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Explore more than 3,000 excellent career advice articles on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing! Get in-depth research that will hone your job hunting skills and put you on the trajectory to success.

Walks users through the job-search process from beginning to end.  Prepare a resume, assess current skills, explore thousands of career paths, improve skills, and apply for jobs.


Expert resume assistance, live interview coaching and tips and resources to help start your job search.

 
Websites:

City of Norwalk Job Opportunities

  CTWorks Career Coach - "...a One-Stop on wheels and mobile classroom which brings career services and computer training to you!"

Simple Cover Letter Writer - A step by step fill  in the blank form to help write a cover letter. Gives instructions and examples for each entry. Can be viewed and saved as an HTML, PDF or Word file.

Customized Cover Letter Writer - A detailed form for writing a cover letter. Gives instructions
and examples for each entry. Can be viewed and saved as an HTML, PDF or Word file.

Interview Questions - A list of tested interview questions.

Internet Job Search Workshop

On-Line Job Applications

AllCountyJobs- These sites are part of the network of county jobs where job seekers can find job listings by geography, by job category or by company.  

Jobs in Connecticut:

Jobs in New York:

Fairfield County Jobs Westchester County Jobs
New Haven County Jobs  
Hartford County Jobs   

 About Jobs.com - Job listings divided into several specialized categories: Summer jobs, Overseas jobs, Resort jobs and Intern jobs.

Career Builder - Find a job, post your resume and other resources can be found at this site.

Career Exploration Links - Discover what different occupations entail in the way of education, and work environment.

Career Guide to Industries -  "..provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information."

Career Profiles Info - highly relevant, reliable and up-to-date career information and job search resources. Learn about the education needed, salary expectations and job resources for specfic careers.

Career Journal - The Wall Street Journals comprehensive career planning site 'for business people on the move.'

CareerOneStop - Career One Stop is a “Job Information Center” in a box. This all-in-one portal provides some of the best job search and career information sites on the web.

Career Overview - Career and Job search resource. Contains links to job resources by industry, location and occupations.

Career Zone - New York State's job site which includes information for students about careers, including 300 career videos. Jobseekers can explore jobs and get up to date job postings from America's job bank. Career development tools for Educators and Counselors.
Career Zone Resume Template - Simple fill in the blank resume.

Connecticut's Business Response Center - Helping businesses get started, expand or relocate.

Connecticut Career Paths - From the Connecticut Department of Labor a guide of 150 occupations with narrative descriptions, number employed, job openings, salary, training and a list of training sites. PDF format.

Connecticut Job Central - If you're looking for a job in Connecticut this is the site for you. Hunt for jobs by type, salary, location or keyword.. Create an online resume that can be viewed by prospective employers and find your dream job. If you are an employer register with the job bank and find qualified employees.

CT-Clic -Connecticut Licensing Center - state, federal, regional, local and private resources to help your business succeed. Get information about and applications for business licenses in Connecticut.

DiversityWorking - "...offers a rich selection of services marketed to the communities needing stronger representation in the workplace: wide-ranging ethnic groups, women, gay/lesbian, veterans, mature workers, and persons with disabilities."

Federal Jobs - How to find and apply for federal jobs

Indeed.com - Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages all at once.

Job Hunter's Bible - A companion site to the book "What Color is Your Parachute?" this site contains links to articles, salary surveys, career quizzes, resume help, and job listings.

LifeWorks™ - Information on careers in the health industry by the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education. Search for a career or browse by education required, interest area, median salary, or alphabetically. Each listing gives a summary, job description, education required, skills, and related jobs.

Southwestern CTWorks Centers- Job search offered at no cost - open to everyone.  Located in Bridgeport, Derby & Stamford.

Monster - Search for jobs, post your resume, search for potential employees. These are just a few of the features of this comprehensive job resource.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Searchable by occupation and has a printer friendly version in the acrobat reader format. Links with text to related areas.

O*Net - Occupational information network is searchable by occupation, by skills, and by other classification systems.

Quintessential Careers "...more than 3,500 pages of free college, career, and job-search content."

Quintessential Careers - Job Resources for Teens

The Riley Guide - "A directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet."

San Diego Public Library's Tutorials - SDPL has created a series of tutorials for users wanting to create resumes in Microsoft Word 2003.  They cover what to include in a resume, resume wizards and templates, printing and saving, recommended books and online resume builders.  Well done!

Vocational Information Center - Explore vocational and technical careers.

                    
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