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Jobs, Career, & Resume Builders

  • Jobs, Career, & Resume Builders
    • California Job Search Sites
      • Career planning website with tools to help map your future, whether looking ahead to college, apprenticeship, the military or other options. Also contains resources for counselors, parents, and teachers. Sponsored by the California Department of Education. 

      • Administers the Job Services, Employment & Training Services, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Work Force Investment Act & Welfare-to-Work programs.

      • CalJOBS is a new enhanced online resource to navigate California's workforce services and provide employment and labor market information for the state.  Users can search for jobs, build résumés, access career resources, find qualified candidates for employment, and gather information on education and training programs.

      • Postings for jobs in California. Has several regional subcategories, including Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
    • Career Information
      • Considering a career as a teacher? Administered by the California State University System, this site provides information to help you to decide if it is right for you and how to become a California teacher.

      • Explore careers, salary + benefits, education + training, job search, resumes + interviews, people + places to help. Sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor. Includes access to a new online tool for job seekers, mySkills-myFuture.

      • Career needs of minorities (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American, women) and minorities globally are covered. Information includes career planning, resumes, and job searching advice for potential employees and their employers.
      • Outlook for specific occupations including information on training and education, earnings, expected job prospects, working conditions and job search tips.

      • Detailed occupation information. List your skills to find possible career paths or alternative career paths.

      • The resource provides seven essential steps to help set the path of career preparation specifically for California teaching credentials. Also included are helpful FAQs on teaching credentials and the requirements for teaching in the state of California. Created by the teaching department at the USC Rossier School of Education.

      • Teach California is the California Department of Education (CDE) website that provides information on teacher recruitment, preparation process and credentialing. The website covers information on elementary, secondary/middle, special education and career – technical education. 

      • Resource for potential teachers and students researching the state requirements for teaching certification.

    • Career Test Preparation Sites
      • Information on CBEST, CSET, CTEL, and RICA programs that enable you to register, find test preparation materials and services.

      • Offers online practice tests on general topics to help prepare for civil service exams: reading comprehension, written expression, basic arithmetic, data interpretation, and clerical.  Print versions of these practice exams are available on the County's Job Search Toolkit web page. Also provides referrals to Los Angeles area adult centers, career centers, and community colleges that offer low to no cost courses for additional help with test preparation efforts

      • The webiste offers free practice tests in 23 categories, including SAT, GRE, GED, ASVAB and Common Core.

    • Los Angeles Area Search Sites
      • CalJobs is a powerful online tool offered by the City of Los Angeles.  It is designed to assist job seekers or students in searching for the right job, and help employers who are looking for the best job candidates. CalJobs apps are also available for both iOS and Android devices, and can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store and Google Play. When users register for CalJobs, they gain access to a wider range of features, including a resume builder and online job applications.

      • Lists current civil service and exempt job opportunities with the City of Los Angeles.

      • Job search for Greater Los Angeles.

    • Nationwide Job Search Sites
      • A centralized listing of employment opportunities from around the country. CareerBuilder powers the career sites of over 1,000 partner sites, including more than 300 newspapers and leading portals.  Also advice on resumes and interviews and suite of services for employers, as well.

      • Job metasearch site encompasses over 50 countries, featuring separate interfaces that are translated into 20 languages.
      • Search engine for jobs, able to find jobs posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards. Save your searches in my.indeed and create job alerts to be emailed to you.
      • Job search engine. Create a free account to be able to save information and receive email alerts.
      • Locate federal jobs by category and region. You can even apply online.

    • Resume Builders

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