Career and Education Resources at the Library

• Business and Company Resource Center  - Accurate, up-to-date company and industry intelligence of more than 300,000 companies with company profiles, industry rankings, products and brands, stock prices, investment reports, industry statistics, and more.
• Learning Express Library - Hone your resume and interviewing skills and use the practice tests for the GRE, Nursing exams, Real Estate exams and many more via this subscription database. Sign up using your library barcode and then log in as a returning user the next time.
• Reference USA - Companies can be located by type of business, regional location, size and a variety of other criteria. Personal phone numbers and addresses can be found by using the Residential Database.

Career Research and Resources

• America's Career InfoNet - National, state and metro labor market data.
• Department of Labor - Information on everything from workplace law to training resources.
• LinkedIn - social networking for your career.
• O*NET - Evaluate the skills used in your current occupation, how existing skills may transfer to other occupations, and what new skills might be needed for a transition to a new occupation.
• Salary Calculator - Handy cost of living comparisons for major U.S. cities.
• Salary Surveys - Links to published salary surveys for various professions.
• U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook - The famous government guide to occupations and professions in the United States with current salaries and prospects
• Job Hunt - A directory of Internet and Web career and employment resources, selected and organized for your quick and easy use.
• The Riley Guide - A great place to begin: this site includes everything you ever wanted to know about jobs, resumes, interviews, etc. and where to find it.
• Yahoo! Careers - Find job listings, a resume building resource center, salary comparisons, advice and other career management tools.

Job Hunting Websites

• CareerBuilder - Job listings from around the country.
• CTJobs.com - Search for jobs by county and by company in the state of Connecticut.
• CT Jobcentral - Job listings from the CT Department of Labor.
• Fairfield County Jobs - Search for jobs in both the public and private sector in Fairfield County.
• Fairfield County Help Wanted - This regional site is for job seekers and recruiters.
• Headhunter.net - Listing of 250,000 jobs, with an international section.
• HireAbility.com - A job site for recruiters, freelancers, contractors, telecommuters and those looking for permanent placement in information technology.
• Indeed.com - A mega job search site that aggregates listings from all over the country.
• Jobs 4.0 - Job opportunites for candidates 40 and older.
• JobsNet - Information and advice for those seeking employment in Fairfield County.
• JuJu.com - A job search engine that searches by job keywords and location.
• The Monster Board - A list of 380,000 jobs, with job search agents that will email lists of jobs to you on a regular basis.
• Six Figure Jobs - Listings are prescreened for salaries $100,000 and above.
• Pam Pohly's Net Guide: Healthcare Employment - A comprehensive index to healthcare job links and opportunities.

Career Blogs and Advice

• Brazen Careerist - A networking and advice site for young professionals started by controversial career blogger Penelope Trunk.
• Ask A Manager - A Dear Abby blog for job seekers and employees. The author also writes a column for U.S. News and World Report on workplace issues.
• Evil HR Lady - Behind the scenes information from the world of Human Resources.
• Ask the Headhunter - Job searching advice, articles and blogging from a headhunter.
• Escape from Cubicle Nation - A blog, podcast and newsletter about making the transition to entreprenurship. 
• Lifehack - Lifehack offers advice on how to do everything better. Here are their posts about resumes, job searches and careers.