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Free Career Tools and Services, courtesy of http://www.dol.gov/

Career Tools provide job seekers links to programs, information and services that can assist them in every phase of career planning.

Employment Services - the United States Employment Service brings job seekers and employers together, including resume-preparing tips, links to job banks and job search strategies

Career Planning - CareerOneStop provides a suite of tools for people to use at any stage in their career; including America's Job Bank, America's Career InfoNet, and America's Service Locator. Career Exploration provides tips on how to research and choose a career path

Labor Market Information - America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS) provides information on labor markets throughout the United States

Occupational Requirements - O*Net Online is an interactive web-based tool providing information on skills and training required for different occupations

Training - the ETA's Adult Programs provide access to different types of training

Tax Credits - the Office of Workforce Security provides information on the Work Opportunity tax credit and the Welfare-to-Work tax credit

Supportive Services - the GovBenefits Web site provides general information on benefits available through the ETA; state Dislocated Worker units provide Rapid Response services to workers who are affected by mass layoffs.

Explore Career Options - Looking for a career or interested in changing careers? Find resources and online tools to help you with career decisions.                      

Free Online Resources

Career Voyages
Find occupations that are in demand in high growth industries. This Web site provides information regarding the skills and education required for these occupations, and helps you find education and other opportunities to advance in a career path toward a brighter future. The Web site is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.

O*NET OnLine
Explore occupational knowledge and skill requirements to see how they match your interests and abilities.

CareerOneStop
Research your career options to make informed employment and education choices. This Web site features user-friendly occupation and industry information, salary data, career videos, education resources, career exploration assistance, and other resources that support talent development in today's fast paced global marketplace.

Employability Checkup
Get a snapshot of the likelihood that you can obtain employment for a specific occupation at your desired wage and location.

Salary Tool
View national and state wage information for over 800 occupations.

Skills Profiler
Identify your skills and find occupations related to those skills.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Make informed decisions about your future work life. The handbook assists you by describing the training and education requirements, earnings, expected job prospects, on the job tasks, and working conditions for over 800 occupations.

Career Guide to Industries
Find the training and advancement needs, earnings, expected job prospects, and working conditions from an industry perspective. This guide is a companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Career Videos
Watch people at work in nearly 550 occupations. The CareerOneStop Web site also features videos for the 16 occupational clusters recognized by the Department of Education and career videos in Spanish.

Military Transition: Key to Career Success
Connects veterans and transitioning military service members to high-quality career planning, training, and job search resources available at local One-Stop Career Centers.

HireVetsFirst
Find the resources you need to match employment opportunities with veterans of America's military. This comprehensive career Web site contains resources for managers, human resources specialists and veterans.

Department of Labor Programs

Adult Services
Learn about services and programs offered to adult workers by the U. S. Department of Labor and its state and local partners to provide assistance in workforce preparation and talent development. Adult Services include the following programs for specific audiences:

Indian and Native American Programs

National Farmworker Jobs Program

WIA Dislocated Worker Program

Disability Navigator Program

Senior Community Service Employment Program

Apprenticeship
Offers a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a highly skilled occupation. Applicants for apprenticeship programs must be at least 16 years old and meet the program sponsor's qualifications. Explore apprenticeship opportunities within high-growth industries on the Career Voyages Web site.

Youth Programs
Provides youth with the skills and training they need to successfully transition to adulthood and careers.

Job Corps
Helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives.    

Job Service’s  Q & A

Question: What services may be available to help get me back to work?

Answer: There are three types of services that are potentially available to you at no cost:

All workers have access to core services like those listed below through a local One-Stop Career Center. You may have received information on these services through your Rapid Response team if you were part of a larger layoff. This is the first step in obtaining information such as:

Unemployment Insurance

Pension Benefits & Health Insurance Coverage

Job Search Assistance

Job Referral

Local Area Job Openings

Resume Assistance

Job Training

If the core services do not produce results, you may be eligible for one-on-one assistance, group career workshops, and other assistance such as:

Assessment of your Skills and Abilities

Resume Writing Classes

Help in Planning how to get back to work

Stress and Financial Management Workshops

One-on-One Job Counseling

Training Services, like those listed below, may be available to help you get a good job. If you qualify for help you will have access to a broad range of training services. Your One-Stop Career Center will have a list of training programs, descriptions and costs to help guide you in the decision-making process.

Occupational Skills Training

On-the-Job Training

Skills Improvement

GED Preparation

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Math and Reading Training

Your local One-Stop Career Center can help you identify sources of financial assistance to help pay for training.

Some services for dislocated workers have eligibility requirements. Please check with your State Dislocated Worker/Rapid Response Team or One-Stop Career Center for details. 

Ask Yourself!

What is the best job in the world?

If you wake up each morning excited and eager to go to work, you have the best job in the world.

If you earn an above average income, you have the best job in the world.

If you consider your co-workers and colleagues as friends, you have the best job in the world.

If you get to do what you like to do each and every day, you have the best job in the world.

If your career accomplishments get recognized and rewarded, you have the best job in the world.

If you like your boss, you have the best job in the world.

If you're treated with respect at work, you have the best job in the world.