Talent & Workforce Acquisition

The region's workforce is well trained and skilled, and educational and career development resources are excellent. Trumbull's infrastructure is sophisticated and well suited for supporting the needs of all types of businesses, including high tech, research and development, and back-office operations.

• CT Department of Labor Business Services Resource Guide (PDF): A guide to help employers navigate agency programs and services – resources to help you build, train, and sustain your workforce. 
• CT Workforce Guide: Designed to provide information on the wide range of hiring resources available to help new and existing CT employers.
• Free Virtual Staffing Resource Event – Presentation (PDF): An overview of various free staffing resources for CT business owners.
• The Veteran Advantage, Hiring and Retaining Veterans with Disabilities: Learn how to tap into the large, talented workforce of veterans with disabilities with job-ready skills, tested leadership abilities, and a strong, mission-focused work ethic. This guide helps you to navigate recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans with disabilities.

CT Specific Opportunities

• AdvanceCT Workforce Guide: Provides information on the wide range of hiring resources available throughout CT.
• CT Hires: Free, automated labor exchange accessible 24/7 with job listings and resumes. Employers may post online job openings, search résumés, find trainers, correspond directly with other users and access valuable labor market data.
• CT Small Business Development Center: A variety of resources on upcoming job fairs, recruiting assistance, and job training opportunities. 
• Engage Staffing: Provided through The WorkPlace, offering solutions to your hiring challenges, connects people to employment in various industry sectors, and fosters strong partnerships with local workforce systems.
• Entry Point Staffing: Provided through Career Resources, a staffing agency created to specifically address systemic inequity in accessing the job market by providing you with a dedicated and ready employee who can learn and do the job.
• The Kennedy Collective: People with disabilities remain largely untapped, yet valuable, labor force – which you can leverage when you access The Kennedy Collective Workforce Staffing & Placement solution, meeting the needs of a wide range of organizations.

Tech / Startup

• Dice: Tech-focused AI to match your jobs with the most engaged, relevant and qualified technologists based on each role’s unique requirements.
• Wellfound: Start-up ready candidates from around the world, unique details you can’t find anywhere else, and all the tools you need to hire – get everything set up in 10 minutes for free.

Senior / Executive Level

• Execunet: Find and connect with top talent in an executive-only network to fill our talent needs.
• Ladders: A database of professionals for hiring top talent based on desired salary, location, industry, role, experience, education and more.

Students

• Universities and College Talent Outreach (PDF): A detailed list of contacts for universities and colleges’ career centers looking to connect educated students with employers.
• Handshake: All-in-one early talent recruiting platform connecting you to 12m+ students and alumni across 90% of the top educational institutions in the US.
• CT Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) Career Center: The Career Center allows employers to tap into a pool of talented students and alumni by facilitating the connection between employers and CTECS’ technically trained workforce, ensuring seamless communication and recruitment processes.
• Vault: Leverages university partnerships and provides strategic content and tools to attract the right candidates. 

Gig Workers

• Flex Jobs (Remote Workers): Hiring platform for remote, hybrid, and flexible work.
• Upwork: Development & IT, Design & Creative, Sales & Marketing, Writing & Translation, Admin & Customer Support, Finance & Accounting candidates.