R&R - Jobs & Employment
Key:  Home use requires a valid EPL card
Program: The Technical / Vocational Education Pathway to a Great Career
Wednesday, February 15 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm - Kossmann Room
Did you know that some of the best-paying and fastest-growing jobs do not
require a 4-year Bachelor's degree? Learn how to find technical and vocational
careers that are a good fit for you or your high school age children.
Obtain
resources for learning more about these
in-demand careers and the education
or training needed to enter the field such as Associate's degrees, certificate
programs, and apprenticeships.
Presented by Career Vision.
For
High School Students and Adults.
You must register with your Elmhurst
Library Card number by phone (630-279-8696), email at eplteen@gmail.com, or
in person by visiting the 2nd Floor Information Desk.
Library Resources
Ongoing Programs
*FREE Career Counseling
Typically every other Monday morning. Check the Calendar for details.
Five 30 Minute Sessions from 9:30AM - Noon • 2nd Floor Study Rooms
Stand out from the crowd! Meet with a career counselor from JVS Chicago, a non-profit, non-sectarian agency, for free, one-on-one career counseling. Call the Information Desk at 630-279-8696 to sign up for a 30-minute session. Registration requires an Elmhurst Library card.
*General Computer Classes available! Build your computer skills and become more competitive in the job market. Click the links for Class Descriptions and the Calendar.
People to Help You
*Librarians. Every hour we are open the 2nd floor Information Desk is staffed by 2 people who hold a Masters of Library & Information Science degree. We can help! We can provide one on one guidance to get you started using our many resources. We can introduce to you to sources that can help you generate ideas and leads.
*Computer Assistants. Almost every hour we are open we have people who can help you one-on-one with computer questions. This is not the same as taking a class (listed above) but if you get stuck when you are trying to attach your resume to an email we can help. We also have special programs that can turn your resume into a PDF.
Career Center from Tutor.com
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Work one-to-one with certified career specialists to get help with writing a resume, searching for a job or preparing for an interview,
between the hours of 2 and midnight every day. Tutorials and worksheets on cover letters and resumes are available 24/7. Click on "Adult Education & Career Center".
Learning Express Library In Library Use Use at home!
Select "Jobs & Careers" on the left.
Provides instantly scored practice tests based on the official exams for a wide variety of careers.
Also includes courses on job search and workplace skills.
Business and Company Resource Center  In Library Use Use at home!
Business & Company Resource Center brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
First Research In Library Use Use at home!
First Research contains industry intelligence, including more than 200 industry profiles. It also includes financial profiles of states.
Hoovers In Library Use only Use at home!
Hoover's delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence. Our database of 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises, is at the core of our business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations. Hoover's editorial staff of some 80 editors and researchers brings vital business information and knowledge to its coverage, updating the site daily to bring our visitors and subscribers the most up-to-date business information in the industry.
LexisNexis® Library ExpressIn Library Use Use at home!
Access over 9,500 sources in news, business and the law. Includes the New York Times, many national and international news sources. Company Dossier
covers over 44 million U.S. and international companies. Legal information available in the library only, includes case law, statutes, regulations, legal news and law reviews.
ReferenceUSA In Library Use Use at home!
Find information on 11 million US businesses. Search using a number of criteria including geography, size, SIC codes, ticker symbol and more. Provides directory information including contact, owner, major industry information and more.
Local Job Listings
Organizations:
Newspapers:
Area Websites:
Job Search Engines
Job listings are pulled from job boards, company websites, newspapers, industry associations, online classifieds and more.
National Job Listings
The first three sites are the well-known national job boards that include listings from companies and organizations all over the country and the world. They also include advice for job hunters.
Planning Your Job Search
Meta Sites These sites are a great place to start your job search. They contain links for everything from specialized job listings to salary surveys to resume advice. The experts who maintain these meta sites review and screen all the sites they include to insure that users are getting quality information.
- Riley Guide A great place to start your job search! This site is very comprehensive.
The A-Z Index is very helpful for finding specific websites.
- Job-hunt.org A well-organized site that includes many articles to advise job hunters.
- Jobhuntersbible.com Site of What Color is Your Parachute? author Richard Nelson Bolles.
Action Verbs and Keywords for Your Resume
Career Counseling
- WorkNet DuPage - This Career Center in Lisle has job search workshops, career counseling, job fairs, and job clubs. See the ABC-Channel 7 news report here.
- Career Services Center at the College of DuPage -
The Career Services Center offers career resources and opportunities for students, alumni and residents of Community College District 502.
- At the library (see "FREE Career Counseling" above.)
Job Central in the Magazines and Newspapers Area
Here you will find the job listings from local newspapers, and a list of magazines in our collection that also include job listings. In addition, there are books, videos, and articles on job search topics, and information on other local resources.
Reference Books
The library has a number of company and employment directories.
Several of these, such as the Directory of Executive Recruiters and the
Illinois Manufacturers Directory, are located at the 2nd Floor Information
Desk.
Circulating books are located in the following areas:
- General Job Searching - 650.14
- Resumes - 650.142
- Job Interviews - 650.144
- Careers / Occupations - 331.702
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