America's top 100 jobs for people without a four-year degree by Ronald L.
Krannich (650.14. Kra) ... Fifty legal careers for non-lawyers by Ursula Furi-Perry.
A Resource Guide for Job Hunters
Schenectady County Public Library 99 Clinton Street Schenectady, New York 12305 388.4500
All materials listed here are available at the Central Library.
Books General America's top 100 jobs for people without a four-year degree by Ronald L. Krannich (650.14 Kra) 150 best recession-proof jobs by the editors of the editors at JIST and Laurence Shatkin (331.702 One) The Times A-Z of careers & jobs by Susan Hodgson (650.14 Hod) The career chronicles by Michael Gregory (331.7 Gre) Best career and education Web sites by Anne Wolfinger (025.06 Wol) How to get a job and keep it by Susan Morem (650.14 Mor) 100 fastest-growing careers, edited by Michael Farr. (331.7 One) Fifty legal careers for non-lawyers by Ursula Furi-Perry Top careers in two years: Hospitality, human services, and tourism by Rowan Riley (647.94069 Ril) Opportunities in administrative assistant careers by Blanche Ettinger (651.3 Ett) How to get a job and keep it by Susan Morem. (650.14 Mor) The everything get-a-job book by Dawn Rosenberg McKay (650.14 McK) Top 100 careers without a four-year degree by J. Michael Farr (331.702 Far) How to land a top-paying federal job by Lily Whiteman (351.73 Whi) The Central Library also has several civil service exam guides. These can be found in the 351.1 section.
Resumes & Cover Letters The resume handbook by Arthur D. Rosenberg. (650.14 Ros) Resume magic by Susan Britton Whitcomb (650.14 Whi) Expert resumes for managers and executives by Wendy S. Enelow (650.14 Ene) Expert resumes for baby boomers by Wendy S. Enelow (650.14 Ene) Taking the next step: guide to creating high school resumes & portfolios by J. Michael Farr (650.14 Far) Slam dunk cover letters by Mark Rowh (650.14 Row) Resumes for re-entering the job market by the editors of McGraw-Hill (650.14 Res) The only resume and cover letter book you'll ever need, edited by Richard Walsh (650.14 Onl) Resumes for former military personnel by the editors of McGraw-Hill (650.14 Res) The Central Library has several books on writing resumes for specific fields (nursing, computers, and more). Please go to the reference desk for assistance or call 388-4511.
Job Interviews Job interviews for dummies by Joyce Lain Kennedy. (650.14 Ken) How to answer hard interview questions by Charlie Gibbs. (331.115 Gib) Next-day job interview by Michael Farr (650.114 Far) Hire Me, Inc.: interviews that get offers by Roy J. Blitzer (650.14 Bli) Job interviews that get you hired (650.14 Job)
DVDs Exploring your career options (371.425 Exp) The virtual job interview (650.14 Vir)
Web Sites Job Listings Capital Area Help Wanted http://capitalareahelpwanted.com/capital-area-jobs The Daily Gazette www.dailygazette.com/classified The Times Union www.timesunion.com/jobs New York State Civil Service www.cs.state.ny.us/jobseeker/public The New York Job Source www.nyjobsource.com Career One Stop www.careeronestop.org Job Star Central http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.php Monster.com www.monster.com NY Career Zone http://www.nycareerzone.org For federal government job listings, go to these web sites: Careers in Government www.careersingovernment.com FedWorld http://usajobs.opm.gov USA Jobs www.usajobs.opm.gov
Databases Learning Express Here’s an online resource – available at www.scpl.org – that has civil service practice exams. Once you get to www.scpl.org, just click on Reference & Research, and then Research Databases A-Z…then just look for Learning Express.
Community Resources One Stop 797 Broadway, Schenectady Phone: 344-2735 This service provides workshops on filling out an application, preparing and writing a resume, interviewing skills, job searching, and more. Continuing Education Classes Some area school districts may offer courses on Excel, Word, etc., which would be helpful for those looking to brush up on their skills. Check out the following links to area school districts’ Continuing Education/Adult Education offerings. These would be fee-based classes. Mohonasen Central School District www.mohonasen.org/adulted/index.cfm Phone: 356-8303 Niskayuna Central School District www.niskayunaschools.org/district/CommunityEducation/commedumain.htm Phone: 377-4666, extension 50731 Schalmont Central School District www.schalmont.org/District/adultedhome.htm Phone: 355-9200, extension 4005 Schenectady City School District www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/wiec/continuingeducation.htm Phone: 370-8220 Scotia-Glenville School District http://scotiaglenvilleschools.org/continuinged/adultedintro.html Phone: 386-4343
