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Job Information
The Palm Beach
County Library System has identified local, state, and federal
Internet resources of special interest to job hunters and career
changers. In addition to these websites, the Main Library has a
large selection of books on job hunting, job changing, resume
writing, career development strategies and company information
available in the Business Reference Center
and throughout the circulating collection. A printed guide to this
collection, entitled Job Resources @ your library, is
available at the Main Library reference desk.
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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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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Business Information
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Alfred - ArchivaL
Federal Reserve Economic Data
Alfred allows you to retrieve vintage versions of data that were
available on specific dates in history. |
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Bigcharts
Bigcharts.com is a website from MarketWatch which provides current
and historical stock quotes, industry and market index information.
This website can be searched by symbol or keyword and provides
interactive charting features. |
Business and Company Resource Center - Infotrac
Contains company profiles, company brand information,
rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies,
and articles on business-related subjects. Full access to
Investext Investment reports available when used within the
library. Access to select investment reports available from
home. A valid library card number is needed to access this
database from home. |
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Business Owners Toolbox
Thousands of pages of information and tools to help you start,
run and grow a successful small business; including
downloadable checklists, model business plans, forms and other
documents. |
Consumer
Price
Index
The site for the
latest CPI and news releases (used to calculate rates of
inflation). |
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Federal
Reserve
Economic
Data
"FRED"
database--research interest rates, PPI, CPI, employment and
population data. |
Federal Income
Tax Forms
Download the current Federal tax forms directly from the IRS. |
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Federal Income Tax Forms - Previous Years
Download tax forms from previous years - all the way back to
1990 - directly from the IRS. |
Florida
Division
of Corporations
The Division of
Corporations is the State's central location for the filing
of business entities, Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements, trade and service marks, and fictitious name
registrations. |
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Florida Small Business
The guide for entrepreneurs and emerging companies. |
Hoover's
Online
Lists information on
thousands of companies. |
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Morningstar Mutual Funds
Search for information on thousands of funds and stocks. Morningstar
can be accessed on a library computer or from your home computer by
typing in your library card number. |
Mutual Fund
Investor's Center
This
website provides links to a large collection of mutual fund
companies, fund listings and planning, tracking and monitoring
tools designed to help investors use mutual funds to reach
their goals. This is the website of the Mutual Fund Education
Alliance, the not-for-profit trade association of the no-load
mutual fund industry. |
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Northern Light
Northern Light Search provides access to business and industry news
from business news sites, leading business publications, industry
authority blogs, regional newspapers, and national news sources.
You can search, browse and analyze content, personalize the site,
set search defaults, and create and subscribe to alerts. Also, you
can analyze your search results with the MI Analyst™ (Market
Intelligence) feature.
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Palm
Beach County
"invitations
for bid"
The Purchasing
Department's page for information on doing business with the
county. |
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Palm
Beach County
Occupational
Licenses
Anyone providing merchandise or services to the public in
Palm Beach County must obtain a county occupational license.
Various cities may require additional occupational licenses. |
Palm Beach
County Office
of
Small Business
Assistance
Offers specific business help for ethnic minorities,
women, and the disabled. Also offers help to anyone
interested in business. |
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Pinksheets.com
Pinksheets LCC provides pricing
and financial information for the over-the-counter (OTC)
markets. |
Professional
and
Business Licenses
in Florida
See the section headed Professional Licensing, which links
to information about state licensing requirements for the
various professions and businesses. |
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SCORE
Provides free small business counseling using retired
business executives, with offices in West Palm Beach and
Delray Beach. |
SEC
Edgar
Database
A searchable database
of SEC filings for public companies (some foreign companies
included). |
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Small Business
Development Center
Provides free consultations and comprehensive help on all
aspects of business, located at Florida Atlantic
University’s Boca Raton campus. |
STAT-USA
The U.S. Dept. of
Commerce site for business, trade and economic information. |
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State
Tax Forms
This site links to depts. of revenue web sites where you
can download tax forms from each state. |
Thomas'
Register
A free service, but
users must register and login for access to info on 155,000
US and Canadian companies. |
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Florida
Contains information on filing for bankruptcy in South Florida and allows
users to view court cases, dates and other information. |
Valueline
Helping investors to get the most accurate and independently
created research information available about stocks and other
investments, Valueline is now available online through the
library.
(You must be on a library computer to use it.) |
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Workforce Florida
A web site built to provide people seeking jobs in Florida with the
most up-to-date information available on job openings, training and
education programs and labor market statistics. To locate a
One-Stop Center, use the
Employ Florida web portal. |
Yahoo! Finance
A finance portal with news, stock prices, company profiles, CEOs,
addresses and more. |
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Consumer Information
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A.M.
Best
Nearly 6,000
insurance companies' ratings by Best. |
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American Institute
of Philanthropy
The
American Institute of Philanthropy uses letter grades to rate
about 400 charities on this website. They also publish a
quarterly charity rating guide available by mail. |
Bankrate.com
Bankrate.com provides up to date information on the rates
offered by thousands of banks, thrifts, and credit unions to
help you find mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, home equity
loans and other banking products. |
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The
Bauer Group
The Bauer Group rates
banks and credit unions. |
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce
Searches for chambers
of commerce; links to web sites. |
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Consumer.gov
Lists recalls, scam
alerts, etc. from the FTC, FCC, FDA, NHTSA, SEC, CPSC. |
ConsumerGuide
This is the same
source as the popular guides sold at newsstands. |
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Consumersearch.com
This site searches
for product evaluations on the Internet. |
Currency
Conversions
OANDA
offers an online currency converter for most any
currency. |
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Equifax
or
TransUnion Corp. or
Experian
Consumer credit
reporting agencies where you can order reports on your
credit history.
annualcreditreport.com is the ONLY authorized online
source for you to get a free credit report under federal law. You
can get a free report from each of the three national credit
reporting companies every 12 months. |
Florida
Division of
Consumer Services
Links
to insurance and legal resources in Florida.
The State of Florida's Division of Insurance Consumer Services
provides education, information, and assistance to consumers.
Services include community outreach programs and a toll-free
consumer help line. Use the Liability section to
search for closed claims against doctors, dentists, HMOs,
hospitals, lawyers and abortion clinics. |
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GuideStar
Search GuideStar's database of more than 850,000 U.S.
nonprofit organizations. |
Give.org - BBB Wise Giving
Alliance
The
Alliance reports on nationally soliciting charitable
organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. |
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IIHS/HLDI: Crash Testing & Highway Safety
A non-profit site that test vehicles for crash ratings and overall
safety. It's goal is to reduce vehicle crashes and the
injuries that occur as a result. |
Relocation
Resources
HomeFair.com has many
tools to help you calculate moving expenses and find a place
to live. |
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RN Database
A
registered identification number or RN is a number issued by
the Federal Trade Commission to a business residing in the
U.S. that is engaged in the manufacture, importing,
distribution, or sale of textile, wool, or fur products. |
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Tax Assistance
Do you need a helping hand in compiling your tax
return this year? In addition to offering all the popular forms
and instructions you need to compile your taxes, the library system
continues to partner with local groups, such as VITA and the AARP,
to help you get your tax return correct. |
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Unclaimed
Property Links
Connects to various
unclaimed property tracking resources. |
The following Internet sites have been selected for
their value as reference sources. Although reviewed by library staff
at the time of inclusion in this list, the Palm Beach County Library
System is not responsible for their contents.