Robbins Library: Career Resources: A Library Guide

Press release from Robbins Library:

September 17, 2021

There’s plenty of information out there on how to grab the perfect job, sometimes too much! We’ve researched high and low for the best tools and made a list featuring library, local, and national resources. Good luck!

Accommodates job seekers at all levels, whether they are entering the workforce for the first time or searching for new opportunities. Career assessments prompt personalized career recommendations and guidance on programs, knowledge, skills, and ability. Search for open jobs opportunities and create visually interesting résumés, cover letters, and websites that can be externally shared with prospective employers, using prebuilt templates.

Finding the right career can be a daunting and high stakes task: finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career are all topics covered by this collection, providing current and applicable content for all vocational milestones. Offering content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business and executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 million new businesses, over 12 million healthcare professionals, over 12 million new movers 2 million new homeowners, and much more. The databases are ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, background searches, finding friends, relatives and a whole lot of other possibilities. Some databases are updated monthly, some weekly, and the jobs database is a real-time update.

The Boston Public Library has other useful career resources, including LinkedIn Learning and Vault Career guides. Get a BPL ecard here!

other useful career resources Get a BPL ecard here

CareerOneStop delivers integrated, easy-to-understand workforce information that helps job seekers, students, workers, workforce intermediaries, and employers develop their capacity and make sound economic decisions in the new economy.One*Net OnLine is the nation’s primary source of occupational information. Valid data are essential to understanding the rapidly changing nature of work and how it impacts the workforce and U.S. economy. From this information, applications are developed to facilitate the development and maintenance of a skilled workforce.

Occupation Outlook Handbook provides information on what workers do; the work environment; education, training, and other qualifications; pay; the job outlook; information on state and area data; similar occupations; and sources of additional information, for 324 occupational profiles, covering about 4 out of 5 jobs in the economy.

Did you know you can borrow a Chromebook and a hotspot from Robbins Library? We also offer access to Express computers (for 30mins), Vendy laptops (2hrs), Wifi, and printing, scanning, and faxing services.

Need access to a free word processor? Try Google or Microsoft Office Online.

Tailored for Success is a not for profit organization dedicated to assisting economically disadvantaged women, men and youth with job resources.

SolutionsWear provides interview-appropriate clothing and accessories to men and women who are enrolled in area job-training and re-entry programs.

SolutionsWear provides interview-appropriate clothing and accessories to men and women who are enrolled in area job-training and re-entry programs.

Dress for Success Boston: We provide each client with professional attire to secure employment, but we are about much more than simply a new outfit. Besides physically equipping the client with apparel and accessories, our programs furnish her with a confidence that she carries forever and the knowledge that she can actively define her life, the direction she takes and what success means to her.

We provide each client with professional attire to secure employment, but we are about much more than simply a new outfit. Besides physically equipping the client with apparel and accessories, our programs furnish her with a confidence that she carries forever and the knowledge that she can actively define her life, the direction she takes and what success means to her.

Suits and Smiles: Program designed to provide interview & work attire for men in need. Suits & Smiles serves men in the greater Boston, Framingham and Worcester areas.

SuitAbility serves women who are seeking employment and are referred to us from various training programs, social service agencies, and other entities. We provide clients with clothing and accessories for a job interview and a second call back. 

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Massachusetts Health Connector: Enroll in coverage any time of the year if you are applying for dental plans or help paying for health coverage including MassHealth, Children’s Medical Security Plan (CMSP), Health Safety Net, or ConnectorCare. Or, if you’ve experienced a qualifying event.

Mortgage Payment Relief is available for unemployed homeowners under the CARES Act.

Resources for Renters can be found at the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development.

Arlington Food Pantry: Arlington EATS envisions an engaged and active community in which everyone has access to sufficient and nutritious food and understands the causes and effects of food insecurity.

SNAP Benefits can help you expand your healthy food budget and explore opportunities to support your wellbeing and education and employment goals.

Arlington Housing Authority operates several housing assistance programs which provide direct housing in government-owned developments or subsidized housing in privately-owned dwellings for persons of low or very low income.

Mass.gov Resources During Covid-19: The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office’s work as the People’s Law Firm continues amidst the Coronavirus public health emergency. The AG’s Office is warning Massachusetts residents to be on alert for individuals and businesses that may try to take advantage of uncertainty about COVID-19.

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