Key Sites

Connecticut Job Search Toolkit

CT Department of Labor

• Job Seeker Services

• Connecticut Career Fairs

• CTWorks Career Centers - Overview Presentation: (HTML) (PowerPoint) - Maps showing CTWorks Centers and Public Libraries in CT

• CT JOBcentral (Connecticut's Job Bank)

• Job & Career ConneCTion

• CTStemJobs (Connecticut's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Career Center)

• Labor Market Information

U. S. Department of Labor

• (a skills transferability tool) (webinar - brochure - poster (11 x 17) - presentation)

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• Resume Tutorial - Web   PDF

• For help using CareerOneStop, call toll-free: 1-877-348-0502 or TTY 1-877-348-0501

• Worker ReEmployment: Employment, training, and financial help during job transition
  Worker ReEmployment Toll-free Helpline: 1-877-872-5627

• Tools for America's Job Seekers

• O*NET Online and O*NET Resource Center

• O*NET Academy

• Disability.gov

• Helping Job Seekers: Using Electronic Tools and Federal Resources (includes a webinar on CareerOneStop and O*NET)

Fairfield Public Library - Job and Career Resources and Jobs Series Podcasts

• Jobs 2011: Back to Work (April - June)

• Small Business Strategies (For Current and Prospective Entrepreneurs)

More Key Sites - for Librarians

Helping Job Seekers: Using Electronic Tools and Federal Resources (includes a webinar on CareerOneStop and O*NET)

Workforce3One (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)

Workforce Resources (WebJunction)

Connecticut Jobs Conference: Your Library as a Community Resource for Economic Recovery (presentations)

Road to Recovery: Strategies for Re-Employment Summit (conference agenda) (U.S. Dept. of Labor)

Other Research Resources

Business & Company Resource Center (requires any Connecticut Public Library card to access)

CT Departrment of Labor - Office of Research

• State of Connecticut Labor Situation (CT Dept. of Labor Office of Research)

• Connecticut Labor Market Information for Job Seekers (CT Dept. of Labor Office of Research)

• Connecticut Labor Market Publications for Job Seekers

Other Useful Sites

Connecticut's Job Bank 

Connecticut's 100 Largest Companies (compiled annually by Connecticut Magazine)

CTjobs.com

EmploymentSpot - Connecticut

Green Careers

• Green Jobs Network

• Explore Green Careers (U.S. Dept. of Labor)

• Green Jobs - Governor's Executive Order No. 23 (15-point directive)

Indeed.com

Jobs on the Web (Local/Regional and National) (courtesy of Cheshire Public Library)

NationJob Network - Connecticut

Next Generation Careers Resource Connections (CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development)

Top Connecticut Companies (ranked by market capitalization)

USAJOBS (federal government)

Vault Career Intelligence (requires free registration)

Web Resources for Job Seekers (nationwide) (WebJunction)