| Choosing a Career | Networking |
| Starting the Search | Job Listings |
| Resumes | Layoff and Unemployment |
| Interviewing | Support Groups |
Internet Resources
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, this online handbook gives
in-depth information on about 250 occupations, including descriptions
of what each job entails and the work enviroment, education and training
requirements, earning expectations, and anticipated job market in
the near future.
Mapping
Your Future
Aimed at college and high school students, this is a 10 step guide
to planning your career, including assessing your skills and interests,
researching occupations, and comparing your interests with occupations,
as well as preparing a resume and finding a job.
Occupation
Profile
Occupation information by state including wages, tasks and activities,
education, and web resources.
CTI Career Search
The CityTownInfo.com career directory presents information on hundreds
of employment categories and thousands of schools, to help people
find and pursue careers of interest to them. It includes real-world
career descriptions on more than 200 different occupations written
by people working in each profession.
Print Resources
Bolles,R.N. (2009). What Color is Your Parachute? 2009:
a practical manual for job hunters and career changers.
Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
Location: 331.128
Bolles
...the most complete guide for first-time job seekers as well as second
and encore careers changers. (Editorial review)
Shatkin, L. (2009). 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs. JIST's
Best Job Series. Indianapolis, IN:: JIST Works.
Location: New
331.702 One
"...Readers are encouraged to first browse through the 75 best
job lists to find recession-proof jobs matching their particular interest
and needs. Then turn to the definitive yet succinct job description
of the particular job selected for details on earnings, growth, industry
information, tasks, educational requirements, work conditions, and
more." -- Midwest Book Review
Internet Resources
The Riley Guide
This is a comprehensive career search resource which includes resumes,
networking, interviewing, negotiating, and more. It also offers links
to quality sites for advice and job searching.
JobHuntersBible.com
Created by the author of What Color Is Your Parachute, this
site gives solid information and links for every phase of the job
search. It is well organized starting place that also has a special
section for those who are new to using the internet.
About.com: Job Searching
A good introductory site with links to information on the dos and
don'ts of job hunting, resume writing, interviewing, and more.
Monster.com
Check out the Advice Links for useful articles on getting your job
search started and doing it right.
Quintessential Careers
One of the premier career-planning web sites, with articles on finding
a career for all types of job seekers: teens, minorities, mature workers,
and many others.
Print Resources
Bolles, M.E.; Bolles, R.N.; & Bolles, R.N. (2008). Job
Hunting Online: A guide to using job listings, message boards, research
sites, the underweb, counseling, networking self-assessment tools,
niche sites. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press.
Location: New
650.14 Bolles
"...helps job seekers navigate the overwhelming amount of information
available on the Internet to find the most useful sites and avoid
common pitfalls. Filled with hundreds of annotated website recommendations
and newly reorganized to follow the action steps of a successful job
hunt, this time-saving desktop guide is essential to an effective
online job search." (Editorial Review)
Internet Resources
JobNow
An online service which provides LIVE interactive resume help along
with resume analysis and downloadable templates to help you create
a winning resume.
Job Central
Resume Tutorial
A clear, easy to follow tutorial that presents all the major points
of resume development and presentation with examples of every step.
Career
OneStop Resume Tutorial
Provides a complete resume tutorial including an explanation of
various resume types, essential resume features, different technologies
for delivery, and links to other resume assistance sites.
Print Resources
Ireland, Susan. (2006). The Complete Idiot's Guide to
the Perfect Resume. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books.
Location: New
650.142 Ireland
Features dozens of sample resume styles, an action plan for a successful
job search, and professional advice on creating cover letters, finessing
the toughest interview, and writing thank you and follow-up letters.
(Editorial review)
Karsh, Brad. (2009). How to Say It On Your Resume: A
top recruiting director's guide to writing the perfect resume for
every job. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books.
Location: New
650.142 Karsh
Features dozens of sample resume styles, an action plan for a successful
job search, and professional advice on creating cover letters, finessing
the toughest interview, and writing thank you and follow-up letters.
(Editorial review)
Rosenberg, Arthur D. (2003). The Resume Handbook: How
to write outstanding resumes and cover letters for every situation.
Avon, MA: Adams Media Corp.
Location: 650.142
Rosenberg
Provides a practical and comprehensive guide to resume preparation.
Includes sections on networking, using the Internet, cover and personal
sales letters, and other helpful topics. (Editorial review)
Walsh, R.. (2007). The Only Resume and Cover Letter Book
You'll Ever Need. Avon, MA: Adams Media Corp.
Location: New
650.142 Only
Provides a practical and comprehensive guide to resume preparation.
Includes sections on networking, using the Internet, cover and personal
sales letters, and other helpful topics. (Editorial review)
Yate, Martin. (2008). Knock 'em Dead Resumes: Smart advice
to make your online and paper resumes more productive.
Avon, MA: Adams Media Corp.
Location: New
650.142 Yate
For more than a decade, this book has shown job seekers how to make
their resumes appealing and eye-catching to employers in a competitive
job market. With this invaluable resource, readers will discover what
prospective employers are looking for. This edition includes new material:
an update of the text; new examples of resumes; and a new Before and
After section, showing unfocused resumes and detailing the steps to
make them effective and focused. (Editorial review)
Internet Resources
JobNow
An online service which provides LIVE interactive interview coaching
in addition to tips on interviewing, common interview questions and
other online resources to help you ace the interview.
Print Resources
Beshara, T. (2008). Acing the Interview: How to ask and
answer the questions that will get you the job. New
York: American Management Association.
Location:
New 650.144 Beshara
"(This) excellent book... includes a wealth of suggestions on
how to walk out of an interview with a best offer." -Joyce Lain
Kennedy, syndicated career columnist
Adams Media. (2005). Adams Job Interview Almanac.
Indianapolis: JIST.
Location: 650.14
Adams
Whitcomb, a renowned career coach and motivation speaker, explains
how to prove your value to employers, identify your Achilles heel
and overcome it, and increase the quantity and effectiveness of your
job interviews.
Whitcomb, S. B. (2008). Interview magic: Job interview
secrets from America's career and life coach. Indianapolis:
JIST.
Location: New
650.144 Whitcomb
Whitcomb, a renowned career coach and motivation speaker, explains
how to prove your value to employers, identify your Achilles heel
and overcome it, and increase the quantity and effectiveness of your
job interviews.
Internet Resources
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals
from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries.
You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals
that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.
Networking
for Professionals
A business networking organization that combines online business
networking and real life events. Post your member profile to network
online with other members. Create a profile to include a photo, articles
you've written, and a video if you want. Bookmark other members profiles,
create contact lists and an address book.
The
Riley Guide: Networking
Offers information and advice on how to network as well as links
to useful networking sites and events.
TSNN.com
Trade shows and conferences around the world searchable by industry
and location.
Upcoming Career Fairs - Lists career fairs in Connecticut
Print Resources
Butow, E. & Taylor, K. (2009). How to Succeed in
Business Using LinkedIn: Making connections and capturing opportunities
on the world's #1 business networking site. New York:
American Management Association.
Location: New
650.13 Butow
"If you are looking to exapnd your network of contacts, seeking
a speaker or expert on a topic, searching for a job, or trying to
find a qualified candidates for a position, LinkedIn may help you
do it better, and this book will help you use LinkedIn better."
--Online Magazine .
Misner, I.R. & Donovan, M.R. (2008). The 29% Solution:
52 weekly networking success strategies. Austin, TX:
Greenleaf Book Group Press..
Location: New
650.13 Misner
"If you are looking to exapnd your network of contacts, seeking
a speaker or expert on a topic, searching for a job, or trying to
find a qualified candidates for a position, LinkedIn may help you
do it better, and this book will help you use LinkedIn better."
--Online Magazine .
Internet Resources
Connecticut Department
of Labor
Links to state information about unemployment
benefits, appeals, and taxes.
CTWorks
Free Career Transition Services
CTWorks offices offer a variety of free re-employment services to
support every aspect of your job search. Servives include: job listings,
resume and cover letter stationery, job search workshops, computer
and internet access, assessment and testing, and career counseling.
CTWorks
Offices and Services
Links to local offices and listings of classes and services they
provide.
Mortgage
Crisis Job Training Program
This program provides customized employment
services, job retraining, job placement assistance, and credit counseling
to eligible Connecticut residents.
Job-Hunt.org
Has Layoff Help links that offer advice
about how to prepare when you know a layoff is coming as well as what
to do once you have been laid off.
Trade Adjustment Assistance Services and benefits for individuals certified by the Federal Government as having lost their jobs or reduced their hours of work and wages due to increased foreign imports, or a shift in production to certain countries.
Duke
University Career Center Advice for the Involuntary Job Seeker
Has Layoff Help links that offer advice
about how to prepare when you know a layoff is coming as well as what
to do once you have been laid off.
Print Resources
Epstein, Lita. (2009). Surviving a Layoff: A week-by-week
guide to getting your life back together. Avon, MA:
Adams Media.
Location: New
658.3134 Epstein
Using a week-to-week timeline, this book offers advice on such topics
as: coping with grief and anger after a downsizing; reorganizing life
after a layoff; how to launch a job search; balancing the job search
with family and personal time; explaining a layoff to family and friends;
and more. (Editorial review)
Regional Internet Resources
Fairfield County
Jobs
New Haven County
Jobs
CTJobs.com
CT Job Central
New York
Times Daily Classifieds
Hartford County
Jobs
New London County
Jobs
JobsInCT.com
Business
Council of Fairfield County - Internship Opportunities
National Internet Resources
CareerBuilder.com List of 250,000 jobs searchable by keyword, category, or location
Monster.com 350,000 jobs listed
HireAbility.com Jobs in information technology including those for freelancers, telecommuters, and recruiters.
Indeed.com Includes job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages
Linkup Job listings directly from company web sites
SimplyHired.com Job search engine that searches thousands of job sites and companies.
Jobrapido.com Searches through over 2 million jobs posted on job boards, recruitment agencies, career and company websites.
USAJOBS Listing of most federal jobs
Local Unemployment Support Groups
Re-Employment Group at Newtown Methodist Church - 92 Church Hill Rd. in Sandy Hook
Confidential meetings every Wednesday at 7:30
p.m. in the Choir Room. Discussion topics cover the emotional stress
of dealing with unemployment and finding the tools to launch a successful
job search. All are welcome. For more information, contact the church
office at (203) 426-9998 or Jay Thomas at (203) 426-6542
Non-Denominational Job Networking Support Group at St. Rose of
Lima Church - 38 Church Hill Rd. in Newtown
Meets Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Religious
Education Building. Positive support and council as well as networking
ideas. All ages welcome. For more information, contact Harry Diek
at (203) 426-3386 or Michael Ronan at (203) 733-9186
