Job Search

Need help creating a résumé? Want to learn how to network your way to a new job, or how to effectively negotiate for a good salary once you're offered employment? We've got answers to (and resources for) these questions and others!

Starting Out

One of the first things job seekers want to do is create a résumé and start applying for jobs. If you are staying in your career line of work, great! Attend our "Résumé Facts" workshop, then work with our drop-in career advisors for résumé critique in order to get your résumé in shape and up-to-date. However, if you're not sure what you want to do next or if you think you want to change careers, then you first need to work with our drop-in career advisors to determine which fields and industries will be a good fit between what you have to offer (talent, skills, abilities) and what is available in the current job market.

Below are the typical sequence of steps a job seeker takes from the beginning to the end of a job search, and the services and resources available at the CONNECT Job Seeker Center that can assist you with each step:

 Your process
 
 How we can help
Career Advising Sessions


Workshops

Tools
  • Prove It! skills assessment
  • Budget worksheet
  • Job search timeline
  • Skills matrix
  • Career exploration guide
Career Advising Sessions

Workshops

Tools
  • Résumé worksheet
  • Master job application
  • Submitting résumés online
Career Advising Sessions
  • Tips & Techniques

Workshops

Tools
  • Temporary/Recruitment firms list
  • Internet resources list
  • Smart Job Seekers' Guides
Career Advising Sessions
  • Tips & Techniques

Workshops
Skills development
Computer
Microsoft
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Database Fundamentals
  • Intro to the Computer
...and more
PEP
Professional Effectiveness Program
  • Communicating
  • Team Building
  • Problem Solving
Resources
Computers with internet, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
CalJOBS
ProMatch
Veterans' Services
Disability Naviator and Assistive Technology
Resource Library
  • Labor Market Information
  • Company and Industry Research Databases
Referral Information
  • Education and Training
  • Community Resources