CAREER RESOURCES AT GCPL
including
Web Resources Community Resources Library Resources
Web Resources:
America's Career Infonet - This site, developed by the department of labor, provides salary information, job descriptions and statistics.
America's Job Bank - Most of the jobs listed on America's Job Bank are full-time listings and the majority are in the private sector. Approximately five percent of the job listings are in government. Users can search by job type and geographic location. This site is a service of the United States Department of Labor and state public employment service agencies.
Career Builder - Site features jobs from over 70 other career sites. Also, included are job hunting tools, skills certification information and articles.
Careers.org - Career Resource Center offers job listings (including federal jobs) as well as links to employers. The user can search by state.
Federal Jobs Digest - This site provides a searchable job database for federal employment as well as useful informaiton about federal hiring practices.
Fulton County Employment - Features job vacancies with the Fulton County Government.
Georgia Department of Labor - Search for job openings in Georgia.
Georgia State Merit System - This site lists job opportunities with the State of Georgia. The user can browse postings by discipline. Goodwill - Work Connection Centers - At the Gwinnett Connection Center, link to the resources you can use to find employment or start a small business. This includes access to a job bank, Internet, computers for resume development and career exploration, fax machines, photocopier, telephones, resource library, and community information. Trained staff and community volunteers are ready to assist you. Gwinnett Tech Career Service Center - comprehensive source for career planning, development and placement which offers services to all students and alumni.
JobHuntersBible.com - This site is a supplement to the book, What Color Is Your Parachute?
Jobstar - Serves as both a career guide and job bank for employment seekers.
JobWeb - This site offers searching by job or employer, with the option to limit the search by geographic location. The user can browse an alphabetical employer directory. Also offered are industry information and career planning resources.
Monster.com - Job opportunities are searchable by location, discipline, and keyword. Employer profiles are searchable by name or region.
Net-Temps - One of the web's first job services, this site provides opportunities for posting resumes.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (searchable) - Learn about hundreds of occupations: the nature of the job, working conditions, training and qualifications needed, the job outlook through the year 2005, typical earnings, related occupations, and associations which can provide additional information. Users can get this information by choosing from a categorized listing or by performing a keyword search. The "Tomorrow's Jobs" section gives highlights of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of industry and occupational employment and the labor force. Read job search methods. Get tips on resume writing, interviewing, and evaluating a job offer.
Princeton Review - This site helps researchers locate information on improving scores on standardized tests and for career assessment.
Seniors4Hire.org and Teens4Hire.org - Seniors4hire is "an online career center for employers and job seekers 50 and over". Teens4Hire.org is " ... for teens looking for a job and employers who hire them.
USA JOBS - This site, maintained by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, provides a searchable database of federal job opportunities.
Yahoo - At Yahoo's main page, type search words such as "Georgia and employment" and click on search. The program will return a list of relevant hyperlinked web sites.
Wetfeet.Com - Offers career information with a corporate focus.
Searchable Online Newspaper Classifieds
Athens Banner Herald
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett Daily Post
Houston Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
Miami Herald
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Newsday (N.Y.)
Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner
Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tampa Tribune
Community Resources:
Gwinnett County - Feature job vacancies with Gwinnett County Government
Gwinnett County Public Library - Features job vacancies with Gwinnett County Public Library Georgia Department of Labor Field Service Offices:
Gwinnett County: 2211 Beaver Ruin Road, Suite 160, Norcross (770) 840-2200
Cobb County: 465 Big Shanty Road, Marietta (770) 528-6100
DeKalb County: 3879 Covington Highway, Decatur (404) 298-3970
Atlanta, North Metro: 2945 N. Druid Hills Road, Atlanta (404) 679-5200
Atlanta, South Metro: 2636-14 Martin Luther King Drive, SW, Atlanta (404) 699-6900
Library Resources:
Books to Check-Out
GCPL has many circulating books on job searching and careers. Look through the on-line catalog using these headings in a subject search:
Atlanta (Ga.) -- occupations
career changes
career development
employment interviewing
job hunting
job vacancies
occupations
professions
resumes (employment)
vocational guidance
Another way is to browse the shelves. Here are some areas to try:
331 through 331.399
650.14 through 650.15
658.812
Reference Books
Atlanta Job Bank (call number: R 331.12 ATLANTA); available at all branches. There are also circulating copies of this book.
Atlanta Jobs (call number: R 650.14 HINES); available at all branches. There are also circulating copies of this book.
The Career Guide: Dun's Employment Opportunities Directory (call number: R 650.14 CAREER); available at all branches.
Librarians
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updated 03/04/05