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The Oakland Public Library offers an array of resources to help you navigate through these challenging economic times. From job listings to learning how to craft an effective resume, you’re sure to find everything you need. Careers and Job Searching |
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Our career collection offers information to job seekers trying to:
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Below are listed a number of online resources
- Career And Job Search
- Oakland and California Job Resources
- Job Mega Sites
- Resume Building
- Unemployment Resources
- Career Development
- Interview Skills
- Salary Guides
- Teen Jobs
- Students and Grads
| Career And Job Search – resources for job seekers | |
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Career Transitions helps you create a personal profile and use a Career Toolkit to build and save your resumes, cover letters, and references. You can return to your profile in the library--or remotely--to track and update your progress in job searching, career exploration, and education planning. Information on networking and other job-search tactics, as well as the opportunity to take low-fee distance learning courses, will help users improve their employment prospects. Local information on unemployment benefits, health benefits, and other social services is available, too. |
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Gale Power Search contains all of the Gale periodical archives and reference resources including Gale Directory Library – for anyone seeking business information through business directories and association directories; and Gale Virtual Reference Library – for anyone seeking general reference information including business plans, health information, science, history and many other topics. [To access, please enter your OPL library card and PIN.] |
| LearningExpressLibrary: Over 300 online practice tests, including the SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Postal Worker, and many others. Also includes U.S. Citizenship Exam Preparation; and English language and math practice exams for Spanish speakers. If using from home, you’ll need to log in with your name, library card number, and PIN. Find invaluable career resources for job search skills, resume-building, and career certification. Requires a free registration so that you can review and track your progress on exams. | |
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The new Job & Career Accelerator section provides information on jobs that suit your interests and experience, lets you check current job listings from over 5 million job postings, creates resumes and cover letters, and assists with interviewing skills. You’ll need to create a username and password to store your personal job search tools in complete confidentiality. Then, click on the Job & Career Accelerator link on the LearningExpressLibrary homepage. Also, an excellent resource for finding local job listings. |
Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection: A customized selection of academic journals, general magazines, books and newspapers on employment ranging from 1980 to current, available through the Oakland Public Library’s databases. You will be required to enter your Name, Library Card number and pin. |
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| Oakland and California Job Resources | |
| One-Stop Career Center The City of Oakland One-Stop Career Centers help job seekers improve their qualifications and bring them together with employers who will benefit from their skills. Each center provides the entry point to free, state-of-the-art services that will prepare you for and connect you to many great jobs and careers. | |
| City of Oakland Job Listings The City of Oakland Human Resource Department job listings for all departments providing title, salary, open/closing dates, required documents and, for many jobs, ability to apply online. | |
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EASTBAY Works: Joint venture of public entities, non-profit agencies, and private organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties helping businesses and job seekers meet their employment needs. |
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California State Job Assistance State of California website: file for unemployment; job seeking assistance. |
| California State Employer Listings California 's Employment Development Department’s (EDD) Internet system for linking employer job listings and for job seekers to post their resumes. | |
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California State One-Stop Source California State Personnel Board listing jobs in California, One Stop Career Centers, Federal government jobs, Community College jobs, local governments and state government websites. |
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JobStar: California Job Search Guide now offers job search information and community resources for the following counties of California: San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma. Sacramento Region: Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba; Los Angeles Area: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, Ventura; San Diego Area: San Diego & Imperial Counties |
| Craigslist for Bay Area Jobs San Francisco Bay Area job listings and resume postings for job seekers. Job listings by occupation and job sector. Also at this site are jobs listings and resume postings for all states and almost 60 countries. | |
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| Job Mega Sites | |
| LinkUp is a new and unique job search engine that only lists jobs taken directly from company websites. Almost any company, big or small, that has a career section on their website can be found on LinkUp. Currently, there are over 21,776 companies in this database | |
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Career Builder Search hundreds of thousands of job postings by occupation, location or keyword; post your resume online, and take advantage of expert advice and job seeking hints. |
| US Dept of Labor One-Stop Center Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site provides one-stop shopping for the serious job seeker. Post your resume, search job listings, learn how to write a great resume and negotiate the salary you deserve. Explore occupational and salary trends, and research the training and education you need to get ahead. | |
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Monster.com One of the best job searching tools available online, Monster.com provides online resume posting, Job Search Agent notification, company profiles, resume and interviewing tips, as well as over 800,000 job postings. Registered users can also create and store several versions of their resumes and cover letters, apply for jobs online, and receive personalized employment news. |
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Industry Nicheboards Divided into occupational categories, this career directory provides links to help the job searcher find their individual employment niche. |
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Yahoo Jobs In addition to searching job listings by occupation, location, salary, experience, and keyword, users can utilize Yahoo’s Resume Manager, resume design templates, and search agents. The Career Tools area also provides links to industry news, salary and benefit information, job searching advice, and education and career training opportunities. |
