Career
Transitions can help. It's the only complete,
self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire process from
assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately
improving the chances of landing a job.
Selected Websites:
America's Career Resource
Network
America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) consists of state and federal
organizations that provide information, resources and training on career
and education exploration.
Career Decision Making
Tool
The CDMT helps teachers, counselors, and
parents assist their students or children in identifying an appropriate
career direction and selecting or developing an educational program or
plan that will provide the knowledge and skills needed to succeed within
their chosen career field.
Green Careers Guide
A connection to jobs, guidance, and
careers in green employment.
Jobdango Jobdango
claims to be the “#1 most popular and most visited jobsite in the
Northwest!” It is indeed a thorough and resourceful site, providing not
just job postings, but also tools for resume management and display.
KeyTrain is the complete interactive
training system for career readiness skills, based on ACT's
WorkKeys®
assessment system and the
National Career Readiness Certificate.
Pacific Northwest Career
A great resource that not only allows you to access current job postings
but also setup a login account, a link on how to write a resume, and
various other career building tips and links.
Seattle Craigslist
An online classified containing a wide range of
employment opportunities throughout western Washington. Just link onto
Craigslist and search under “jobs”; you can specify by region and or job
type.
Washington Employment Web Page
This useful site boasts “5,254 links to employment web pages” throughout
Washington State. The site breaks down employers by city providing a
link to each respectively.
WorkSource Washington
The Washington State Unemployment Department’s official employment
website; this impressive resource contains a wide array of job posting
across the state. The site conveniently allows one to limit by city or
region to see current postings in all professional fields. Also,
provides up-to-date links to newspaper classified ads throughout the
region.
GrantStationis an interactive website that allows grantseekers
to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects,
and mentors them through the grantseeking process.
GrantStation provides
access to a searchable database of grantmakers who are actively
accepting inquiries and proposals from a variety of organizations;
federal grant deadlines, which are updated twice a week; links to state
funding agencies; and a growing database of international grantmakers. Grantstation is available for in library use only. Please ask at the
reference desk for help.
