WorkSource-Northwest Partnership

WorkSource-Northwest Partnership

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Data Source Links | Community Resources
Resumes | General Job Search
Business | Workforce Development | Other

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Community Resources

http://www.youthworksnw.org
Portal for Youth in NW Washington

http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/health/children/resources/health_medical.jsp Health and Medical Services in Whatcom County

http://www.wa.gov/esd/ws/whatcom
Whatcom County Veteran's Services

http://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/evets/evets.asp
E-Laws E-Vets Resource Advisor

http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov Information on Health Care Coverage through Washington Basic Health

http://www.awrd.org
The Access Washington Resource Directory (Currently not available.) is a statewide directory of health and human services for the citizens of Washington State.

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ESA/TEC
Trial Eligibility Calculator. See if your customer may be eligible for services through DSHS.

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/basicneeds
The "No Wrong Door" Web site directory allows users to go immediately to information about a variety of concerns and services, including abuse and neglect, adoption, child support, disabilities, drug and/or alcohol dependency, food assistance, homelessness, medical care, juvenile rehabilitation and mental health. A quick and easy Web-based navigation tool for people who need one or more of the services offered by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).

Resumes

http://www.provenresumes.com/
Design Resumes that gets attention. Content that sells. Identify & market your top skills. Learn about popular resume styles and easy steps to create great resumes and inviting cover letters. Free online workshops.

General Job Search

http://www.so-cal-jobs.com/html/specialinterest.cfm
This is a terrific site to help job seekers find online sites devoted to jobs in a specific field of interest. Websites posted cover every type of job from accounting to professional writing. One of the more comprehensive listings I have seen. I have tested many of the links and have yet to find a dead link.

www.jobfinder.com
This website is a meta search engine that with one click searches Monster.com, Hot Jobs.com, Dice.com, and Brass Ring.com

http://www.myfuture.com
This site has some good tools for building cover letters, resumes, and also provides a mini career interest test.

http://www.keirsey.com
For those into the Myers Briggs “ENFJ” sort of thing this website will allow you to take the test for free and get a report summary for free. The button to take the test is in the upper left of the screen. The full report costs money 8>(

www.lni.wa.gov/scs/apprenticeship and http://apprenticeship.wa.gov Local and state apprenticeship information.

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Online

http://www.job-search-engine.com/
Searches the top 300 USA and Canadian job boards in parallel and in real time. The one click will save you hours of searching through the job boards and career fairs individually.

http://www.informational.com/career.htm
A page of useful links to a variety of job search sites.

http://www.cooljobs.com/
Locate jobs around the country that are "cool", out of the ordinary, and answer your need for variety in life. Travel; work on cruise ships, in "cool" summer camps or at wonderful resorts.

http://www.jobfactory.com/
JobFactory searches the Internet for employment sites, then categorizes them so that you can go directly to the appropriate Internet location. Our list of 23,065 employment sites is the largest list of employment locations on the Internet.

http://www.careermag.com/
An online magazine for job seekers. Contains current information about issues in job search, search jobs, post on-line resumes. Good resource.

http://www.smartbiz.com/sbs/careers.htm
Many of these resources are applicable for both employers and employees. Many of the related resources on the Internet, for example, offer databases which are accessible by employers and used to store resumes of job seekers.

http://www.careercity.com/
Contains job search links, resume tips & links to self-assessment tools for job seekers.

http://www.queendom.com/test_frm.html
Site contains links to all sorts of tests and assessments! Growing all the time. Has a link that takes you to a page with 225 tests, including I.Q., personality, procrastination and more.

http://www.iqtest.com/welcometest.html
IQ testing and a self-help database to find the tools you need.

http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/index.html
Designed to assist people in making sound career decisions.

http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame?pg=81001
Links to help determine skills and interests.

http://www.2h.com/Tests/personality.phtml
Links to a variety of assessments for individuals and organizations.

http://www.collegegrad.com/book/app-c.shtml
Illegal Interview Questions

http://www.workforce.com/
Online HR Newsletter with issues and tips for hiring and being hired.

http://www.shrm.org/hrlinks/Links.asp?Category=109
The SHRM (Society of Human Resource Managers) link page to on-line recruiting resources. Backspacing to the www.shrm.org home page is a good resource, too. Lots of information and discussion of labor market and hiring issues.

http://online.onetcenter.org
O*NET replaces DOT codes and has a bunch of great interactions for job seekers and employers

Business

http://www.cbe.wwu.edu/sbdc/businesslinc/
BusinessLINC is a new program being offered by the Small Business Development Center of Western Washington University.

http://www.business.gov/
The US Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services and transactions.

http://www.cbe.wwu.edu/sbdc
Use Western Washington University's Small Business Development Center's new interactive web site to learn about starting a business, developing a business plan and marketing your business.

http://www.smartbiz.com/sbs/careers.htm
Many of these resources are applicable for both employers and employees. Many of the related resources on the Internet, for example, offer databases which are accessible by employers and used to store resumes of job seekers.

http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp
For Business! Tools from business planning to financing; hiring to firing; writing those pesky job descriptions and a multitude of forms to download and make life easier for our business customers.

http://online.onetcenter.org
O*NET replaces DOT codes and has a bunch of great interactions for job seekers and employers

Workforce Development

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
For those of you who have IST participants, this may be helpful for the struggling.

http://www.promising-practices.org
Workforce Development best practices.

http://www.quality.nist.gov/
Baldrige National Quality Program website.

http://www.wtb.wa.gov/etp/
Washington State Eligible Training Provider List.

http://www.wilma.org/wdclists/
Qualifying Occupations for Training in Washington State regarding Training Benefits (TB) offered by Employment Security

http://www.workfirst.wa.gov/local/index.htm
WorkFirst strategies on-line from each Local Planning Area. Not all LPA's have theirs entered yet, but Whatcom's and Island's are there.

http://www.icesa.org/
National Association of State Workforce Agencies page. Keep up on information and tools supporting WIA.

http://www.coe.uga.edu/workethic/
The Work Ethic Site: This web site provides a central resource for materials related to work ethic, affective work competencies, and employability skills for work force development. It is designed to serve both educators and human resource professionals.

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/etc/skill.htm
Information about the scans skills provided by the State of Illinois. Contains links to industry based skill standards.

http://www.wa.gov/esd/skies
SKIES information web site

http://www.jobtrainingresults.org/
Provides info on Washington's Vocational programs and the "completers" of each program. Good info for those thinking about community/technical college

Other

http://www.sss.gov/hslink.htm
Selective Service Registration for High School Students
If you're at least 17 years and 3 months old, you can complete the registration information, and when you turn 18, you'll be registered automatically.

http://www.collegeboard.com
The College Board, Your inside source for connecting students to college opportunity and success.

www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000
Free self-paced MS Office 2000 Tutorials provided by Florida Gulf Coast University

http://world.altavista.com
This site will translate any website, e-mail or text into various languages.

www.worldlingo.com
Language translator site

http://www.dol.gov/elaws/
Helps you understand your rights and responsibilities under the employment laws and regulations administered by the Department of Labor (DOL).

http://www.jcpr.org/
A national interdisciplinary research center that seeks to improve our understanding of what it means to be poor in America. Links to articles and information about the effects much of our work has on the working poor.

http://www.firstgov.gov
Resources to connect workers to government services and programs.

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