Metuchen Public Library Job Search Pathfinder

The Pathfinder is a guide of resources to assist you with your job search.

New Jersey Jobs Sites

Middlesex County One-Stop Career Center Middlesex County One-Stop Career Center New Brunswick Office Perth Amboy Office 550 Jersey Avenue 161 New Brunswick Avenue Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Employment/Reemployment Services Employment/Reemployment Services 732-937-6200 732-293- 5016 Training Opportunities Training Opportunities 732-745-3955 732-293-0642

Go to www.co.middlesex.nj.us/employment, click “Job Seeker Services”, and click on “One-Stop Career Center Booklet” for further information.

JOBS4JERSEY.COM www.jobs4jersey.com It is a service provided from New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. It helps you find job opportunities that meet your unique skills and experience. It also helps employers find YOU faster by matching your resumes to their job posting.

New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator www.njcan.org NJCAN is the state free-based career guidance system to support career exploration and career planning.

Federal Job Sites

USAJOBS www.usajobs.gov It is the federal government’s official job website for listing of civil services of job opportunities with federal agencies.

Occupation Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/ooh/ This publication describes, for a wide range of occupations, the nature of the work, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects.

National Job Sites

American Job Center http://jobcenter.usa.gov/ Provides a single access point - open 24-7 for key federal programs and critical local resources to help people find a job, identify training programs, and tap into resources to gain skills in growing industries.

Career Builder www.careerbuilder.com One of the largest employment website in the U. S. for job-seekers and employers.

Career One Stop www.careeronestop.org Learn about careers, find career information, and locate career resources and advice.

National Labor Exchange www.us.jobs Search jobs online and apply current job openings in your city or state specific to a profession or other niche area.

Library Online Databases www.metuchenlibrary.org/electronic-resources/

To access library electronic databases, please visit the library website, enter your valid Metuchen Library Card No. For accessing the Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center, please click “INFOBASE LEARNING”. For accessing Business Source Elite and Regional Business News databases, please click “EBSCOhost”. For further assistance, please contact Metuchen Library at 732-632-8526.

Click “Infobase Learning”, in order to access the database. Provides profiles of nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, thousands of resource entries, and more.

Create resumes and cover letters, learn interviewing techniques, and prepare for related exams. Access millions of job listings.

Offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life.

This database contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. health care providers. You can create search criteria like SIC/NAICS codes, geography, product, company size to build your job search or marketing tool.

This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from Datamonitor are also included.

This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Books College and Career (C&C) section, Call No. C&C 650.14

Keywords and Subject Headings, such as Job Hunting, Employment Interviewing, Resumes, Cover Letters, etc.

What Color is your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers Richard N. Bolles C&C 650.14 BOL 2014 This book is a practical guide for job hunters and gives advice for job seekers and career-changers.

Cracking the New Job Market: The 7 Rules for Getting Hired in any Economy R. William Holland C&C 650.14 HOL 2012 and It shows how these rules have changed and delivers new job-hunting strategies that actually work.

Finding a Job Through Social Network Diane Crompton C&C 650.14 CRO It provides online networking using Linkedln, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and more to help job search.

Thank You For Firing Me!: How to Catch the Next Wave of Success After You Lose… Kitty Martini C&C 650.14 MAR This is a fresh, funny and smart guide. It gives different prospective and gives life change ideas and advices.

Top Notch Interviews: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from the First Call to Getting the… Brian Davis C&C 650.14 DAV It provides top-notch interview skills at any level for job seekers.

Step-by-Step Resumes! Evelyn U. Salvador C&C 650.14 SAL+CD-ROM This is a guide gives you a step-by-step method to create an effective resume with ease.

Knock ‘em Dead Cover Letters Martin John Yate C&C 650.14 YATE It provides cover letter samples and strategies you need to get the job you want.

The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide. Richard Nelson Bolles C&C 650.14 BOLLES It gives tips and advices for job hunters in this dismal economy.

revised 3/23/2015