Internet Career Development Resources

The Riley Guide is one of the best internet career guidance sites. 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. The Riley Guide leads job hunters through the many online sites and services that may be useful during a job search. The site does not post jobs or resumes.

The Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com website is considered one of the best Internet websites for executive and professional career development and job-hunting.  It includes articles and career development resources as well as a searchable database of position listings.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the Federal Government's source of career information, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.  The Internet version allows you to search various combinations of job and career information.  The print version is available at all the library's locations.

Federal and other State Job Services

Federal Government Job Announcements are listed at USAJobs the Federal Government's Employment Information website.  The site features job vacancy information and services for both job seekers and employers. This site is the United States Government's official source of job and employment information.

America's Job Bank is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor and the state employment services.  The database offers over one million job listings.  Other services include automated job search features and resume posting.

State Employment Service Sites provide career and labor market information for each state. These links also provide additional resources available in each state and may assist users in making career choices. Note that some of these sites require a user id and password. Labor Market Information includes occupation and employment wages, and other information affecting the world of work.

Private Sector Job Listings

A list of the best national job searching websites may be found on the Workforce Florida website.  Workforce Florida Inc. is a public-private partnership created to support and promote economic growth through workforce development.

The Salary Calculator includes data from 800 U.S. and 200 foreign cities. It compares the cost of living between where you live and where you're moving.

Local Agencies and Programs

Workforce Alliance is a private, non-profit organization charged with crafting and overseeing a workforce development strategy that is responsive to the needs and concerns of both Palm Beach County employers and job seekers.

Palm Beach Community College Crossroads/Connections Program provides career development assistance for women in transition.  Services range from crisis counseling, financial counseling, and child-care to job and career development programs. 

County and Municipal Job Links

Palm Beach County Government and Agency jobs are listed on the county and the individual agency websites. 

City government job listings may be found at each city's website.

State of Florida Employment Resources  

Unemployment Claims Registration and Filing for the State of Florida must be done electronically through the state's website.  If you do not have a computer at home you may go to a Palm Beach County Workforce Alliance Center location or your local library branch.

Local Newspapers provide electronic job listings and career advice.

The Palm Beach Post classified listings on the GoPBI website include local job advertising and links to local career development resources.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel careers section of the website includes regional job listings from the newspaper's classified advertising, job hunting resources and links to national career development information.

The Stuart News covers northern Palm Beach County and Martin County using the TCPalm website.  Please click on employment to find job listings in the region.

National Newspapers

Other Palm Beach County newspapers, and newspapers from around the United States are listed on the library's website.  These may include job listings and career information appropriate to their regions.  They may be a good source of leads if you are planning to relocate.

Job Services for People with Disabilities

Palm Beach Habilitation Center is a private not-for-profit organization located in Lake Worth which provides therapeutic training programs, community job placement, employment, residential, recreational and senior activity programs for individuals with mental, emotional and physical disabilities.  Their programs include career development, job placement services and job coaching services.

The Able Trust is the Florida Governor's Alliance for the employment of citizens with disabilities.  The Ability Forum Job Bank link includes a Job Center as well as other Internet resources chosen to help people with disabilities overcome barriers through the power of technology.

The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's disAbility Online website includes a range of information on federal regulations, technical assistance and programs that support the needs of people with disabilities in the workplace.

JobAccess.org provides a dedicated system for finding employment for people with disabilities nationwide.