City of Hartford - Mayor's Workforce Development Initiative


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Hartford companies looking for residents to build your career here!

Workforce Development Initiative - City of Hartford collaboration with Hartford Companies

Hartford is one of 38 global cities in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Class of 2025. Our key priority through this program:  leading bold solutions to create economic opportunities for our community.


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Hartford Resident Pathways to Employment

Through deep research, community collaboration, and strategic design, we’re building a solution with workforce development partners and large companies in Hartford that:  

  • Focuses on Hartford residents most impacted by unemployment (18-24)
  • Builds clear and supported pathways for in-demand careers  
  • Connects training, community resources and services, and employer partnerships  
  • Leverages data to track outcomes and improve results

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Employability Skills that set you up for success!

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  • Child Care Hartford Early Learning Network CT Care 4 Kids CREC Head Start
    Higher Education Training Capital Community College Goodwin University
  • Workforce Development Training
    Capital Workforce Partners Hartford Work-Based Learning Network Capital Workforce -Youth Programs Capital Workforce- Jobseekers Capital Workforce- Job Centers
  • United Way Hartford Working Cities – Young Legends
  • City of Hartford City of Hartford - Youth Services North Hartford Ascend - Community Resource Map
  • State of Connecticut 
    CTHires - Job Seeker Services CT DOL - Programs CT DOL - CT Youth Employment Information Career One Stop CareerOneStop-Job Finder Career ConneCT (Training) CT Youth Employment Information
    Free Online Soft Skills Training
  • Examples:
    • Critical thinking
    • Creative problem solving
    • Management skills
    • Collaboration
    • Communication
    • Fast learning
    Sample Job Search Plan Documents Needed to Apply Application Tips Practice Job Application Salary Finder
    Resume GuideFree Resume Builder Free Cover Letter Generator
    Interview Prep


    Qualifications needed to meet the market demand

    ✓ Hartford resident
    ✓ Age 18 and above
    ✓ High School Diploma/GED
    ✓ Higher Education/Certifications/Licenses (depends on the position)

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    Corporate Partners Career Paths and Job Examples in Hartford, click on Career Pages!



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    Career Page at Hartford HealthCare

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    Career Page at Travelers

    Examples of Jobs at Hartford HealthCare


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    Food and Nutrition Services Associate

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    Examples of Jobs at The Hartford 

     

    Ability Analysts

    Inbound Sales Center Insurance Agent, Personal Insurance

    Customer Service Representative

    Claims Apprentice

    Examples of Jobs at Travelers

     

    Operations Account Specialist

    Insurance Advisor Trainee

    Customer Service Representative


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    Examples of City of Hartford Jobs


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    Administrative Assistant

     

    ES&T Dispatcher

    Early Learning Teacher Assistant

    311 Constituent Services Representative

    Housing Inspector


    Mayor's Key Priority: Hartford Comes Together to Tackle to Local Unemployment

    Solving for Sustainable Employment for Hartford residents

     
    Through this new global initiative, we're working to better understand — and solve — the root causes of unemployment at the local level, in our city.
    • Over 4.6% of Hartford residents are unemployed or under-employed.
    • Systemic barriers, skill mismatches, and limited access to training persist.
    • We’re ready to take bold, data-driven steps forward.

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    Global Learnings for Local Impact


    In 2024, Hartford was selected as one of 38 cities worldwide to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. The program equips city halls with leadership and management learnings to tackle complex challenges and improve residents’ quality of life.

    City staff and our locally invested corporations joined the Initiative’s Collaboration track to start co-designing a solution built for Hartford — with the people of Hartford.
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    Mayor Arunan Arulampalam City Initiatives

    In Collaboration with:

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    Hartford Workforce Initiative Collaboration - Advisory Group

     

    MetroHartford Alliance Capitol WorkForce Partners Our Piece of the Pie Young Legends
    Other Companies and Organizations forthcoming


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    City of Hartford - Bloomberg Harvard Collaboration Team:



    HARTbeat Team of 7

    Top Row: Olusegun “Shay” Ajayi-City of Hartford COO; Melinda Johnson-City of Hartford Director of Community Engagement; Nicole Hughey-Senior Director, Office of Colleague Opportunity & Engagement, Hartford HealthCare

    Middle Row: Kitty Foley Tyrol-City of Hartford Performance Manager, Taniqua Hugeley-Chapin - United Way of Central & Northeastern CT, Director of Economic Mobility; Jennifer White-Travelers Vice President, Talent Acquisition

    Bottom Row:  Amy Coates-The Hartford Insurance Group Inc. Head of Employee Relations, Human Resources

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    Stay Connected 

    This is a community-driven effort. If you're a job seeker, employer, nonprofit, or just someone who wants to help shape the future of Hartford’s workforce, join us.

    City of Hartford Workforce Development Collaboration Webpage Survey

    Pathway to Employment

    Employability Skills

    Corporate Partner Career Path

    Mayors Key Priority - Tackle Unemployment

    Global Learnings for Local Impact

    Hartford Workforce Initiative Collaboration Advisory Group

    City of Hartford Bloomberg Harvard Collaboration Team

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