Employment Reference

Other Sites

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:30:42 +0000

http://www.careeronestop.org/

http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/

http://www.dol.gov/odep/: Government website with information for employers, businesses, and the disability community on recruiting, hiring, and employing people with disabilities. Resources include disability employment statistics, public education materials, and policy research publications.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
http://www.bls.gov/data/: United States Federal Government “fact-finding agency” covering the fields of labor economics and statistics. Reports on employment and unemployment, inflation and prices, pay and benefits, productivity and technology, spending and time management, etc. The site also provides tools for analyzing or viewing data.
Cost-Of-Living Calculator
http://www.aier.org/research/worksheets-and-tools/cost-of-li…: This calculator allows you to convert dollar values between any two years from 1913 to 2009, adjusting for inflation. Conversion data is based on the Consumers Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Company Research

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:27:44 +0000

ReferenceUSA is the place to go for reference and research on business searching. Accessed with a paid membership or from you local public library. Reference USA is an accurate database of more than 10 million US business. Information provided by Reference USA includes:

Business Name
Executives
Sales Volumes
Employee size
and more

Hoovers ,like ReferenceUSA, Hoovers is a database of company/ industry research. Hoovers also includes companies profiles with statistics and much more.

Interviewing Skills

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:19:50 +0000

About.com – Interviewing

Acing the interview : how to ask and answer the questions that will get you the job / Tony Beshara

The most difficult part of job hunting besides the task of hunting is the interview. The purpose of the interview for the employer to gather more information on you first hand. About.com and Tony Beshara’s book are great place to go. Both of these resources include:

articles on asking questions and why employers ask them
sample questions
most commonly asked question with the best response

Hotjobs for Monsters

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:17:36 +0000

The first step when looking for employment is to look for a job. Yahoo’s Hotjobs and Monster are great job-searching engines that not only allow you to search hundreds of different job categories but you can post your own resume. Dont know how to write a resume, they will help on that too. Other interesting topics include salaries and benefits, networking, and articles like “How to land a government job”. (Government)

hotjobs.yahoo.com

monster.com

The Illinois Department of Employment Security

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:04:03 +0000

The Illinois Department of Employment Security is your direct link to Illinois workforce services. This includes services to job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market information, and payroll tax filing.

In addition to the above information, IDES includes a page for the veterans. The services for veterans page is loaded with information on how to get veterans back into the civilian working environment.

http://www.ides.state.il.us/default.asp

http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/laws.htm

The resume handbook

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:41:35 +0000

Looking for a new job but dont know how to land that perfect interview and job. The Resume Handbook: how to write outstanding resumes and cover letters for every situation by Arthur D. Rosenberg helps all in the basics of writing resumes. Rosenberg will explain how to describe your accomplishments to the art of networking. With examples of the best resumes and worst, you will be able to following up and land the job.

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:34:05 +0000

A comprehensive career reference in print that expands into five volumes. Updated withe the latest careers, this five-volume encyclopedic set is an essential resource libraries. Includes articles, photographs, and on-the-job interviews ranging from worker profiles.
http://catalog.mppl.org/?q=Encyclopedia%20of%20Careers%20and%20Vocational%20Guidance

U.S. Department of Labor

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:23:13 +0000

The United States Department of Labor is the official web page for information on labor. This U.S. department promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support. (http://www.dol.gov/) Other topics included disaster relief, Youth and labor, and small business.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:47:52 +0000

Looking for a job? Occupational Outlook Handbook will give you the run down on hundreds of jobs. Updated every two years, the Occupational Outlook Handbook will give you job tips, help you make decisions, and much more. Topics include:

the training and education needed
earnings
expected job prospects
what workers do on the job
working conditions

Available both in print and on the web (http://www.bls.gov/OCO/), Occupational Outlook Handbook is a great place to start in the job searching market.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZABysnJuNkEC&dq=occupational+outlook+handbook&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=uZ46_AYQB6&sig=Jy76BjT5R0ewpArG0ePcXFKlDWk&hl=en&ei=PsIlS__WKYeJnQfYhKXuCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

What Color is Your Parachute?

japerez1983 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:36:55 +0000

What Color is Your Parachute? is the best-selling job-hunting and career-changing book in the world. It has been translated into 20 different languages and continues to be the #1. What Color is Your Parachute will allow you to strategies and answer all your question while seeking the perfect job.

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers