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As you might have guessed, many people come to the library for job searching, and it’s an excellent place to do so! We’ve got internet computers equipped with Microsoft Word, free printing, scanning to emails, and best of all, free tech help! Below are some good websites where you can direct people if they’re just getting started on their job hunt. TRL also has a job hunting page on its website with many resources for those seeking employment. If you're looking for jobs within TRL, you can check out (ha) our employment page!
Not that kind of Monster! Monster has been around for a long while and is a very established name in the internet job searching arena. Their website is polished and easy to navigate. I would feel 100% comfortable recommending this website to anyone.
Indeed is a search engine for jobs. It includes listings from newspaper classifieds, associations, companies and major job boards. It's reputable and very straightforward. This is a website I always refer people to if they're conducting job searches.
CareerBuilder is another great tool for job hunters. It lets people upload their resume and search postings from many different fields of work. I'm a bit confused as to why they choose to redesign their logo every two weeks, but their website is designed well and should be easy enough to use.
Craigslist is difficult to recommend as a job hunting service. It's definitely a powerful tool to connect with people but there is a lot of sketchy stuff on there and it can sometimes be hard to differentiate between authentic posts and scams. Either way, if you know what to look for, Craigslist could be a wonderful place to find new opportunities, I guess.
WRITING A RESUME ON WORD
WRITING A RESUME ON WORD
For those people who do not already have a résumé, it can be difficult to get one made from scratch. Luckily, there are plenty of tools at their disposal to get a professional resume with a bit of time and patience. One of those tools is Microsoft Word, which can get people started on their résumé in less than a minute. Let's quickly go over how to do that.
Open Microsoft Word from one of our internet computers. Once the program loads up, you'll get a screen that looks like this with a search bar at the top. Using the search field, let's type the word "resume," and hit the magnifying glass icon.
After you've done that, you'll get some results of resume templates. These are templates that other people have created and all you need to do is put in your information. Some of the more popular (and better) templates will have a description of what to put in each field and how to organize your information. Clicking once on each result will give you a better preview of that template. Let's select one by double-clicking on it.
Great! Once your template is loaded up, you can start putting in your information! Always remember to double-check everything to make sure it is accurate. After you're done, we suggest saving it and sending it to yourself via email or uploading it to cloud storage. That way you always have access to it and you don't have to start another one from scratch each time. You are now able to upload it to job search sites, print it and bring it to interviews, or just post it on your wall to show everyone what a nice job you've done, look at chu! For further help with Word, check out our page on Word basics!
For people who are seeking a bit more information on writing a resume, ResumeGenius has a pretty comprehensive article on writing resumes. You can even see examples of resumes to get a better idea on how it should look! Some of their stuff isn't free, but you can definitely window-shop to get what you need. Genius(ish)!
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