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Topics: career information, interviewing, writing a resume



Census 2010 Job Opportunities
Good pay, temporary part-time job, close to home, flexible hours, and paid training. Qualification information.

Elgin Community College's Spring Job Fair : April 23, 2010, 1 - 4 p.m.
at Spartan Events Center

Barrington Career Center Event Calendar: Networking Workshops and Job Skill Seminars
Location:
600 Hart Road, Suite 275, Barrington, IL 60010 Get directions
For more information:
Contact: Sherry Leginski
Phone: 847-304-4157
Email:
careers@barringtoncareercenter.com

Illinois WorkNet Office: Elgin Office, 30 DuPage Court ; Mon-Fri, 8:30-5 pm ; 847-888-7900
A one-stop service centers with staff committed to supporting and developing the workforce in their community. They help individuals find the services they need, and help employers meet their human resource requirements.
 
McHenry County Workforce Center: 500 Russel Court, Woodstock ; 815-338-7100
 
Using Social Networking Websites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) for Job Searching (pdf)


Classified sections for area newspapers :
* Chicago Sun Times * Chicago Tribune * Courier News
* Daily Herald * Northwest Herald
Or search for other papers in : Canada / United States / World

*Tips for surviving job loss and seeking reemployment. Sponsored by the US Department of Labor.

Career Info.:

*Career Development & Job Searching guidelines developed by @yourlibrary.org

*Career One Stop: Sponsored by the US Department of Labor contains links to job sites and career information as well as specific government and community employment, training and services.
 
 
*Occupational Outlook Handbook Edition.
At our library under call number : 331.702 UNI. Use this resource to help you find out more specifics about jobs such as training and education, salary, etc.
 
*Quintessential Careers: 4,500 pages of free content to empower your success in college, career, life



Illinois and Area:
*Barrington Career Center : A "volunteer driven, non-profit agency dedicated to helping people help themselves as they develop search strategies, skills, and conduct an effective job search brought on by unemployment, career transition, re-entry to the workforce, or first-time employment."

 

*College of DuPage Openings

*Elgin Community College Openings

*Elgin Illinois workNet Center: The site mainly describes the different programs and services available at the different locations, such as the one in Elgin.

*Fetch Me A Job (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)

*Harper College Openings

*Illinois Jobs: Designed for Illinois job seekers, career changers, individuals in transition, and youth entering the world of work. You'll find access to job sites, job search tips, career advice, support groups and counseling, and networking opportunities.

*Illinois Skills Match: You can "match your job requirements and skills to thousands of job openings in Illinois."

*Judson University Openings

*McHenry County College Openings

 


United States:
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America's Career Infonet: Part of a suite of online tools sponsored by the Labor Department, ACInet is a superb source of in-depth information on wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state labor market conditions, national employer contacts, and links to 5000 online resources.

*America's Job Bank: Jointly maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor and various state employment offices, this is one of the largest sources online for national and international employment. It offers job posting for employers and résumé posting and job searching by occupation, keyword, and zip code for job-hunters.

*CareerBuilder: With its efficient online recruiting service, résumé posting capability, and access to the classified ads of 45 daily newspapers, acquired from the defunct CareerPath.com, this enormous job bank lists over 400,000 job announcements searchable by type, industry, company, and location.

*CareerJournal: The Wall Street Journal's free site covers all aspects of the employment search with versatile salary profile data and a calculator; relocation and retirement information; hiring trends listed by industry; résumé writing and posting; a large job bank updated twice weekly; and hundreds of articles.

*Hot Jobs

*JobHuntersBible.com: Designed as the supplement to the classic job-hunting guide What Color is Your Parachute?, this website is an excellent primer for anyone new to online job hunting. Richard Bolles, the author of Parachute, provides a directory of useful links for job-hunters as well as advice for using online resources to aid their search.

*Jobs and Careers

*Jobs for Teens

*Job-Hunt.org: Here is an impressive gateway to hundreds of useful links to accessible job resources and services listed by category or location.

*JobWeb

*Monster.com: This dot.com veteran features a tremendous database of information for the job seeker and employer, with a variety of resources for college graduates and chief executives alike.

*Salary.com: Supported by a team of experienced compensation specialists, this popular site features fast and easy-to-use salary, benefits, and cost-of-living wizards, a salary timer, college tuition calculator, job assessor, and other tools.


Interviewing
* About.com Career Planning & Job Interviews-"You'll find articles, sample questions, interactive practice tools, the facts on illegal questions, and fashion tips to help you succeed."

* CollegeGrad.com-This site provides "some insights designed to help you successfully interview and get the job you want--and then negotiate the very best job offer!"

* Job Interview Do's & Don'ts  & Do's & Don'ts from Woman's Day magazine

* Job Interview Tutorial for Job Seekers

* Monster.com Career Advice

* Sample Job Interview Questions

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Resume Help

Most of the public computers upstairs in the library have WinWay Resume Writer software on them.  To find books about this topic you can come to the library and go to the 650.14 section of the stacks. A staff member will be happy to assist you.

* Microsoft Word Resume Templates-Download sample resumes and edit them for your specific experiences.

* Resume services and tips from Monster

* Resume Blaster : This is a pay service for those wanting help with online resumes

* Resume Tutor : This service provided by the University of Minnesota will help people learn how to write an online resume, but will not help in assembling and formatting resumes.