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Job Hunt.com A comprehensive website for job hunters. Search for jobs, network, review articles and tips for successful job searching and more. |
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Opportunity Knocks is the national online job site focused exclusively on the nonprofit community. For Nonprofit professionals, OpportunityKnocks is the premier destination to find nonprofit jobs and access valuable resources for developing successful careers in the nonprofit community. |
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| Resume Building | |
| The new Job & Career Accelerator section provides information on jobs that suit your interests and experience, lets you check current job listings from over 5 million job postings, creates resumes and cover letters, and assists with interviewing skills. You’ll need to create a username and password to store your personal job search tools in complete confidentiality. Then, click on the Job & Career Accelerator link on the LearningExpressLibrary homepage. | |
| US Dept of Labor One-Stop Center Part of Career One Stop, this site provides a user friendly resume tutorial, as well as tips on essential resume components, design, presentation and method of delivery. | |
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Job Bank USA This site offers comprehensive information regarding several areas of resume development from creating career profiles and objectives to effective word usage and resume editing. |
| Monster.com Test your resume savvy and receive expert tips for creating quality resumes, cover letters and other business correspondence. Free online registration allows you to post your resume for potential employers to search, and allows you to apply for various positions via the Internet. | |
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| Unemployment Resources | |
| US Dept of Labor One-Stop Center The Labor Market Information Center helps job searchers research occupational trends and wages, state and national employment projections, and state employment resources. Users can also create state specific market profiles and detailed reports by occupation, education, skills and training, and labor market information. | |
| California State Job Assistance State of California website: file for unemployment; job seeking assistance | |
| US Dept of Labor One-Stop Center Career One Stop’s Reemployment Portal – an all encompassing site for finding One Stop Career Centers, getting immediate unemployment or health benefits assistance, job hunting and networking, changing careers and upgrading skills, and beginning or finishing a degree. | |
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| Interview Skills | |
| Monster.com Another great Monster site for useful interview components from pre-interview preparation, tips to remember during the interview, and proper follow-up procedures. Make sure to check out the virtual interviews for select occupations that provide practice questions in a safe environment. http://resources.monster.com/tools/quiz_section2.asp | |
| Yahoo Jobs This site provides links to articles dealing with interview preparation, as well as less common topics such as meal interviews, salvaging bad interviews, handshake etiquette, salary negotiation and more. | |
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| Career Development | |
| America’s Career InfoNet provides a comprehensive and user friendly resume tutorial, as well as tips on essential resume components, design, presentation, and methods of delivery. | |
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O*Net Online – sponsored by the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, this site helps employers, workers, educators and students make informed decisions regarding education, training, career choices and work. It has recently added a good search key for green jobs and over 100 occupations in this area. |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a user friendly way to research job descriptions, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and future job prospects in a wide range of occupations. |
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The Riley Guide site provides self assessments and links to a variety of personality assessment tools. For each is indicated whether the assessment tool is self-directed or requires assistance and whether it is free or charges a fee for use. |
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| Salary Guides | |
| The Riley Guide site that provides various general salary surveys, government surveys, occupational and location-specific data, cost-of-living information, and ideas for finding and evaluating salary data. | |
| Job Star Originally established for the California job seeker, this site has the largest collection of salary surveys online anywhere. Combined with lists of books to request from your local library and articles from experts like Jack Chapman, this site will lead you in the right directions for your salary search. | |
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SalaryExpert.com provides reporting on salaries and cost-of-living from compensation professionals. Tools help people make informed decisions when planning careers and searching for jobs. |
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Salary.com Use this commercial site to see how your income rates against state averages for your occupation. There is also a link to a cost of living wizard enabling the user to compare cost of living indexes and salary differentials in order to make informed relocation decisions. A free profile must be created in order to get industry specific market range salaries. |
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| Teen Jobs | |
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California Careers For jobs in California. This website contains resources for students, counselors, parents, teachers, in short, anyone interested in developing the career self-management skills necessary in today's world of work.
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| Groove Jobs You can search by city or state, or you can even search by zip code for a job. Once you find the right job for you, you can easily apply online. And if this your first time searching for jobs for teenagers, you can check out our resource center for great tools and tips on how to land your job. | |
| Job Search for Students This website contains resources for teens regarding what to wear to an interview, where teens can work, obtaining references, child labor laws, “working papers,” online job searching and application, and interviewing tips. | |
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| Students And Graduates | |
| College Recruiter was designed specifically to help recent graduates find job opportunities, internships, and research continuing education. Here you can find articles and blogs, podcasts and additional information regarding resumes, networking, interviewing, and job search tips. | |
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MonsterCollege This portion of Monster.com is designed to help college students and recent graduates find jobs and internships. Registration is free. |
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