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Working It Out! Job and Career Guide
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Answering Tough Interview Questions for Dummies by Publication Date: 2014A guide to stunning your interviewer with perfect answers to stumping questions In today's competitive job market, a stellar interview lends you an edge over the competition, which can make or break your chances at a new career. Answering Tough Interview Questions For Dummies, 2nd Edition teaches you how to perform professionally and productively under stressful interview conditions. With this handy guide, you'll learn to breeze through tricky questions and accentuate your most impressive qualities.
101 Great Resumes [eBook] by Publication Date: 2012In 101 Great Resumes, you will find the resume format that will work wonders for you, one that can showcase your unique background, situation and career goals and help you land your dream job. It features resumes tailored to the individual situations, challenges, and aspirations of today's job seekers.
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Featured Books from the Shelves
A sampling of the many books on resumes and interviewing that you'll find in the libraries throughout our system. To see more titles, search the online catalog.
No-Nonsense Resumes by Publication Date: 2006For the first time ever, here's a resume book that clears away the clutter and gets back to the "brass tacks" of what it takes to write and design a resume that will get you interviews and job offers. The authors, professional resume writers, share their insights, knowledge, and more than 35 years of combined experience to help you prepare a resume that will get you noticed, not passed over.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume by ISBN: 9781592579570With the average American changing jobs nine times during his or her lifetime, the ability to work the job market is nearly as crucial as showing up. This step-by-step guide walks the job seeker through the resume-writing process.
201 Killer Cover Letters by Publication Date: 2014THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO WRITING COVER LETTERS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT FROM THE COMPETITION With hundreds of ready-to-download letters--updated with strategies for networking online, social media, and responding to Internet job postings.
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide by Publication Date: 2009One hundred pages of lifesaving advice for people out of work. When over ten million people have needed help with their job-hunt—or with figuring out what to do with their life—there is one person they have turned to, more than any other. He is Richard N. Bolles, author of the #1 job-hunting book of all time, What Color Is Your Parachute?
What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Interviews by Publication Date: 2014Interviews instill fear in many a job-hunter, but this empowering guide from the father of career development, Richard Bolles, reveals that interviews are really just conversations to determine if the work--and workplace--is a great fit for both parties. In the very first Parachute-branded book to focus on interviewing, Bolles merges decades of experience with the latest studies and job-market statistics to create an all-in-one guide for the whole process, from pre-interview research to elevator pitches to salary negotiation.
Exam Prep & Skill Building
- Brainfuse JobNow This link opens in a new window
Brainfuse JobNow provides you with pratical tools to help you get a job. Featuring LIVE Interview Coach service, this section provides resources to help you prepare for your interview ; Resume Builder provides the resources you need to craft a winning resume; Career Resources is an informative, easy-to-use, and free Internet resources for job seekers; including personality and career assessments. - LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED® test prep, and more.
- AtoZdatabases This link opens in a new window
AtoZdatabases is the Premier Job Search, Reference & Mailing List Database including 30 million business & executive profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for, sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment and job opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more! Search by multiple limits including geography, business size & type, length of home ownership, and household income. Also provides a three step process to build a resume and sharpen your interviewing skills.
Write a Resume
Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview support, Go here for tips and examples, fillable templates, and tips for finding a great match for your skills.
Links
- CareerOneStop
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Find tips and help that include resume advice, writing cover and thank you letters, and preparing for interviews. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Services @ Your Library
Discover the resources available at all of Public Library locations to support your job search and career discovery work:
Books - search the online catalog for topics including careers, resumes, occupations, professions
Magazines, Newspapers and Articles - all library branches offer a mix of current popular magazines and daily newspapers. You'll also find a wealth of information and data through our online magazine and newspaper services.
Desktop and Office Services, including: PCs w/ printers, faxing, (local numbers, only) and quiet study rooms.
Public Access Computers
- Accessible with a Public Library card set up for PC use (no charge)
- Internet service and Microsoft Office applications are available on all workstations
- Printing is available at $.15 per page
Fax Service
- Outgoing transmissions only, to local or toll-free numbers
- Cost is $1.00 per transmission (up to 5 pages), plus $1.00 for each additional 5 pages (ex: 12 pages = $3.00)
Photocopiers
- Available at all of the Public Library locations
- Copiers are self-service
- $.20 per copy (coin boxes accept $1.00 bills)
- Letter, legal or ledger size, black & white only
- Available at all of the Public Library locations
- No charge for connectivity
- Check details on settings and access to optimize your experience
