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Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, or finding friends and relatives. Guide. |
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Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center ![]() |
Information on more than 3,400 jobs in 94 industries. Includes sample resumes and cover letters, and tips on interviewing. Also includes 48,000 scholarships and internships for college students. |
Yes |
Gale Business Insights: Global ![]() |
Research and analyze companies, industries, and economies around the world. Featuring robust data sets, visualization tools to help you develop data-driven insights, and case studies to broaden your perspective on real-life situations. (Guided Tour) |
Yes |
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Offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. Learn a new hobby, improve your job skills, or your life skills. As a library card holder in good standing, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. |
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Directories include: Ward's Business Directory, the Encyclopedia of Associations, the Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory, the Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources, and the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. |
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Get live, one-to-one, Illinois-aligned, skill-building, homework and test preparation help for everyone, from kindegartners to adults. English as a second language and Spanish foreign language assistance are included, as well as Microsoft Office help and Career Resources. Available seven days a week, from 2PM-11PM with 24-hour access to Writing Lab, SkillSurfer and more. |
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Scroll down to the Education Category to access this collection of on-demand video trainings for over 500 software applications, including Microsoft Excel, Adobe Photoshop, social media, and more! |
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Easy-to-use resource for job seekers, including a resume and cover letter builders, information about careers, and online job hunting. |
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Learning Express - Career Preparation ![]() |
Learn more about various career fields, improve your interview and job search skills, and prepare for many career certification tests such as NCLEX and Praxis. |
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Work one-to-one with professional career tutors, drop off your cover letter or resume 24/7 for an overnight review, and access helpful resources for your job search, including resume and cover letter templates. You can also access test preparation materials to prepare to go back to school or for a variety of career-related tests. |
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Leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. |
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With more than 15,000 news, legal and business sources, Nexis Uni helps students find credible sources including: print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 75 million executives |
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Create resumes, cover letters, online portfolios and career documents. Practice interviewing skills and even create a video resume. |
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Contains popular Salem Press career reference title Survey of American Industry and Careers |
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Thomas Register of Manufacturers ![]() |
Lists hundreds of thousands of businesses in North America |
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Information and advice on over 6,000 stocks, 18,000 mutual funds, 200,000 options and other securities. |
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The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news. Access from 1984 - current. |
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Winmo (formerly known as Redbooks) ![]() |
All the great advertising resources you loved from Redbooks, with the added strength of Winmo, bringing you even more advertising industry information to improve decision making. |
Yes |
Websites
Local Organizations
ECC Workforce Development - career services
Future Workforce Leaders Program (from ECC)
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Kane County Workforce Development Division
Unemployment Insurance Information from IDES
WCC Adult Education Computer Center offers free vocational computer classes.
Local Newspapers
Kane County Chronicle Jobs section
Websites
St Charles Public Library employment_application.pdf
Credential's Center from CareerOneStop
Get the right job for you - training from LinkedIn
Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor
Overview of BLS Statistics on Pay and Benefits from the U.S. Department of Labor
USA Jobs: The Federal Government’s Official Job Site
U.S. Office of Personnel Management