Contact Kristin, Career Navigator, any time at 508-556-0713 or careers.walc@gmail.com with questions about career resources.
JOB SEEKER PREP
COLLEGE PREP
CNA TRAINING
OTHER CAREER TRAINING
Use the following websites for career exploration and labor market information:
MassHire Career Information System (formerly MassCIS): portal.masscis.intocareers.org/
Career One Stop: https://www.careeronestop.org/
My Skills My Future: https://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/
My Next Move: www.mynextmove.org/
O*Net OnLine: www.onetonline.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh/
Occupational Profiles: www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm
Education Level and Projected Openings: www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2020/article/education-level-and-openings.htm#s1
Use these lessons to prepare to begin a successful job search:
Skill Base - Career and Job Search: https://skillbase.hks.harvard.edu/job-search
GCF Global - Work: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/subjects/work/
Practice interviewing (Interview Prep Questions)
Quinsigamond Community College: www.qcc.edu/
QCC Academic Programs: www.qcc.edu/academics
Future Focus Program: www.qcc.edu/services/future-focus-program
QCC for Free: https://www.qcc.edu/qcc-for-free
Mount Wachusett Community College: https://mwcc.edu/
Business Administration Certificate Dual Language: https://mwcc.edu/academics/certificate/dual-language/
Worcester State University: www.worcester.edu/
Grants and Tuition Waivers: catalog.worcester.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid/grants-waivers-massachusetts-residents/
Assumption College Worcester Institute for Senior Education (WISE): assumptionwise.org/
Clemente Course in the Humanities: www.clementeworcester.com/
MassEdCo: www.massedco.org/adult-learner-services
Make an appointment with Kathia Gonzalez here: https://calendly.com/kgonzalezeoc
Make an appointment with Steve Winston Jr. here: https://calendly.com/swinstonjreoc
MassReconnect: https://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/massreconnect.asp
First Literacy Scholarships: https://firstliteracy.org/scholarships/ (flyer here)
Certified Nurse Assistant training offered as a free 10-week course each Fall and Spring:
Multiple Training Opportunities: https://masshirecentral.com/career-development-educational-vocational-and-job-training-resources/ (scroll down to "CURRENT JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES")
Worcester Nightlife Continuing Education: worcesternightlife.org/
Authorized Real Estate Schools in Massachusetts: www.mass.gov/service-details/authorized-real-estate-schools-in-massachusetts
Technology Learning Center (HVAC and Welding): https://www.tlcedu.com/
New England Dental Academy: https://www.nedentalacademy.com/
Human Services - text 508-556-0713
CDL - text 508-556-0713
Medical Secretary/Patient Service Specialist - Click here!
EforAll offers entrepreneurship training: https://eforall.org/ma/greater-worcester/
SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals: www.score.org/
Center for Women and Enterprise helps people start and grow their businesses: www.cweonline.org/
Small Business Development Center at Clark University: www.clarku.edu/offices/small-business-development-center/
Working in the USA
Documents Needed: www.uscis.gov/working-us
Social Security Numbers for Noncitizens: www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10096.pdf
Foreign Workers and Social Security Numbers: www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10107.pdf
Who can provide immigration assistance including employment authorization?
Catholic Charities https://www.ccworc.org/services/refugee-citizenship-immigration-services/
Translation and Credential Evaluation
Professional Clothing
Dress for Success: worcester.dressforsuccess.org/
Career Reports
How to File a Claim for Unemployment Insurance Benefits: www.worcesterma.gov/uploads/71/97/71979c9ec00f15bf0d03dd8b1a97dfb3/unemployment-pamphlet.pdf
Apply for Unemployment Insurance Online: www.mass.gov/unemployment-insurance-ui-online
For assistance with filing an online Unemployment Insurance claim, CALL 855-CLA-LEGAL (852-252-5342) OR apply online communitylegal.org/get-help/how-get-help.
For immigrants: You can apply for unemployment benefits so long as you have authorization to work in the United States. You do not need to be a U.S. citizen. You will have to provide documentation of your work authorization and Social Security number. Getting unemployment benefits does not count as a “public charge” for immigration benefits. If you are not sure whether you can apply for unemployment benefits, please call CLA for information 855-CLA-LEGAL (852-252-5342).
RSVP Volunteers: https://www.sevenhills.org/programs/rsvp-volunteers-of-central-massachusetts
VolunteerMatch: https://www.volunteermatch.org/