|
A+ Job Listing Sites
|
|
|
Jump to MPL's collection of job listing sites, and find that job you've been looking for!
|
Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer 4 with Disk
|
|
|
Need to polish your typing and word processing skills? Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer is the program for you! It offers introductory lessons, plus speed and accuracy drills, and makes the practice fun. Adjusts to any skill level. Additionally, you can measure your progress with periodic reports. Use your own floppy disk to store your work.
Library subscription.
Only available for use within City of Milwaukee
libraries.
|
|
Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer 4 without Disk
|
|
|
Need to polish your typing and word processing skills? Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer is the program for you! It offers introductory lessons, plus speed and accuracy drills, and makes the practice fun. Adjusts to any skill level. Additionally, you can measure your progress with periodic reports. No floppy disc needed.
Library subscription.
Only available for use within City of Milwaukee
libraries.
|
|
Career Planning Resources
|
|
|
Here is a UW-Madison page with links to Web sites to help answer the career questions: Who am I? Where am I going? and How do I get there? Along with resources for investigating specific occupations and/or industries.
|
|
CareerOneStop
|
|
|
CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy. It includes: America's Career InfoNet--helps individuals explore career opportunities to make informed employment and education choices, and America's Service Locator--connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at local One-Stop Career Centers.
|
|
CareerZone Resume Maker
|
|
|
Use this form to create a resume. It can be saved as a pdf or as a Microsoft Word document for future editing.
|
|
COMPASS Guide
|
|
|
A unique site designed for Milwaukee teens who are looking for "Life after high school" guidance. Directories of Wisconsin four- and two-year colleges, technical schools, the trades, apprenticeships, and the city's first online searchable database of local scholarships.
|
|
Goodwill Workforce Connection Centers
|
|
|
Goodwill Workforce Connection Centers are open to the public and offere free services and staff that can ehlp you with self-directed job searches and resume and cover letter writing.
|
|
Green Careers Guide
|
|
|
Green Careers Guide provides job-seekers a go-to resource for careers within the wind, solar, and geothermal industries. Find information on green job listings and the best places to train for green jobs.
|
|
Job-Hunt
|
|
|
Job-Hunt provides links to job search sites and job search and career planning resources.
|
|
JobStar Salary Information
|
|
|
JobStar's Salary Surveys provides links and descriptions of 300+ salary surveys or summaries.
|
|
LearningExpress Library
|
|
|
Be ready for school or career tests. Some of the practice tests available are: ASVAB, AP, SAT, ACT, GRE, civil service, GED, U.S. citizenship, firefighting and law enforcement. Many others are included, plus tests for sharpening basic skills. Free registration provides you with a personal account to monitor your progress. This database was formerly called Learn a Test.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
|
|
LearningExpress Library Computer Skills Learning Center
|
|
|
Trying to improve your job readiness? Use the Computer Skills Learning Center from LearningExpress Library to brush up on or begin to study popular computer software for both Mac and PC. Study at a basic, intermediate or advanced level, and create your own login to keep building your capabilities. Interactive video, animations, quizzes and sound enhance the presentation. Tutorials include: Access 2003 & 2007; Excel 2003, 2007 & 2008; Flash CS3; Illustrator CS3; Microsoft Project 2007; Outlook 2003 & 2007; Photoshop CS3; PowerPoint 2003, 2007 & 2008; Publisher 2007; SharePoint Designer 2007; Visio 2003 & 2007; Word 2003, 2007 & 2008; and WordPerfect X3. Operating system tutorials include: Windows XP; Mac OSX Leopard; and Windows Vista. Select the Computer Skills Learning Center from the left sidebar towards the center of the column.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
|
|
Milwaukee Workers Web Site
|
|
|
Matching the needs of low-income Milwaukee workers with available local resources in the areas of: job seeking & career planning, transportation, child care, health insurance and health care.
|
|
O*NET Online
|
|
|
Find out which jobs fit with your interests, skills, and experience. Explore growth career profiles using the latest available labor market data. Research what it takes to get that dream job and maximize earning potential and job satisfaction.
|
|
Occupational Outlook Handbook
|
|
|
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, here is the searchable version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook which supplies information about specific occupations. It describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
|
|
Office of Workforce Development, City of Milwaukee
|
|
|
Mayor Barrett plans to create a new city department, the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development. Read the Mayor's press release unveiling the plan.
|
|
ReferenceUSA
|
|
|
The ReferenceUSA databases provide information on over 20 million U.S. businesses (with detailed info on 14 million) and 205 million U.S. residents. Easy to use (helpful tips) for quick address checks, but ideal for creating customized and downloadable mailing lists for increasing customers, enhancing market research, and developing business to business leads. These sample searches provide guides for using the database in a variety of ways. Job seekers! Here are some ideas for using ReferenceUSA to find that new job. Available at all Milwaukee Public Libraries and many suburban libraries.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
|
|
RileyGuide.com
|
|
|
The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the internet. It also provides instruction for job seekers on how to effectively use the Internet in their job search.
|
|
Salary Calculator
|
|
|
Produced by the National Association Of Realtors, this site compares the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. cities.
|
|
Salary.com
|
|
|
Salary reports covering many occupations are found on this site. Find out how much you are worth, search for job opportunities, and educate yourself about how to improve your value.
|
|
Wall Street Journal Careers
|
|
|
The Wall Street Journal Careers offers career management and salary news, industry news and trends, job hunting advice and postings for professional jobs across the country.
|
|
WISCareers
|
|
|
The WISCareers Web site is a fun and easy tool to help you explore your career development options. Through WISCareers (formerly Career Visions), you can investigate more than 700 occupations and 4,000 schools of interest through taking on-line assessments and inventories, find financial aid, scholarship, and budgeting information, or research potential employers or apprenticeships throughout Wisconsin and the U.S. Over 8,000 external links are featured, including America's Job Bank. To assist the job seeker, a sample job application and cover letter can be found on the site.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
|
|
Wisconsin Job Center Publications
|
|
|
Helpful publications developed by the Wisconsin Job Centers. Especially designed for assistance with job readiness, job searching tips, and resume and interviewing skills.
|
