Online Job Hunting with the Yakima Valley Libraries

Helping you navigate through the on-line job hunting process.

 

These sites contain links that have been reviewed and are recommended to get you started on your job hunt.

 

Yakima:

Yakima Valley Libraries (Link to Yakima Valley Libraries Careers and Jobs directory)

 

Washington State:

Access Washington

Washington State Government

Washington State Library-Hard Times: Resources for Library Users

Washington State Parks

WorkSource

 

Top Employers in Yakima County:

City of Yakima

Department of Social and Health Services

Tree Top

Wal-Mart Stores

Yakama Legends Casino

Yakima Public Schools

Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center 

Yakima Valley Community College

Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

 

Resumes:

Learning Express Library (Strengthen your job search, interviewing, and networking skills)

Resume Workshop (Aids both new resume writers and those who may have forgotten certain details about resume writing from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Workforce Explorer (Plan a career at any time in your life)

 

 

Local and National Web Sites:

These sites are not listed under Yakima Valley Libraries or the Washington State web sites. But they may prove to be useful in your search.

Yakima Help Wanted

Yakima Valley Jobs

The Hound

Job Central

Simply Hired

Snag a Job

Union Jobs Clearinghouse

Wall Street Journal

 

Bilingual and Minority Web Sites:

I Have a Dream Job

Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology

Diversity Inc

Diversity Working

Lat Pro

 

Experienced Workers:

AARP

 

Federal Jobs:

USA Jobs

Federal Jobs

Federal Jobs.net (This site has many options for Civil Service jobs and testing)

 

Hanford Jobs:

Department of Energy

Bechtel Corporation

 

Overseas Jobs:

Overseas Digest

University of Michigan-International Center (Links to various countries, Peace Corp, and volunteer jobs)

 

 

Veterans Jobs:

Helmets to Hardhats

Military.Com

 

Visionary Jobs: (Jobs with non-profits, volunteer positions, and adventure type jobs worldwide)

Community Career Center

Idealist

 

General Job Help (Tests, Job hunting tips, Articles, Directories and Advice):

AARP (Resources for those over 50)

Best Careers Resource Directory  (a great starting point for researching occupations, improving your job hunt and enhancing your career)

Careers and Career Information (Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals)

CNN Money (30 best Web sites for job hunters according to Fortune Magazine)

Experience Works (A national, charitable, community-based organization that helps seniors get the training they need to find good jobs)

Job Hunters Bible (Official Site for the book What Color is Your Parachute?)
Job Web (Career and job-search advice for new college graduates)

Microsoft Office Online (Free self-paced training courses for Office programs)

Occupational Information Network (The nation's primary source of occupational information)

Quintessential Careers (50 best job posting sites (job boards) for job-seekers)

Riley Guide (Introduces you to the online job search, listing many online sites and services that are useful for your job search)

Self Sufficiency Calculator (A free on-line resource to help you reach self sufficiency and beyond)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared for you by:

Cynthia Garrick – Reference Services Librarian

Julie Graham – Technical Services Assistant

Shelley McMickell – Public Programs & Resources Specialist