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Baltimore Job
Resources
Baltimore County
Government Job Announcements
(local interest)
From the Baltimore County Office of Human Resources
Since May 2007, all persons
interested in applying for Baltimore County government jobs, must
apply online.
How to Apply for Baltimore County Government Jobs Online [PDF] (local interest)
Baltimore
County Job Seeker Services
(local interest)
From the Baltimore County Office of Workforce Development
Everything you
need to look for a job, choose or change a career, develop new skills, or
search for just the right school is available at the Baltimore County Office
of Workforce Development (BCOWD)
Workforce Development Centers
Baltimore
County Public Library Employment (local interest)
Current Baltimore County Public Library vacancy announcements.
BaltimoreSun.com
- Classified Job Ads
(local interest)
Offered through CareerBuilder.com
Find a job in Baltimore or elsewhere.
Community College of
Baltimore County
(local interest)
Offers intensive training classes for furthering your career and
business potential. Includes Information Technology courses on computer
software applications, keyboarding, and more.
Jobs
and Career Counseling (local interest)
From
Connections: a project of the Baltimore County Local Management
Board and Baltimore County Public Library
Your link to local organizations that can help you get the information
and assistance you need.
Senior Employment Services (local interest)
Provided by Baltimore County Department of Aging
For Baltimore County seniors age 55 or older.
Veteran
Services
(local interest)
Provided by Baltimore County Public Library
Includes employment assistance and education and training information.
WorkBaltimore.com
(local interest)
A local employment website dedicated to bringing employers and jobseekers
together throughout the greater Baltimore area.
Careers in
the Military
Air Force Careers
Over 200 different
rewarding and exciting career opportunities for both college and high
school graduates.
Army Careers
Explore a wide variety of
career opportunities in The Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve.
Coast Guard
Enlisted, officer and
reserve careers with the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve.
Marine Corps
Get career information from the United States Marine Corps. Learn more about the Marine
Corps' history, traditions,
training, equipment and bases.
Navy
Explore careers in the Navy. Includes information about Navy jobs,
benefits, and training.
Databases
Testing and Education
Reference Center
(local interest)
Detailed information on undergraduate and graduate programs, executive
education programs, vocational and technical schools, career colleges, distance
learning programs and more. Take a career assessment and build a resume. Also features interactive online
practice tests for examinations. Tests include G E D, United States
citizenship, civil service, military and college entrance exams and
many certification and licensing tests. Scholarship and financial aid
information available. Available on public computers in
Baltimore County Public libraries or from any
computer, with a
valid library card registered at Baltimore County Public Library.
First Time Job Holders
InternZoo.com
This online database of internships available to students is searchable by
location (state or country), industry type or a combination of both.
Job Corps (local
interest)
Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn
a career area, earn a
high school diploma or G E D, and find and keep a good job. For income
eligible youth ages 16 to 24. Two Job Corps Centers are located in Maryland.
JobWeb
Job search and advice for the new college graduate. Tips on resumes and job interviews.
NACEWeb
From the National Association of Colleges and Employers
Provides services to connect
graduating college students with employers.
SummerJobs.com
Summer Jobs is a database of seasonal and part-time job opportunities. While the
primary focus is Summer employment, other jobs may be posted here as well. It also includes some
internships. You can search the database by location or keyword.
Teen eSpace Work
Page
(local interest)
From Baltimore County Public Library's Teen eSpace at Your Library
A resource for teens for finding a career or a cool job.
Work Permit Process
(local interest)
From the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR)
Teens 14 through 17 years of age need to get a work permit after
they are offered a job or each time they change jobs. A validated work permit,
with an Issuing Officer's signature must be in the employer's possession before
the teen is permitted to work.
Both the newly hired teen and the employer must complete the online Work Permit Application Form (available as Word or PDF form). It is also available from a local high school. A parent or guardian must sign the form. Use this form's content to complete the online Request for a Work Permit Form. Take the signed hard copy Application Form, the Application Receipt from the online Request for a Work Permit Form, and Proof of Age to an Issuing Officer, who will issue the official Maryland Minor Work Permit. Baltimore County Public School middle and high schools have Issuing Officers [P D F].
Maryland Job
Resources
Apprenticeship and
Training (local interest)
From Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Division of Labor
and Industry
Apprenticeship is an
industry-driven program which is
sponsored by
employers, employer associations, and jointly by management and labor. An
apprentice, as an employee, receives supervised, structured, on-the-job training
combined with related technical instruction in a specific occupation.
