Employment Resources
JobNow
Connect with a certified career coach, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm. Get help with résumé writing, applications, searches, and skill development needs. Also find unemployment assistance, résumé templates, career assessments, and more. Includes test prep resources and practice tests and career credentialing information for over 140 specific careers.
Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Use these self-paced, online classes to learn how to think like an entrepreneur as you prepare to launch a small business venture or plan a career path. Take your passion into the business world. (ELI is the equivalent of 3 college credits).
- Indeed
- LinkedIn (which also offers online resumes)
- U.S. Jobs and USAJobs (for government opportunities)
- Idealist(for nonprofit and volunteer opportunities)
- The Ladders,
- Neuvoo
- Monster
- ZipRecruiter
- CareerBuilder
- Glassdoor
- Virginia Workforce Connection: Online Learning Resources
Although librarians often do not have time to sit down with a patron for extended amounts of time, we can help you find some of these websites and get you started using them. You may also consider visiting the Virginia Employment Commission in Petersburg, as they are able to spend more time with job seekers one-on-one to find and apply for jobs.
VetNow
Connect LIVE with a military benefits navigator, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm, for helping with eligibility questions, connecting with veteran's benefits and community resources, transitioning from a military to civilian career, and more.
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