Career Resource Center

The Virtual Career Information Center

http://ref.suffolk.lib.ny.us/JobSearchingCARE.htm has links to several websites to help with any job search. Here are links to local newspapers, school districts, hospitals, NY State Job Fairs, and Long Island labor and market information. This site also includes links for civil service information, employment agencies, company information, and resume and interview guidance

Here are some Newspapers with online help wanted ads:

· www.careerbuilder.com connects major newspapers for a nationwide job search.
· Dan's Papers at www.danspapers.com/find/helpwanted.html
includes local (Long Island) help wanted ads

Positions in Education can be located through these websites:

· Suffolk County School Districts can be located at
http://www.li-scope.org/district/suflinks.htm
· Nassau County School Districts can be located at www.nassauboces.org/links/districts.asp.
· Teach Long Island supports hiring culturally diverse professionals for Long Island schools, www.teachli.org/welcome.htm.
· To find teaching positions in New York City go to www.teachny.org.
· http://www.academploy.com/ Academic Employment Network
· http://www.academic360.com/ Jobs in Higher Education

Hospital Positions, check out this website:

 http://www.communitylibrary.org/career/lihospitals.htm. This lists hospitals on Long Island with links to their websites

Civil Service

· U.S. Postal Service at http://uspsapps.hr-services.org/usmapdetail.asp.
· The New York Unified Court System at: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/jobstc.htm.
· Suffolk County Civil Service at:
http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/webtemp3.cfm?dept=1&ID=139
· Nassau County Department of Civil Service at: http://nassaucivilservice.com.
· New York State Department of Civil Service www.cs.state.ny.us.
· CUNY at www.cuny.edu and click on the icon for job listings.
· New York City Civil Service at http://nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employ.html.
· The New York Job Source at: http://www.nyjobsource.com/gov.html.
· You may also want to consider jobs at the MTA http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/index.html
· Port Authority http://www.panynj.gov/.
· The United Nations lists their employment opportunities at: http://www.un.org/aboutun/index.html.

Departments of Labor

Suffolk www.co.suffolk.ny.us/labor
Nassau www.co.nassau.ny.us/employ
City www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dcas/html/employ.htm
State www.labor.state.ny.us
Federal www.usajobs.opm.gov
FedWorld www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
Bureau of Labor of Statistics www.bls.gov

Military Information

Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces www.bls.gov/oco/ocos249.htm
Army www.army.mil
Navy www.navy.mil
Airforce www.af.mil
Marines http://marines.com
Coast Gurard www.uscg.mil
NY Army National Guard www.1800goguard.com
Military Careers www.militarycareers.com

Company Information

  If you are interested in a particular company or companies in a certain field, here are some excellent resources.
· At www.newsday.com click on the business icon, then to the left you can click on top 100. This will list the top 100 public companies on Long Island, on the right hand of the screen you will also be able to click and see the top 100 private companies. When you click on a company it will provide you with company information and a web address.
· Long Island Associations http://www.longislandassociation.org/, allows you to search by company.
· Hoover.com at http://www.hoovers.com/, this sites allows you to search for company information and employment opportunities, it also gives you a list of competing companies.

Employment Agencies, Job Fairs, and Labor Market Information

· A list of employment agencies can be found at www.newsday.com/business/ny-biz-employmentagencies.htmlstory.
· New York Department of Labor Job Fairs www.labor.state.ny.us/business_ny/developing_workforce/job_fair.html.
· George A. Mason One Stop Employment Center provides access to computers, fax machines, newspapers, and workshops to help you through the job searching process. http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/webtemp3.cfm?dept=8&id=743.
· Long Island Labor Market Information www.workforcenewyork.org/li/lilmi.htm
Long Island Job Finder.com-dedicated to help Long Islanders find new jobs or careers.

Need Some Advice on writing resumes, interviewing, or your online job search?