Apprenticeship is open to anyone age 16 or older, however, an employer may set a
higher entry age. Individuals must be age 18 to apprentice in specified
hazardous occupations.
Division of Rehabilitation
Services (DORS)
(local interest)
Of the Maryland State Department of Education
Provides individuals with disabilities with employment assistance.
Maryland Department of Budget and Management
(local interest)
State government job openings.
Maryland Health Careers
(local interest)
Sponsored by the Maryland Hospital Association
Find descriptions of health careers.
Maryland Workforce
Exchange
(local interest)
A service of Maryland's Department of Labor, Licensing
and Regulation.
Find a job, post your resume. Find qualified workers for your business.
Check out the events calendar for Job Fairs in Maryland. A short video on
How to
Use the Maryland Workforce Exchange (3:26 minutes) is offered by the Enoch
Pratt Free Library, Maryland's State Library Resource Center.
Private Career
Schools and Occupational Training Providers (local interest)
by the Maryland Higher Education Commission
Search for private career schools approved by the Commission and
Occupational Training Providers funded through Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Mega Job Postings
CareerBuilder.com
One of the largest employment networks on the Internet. Search for jobs,
post resumes and set up job alerts for e-mail notifications if a job
matching your criteria is posted. Find career fairs.
CareerOneStop
Links to state and other job banks, information on wages and salaries,
relocating, creating resumes and preparing for interviews.
HotJobs: A Yahoo! Company
Build and store your resume, store job listings, browse categories of job
listings by city or ZIP code.
Job-Hunt.org
Job search sites by location, by industry or profession, networking
resources, job search sites and assistance. Advice on job searching.
Monster.com
Search by job type and geographic location.
National Federation for the
Blind's Jobline (local interest)
An audible telephone job search service for persons who do not have or
cannot use standard computers or persons who cannot see or cannot read
standard video display terminals.
Spherion Jobs
Post your resume to 70 plus top
community sites, diversity sites, newspaper sites and important association
sites which are all part of the JobOptions Network. Your resume is available
ONLY to these companies and employer organizations.
Teachers-Teachers.com
Online teacher recruitment
service. Internet's largest teacher resume database.
USA Jobs
The United States Government's official source of job and employment
information, provided to the public at no cost.
Resumes and
Cover Letters
How
to Write a Resume (local interest)
Provided by the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Maryland's State Library Resource
Center
Detailed, step by step instructions for creating your resume
Job Star Resume and
Cover Letter Guide
Find resume tips, the resume format that works best for you, and view sample
resumes and cover letters.
Resume Writing 101
From CollegeBoard.com
Tips and tricks for writing the perfect resume.
Sample Resumes
Find hundreds of sample resumes including chronological and functional
formats.
Workplace
Writers
from the Writing Lab @ The OWL at Purdue
Resources for people preparing cover letters, resumes or a curriculum vitae
and other business writing.
Volunteering
Baltimore County Public Library's
Community Information Database
(local interest)
Search the Community Information Database for volunteer opportunities in
your community.
Baltimore County Volunteers (local interest)
Search for
volunteer opportunities on line that match your skills and interests.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(local interest)
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) offers individuals 55 and
older rewarding opportunities to share their skills, interests and abilities
in meaningful volunteer positions in Department
of Aging programs and non-profit organizations throughout the Baltimore
metropolitan area.
Volunteer Central (local interest)
by Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland
Find volunteer opportunities and register for free email updates of new
opportunities as they occur.
Workplace Trends
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
National statistical agency of federal government that collects and analyzes
business and labor economics.
Career and Workforce Information
(local interest)
by Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Office of Workforce
Information and Performance
Covers size of labor force, employment and unemployment rate, employment and
wages by county, projects trends in specific occupations and industries within
Maryland.
Explore Careers
from CareerOneStop
Both occupational and industry trends at both the state and national level,
Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Descriptions of occupations, education,
experience required for specific jobs and projected growth or decline in occupations.
Salary.com
Find out salaries for various
occupations by state. Also gives cost of living comparisons for
different locations.
State Labor Market Information
from CareerOneStop
Find wage and employment data for each state.
Business:
Jobs and Work
From Librarians' Internet Index
Resources organized by category; includes a major section of job listings.
Employment
From Internet Public Library
Annotated hyperlinks concerning career, job searching and other employment topics.
Job and Career Information
Center
(local interest)
From Maryland State Library Resource Center
Brief categories with well-annotated hyperlinks to information about employment and
careers.
This page is provided by the Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, Maryland
USA
The text version of this page was last revised on
04 September 2008.
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04 September 2008.
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