About Us

MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center provides employment and training services at no charge to job seekers and employers in Franklin County, Hampshire County, and the North Quabbin area. We have been operated by the Franklin Hampshire Employment and Training Consortium since 1981 and while our name has changed slightly, our services and commitment to our community remain the same.

The Franklin Hampshire region is one of the most rural in Massachusetts with over 1,400 square miles of geography and a total population of approximately 245,000. We serve the 50 communities of Franklin and Hampshire Counties as well as the communities of Royalston, Athol, Phillipston, and Petersham in Worcester County that are part of the North Quabbin area.

We are proud to provide a wide range of services and resources to both job seekers and employers. Job seekers will find a variety of job search tools and training opportunities to help find the ideal career or career pathway. Area employers are able to post jobs and learn about the many ways we connect employers with skilled workers looking for meaningful work.

Our full service career center is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts and we also have an access point at the Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts. Please see our calendars page or contact the Greenfield Career Center for more information on services and office hours at our satellite access points.

MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career CenterMission

  • Connect Employers and Job Seekers
  • Provide employment and training services designed to meet the unique needs of each customer
  • Maximize employment of Franklin, Hampshire, and North Quabbin residents in quality local jobs
  • Ensure our customers feel cared for, respected, and satisfied

MassHire Vision

MassHire envisions a better future for people and businesses of Massachusetts through meaningful work and sustainable growth.  

MassHire Mission

MassHire creates and sustains powerful connections between businesses and job seekers through a statewide network of employment professionals. 

MassHireValues

COLLABORATION

MassHire believes in the power of partnership and streamlined integration of services to achieve effective and timely results for those we serve.

RESPECT

MassHire is committed to understanding and valuing the diverse, unique requirements and professional goals of the businesses and people we serve.

RELIABILITY

MassHire creates trust and reliability by consistently delivering high quality professional services at each location and in every interaction.

INGENUITY

MassHire leverages flexibility, expertise, and knowledge to successfully meet our mission, regardless of new challenges and circumstances.

The MassHire PROMISE

MassHire promises to champion prosperity, to connect employers with talent, and to connect job seekers with tools, services, and connections to achieve meaningful and sustained employment.

American Job CenterNetwork

MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center is part of a national network of American Job Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.  Use the CareerOneStop website to find career centers in other states across the country or to find a toolkit of online job search tools.

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