Global & National Sites-- Career Planning Tools -- Business Start-Ups --Emergency Resources
Local Sites (Southwest Ohio):
- OhioMeansJobs.com Allows You to search electronic job opportunities with Ohio employers from many national commercial job boards AND to post your resume for FREE
- www.backtoworkohio.com Small Business Start Up, Career Training, Retraining, Seeking Employment, Retirement
- One Stop: The Employment Center Location and Services
- Jobsource Ohio
- Highland Sun Help Wanted Ads
- Classified Ads from Newspapers in Our Region
- Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Applications https://www.airbornemx-jobs.com/
- Find Help in Tough Times from the State Library of Ohio, includes a link to a resume builder
Local Sites-- Global & National Sites-- Career Planning Tools
indeed® http://www.indeed.com A Search engine that searches multiple job sites (though not all)
www.BackToWorkOhio.com
Small Business Start Up, Career Training, Retraining, Seeking Employment,Retirement
Business Resource Center – Wilmington Earl Gregory, Business Counselor 937-469-2058
The Ohio Small Business Development Center Provides Confidential, free, in-depth business consulting 740-593-1797 http://southcenters.osu.edu
Appalachian Regional Entrepreneurship Group
Provides Customized consulting services to help start and grow business 740-593-1797 www.voinovichcenter.ohio.edu
SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives
Provides counselors to work with entrepreneurs and small business 513-684-2812 www.scoreworks.org/
Southern Ohio Procurement and Outreach Center
Provides help and assistance for business to sell to federal and state agencies 800-408-1334 www.sopoc.org
Southern State Community College Enterprise Center
the Enterprise Center is staffed by a Certified Business Advisor® who offers free one-on-one consulting and referral services to pre-venture, start-up, or existing businesses.
- Jobs and Training Tools http://ohiolmi.com/asp/Career/JobTool.asp -- Choosing a New Career? Insert your Zip Code and Choose "Search High Employment Prospect Occupations" to find occupations that are in demand in your areas, what they pay, and what training is required. It even provides links to where job training can be found in your area!
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Resume Tips & Samples http://www.cvtips.com/resume.html -- Resume Styles, Tips and Interview Tips
- Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ -- Explains What Careers are and the statistics on pay and availability
- Job Hunters Bible http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
- Quintessential Careers http://www.quintcareers.com/
- Career Overview http://www.careeroverview.com/(seems to use Occupational Outlook's data, but is slightly easier to navigate)
- Learning Express -Training in Microsoft Office Skills and Windows Vista and Practice Tests for Civil Service, GED, School Skills, College Entrance Tests and Advanced Placement, Real Estate Exams and a variety of other exams. This may require that you login and create your password the first time at a library computer in the state of Ohio.
- Microsoft's Elevate America Basic Online Digital Literacy Training - Online training in the basics of computer use for Windows XP® and Microsoft Office 2003® in the "Original" version and the "Version 2" is uses examples from Windows Vista® and Microsoft Office 2007® .
- Southern State's Resources for Displaced Workers
- Most jobs now require some computer skills, both to put in your job application and pick up your pay stub. If you are at the point where you know absolutely nothing about computers and need help getting comfortable with computers you may want to sign up for our library's free basic computer classes.
Good Luck!
Local Sites-- Global & National Sites-- Career Planning Tools -- --Highland County Service Directory -- Emergency Resources