The Hire One Initiative
Hire One, a CCEDC initiative, partners with the Chester County Workforce Development Board, the Chester County Office of Pennsylvania CareerLink®, and over 400 committed private/public organizations to develop new and innovative strategies for connecting job seekers to hiring employers by leveraging available resources.
Over 200 regional employers, known as “Company Champions,” have agreed to hire a minimum of one full-time person to their labor force. In addition, input is gathered from job seekers to populate an informal job network.
Employers also provide valuable insight into the skills and tools that are needed from prospective employers. Armed with this information, Hire One assists the region’s businesses to establish strong, competitive workforces.
Using the results of our job-seeker surveys, Hire One expanded on an existing informal job network system, to include organizations that provide services to under and unemployed workers.
Become a Hire One Champion and help us empower our unemployed Chester County neighbors to find jobs and restore their careers.
Hire One Refer One Program
Have you ever interviewed a great candidate that you didn’t hire for your open position? Would it aid your search if you had access to great candidates from fellow employers? Hire One/ReferOne will help you do exactly that—FOR FREE!
Participating companies are below.
- ACR Machines
- Alexanderwerk Inc.
- American Crane and Equipment Corporation
- Ansys Government Initiatives
- Apex Professional Mechanical Services
- Brandywine Valley Heating and Air Conditioning
- Bucks County Electric Works, Inc.
- Certain Teed
- Citadel Credit Union
- Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC
- Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Community Solar
- Container Research Corporation
- Creative Kids of Downingtown
- CTDI
- Curotec
- Devereaux
- DFT, Inc.
- Diplomat Closet Designs
- DLL Financial
- DSB Energy Services
- East West Labels
- Edward Powell Pump and Well Drilling
- EffectivEnergy Solutions
- Eldredge, Inc.
- Emergent Energy Solutions, LLC
- F.C. Haab Co. Inc.
- Facility Solutions Group (FSG)
- FourStone Partners, LLC.
- Genesis Packaging
- Harrison House Chester County
- Heartland Home Health Care
- Home Energy and Comfort
- Honeywell
- ifm efector
- Infinity Consulting Group
- Intellimation
- JGM USA
- Keystone Plastic Industries
- King Conservation Group, LLC
- Korman Communities
- KPWalsh Machinery Solutions
- Krapf School Bus
- Lein Enforcement Inc.
- Longwood Gardens
- Meridian Bank
- Modis Corporation
- Monarch Staffing
- Morgan Truck
- New Horizons Learning Solutions
- New York Life
- Nielsen-Kellerman
- nth Solutions
- Omega Design
- OneSky Systems, Inc.
- ONExia
- PECO
- Pennsylvania Machine Works
- Prime Pay
- Probes Unlimited Inc.
- RER Energy Group
- RV Industries
- SEI
- Sinton Air Conditining and Heating
- Somerset Nursery
- Sprioc, LLC
- SSM Group
- STB Technologies
- STP Financial
- Sun Power Builders
- Sycamore International
- The Vanguard Group
- The YMCA
- Unique Pretzel Bakery
- US Anodize
- Victory Brewing
- WSFS Bank
Upcoming Events for Employers
PA CareerLink® Series of Webinars for Employers – Feb 25th -May 21st, 2025
February 25 | 9:30 am - May 21 | 11:30 amFair Chance Employment Summit
April 25 | 8:00 am - 3:00 pmMastering the Art of Virtual Leadership: Engaging Teams and Driving Collective Success
May 8 | 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmHireONE Task Force Meeting
May 21 | 8:30 am - 10:00 am
News for Employers
- December 12, 2024 – Hiring event 12:30-4 p.m. - Sharing an event from our partners, at the PA CareerLink. Learn more about this event at www.tinyurl.com/paclchesco
- November 20, 2024 – Business Networking in Downingtown, 5-7 p.m. - Find your next best hire, or a lead or two. Let’s network, help fill open positions and connect job seekers with hiring managers. This is not a job fair and […]
- September 11, 2024 – Articles for discussion during Taskforce Meeting - Employee preferences on remote work are taking a surprising turn By Marq Burnett – Associate Editor, The Playbook, The Business Journals May 16, 2024 More than four years since the onset of […]
- October 15, 2024 – Engineering, Manufacturing and IT Job Fair – 2-5:00 p.m. - Are you a Taskforce member currently hiring at your company in any of the following roles: Product Design Engineer, Process Engineer, Quality Control Engineer, Lean Engineer, Supply Chain Engineer, Data […]
- National Hire a Veteran Day – July 25, 2024 - Hire One would like to recognize that National Hire a Veteran Day is observed on July 25. The founder of Marine Corps Veteran and Hire Our Heroes, Dan Caporale, created […]
- September 11, 2024 – WCU Job Fair – 3-5 PM - From the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce and Downtown West Chester with West Chester University: The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce (GWCC) and Downtown West Chester (DWC) are […]
- April 24, 2024 – ADA Accommodations WEDTalk Event from Bucks County, 9-10:00 a.m. - >>REGISTER WEDTalk Objectives: Featured Speaker: Marc J. Scheiner, Esq. Special Counsel – Duane Morris
- May 31, 2024 – FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT – 8am-4pm with breakfast / lunch included - This event involves training employers to adopt a fair chance workplace for individuals with prior justice system involvement. This is a great opportunity to connect with other community employers! Location: […]
- April 3 and 4, 2024 – Hiring People with Disabilities as part of T/A - Registration is now OPEN for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry training on hiring people with disabilities as part of talent acquisition! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to […]
- March 21, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. Business Networking in Exton - Network with our taskforce of employers who are actively hiring, and job seekers who are looking for their next best position.Who in the room can help fulfil what you are […]