Welcome to the Washington County Public Library’s Job Search Information page!

We hope the information you find here will help you to find a good job very soon. Please use this page and tell your friends about it; we are also teaching some classes you may be interested in, including “How to get an email address”, “How to write a resume” and “Basic Interviewing Skills”. Please see a library staff member to sign up!

If you work your way through all the articles and job listings here you will have gone a long way toward finding a job.

One good place to start is the Kentucky office of Employment and Training, they have a very nice “How-To” section to guide you through finding a job online. They can be found here at Job Seekers.

Another website with some very good articles and advice for you online job search is Job Hunt.org, in the top left-hand corner are ten or more articles that will guide you through the job search process and help you keep your personal information safe.

Good articles about things you need to know before you apply for a job online!

Links to try:

Kentucky Office of Employment and Training Job Listings: http://www.oet.ky.gov/des/jobseeker/jobopenings.htm

America’s Job Bank: http://www.jobsearch.org/

Government Jobs in Kentucky: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=20101&siteid=5031

E3 Kentucky: https://e3.ky.gov/

Federal Job Listings: http://www.americajob.com/

Career OneStop: http://www.careeronestop.org/

Gateway to Careers: http://www.gatewaytocareers.com/

Other Job Search Engines:

Monster.com: www.monster.com

Career Builder: www.careerbuilder.com

 

More Job Search Resources:

FTC Money Matters Pages:  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/moneymatters/jobs-hunting-scams.shtml

Congressman John Yarmuth’s “Build your Job Hunting Skills” workshops: http://yarmuth.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=158&sectiontree=2,158

BLS Job Search Methods: www.bls.gov/oco/oco20042.htm

Joh-Hunt.org’s 10 steps to job search success: www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2010/09/03/10-steps-to-focus-for-job-search-success/

Federal Job Listings: www.usajobs.gov

Kentucky State Government: www.personnel.ky.gov/employment

Harvard University Extension School Career Links http://www.extension.harvard. edu/2010-11/resources/carc/career/links.jsp#biotech