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Job Search & Career Training Research Materials
AtoZdatabases
Use at Home? Yes
Description: 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.
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
Use at Home? Yes
Description: 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.
Financial Literacy Basics
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Easy-to-understand guides on how to manage your finances, including budgeting, student loans, how to start a checking account, and how to start a 401(k)
HelpNow from Brainfuse
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Get live, one-to-one, Illinois-aligned, skill-building, homework and test preparation help for everyone, from kindergarteners 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.
Job & Career Accelerator
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Easy-to-use resource for job seekers, including a resume and cover letter builders, information about careers, and online job hunting.
Learning Express – Career Preparation
Use at Home? Yes
Description: 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.
Learning Express – Recursos Para Hispanohablantes
¿Usar en casa? Sí
Descripción: Mejore sus habilidades escritas, orales y gramaticales, sea mejor lector, desarrolle sus habilidades matemáticas, prepárese para el examen de GED®, sea ciudadano estadounidense
LinkedIn Learning
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
Our library code is “scpld” (all lowercase).
Skills First (formerly Optimal Resume)
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Create resumes, cover letters, online portfolios and career documents. Practice interviewing skills and even create a video resume.
Log in with your Optimal Resume credentials to transfer your documents over to the updated Skills First platform.
Tutor.com
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Free online help from tutors for students, as well as resume, ACT/SAT test prep, GED, and citizenship assistance for adults. Hours: Every day from 10:00 a.m. to midnight.
Ayuda gratis, en línea, de tutores para estudiantes, y también para resumen, preparación para la prueba ACT/SAT, GED, y asistencia de ciudadanía para adultos. Diariamente de 10:00 a.m. hasta la medianoche.