Many sites allow you to post your resume, look at other resumes, search help wanted ads, and they give salary information, interviewing advice, and networking advice.
· http://www.monster.com
· www.damngoodresumes.com Damn Good Résumés
· http://www.eresumes.com
· http://www.jobweb.com/home.cfm Jobweb
· http://www.careeronestop.org/ Career One Stop
· http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp America's Career Infonet
· http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/ Suffolk County Jobs
· http://www.ajb.dni.us/ America's Job Bank
· http://www.careerjumpstart.org/ Career Jump Start
· http://www.careerjournal.com/ CareerJournal
· www.hotjobs.com Hot Jobs
· http://www.collegegrad.com/College Grad  Job Hunter StonyBrook
. http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRS.nsf/pages/Recruiting
· http://www.rileyguide.com/ Riley's Internet Job Guide
· http://www.ymca.net/employment/ymca_recruiting/jobright.htm YMCA
· http://www.lijobs.com/ Long Island Jobs
· www.accessjobs.org ACCESS- networking in the public interest
· http://www.infospace.com/info.cls2k/?ran=10416 Classifieds 2000
· http://www.advancingwomen.com/ Advancing WomenAdvice on writing resumes…
. http:// www.eiscchools.org/ces/school_business/careerguide.html  Career Guide
. http://jobstar.org  Job Star Central- Job Search Guide

Permits and Licensing

Need Help Deciding What Career is Best for You?

· www1.wsc.ma.edu/careerservices/majors/default.html    What can I do with this Major?
. www.jobhuntersbible.com/  What Color is your Parachute?
· www.quintcareers.com/resumes.html  Quintessential Careers
· www.shawguides.com/  Shaw Guides

Salary Guides

· www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html The Salary Calculator
· www.salary.com Salary.com
· www.workforcenewyork.org/li/wagedata.htm Wage Data

Internships

· www.liworks.org Post your resume, search for an internship
· http://internships.wetfeet.com/ Internship Programs

College Search

· All about College http://www.allaboutcollege.com/
· American Universities http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
· Center for all Collegiate Information http://www.collegiate.net/text.html
· Braintrack http://www.braintrack.com/
· Campus Tours http://www.campustours.com/
· College and University Rankings http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
· College Board www.collegeboard.com
· CollegeNet http://www.collegenet.com/
· The Colleges and Universities Page http://www.college-scholarships.com/
· CollegeQuest http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/
· College Source Online http://www.collegesource.org/
· College View Online http://www.collegeview.com/
· Mapping Your Future http://www.mapping-your-future.org/
· Mpegasus.com http://www.mpegasus.com/
· Petersons http://www.petersons.com/
· Princeton Review http://www.princetonreview.com/
· Student Guide http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
· US News and World Report http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
· New York's Private Colleges and Universities http://www.nycolleges.org/
. ACT Home  http://www.act.org
. College is Possible  http://www.collegeispossible.com
. Educational Testing Service Network  http://www.ets.org

Financial Aid

· FastWeb http://www.fastweb.com/
· FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
. Federal Student Financial Aid http://www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Financial+Aid
· FinAid http://www.finaid.org/
· Higher Education Services Corporation http://www.hesc.state.ny.us/
· NY Mentor http://www.nymentor.com/
. Student Guide http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
. Super College  http://www.supercollege.com
. Student Advantage  http://www.scholaraid.com
. Student Gateway to the U.S. Government  http://www.student.gov

Long Island Colleges and Universities

· Adelphi University http://www.adelphi.edu/
· Briarcliffe College http://www.briarcliffe.edu/
· Dowling College http://www.dowling.edu/
· Farmingdale State University of New York http://www.farmingdale.edu/
· Hofstra University http://www.hofstra.edu/home/index.html
· Long Island University http://www.liu.edu/liu_start.html
· State University of NY at Stony Brook http://www.sunysb.edu/
· Suffolk Community College http://www3.sunysuffolk.edu/index.asp

 Adult Learning and Continuing Education

Center for Adult Learning
http://www.acenet.edu/calec/
Includes links for GED, Military Programs and College Recommendation Service.

New York State Literacy Hotline
http://www.albany.edu/twoyear/L2hotline.html
Provides information on free Adult Education Programs and applications for the GED in English and Spanish.

Workforce Preparation and Continuing Education
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/ged/
Provides all information on the GED and downloadable application.

Education for Adults
http://www.educationforadults.com/
Searchable database for higher education degrees and programs.

The American Associations for Adult and Continuing Education
http://www.aaace.org/links/linklist.html
Links for information on literacy, English as a second language, and education information.

Adult/Continuing Education
http://adulted.about.com/
A large variety of information on education for adults