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How Do I Get There?

Job and Career Accelerator

Job & Career Accelerator is a comprehensive and easy-to-use job search application. It integrates everything a patron needs to conduct a successful job search. Interactive wizards guide you through each step of the search process in a personalized manner, from recommending occupations to fetching up-to-the-minute job postings based on each user’s career preferences. In addition, users will have access to tools essential to getting hired such as the resume and cover letter builders, interview course and tips and expert advice to help make the job search more effective.

Hint: You must make an account to use this resource, but it will be saved so that you can come back to use it at a different time as well.

From the library or from home- Click the icon, or click here

*Users must register or login to access* 

 Career Transitions

Career Transitions is a self-paced resource that walks the job-seeker through the entire process of landing a job. It offers a practical, personalized, and guided experience that integrates all the tools needed in the job search-process including:

A resume builder
A personal profile that stores references, an action plan and more
An assessment engine that identifies career interests and transferable skills
Ability to target specific careers and apply for jobs
Interviewing and networking tips
Adult education and low-fee distance learning classes
Access to unemployment services, health benefits, and other social services.

Hint: You can make an account or just try it out as a guest. If you have an account, your information will be saved

From within the library or from home-Click the icon or click here and then click on Career Transitions

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Description

How Do I Get There?

Career Gateway

The Career Gateway is a new online career planning and jobseekers website developed by IAJVS in collaboration with nine local JVS affiliates. The FREE website is designed so that the navigation and content is accessible to a diverse group of users requiring career planning assistance.

Please visit http://nj.jobseekersguide.org/

New Jersey Next Stop

NJ Next Stop is a state site sponsored to help NJ teens, parents, and counselors learn more about career interests, career options, and the world of work.  It also provides information about industries, occupations, and skills that are in demand in New Jersey. Begin your career planning process by checking out “My Career Builder,” view career videos, get first-hand advice, and read “Career Fuel” njnextstop.org’s online newsletter.

Please visit http://njnextstop.org/

Career Networking Group

The Career Networking Group (CNG) is a professional forum that facilitates career transition and management.

Group members share contacts, info, resources, support and encouragement with those seeking new career opportunities. Presenters and facilitators are professionals who volunteer their support. CNG is open to the public and free of charge.

The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of each month at the Bernards Township Library in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Please visit http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/
group/CareerNetworkingGroup/

Northern New Jersey Professionals in Transition

This is a group for professionals “in [employment] transition” in the general vicinity of Bergen to Hudson to Passaic to Essex to Morris to Union to Somerset–and other–counties, NJ in which to network, job hunt and seek & share relevant information, etc.

Maplewood/South Orange Professionals in Transition meets in person, twice a month, on Mondays at 10:15am, downstairs at the Main Branch of Maplewood Library [on Linked In you can join "Maplewood/South Orange Professionals Networking Group"];

Jobseekers of Montclair meets in person every Wednesday at 7:15pm, at St. Luke’s Church–see www.jobseekersofmontclair.org [on Linked In you can join "Jobseekers of Montclair"];

Please visit http://finance.groups.yahoo.com
/group/NNJ_PIT/

E Hot Jobs- Job Portal

This website has been available since 2002 and assists the unemployed with finding jobs in these difficult economic times.  This site has been listed as a trustworthy job resource from many sites, including the Government of Seattle.

Please visit http://www.ehotjobs.com/

 Jobs 4 Jersey

Virtual one-stop place to bring people searching for work together with the businesses considered at the forefront of New Jersey’s economic development.

This website is a quick and easy portal designed to guide jobseekers to some of New Jersey’s best online tools for finding work, finding skilled employees and connecting to the many programs established to help businesses and workers.

Please visit http://jobs4jersey.com/