Job Search Resources
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AtoZdatabases AtoZdatabases replaces Reference USA. It's a premier reference and marketing database including 30 million business profiles and 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center -Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 55,000 resource entries, and much more.
Websites
Local & Regional Resources
Career Services at McHenry County College – find local employment opportunities or post job listings and get help with your resume, cover letter, etc.
Glenview Public Library – Online Job Searching – a great portal to an extensive listing of online employment resources.
Chicagojobs.com - salary information, continuing education, and career resources.
College Central – an employment database for colleges in the nation. Search by city, state, or zip code. If you are not a student or alumni of the college, you must register as a “Community Member” to view job listings; registration is free.
State of Illinois Resources
Illinois Clicks! Jobs & Careers – Designed for Illinois job seekers, career changers, individuals in transition, and youth entering the world of work. You'll find access to job sites, job search tips, career advice, support groups and counseling, networking opportunities, and more.
Illinois Department of Employment Security - IDES is your direct link to Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market information, payroll tax filing, and more.
Illinois Skills Match – workforce development system. At the ISM web site, you can match your job requirements and skills to job openings in Illinois.
Illinois WorkNet Center - career resources for job seekers; disability resources.
Federal Resources
CareerOneStop – US Department of Labor - military transition help, green careers, resume help, and more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - extensive information about careers.
Career Specific
Backstage - the web-based version of Back Stage newspaper, the standard trade source for audition and casting call notices for professional actors.
Veterans
The Gold Card - is a downloadable certificate, that provides post 9/11 veterans with up to six months of personalized case management and job counseling at 3,000 career centers operated by the U.S. Department of Labor across the country.
My Next Move - allows veterans to enter their military occupation to learn about civilian jobs for which they could be qualified. Information about salaries, education and training programs is also listed.
The Veterans Job Bank - is a searchable database listing hundreds of thousands of jobs posted by companies looking to hire veterans.
Use the external links provided at your own discretion. External links represent selected web sites that may be used as starting points in your research and are not intended to be exhaustive lists of all available external sites related to these topics. For suggestions, comments, or to report broken links, you may contact the Web Team.