Job Seekers
Webinars
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mySkills, myFuture: A New Tool for Job Seekers (ETA)
As part of the ongoing collaboration between IMLS and the Employment & Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL/ETA), WebJunction is hosting this ETA presentation on the new job-seeking tool, mySkills myFuture. This free online tool enables job seekers to increase their career mobility and economic prospects. Specifically, the self-paced tool helps previously employed to (1) use their previous experience to identify occupations that they might be qualified for; (2) identify the skills s/he needs to acquire to qualify for a specific job; (3) identify education or training institutions where these skills can be obtained; and (4) provide links to relevant job opportunities in national and state job banks. Libraries will want to add mySkills, myFuture to their resources to help job-seeking patrons in their community.
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Helping Job Seekers: Using Electronic Tools and Federal Resources (ETA)
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) invests in resources and services to support national and local workforce development needs. ETA staff will join us for a 90-minute webinar to provide an overview of the public workforce system and present the electronic tools most helpful to library staff who assist unemployed workers. Attendees will learn how to direct patrons to the right tools for their needs and to find local Workforce System partners. The presentation will also include an online tour of the O*NET System, CareerOneStop.org and America's Service Locator and including Occupational Crosswalks, job search/resume preparation and State Job Banks and Labor Market Information.
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Look for a Job Using Online Sources (Texas State Library)
Are you finding yourself being a job counselor for many of your library users? Join Carolyn Davidson, Assistant Director of North Texas Library Partners, for a tour of the Texas Workskills Development for Libraries (http://twdl.org) to get relevant, practical links for job seekers. Learn which sites have the best results and are easy for people to use independently.
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Getting Your Resume Noticed
Carolyn Davidson Brewer from North Texas Library Partners covers some essential elements of today's resumés. Learn tips to get resumés updated for print and online submissions, key components of the resume and learn if cover letters are still necessary. Learn the difference between a chronological and functional resumé and when to use each type. Also covered will be common questions job seekers have for their resumés and where to find more resources to assist them.
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A webinar produced by InfoPeople, that helps you get started in supporting job seekers, provides information about some "best resources", and explores agencies and organizations you may consider partnering with.
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State-specific approaches:
- State Library of North Carolina Job Search Workshops : A narrated slideshow about job search workshops put on by the state library to address workforce recovery efforts in North Carolina.
- Arkansas Libraries: Working to RAISE Employment: Description of ASL's new program, Resource Assistance in Seeking Employment (RAISE), and overview of other state e-resources for job seekers and small businesses
- Connecticut Training and Resource Support for Libraries: Efforts by the Connecticut State Library to assist libraries coping with high unemployment through a resources website and staff training programs.
- Florida Libraries Collaborating with One-Stop Career Centers: Summary of project to help patrons use e-government resources to find and apply for jobs
- Georgia’s Workforce Recovery Efforts: State and Local: Describes libraries involvement in GA's Work Ready initiative, a partnership between state government and state chamber of commerce to improve the job training and marketability of Georgia’s workforce.
- Helping Job Seekers: Using Electronic Tools and Federal Resources: Archive and associated resources for August 11, 2010, webinar with ETA staffers, Lauren Fairley-Wright and Tracie Hamilton on Federal Tools for Job Seekers.
- Library collaboration expands and translates job search skills training: In April 2009, the Pima County Administrator challenged The Pima County Public Library (PCPL) and Pima County ONESTOP Career Centers to work in partnership to identify technology-based solutions to meet the needs of the community.
- Library of Michigan Response to Workforce Needs: The Michigan eLibrary links libraries and residents to a range of high-quality databases and gateways to local websites.
- Massachusetts Library Services for Job Seekers: Libraries in Massachusetts prepare residents to meet economic challenges through web resources, patron training and partnerships with non-library agencies and narrated slideshow on workforce recovery efforts by the Northshore Networking Group.
- Mississippi Library Commission: Describes the tools and services the state library provides to the local libraries of Mississippi to support job seekers.
- Tennessee Public Libraries: A Critical Resource for Job Seekers: Tennessee libraries provide training and support and tools to support job seekers, and use publicity and partnering to build awareness.
- Tools and Resources for Unemployed in Indiana: The state library partnered with the Dept of Workforce Development, upgraded a key database, and raised technology standards for Indiana libraries.
- Workforce Development Task Force: Describes an LSTA-funded project to assist unemployed South Carolinian adults and those in transition develop and enhance their workforce skills and find jobs.
- JOBS Initiative for Wisconsin Public Libraries
- South Dakota/Siouxland Libraries: Resources for Job Seekers
- Texas Libraries: Responding to the Needs of Job Seekers
- Financial Literacy Resource from WJ-Ohio
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