Online Business Research for the Job Hunter

The Monmouth County Library Career Information Center will present a program on online business research for the job hunter. The Career Information Center librarian will show job seekers how to find and use online business research in their job searches. Attendees will be able to conduct their own searches on the Computer Classroom computers. Online Resources will include: Business Source Premier www.jobs4jersey.com ReferenceUSA Linkedin.com National Occupational Matrix Occupational Outlook Handbook Gale Business Insights: Essentials www.indeed.com Real Time Jobs In Demand S&P NetAdvantage This program will take place on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Monmouth County Library at 1001 Broad St. in Shrewsbury. 866-941-8188 There will be two sessions. One at 10am and one at 2pm. Please register by calling the library at 866-941-8188

High Paying Associate Degree Occupations

Greetings, This is just a posting to alert readers to a nice article in the Occupational Outlook Quarterly about high-paying occupations that only require Associates Degrees or less. The article is in the Summer Issue and can be reached via the following url www.bls.gov/ooq/ Have a nice day

Introduction To Job Searching with LinkedIn

On Monday, September 10th, 2012 from 10am to noon, the Monmouth County Library Career Information Center will present a program on Job Searching with LinkedIn. The Career Information Center is located at the Eastern Branch Library at 1001 Rt 35 in Shrewsbury. LinkedIn is a free interent based tool that can help you find a job or extend a business. It is designed for work-related online social networking. In this presentation, Mark Judman, an information technology consultant, will show you how to get started with LinkedIn and learn its most important features. * Creating an effective LinkedIn Profile * Building and growing a LinkedIn network of Contacts * Finding and participating in Groups * Searching Jobs posted on LinkedIn and Simplyhired.com * Finding Company information and especially Company contacts * Searching News to find recent articles on business topics * Using Answers to find work-related information and to showcase your abilities * Learning to manage your LinkedIn account to balance privacy and accessibility issues

Improve Your Telephone Interview Skills

On Monday, August 6th, 2012 at 10am, the Monmouth County Library's Career Information Center will present a program on improving your telephone interview skills. Occasionally, a potential employer will want to interview you by telephone. This presentation will help you prepare for telephone interviews with preparation, company research and role-playing. The program will be presented by Patricia Koziol a consultant in the life sciences industry. The program will be at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County library at 1001 Broad St (Main St.) in Shrewsbury, NJ

Using Corfacts For Job Searching

Job-seekers come learn how to use Corfacts for finding potential employers. The Corfacts Online is a businss to business directory that just covers New Jersey Businesses. The producer of Corfacts, John Ford, will explain how to use Corfacts to find potential employers. This Career Information Center program will take place on Tuesday, July 17 at 10am-noon at the Monmouth County Library at 1001 Rt 35, Shrewsbury, NJ 07738 866-941-8188 Corfacts Online is accessible from the the Career Information Center website at www.monmouthcountylib.org/cic.htm in the directories section.

Library Resources For Job Seekers

Tuesday, July 3rd, 10am-noon Review of Library Resources for Job-seekers Monmouth County Library, 1001 Rt 35, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 866-941-8188 The Career Information Center Librarian will review online and print resourcs for job-seekers.

HOT JOBS 2010-2020 Latest Employment Projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

On Monday May 14th, 2012 at the Monmouth County Library from 10am to noon, the Career Information Center will give a presentation on using the BLS Employment Projections to help in your job hunt. The statistics are available online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 3 sources. The Occupational Outlook Quarterly has the projections in their winter and spring issues at www.bls.gov/ooq . The National Occupational Matrix has the figures at www.bls.gov/emp/ and the statistics are also included in the Occupational Outlook Handbook at www.bls.gov/ooh/ . For assistance in accessing or using this information, contact the Monmouth County Library Career Information Center at 866-941-8188 or online at www.monmouthcountylib.org/cic.htm