Employment Services at Bloomingdale Public Library

• Our computer lab has high speed Internet access and the Microsoft Office suite
• Wireless Internet access throughout the library
• Premium research databases aid in targeting and researching potential employers
• Books about resumes, interview skills, and job searching
• Computer classes to help you gain marketable computer skills
• Books, CD-ROMS, and DVDs that teach computer applications
• Online tests database to help improve basic skills and practice vocational tests, including civil service tests
• Fax service

Premium Research Databases

Use our Premium Research Databases to get an advantage over the competition.

ReferenceUSA
Contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. Data can be sorted by business size, geography, and type of business.

Business and Company Resource Center
Includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and magazine articles.

Job Search Sites
There are many job search sites on the internet. The following list details some of the more popular ones, but by no means is it an exhaustive list. Job leads are often available through the associations of your chosen profession as well.

Monster.com
This is a large database of job ads. You can search locally or nationwide for openings.

CareerBuilder
This job site provides listings from over 200 newspapers across the country.

HotJobs@Yahoo
Popular site for job searching. The site contains thousands of postings.

Indeed.com
The source compiles job listings from a variety of sources, including Monster, Craigslist, and HotJobs.

Craigslist.org
This site contains free classified ads for both employers and job seekers.

JobOpenings.net
The site links to the employment or career pages of company websites.

USA Jobs
Official job site for the United States Federal government. You can search nationally or restrict your search to local openings.

Career Exploration

CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy.

Princeton Review Career Center
Find a career and paths to get there. Investigate careers to learn more about the professional opportunities that appeal to you.

O'NET
The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with occupations. This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs.

Information in O*NET is available for over 950 occupations. Each occupational title and code is based on the most current version (1999) of the Standard Occupational Classification system.

Career Click
This site provides information on over 700 careers in the state of Illinois. It is a joint project between the Illinois Department of Job Security and Illinois etc. It has links to the IDES Illinois Skills Match web site.

One Source
Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, this site has a wealth of information about careers, the labor market, education, and training and skill assessments. A great place to start for students, employers, or job seekers in Illinois.

Career Guide to Industries
Information on careers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
This is the online version of the classic reference book. This book will tell you if the demand for an occupation is predicted to grow, or if demand is waning.

Employment Guides

Job Hunters Bible
A site organized by Richard Bolles, author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?" Contains useful information including interactive tests, career and salary information, and job sites.

The Riley Guide
The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professional will find information here to help them also. It was created by a Librarian and Internet consultant.

ChicagoJobTalk
A site maintained by Skokie Public Library focuses on resources of particular interest to job hunters in the Chicago Area. It includes lists of job leads by field, links to local job ads, and useful articles for the job seeker.

JobStar Central
Bay Area Library & Information System (BALIS), a regional library agency serving public libraries in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco Counties, is the organization responsible for JobStar. Although this site originates in California, there is information that applies nationwide.

Local Services

workNet DuPage Career Center
2525 Cabot Drive, Suite 302
Lisle, IL 60532
Tel: 630.955.2030
TTY: 630.955.2098
Fax: 630.955.2059

Opened in January 2007, the workNet DuPage Career Center was previously located in Lombard and referred to as the Illinois Employment & Training Center (IETC.) Services such as scholarships for job training programs, job search workshops, and Job Club are now provided through this location.

Illinois Department of Employment Security
Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market information, payroll tax filing, and more!

Job Clubs

BLOOMINGDALE
St Joseph the Worker Job Club
2nd Thursday of the month at Resurrection Church at 7:30 p.m.
Army Trail Rd, Wayne
(630) 289-5400
4th Wednesday of the month at St. Isidore Church at 7:30 p.m.
427 W Army Trail Rd, IL
(630) 529-3045

GLEN ELLYN
St. James the Apostle Parish Center
480 South Park Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, IL
(630) 858-5587
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

LOMBARD
Illinois Employment Training Center
837 S.Westmore Avenue
Eastgate Shopping Center
Lombard, IL
(630) 495-4391
Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. - Noon

NAPERVILLE
Community Career Center
First Star Bank Building
Second Floor
Gowder Rd. and Rte. 59
Naperville, IL 60504
(630) 961-5665
Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.