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- Finding a Job
You may be a new college graduate or an experienced worker whose job has been eliminated. In either case, you are out there in the job market along with many others looking for work. The library has sources that will help you conduct your job search in an organized and concise manner, find possible job leads in your field, highlight your skills with a resume and cover letter and then ace the interview.
Getting Started
Planning and research are key to any successful endeavor. It is tempting to sit down at the computer, visit sites listing jobs and sending out resumes to any possible employer. If you take a breath and think through your strategy, you may expect better results with less work.
Start Where You Are
650.14 ASH
How to Get Any Job: Life Launch & Relaunch for Everyone under 30 (or How to Avoid Living in Your Parents' Basement) by Donald Asher - 2009
650.14 COH
Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work by Carol Fishman Cohen - 2007
650.14 FAR
Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide: The Essential Job Search Handbook for Service Members by Janet I. Farley - 2010
650.14 FRE
Reworking Retirement: A Practical Guide for Retirees Returning to the Workplace by Allyn Freeman - 2008
650.14 JOH
Career Comeback: Repackage Yourself to Get the Job You Want by Lisa Johnson Mandell - 2010
650.14 MAR
Thank You for Firing Me!: How to Catch the Next Wave of Success after You Lose Your Job by Kitty Martini - 2010
650.14 REE
Can I Wear My Nose Ring to the Interview?: The Crash Course, Finding, Landing, and Keeping Your First Real Job by Ellen Gordon Reeves - 2009
The Hunt
All-in-One Guides
650.14 BOL
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work, Even When "There Are No Jobs" by Richard Nelson Bolles - 2009
650.14 DEB
Get Hired in a Tough Market: Insider Secrets to Find and Land the Job You Need Now by Alan De Back - 2010
650.14 MAC
The 6 Reasons You'll Get the Job: What Employers Look for—Whether They Know It or Not by Debra Angel MacDougall - 2010
DVD 650.14 YOU
You're Hired! Skills You Need to Get the Job You Want - 2007
Your Online Job Search
650.14 BOL
What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Job-Hunting Online by Mark Emery Bolles - 2011
This up-to-the-minute guide discusses the benefits of blogging, career sites, gateways, job boards, job search engines, personal websites, and social networking.
650.14 CRO
Find a Job through Social Networking: Use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, and More to Advance Your Career by Diane Crompton - 2011
650.14 NAG
How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job by Janet Nagle - 2010
650.14 SCH
How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Other Social Networks by Brad Schepp - 2010
Finding Companies in Your Field—Online Databases
If you have an area of experience or expertise, it might be helpful to narrow your focus to companies that have a need for your special skills. The databases below can be accessed by going to www.downersgrovelibrary.org. Under Research select Databases A-Z.
Reference USA
This source offers information on 14 million businesses nationwide, providing such information as sales, number of employees, type of business, chief officers and contacts within an organization. You can customize your search to find the companies that match your job criteria.
Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage
In addition to finding out about a particular publically traded company, you can also research the status of a particular industry to see if it is growing or in decline.
Finding Companies in Your Field—Paper Directories
*Ref 338.47 CHI Reference Desk
Chicago Area Business Directory - 2009-2010
*Ref 338.47 ILL Reference Desk
Illinois Manufacturers Directory - 2011
Lists companies alphabetically by town and there is a cross index by business type. Older editions can be checked out.
*Ref 338.47 ILL Reference Desk
Illinois Services Directory - 2011
Also arranged by town and cross indexed by type of business, this directory focuses on businesses that provide a service rather than produce a product.
Ref 338.47 PRI Reference Desk
The PrivateBank Guide: Major Publicly Held Corporations and Financial Institutions Headquartered In Illinois - 2010-2011
Reference Desk
Crain’s Chicago Business Book of Lists
Published annually, this supplement to the popular newspaper ranks local companies on a variety of criteria, including “Best Places to Work.”
353.001 TAY
Guide to America's Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory of U.S. Government Career Opportunities by Karol Taylor - 2009
Résumé Writing
The library offers a large selection of books that offer sample résumés for most job descriptions. Find these generally at 650.142. Sample titles are listed below.
650.142 CRI
Résumés That Pop by Pat Criscito - 2010
650.142 ENE
Expert Resumes for Career Changers by Wendy S. Enelow - 2010
650.142 ENE
Expert Resumes for Computer and Web Jobs by Wendy S. Enelow - 2011
This is one of a series of books that targets specific professions. To find others, please ask a librarian.
650.142 NOB
Gallery of Best Resumes for People without a Four-Year Degree by David F. Noble - 2009
650.142 RES
Resumes for Re-Entering the Job Market - 2008
650.142 YAT
Knock ’em Dead Resumes: Standout Advice from America's Leading Job Search Authority by Martin John Yate - 2010
Cover Letters—Selling Your Skills and Experience
Don’t ignore this vital document! Employers may not even read your resume if your cover letter does not grab their attention. Tailor your cover letter to the specific job you are applying for, using information you have collected about the company offering the position.
650.142 BET
202 Great Cover Letters by Michael Betrus - 2008
650.142 BET
Perfect Phrases for Cover Letters by Michael Betrus - 2006
650.142 SAL
Step-by-Step Cover Letters: Build a Cover Letter in 10 Easy Steps Using Personal Branding by Evelyn U. Salvador - 2011
650.142 YAT
Knock ’em Dead Cover Letters: The Strategies and Samples You Need to Get the Job You Want by Martin John Yate - 2010
Your Job Interview
650.144 COR
Knockout Job Interview Presentations: How to Present with Confidence, Beat the Competition and Impress Your Way into a Top Job by Rebecca Corfield - 2010
650.144 DEL
Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions by Matthew J. DeLuca - 2010
650.144 SCH
The Job Interview Phrase Book: The Things to Say to Get You the Job You Want by Nancy Schuman - 2009
DVD 650.144 ANS
Answering Interview Questions - 2010
DVD 650.144 TEN
10 Things Not to Do in an Interview - 2006
DVD 650.144 WHA
What Will I Say at the Interview - 2009
Prepared by Marty Krause, May 2011 |
