Bradley Public Library District

Preparing for College

• Kankakee Community College
• Olivet Nazarene University
• Governor's State University
• 50states.com - Colleges and Universities
• Peterson's Guide to College and Universities
• Illinois Virtual Campus - Online Adult Education, University and Colleges, distance learning, online classes and training.
• IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line
• LearningExpressLibrary - Practice test, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want; at school, at work, or in life.  Bradley library card holders can access this resource from home using your library card.  First time patron must first fill out New User registration - Username = Bradley Library Card Number then create your individual password so you may return to your individual account.
• Educational-Portal.com-  10 Education-Portal.com scholarships for high school seniors and university students
  Scholarships range from $500-$1,000 in ten different subject matters. Eligibility requirements, applications, and previous winners can be found on each individual scholarship page.
• ‘Best of’ Free OpenCourseWare from America’s Top Universities - Education Portal has meticulously reviewed and compiled the best free OpenCourseWare from America’s top universities including Yale, MIT, and Cal Berkeley on a variety of topics from best free math courses to best free literature courses. Our complete ‘Best of’ selection can be seen here to help students learn what subject matters are really like before enrolling.
• University Admissions Reviews by State - Admission reviews for several of the top colleges in every state
   

Jobs - These websites offer job listings available in Kankakee County, Chicago Area and the United States.

• Find books in the library by searching for "job hunting" in the catalog or by browsing in CAREER JOB SEARCH.
• Kankakee Daily Journal 
• Chicago Tribune 
• Chicago Sun Times
• Chicago Jobs
• Chicago Job Talk
• IDES: Illinois Dept. of Employment Security
• Illinois Skills Match
• Illinois Job Network
• Illinois Jobs
• USAJobs - The Federal Government's Official Job Site
• CareerOneStop- 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.
•  Find books in the library by searching for "job hunting" in the catalog or by browsing in 650.15.
• Monster, CareerBuilder, and Yahoo! HotJobs
  These are the three biggest job sites on the internet. Register with each service to post your resume, search for jobs, and get advice on every aspect of job searching.
• Craigslist Search for jobs locally and nationally—especially good for finding jobs from small and mid-sized companies
• Indeed.com This search engine searches job sites, newspapers, associations, and company career pages.

Career Resource

• Glassdoor.com gives you an inside look at company salary details, reviews, and interview questions for thousands of companies.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Reference about occupations from A-Z. Compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes a description of the work, training and education.
• O*Net Online - Occupational Information Network
• Illinois Career Resource Network
• Career Voyages - Collaboration between the U.S. Dept. of Labor and the U.S. Dept. of Education.  Provides information on in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.
• Illinois workNet Center - Learn how to make the most of Illinois workNet to locate jobs, support services and education opportunities.
• Education-Portal Career Counseling and Job Search - Video Center - Free videos from a 20+ year career counseling veteran on important topics such as researching the job market, conducting informational interviews, and how to get your resume noticed.
   

Social Networking

• LinkedIn Network with other professionals, and use LinkedIn’s job search to find job openings.
• Jobster Post your resume, search for jobs by keyword, and browse for jobs by field.
• BrightFuse Developed by CareerBuilder, BrightFuse is a social networking site that helps you promote yourself to job recruiters.

Resume Writing

• Find books in the library by searching for "resumes" and "cover letters" in the catalog or by browsing in CAREER RESUMES.
• LearningExpressLibrary - Practice test, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want; at school, at work, or in life.  Bradley library card holders can access this resource from home using your library card.  First time patron must first fill out New User registration - Username = Bradley Library Card Number then create your individual password so you may return to your individual account.
• Monster.com: Resume & Letters
• 5 Tips for Better Resume Writing
• The Vault: Sample Resumes
• Eresumes.com Tips on writing resumes and cover letters, along with free sample resumes and cover letters.
• Emurse.com Use this free tool to create your resume, then print, save, and share it.
• Rileyguide.com/eresume.html Detailed instructions on preparing print and electronic resumes.
• Visual CV Use this free tool to replace or supplement the traditional one-page resume with a dynamic online webpage.
• Resumes, Cover Letters, and Employment-Related Letters Tons of advice from About.com

Interviewing

• Find books in the library by searching for "interviewing" in the catalog or by browsing in CAREER INTERVIEWS.
• Riley guide - Interviewing 
• Job Interview
• Getting Hired About.com has compiled a useful list of resources about preparing for interviews.
• Interviewing Articles on interviewing from Monster.com.
• Interview Preparation Articles on interviewing from Yahoo’s HotJobs.
• Company Boulevard Find profiles of companies in Company Boulvard, part of Monster.com

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