boards and One Stop Career Centers throughout the state
The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and StuFund Holdings
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

For more information on activities and events, please contact us at 973-596-6400, Ext 112. BACK