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Career Information

See also adult/continuing and vocational education and college planning information on the library's education page in addition to more career resources.

  • CareerOneStop
    Information for students, parents and career advisors that helps to identify interests and explore different careers. From the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

  • Military Careers
    Explore military careers in each of the military service branches on Today's Military, a site from the US Department of Defense. Also available in Spanish.

  • O*NET OnLine
    The US Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network offers three different search strategies for exploring occupations: Search for career information using predetermined employment categories; enter personal, current or future skills to retrieve sets of occupations requiring those particular skills; or search using various codes defined by existing employment classification systems, e.g., the military classification system. Individuals with physical or health challenges can access the Job Accommodation Network or other pertinent links from this site.

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
    Detailed information on hundreds of occupations. Each entry includes a description of the job and the work environment, how to enter the occupation, pay, job outlook, similar occupations and contacts for further information. Also available in Spanish.

  • Virginia Career View
    Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Career View is a great site for young people to explore career options. Brief descriptions and statistics on a wide variety of careers are provided in simple terms for school-aged children and in more detail for college students. Links are provided to assist with interviewing techniques, resume writing, summer jobs, college financial aid, internships and more.

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Job Hunting

For databases that provide preparation materials for specific career licensing exams or civil service and military tests, and career assessment tools and resources that help develop resume writing, interviewing and networking skills, see the library's careers resources.
  • Interviews, Resumes, Job-Hunting Tips
  • Job Search Sites
  • People with Disabilities
  • Summer and Student Jobs

  • Interviews, Resumes, Job-Hunting Tips
    Resume writing, interviewing techniques and salaries are among the topics discussed on most of these sites.

    • CareerOneStop
      CareerOneStop not only helps you find a job, but also helps you do self-assessments, write better resumes (includes resume templates), and helps you locate state and local services such as unemployment benefits. There are even resources to assist in the transition from military to civilian careers.

    • Job Choices
      Specializes in job-hunting advice for new college graduates. Learn how to market yourself to prospective employers. From the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

    • Job-Hunt.org
      Articles about how to go about searching for a job, pitfalls to avoid, how to choose a good website for online searching and more. The site also includes links to a large number of other job searching sites.

    • Quintessential Careers Job-Hunting Resource Guides
      Online resources for cover letters, resumes and interviewing for job seekers, career changers and students.

    • The Riley Guide
      This excellent site is full of helpful advice about how to go about your job search, both online and off. There are also links to job and resume sites, as well as a few book recommendations.

    • SkillSource — Employment and Training Services
      The Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board has created SkillSource job centers, where you can prepare a new resume, find out about training opportunities and look for potential jobs, free of charge. The Fairfax County website provides information about the assistance they offer as well as the locations of their job centers in Fairfax County. An array of youth services including training and employment assistance are also available.

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Salaries

  • CareerOneStop Salary Information
    Covers more than 800 different occupations. Salary information can be refined to the state or zip code level.

  • National Compensation Survey — Wages
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides wage data "by occupation for the nation, regions, states and many metropolitan areas."

  • Salary.com
    Look up what people in a given field are making, by zip code, including detailed descriptions of the responsibilities at different pay levels.

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Unemployment, Termination and Labor Law

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Volunteer Opportunities

See also the library's own Library Volunteer Program.

  • Do Something
    Here's a place where young people can get involved in or learn to create their own volunteer service projects to help make a real impact on the issues they care about.

  • HandsOn Greater DC Cares
    Individuals of all ages and groups will find opportunities with local volunteer and charitable organizations through this website.

  • Senior Corps
    Senior Corps matches adults age 55 and over with volunteer opportunities. Programs include the Foster Grandparent Program, RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) and the Senior Companion Program.

  • Serve.gov
    Locate volunteer opportunities in your community by searching by category of interest, keyword and/or zip code.

  • Volunteer Fairfax
    This private, nonprofit organization provides a database of current volunteer opportunities. Teens and children may access the website's Just for Youth section to find volunteer work in the Directory of Youth Service Opportunities.

  • VolunteerMatch
    Adults, teens, kids and groups can find volunteer opportunities by entering a city, town or zip code.


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