Welcome to the Gorham Free Library

Gorham Free Library ~ PO Box 211 ~ 2664 Main Street ~ Gorham, NY 14461
Tel: (585)-526-6655 / Fax: (585)-526-6995

Career Center

Rural Access to Job Information

Our Career Center offers a wide range of materials to help you choose a career, find a job, write a resume and cover letter, or further your education. Our R.A.J.I. computer is available for your use whenever you need it. Our staff will be glad to help you in any way they can. We hope the links below will also be of help to you.

I. State & Local Job Help

• NYS DOL JobBank Search local area job listings
• Monroe County Workforce Development Register on-line with Dept. of Labor
• Western New York Jobs Job lists, resumes, etc.
• New York State Dept. of Civil Service Info on Civil Service jobs        

II. Career Counseling

• What Color is Your Parachute? Great help and links for jobs
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Salaries,health & safety reports, benefit plans
• CareerCity Everything from cover letters to interviews
• Career Magazine Work, job hunting, job bank & resume help
• Keirsey Temperament Sorter Analyze your personality & work habits
• Occupational Outlook Handbook Salaries, growth potential & info on many professions
• The Platinum Rule: Personality Style Quiz Quiz on working with others
• The Princeton Review: Career Career profiles, networking tips
• The Riley Guide Locate a career counselor, resume help
• UC Berkeley: Career Exploration Links Directory of career-related sites
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles Gov'ts official job categories
• JobSmart Personality tests
• America's Career Info Net Occupational & Economic Info        

III. Company Research

• SEC's Edgar Database Info on publicly-traded companies' financial health
• Hoover's Online Info on thousands of companies
• Infospace: Companies Online Info on cities where certain companies are located
• JobSafari Links to thousands of company human resource pages
• Yahoo's Companies Directory For researching a certain company        

IV. Job Listings

• WantedJobs Download free software to search multiple job sites
• America's Employers Advice,chats with recruiters, listings, resume database
• America's Job Bank Job lists, job market info, create on-line resume
• Career Exposure Searchable job postings, resume bank
• Career Shop Search jobs by title or company
• Job Web Links to other job sites
• 4Work.com Jobs, intern & volunteer openings
• Top Jobs on the Net Jobs in Europe        

V. Newsgroups & Mailing Lists

• us.jobs.contract
• us.jobs.offered
• us.jobs.offered.contract
• us.jobs.misc
• The List of Lists Learn how to subscribe to & search mailing lists        

VI. Resume Help

• CareerLab: 200 Free Cover Letters for Job Hunters
• ProvenResumes.com Free resume workshops
• JobSmart Advice on writing an online resume

VII. Job Leads & Contacts

• Career Expo Geographic list of upcoming job fairs
• Westech's Virtual Job Fair Trade show list, resume bank, high-tech jobs
• Yahoo's List of Labor Unions Connect with your local chapter or farther afield
• Yahoo's List of Trade Associatons Connect with your local chapter or farther a field       

VIII. Going to College?

• Project EASI: Resources for Education Beyond High School Select a School, Loan Info
• College is Possible A Resource Guide for Students & Parents
• The 1998-99 Student Guide: Financial Aid Describes loans available from Dept. of Ed.
• FreSch Free Scholarship Info
• Preparing Your Child for College Guide for parents
• Starting Points for Students and Parents SAT info from the College Board
• FinAid Federal & private loan & scholarship programs
• CollegeView College profiles, links, on-line apps, financial aid info
• CollegeNet College profiles, links, on-line apps, financial aid info
• JobSmart - Guides for Specific Careers Links to Sites with career info