For Jobseekers

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For Jobseekers

Useful Websites General Guides General Articles/Blog Posts Coping Job Listing Sites Applying Interviewing
How To/Tutorials: Resumes Creating E-mail Accounts

Useful Websites

	Iowa Workforce Development http://www.iowaworkforce.org
	CareerOneStop www.careeronestop.org/
	Job Seeker Survival Guide images.traderonline.com/img/eg_pd/Images_2006/JSSG%20booklet%202007.pdf
	Job Seeker Tools http://www.careeronestop.org/jobseekertools/ Workforce development professionals, job seekers, and public users rated more than 600 online job and career tools.
	IowaLincs GED information--If you're looking to improve your marketability with a GED readiowa.org/GED/gediowa.html

General Guides

	Resource Guide for Job Seekers; a step-by-step guide to dealing with a job loss, starting a new job and everything in between (Iowa Workforce Development) www.iowajobs.org/resourceguide.pdf Dealing with unemployment, job seeker do's and don'ts, online application tips, resumes, cover letters, ten steps of a job search, job search websites. Creative Job Search Online Guide (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development) www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/index.htm
	Help and FAQs--Finding a Job (Career InfoNet) www.careerinfonet.org/HelpAndInfo.asp?helpcontent=Jobs&nodeid=102
	Job Hunting After Job Loss www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment/FindaJob/JobHuntingAfterJobLoss.aspx
	JobHuntersBible.com www.jobhuntersbible.com/ A supplement to the book What Color Is Your Parachute?
	Career Development and Job Searching @ your library http://www.atyourlibrary.org/career-development-and-job-searching

General Articles, Blog Posts, etc.

	"America's best-paying blue collar jobs," Klaus Kneale, Forbes.com
	Using the Library to Build Your Brand
	A second language: your key to increased opportunity and greater earning capacity
	Job dislocation: making smart financial choices after a job loss. From the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

Coping

Money Management Resources for the Unemployed (WA Dept of Financial Institutions)
www.dfi.wa.gov/financial-education/job-loss-resources.htm
Though from Washington, only a few are specific to just the state of Washington. Includes:
Credit and Debt Help, Avoiding Frauds and Scams, Trouble Paying Your Mortgage--Avoiding Foreclosure,
Cutting Expenses, Budgeting and Managing Money, Retirement Accounts and Health Care Coverage, Taxes

Job Listing Sites

	Iowa Workforce Development Job Listings www.smartcareermove.com/career_center/smartsearch/searchiowajobs.asp
	JobCentral National Labor Exchange www.jobcentral.com/
	Indeed www.indeed.com
	CareerBuilder.com www.careerbuilder.com
	Federal Government Jobs federalgovernmentjobs.gov
	Job List sites, arranged by type of job (New York Public LIbrary) www.nypl.org/services/jobs/jsc/links.cfm?cat=520
	Glassdoor.com http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm

Applying

	Advice for librarian job applicants But advice for everyone!
	The best cover letter I ever received Tips for writing a cover letter
	THE Jobseeker's Top 10 List 10 strategies to help you gain an edge in a tough employment market

Interviewing

	"Job interview tips," Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 ed.
	How to ace a phone interview
	"How to handle your job interview successfully" from Pam Pohly's Net Guide

How-To Guides and Tutorials

Creating Resumes

Video/Screencast Tutorials

Creating a Resume in Word 2007
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-_98CKPshs

Webpages/sites

	Resumes templates for Microsoft Word office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101043371033.aspx
	“Build the résumé employers want,” by Barbara Mulligan. www.jobweb.com/resumesample.aspx?id=858
	"Résumés--creative job search article.” Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/resume.htm
	“Electronic résumés,” Oakton Community College. www.oakton.edu/resource/stuserv/netjobs/resumes/
	PongoRésumé—Tips and Advice (Site also has free trial of résumé builder) www.pongoresume.com/articleTopics/27/resumes.cfm
	Career Advice—Résumé Development, Duke University www.env.duke.edu/career/current/resume.html
	Résumé Tutor, University of Minnesota www1.umn.edu/ohr/careerdev/resources/resume/
	Applying for a job,” Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 edition. www.bls.gov/oco/oco20043.htm

Print Help Sheets

	Creating a resume in Microsoft Word (2005) www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/helpsheets/resumeword.pdf
	Creating a resume in Microsoft Publisher (2005) www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/helpsheets/resumepublisher.pdf

Creating free e-mail accounts (for online job applicants)

Video/Screencast Tutorials

	Creating Hotmail account www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xdxcZcj9YY (voice is quite soft, but otherwise quite clear)
	Creating Hotmail account (in Spanish) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATii8Mdh220
	Creating a Gmail account www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb4U4BjnJnI Step by Step lesson (makes assumption that you can get to Google without instruction...)

Webpages/sites

	Setting Up a Gmail Account (Richmond Public Library) www.yourlibrary.ca/findall/online/tutorials/index.cfm?page=setupgmail
	Setting Up a Hotmail Account (Richmond Public Library) www.yourlibrary.ca/findall/online/tutorials/index.cfm?page=setuphotmail
	Creating a Gmail Account mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=12774

Print Help Sheets

	Setting Up an E-mail account with Yahoo Mail (2005) www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/helpsheets/EmailYahoo.pdf
	Setting Up an E-mail account with Hotmail (2005) www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/helpsheets/EmailHotmail.pdf
	E-mailing an Attachment with Yahoo! Mail® (6/28/05) (to attach resumes, etc) www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/helpsheets/AttachmentYahooMail.pdf
	E-mailing and Attachment with HotMail® (6/28/05) (to attache resumes, etc.) www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/helpsheets/AttachmentMSNHotmail.pdf

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