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Find Jobs: Local

Akron Works
Jobs & companies

Canton
Civil service jobs

Canton Repository
Listings

Stark County
Jobs and companies

Top USA Jobs
Canton

 

Find Jobs: State

International Association of
Employment Web Sites

Ohio Department of Education
Jobs for educators

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

Ohio Means Jobs
State portal to local, regional, national jobs.
 

Find Jobs: National

AllStar Jobs

Career Magazine : Search jobs, post resume

Contract Job Hunter : Specializes in contractors/consultants in technical disciplines.

Dice : Career Help for Tech Insiders

Disney

EmploymentGuide.com : Work-at-home, part-time & full-time.

Escape Artist : Overseas jobs.

Go Jobs

Society for Human Resource Management : HR jobs

Indeed

International Association of Employment Web Sites

The Internet Job Source : Jobs listed by state, category

Job Bank USA

Jobs

JobWeb : For college students and recent college graduates

Manta : Search can be localized

Monster

NationJob

OverseasJobs.com

SnagAJob : Hourly jobs, search can be localized

Thingamajob : contract, temp-to-permanent, direct placement jobs, can be localized

USA Jobs : Official job site of the federal government

WorkTree : Scans thousands of sites
 

Create a Resume

CareerOnestop
 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.

Cypress Resume

Online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps

The Job Center
Summit County full-service center offers no-fee employment services to everyone including job postings & referrals, counseling, resume and interviewing workshops, computer access
links to education and training programs.
OWL at Purdue
Writing resources during the job search process

Zolio
Online electronic resume creation & posting assistance
 

Post a Resume Online

Health Career Web
Has an extensive list of available medical jobs nationwide.

LinkedIn
Over 40 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas and opportunities.
NetEffects
Contract staffing solutions and consulting services around the world for a variety of industries including retail, financial services, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and government services.

OhioMeansJobs.com
State portal to local, regional, national jobs. Create, post and update your resume, search for jobs, target your search, apply online.
Zolio
Online electronic resume creation & posting assistance.
 

Update Skills: Online

Learning Express Library*

Test prep for students entering college and graduate school, preparation for skilled-trades exams, self-improvement tutorials (computer skills, business writing, grammar). 
Career One Stop
See Education and Training section for information about certifications, local workshops.

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration  
Job and career information, including assessment exercises and career options.
 

Update Skills: At The Library
Computer Classes
Free instruction covers basic skills plus word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation software.

Programs
Check the website for free programs. Past programs have included LinkedIn, Zolio, entrepreneurship basics, small-business planning and management.
 

Update Skills: Local

Hudson Community Education & Recreation
Computer classes, for a fee.
Kent State University Office of Continuing & Distance Education
Conferences and workshops, both credit and noncredit, both online and in-person

Portage Lakes Career Center
Adult education and professional development.
Stark State College of Technology
Check out continuing education offerings

University of Akron Continuing Education
Offerings include noncredit courses, professional development, recertification programs.
 

Companies & Industries: Databases

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Hoover's*
Online database provides access to in-depth company profiles for more than 40,000 companies, public and private, worldwide, as well as to financial information, news, and industry information. This
database is an excellent starting point for company research
Proquest Entrepreneurship*
Database provides access to a wide array of resources and tools for starting your own business or supporting the study and practice of entrepreneurship. The database includes business journal articles (updated weekly), video clips, market research, start-up plans, templates and forms, business cases, working papers, conference proceedings, and full text dissertations.
Remote access provided, 24-hours a day.

Reference USA*
Conduct job searches, find new business opportunities, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and more.
 

Companies & Industries: Websites

Career Voyages
U.S. Dept. of Labor gives information for career changers and students, including in-demand jobs, education and training, career videos and counseling.
Directory of Women-owned Businesses
Contact information for Cleveland-area businesses, organized by type of business.

Internet Public Library-Associations on the Net
Names, networking, conferences.

Ohio Associations Directory
Nonprofits

USA Jobs
Federal government job site. In addition to listings, includes resume and interviewing tips, description of federal hiring process, terminology, salary ranges, job fairs and position descriptions.

Weddles Association Directory
List of several thousand associations from around the world by their primary professional/occupational focus and/or industry of interest, along with links to the websites they operate.
 

Start a Business: Industry & Market Research Databases

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Hoover's*
Online database provides access to in-depth company profiles for more than
40,000 companies, public and private, worldwide, as well as to financial information, news,
industry and franchising information. This database is an excellent starting point for company
research.
Proquest Entrepreneurship*
Database provides access to a wide array of resources and tools for starting your own business or supporting the study and practice of entrepreneurship. The database includes business journal articles (updated weekly), video clips, market research, start-up plans, templates and forms, business cases, working papers, conference proceedings, and full text dissertations.
Remote access provided, 24-hours a day
 

Start a Business: Websites

The Job Center
Summit County full-service center offers no-fee employment services to
everyone including job postings & referrals, counseling, resume and interviewing workshops,
computer access links to education and training programs.

Ohio Means Business
A powerful site selection tool designed to help the active capital investor find the Ohio location that best suits their project's needs. Ohio InSite provides you with workforce and demographic data, business data, Ohio sites and buildings and thematic maps.
 

Start a Business: Assistance

The Burton D Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship at Hudson Library & Historical Society
 

Assistance for Families

Hudson Job Search
Volunteer organization offering free outplacement training to those of the community of Hudson, Ohio.
Job Center
Community partners for family assistance including housing, transportation, education.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, arnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

Ohio Jobs & Family Services
Offers a wide range of assistance  including unemployment compensation, health care, cash assistance, food assistance, child care, child support enforcement and administration, and employment and training assistance.