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Local Resources

  • Workforce Development Center of Waukesha County
    Located just a mile from the Library on Main Street, the Workforce Development Center assists job seekers with career planning, job searching, schooling, economic support and retraining. They have resources to aid regardless of your career-related needs from entry level through professional. They are located on the WCTC campus at
    810 Main Street
    Pewaukee, WI 53072
    (262) 695-7800
    Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Employment Websites

  • The Riley Guide
    The Riley Guide provides information on careeres and employment including how to job search, create resumes and cover letters, interview preparation and negotiation tips as well as links to job listings.

  • Career One Stop
    Career One Stop is part of theAmerica's Labor Market Information System Network. It contains tools forexploring and assessing skills, career paths and wage infromation tables and more. It has links to job openings and includes reusme and interview links. A re-emploment portal of links is provided for those who are dealing with job loss and in need of immediate help or a career change.

  • Job Hunters Bible
    A supplement to Dick Bolles' popular What Color Is Your Parachute books, this site contains a walth of informaiton on Internet job searching, networking, career counseling as well as job hunting research and links to resume and cover letter websites.

  • Job Center of Wisconsin (previously known as JobNet)
    The State's all-encompassing site that links job seekers and employers. It narrows workforce links by specific areas in the State, contains information on unemployment, job fairs, and job openings, State government jobs and more.
  • Career Jet an employment search engine for the USA. In one simple search, Careerjet gives the job seeker access to a large selection of jobs that are compiled from various Internet sources.
 

 
Books

Books in the library on creating resumes and cover letters, the interview process, job searching and more can be found in the lower level nonfiction area. Check 650.14 or ask a Librarian for help finding what you need. A sampling of books in the library:
  • Same Day Resume by Michael Farr 650.142 FARR, M SAME DAY
  • Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters by Martin Yate 650.14 YATE, M KNOCK PBK 2008
  • Knock 'em Dead Resume by Martin Yate 650.142 YATE, M RESUMES PBK 2008
  • 101 Great Resumes by Brad Karsh 650.142 FRY, R RESUMES PBK
  • Resumes for Reentering the Job Market 650.142 MCGRAW-HILL RESUMES 2008
  • Job Hunting Online by Mark Emory Bolles 650.14 BOLLES, M JOB-HUNTING PBK 
  • The guide to Internet job searching 650.14 INTERNET JOB PBK 2008-09

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