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Job Search

Getting Started

 

Don’t know what you’re looking for?  You may want to use these sites to take personality or career tests to find out what field may be appropriate for YOU:

 

Tennessee Career Center – Oak Ridge, TN

www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/cc/cccounty_files/anderson.htm

The Tennessee Department of Labor has set up career services sites across the state.  The staff there can help you create a resume, search for jobs, and develop your interviewing skills.

 

The Library

We have a recently updated collection of books about job searching, resume writing, and interviewing skills.

Search our catalog or look for them in the 650 section in the non-fiction.  Ask the staff for help, if desired.

 

 

Resume Writing

 

Tennessee Electronic Library Job and Career Resources

tntel.tnsos.org/jobs.htm

The Tennessee Electronic Library provides access to a variety of helpful career resources from the interview process to starting your own business.  Set up your personal account for free.

 

Other Sites

 

Resume Samples

www.careeronestop.org/ResumesInterviews/ResumesInterviews.aspx

 

Watch an online video tutorial of these seven steps to use Word resume templates:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi-q_InJnUI&feature=related

 

 

Job Searching

 

Job Search Advice

 

 

National Job Listings

 

   

Specialized Job Listings

 

 

Additional Searches

 

If there is a certain organization with which you would like to work, look at its website for employment opportunities.

(Example: Anderson County Government: http://www.andersontn.org/Human%20Resources/Job%20Openings.html)

 

If there is a certain field in which you are interested, do a Google search for job banks in that area.

(Example: library job listings).