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CAREER CENTER
CAREER PLANNING | ENTREPRENEURSHIP
JOB LISTINGS & RESOURCES | JOB RECRUITING
RESEARCH A COMPANY | RESUMES | SALARY | SKILLS
The Career Center sitewas part of the Park Forest Public Library’s Accent on Access project. Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using federal Library Services and Technology Act funding.
Use the links below to obtain additional career-related information.
CAREER PLANNING
- About Career Planning
- America's Career InfoNet
- Career Center - US News & World Report
- Career Fairs
- College majors and career choices - suggests careers by college major
- Illinois Workforce Information
- Job Hunters Bible
- Mapping Your Future - this career planning site is available in Spanish or English
- Minority Resources
- O*NET - Occupational Information Network
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Opportunity Returns - Illinois Department of Employment Security Center's Career Resource Network
- Teenager's Guide to the Real World
- Wall Street Journal's Careers
Entrepreneurship
- Business Partners - links to venture capital & other funding sources
- Business Resource Center - for entrepreneurs
- Dotcom - a directory and advice for dotcoms
- eLaws - employment laws assistance for workers & small business
- EntreWorld - advice & resources
- Home Business Research - e-commerce resources
- Illinois One-Stop Business Information Center - starting or expanding a business in Illinois
- Inc.com - guide to starting or expanding a business
- Matthew Lesko's "How I Started My Own Home Based Business"
- My Own Business - a free online course for beginning business owners
- SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives - volunteer advisors
- Self-employment Test - do you have what it takes to be your own boss?
- Small Business Administration
- Venture Capital 101
- What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing?
- Work-at-Home Success
JOB LISTINGS & RESOURCES
- America's Job Bank
- Black Enterprise's Career Center
- Career Guide to Industries, 2006-07
- CareerBuilder - browse ads from major newspapers (& en Español)
- Career One Stop - government-funded employment site
- CareerWeb - read ads or post your resume
- ChicagoJobs- calls itself "the definitive Chicago area job & career guide"
- CoolWorks - work where others merely get to vacation
- Corporate Gray - career transition site for military personnel
- Diversity & Inclusion Job Search - for minority job-seekers
- Got-a-Job - locates part-time or full-time jobs
- Governors State University
- HealthCareerWeb
- HotJobs
- HVAC Agent - HVAC jobs, refrigeration jobs, maintenance jobs or other industry-related positions
- Illinois Department of Employment Services
- Illinois Skills Match
- Job Access - for people with disabilities
- Job Fairs in the Chicago region
- Jobs.net
- Library jobs in the suburbs & beyond
- Library job links
- Monster - a BIG jobs site
- National Able Network - non-profit agency to enable people of every age and skill level get back to work and life
- Net-Temps - lists a variety of information tech/new media openings
- Opportunity Returns - an Illinois Department of Employment Security Center's Career Resource Network
- Prairie State College Jobs
- Rich Township Teen Employment Service Program
- Riley Guide
- Teaching jobs in suburban Cook County
- Teaching jobs in the USA
- Teaching jobs in Will County
- USA Jobs - working for the federal government
- Vault - Companies' corporate cultures
- Workamper - job guide for RV living
JOB RECRUITING
- Ask The Headhunter - offering an inside edge on job search and hiring
- Career Mag - you can sort their list of recruiters by specialty or location
- Headhunters.com
- Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI)
- Recruiters Online Network
- Recruiters World - for recruiters and those seeking them in all professions
RESEARCH A COMPANY
- Annual Report Gallery - links to over 2200 Annual Reports
- Better Business Bureau
- CBS Marketwatch - news, quotes, etc.
- Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce
- Financial Times - European & US
- SEC - EDGAR & investing (try FreeEDGAR)
- Sorkins - directory of companies
- Thomas Regional - directory of industrial suppliers
RESUMES
- e-resume.net - offers resume and cover letter development services
- Electronic Resume Banks
- First Impressions - CV services for professionals that include examples, electronic CVs for e-mailing, & more
- Resumania - real-life examples of how not to write a resume. Also provides tips and job interview anecdotes
- Resume.com - provides new and revamped resumes, as well as critiquing services
- Resumes & Cover Letters (Chicago Jobs)
- Write Impression - provides resume and CV writing services
SALARY
- CareerBuilder's Salary Wizard
- Hot Jobs' Salary Wizard
- Salaries
- Salary.com
- SalaryExpert.com - offers salary surveys, wage calculators, compensation reports, and salary advice
- Salary information resources
- Wageweb - free salary survey information; compensation data online in a variety of job families
SKILLS
- Barnes & Noble University
- Chicago Computer Society
- Computer novice tutorial - for beginning users
- eLaws - Employment Laws Assistance for Workers & Small business
- FreeSkills
- GoCertify - certifications in information technology
- Illinois Virtual Campus - distance education courses
- MediaBuilder - free clipart, animations, etc.
- PC Tips - time-saving tips plus how to email your resume
- SalesAutopsy - Deal-killing
- WebMonkey - web developer's resource
- Web site creation - HTML tutorial & free clipart
TELECOMMUTING
- Cyberworkers - organinzation for worldwide teleworkers to network and exchange information
- Home Based Working Moms
- Homeworking - offers resources, information, and links for those working from home, or working for themselves at home
- Telecommuting & Work at Home Job Search
- Telecommuting Advisory Council - a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the economic, social, and environmental benefits of telecommuting
- Telecommuter's Digest - for those searching for telecommuting employment
- Telecommuting jobs
- Work-at-Home Success - tries to weed out the many scams