Employment & Careers
Guidance
This subject guide is intended to help those searching for information on jobs and careers. Use it to find library resources including online research databases and online catalog materials, as well as links to other job and career websites. Also included is contact information for local career centers.
This content was compiled by the Marlborough Public Library Reference Department. If you have any questions or would like more information on this subject, please contact our Reference Desk at (508) 624-6992, or you may send an email. You can also contact a librarian at Contact Us.
Print Resources
Employment & Career Guidance Books
Browsing our Catalog
For titles on Employment and Career Guidance, select the following terms/phrases to search the library’s online catalog by subject:
Online Library Resources
eBooks
The Marlborough Public Library has access to a wide variety of ebooks related to employment. To access these items, select the term/phrase to search the library’s OverDrive Online Catalog by subject. When you have found an ebook that you would like to borrow, click “C/W MARS patrons click here to download this title (login required)”. You can then sign in to Overdrive using your library card number and pin.
Library Databases
These research databases provide a wealth of information about creating resumes and cover letters, career planning, higher education, and industry-specific resources.
Peterson's Career Prep: Provides support with creating resumes, writing cover letters, and applying for positions as well as interactive interview practice. Features include personalized career assessments, job searching capabilities via integration with Indeed.com, and resume editing software powered by VisualCV Resume Creator.
Vocation and Careers Collection: Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
Recommended Websites
Finding Job Postings
LinkedIn: LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and 200 countries. Users can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that they need to work with to accomplish their goals.
Monster: A job bank where you can post your resume for free. Search for U.S. job and company profiles.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: “Revised every two years, the Occupational Outlook 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.”
USA Jobs: Official job site of the United States Federal Government.
Salary Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics: The US Department of Labor gathers wage data for local, regional, and national data.
Glassdoor: See what other people in your field are paid, or find out what you can expect in compensation at a company that’s already offered you a position.
Salary: Find out what your worth is based on education, calculate what your benefits are worth, or compare salaries and cost of living by major metropolitan area.
Local Career & Job Centers
MassHire Central Career Center: Provides employment services for both job seekers and employers.
MassHire Career Centers: Provides innovative solutions to complex social challenges such as closing the opportunity divide, reducing unemployment and eradicating poverty. They can assist you in developing an employment plan, advice on career planning, job search technique workshops, and exploring training options. They also provide such tools as computers with internet access, phones, fax machines, copiers, newspapers, and business journals.
South Middlesex Opportunity Council: The South Middlesex Opportunity Council, SMOC, is a community-based non-profit organization that provides a broad spectrum of Behavioral Health Care, Community Development (economic, workforce development, housing) services in local communities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Operation A.B.L.E.: Providing training and employment services for job seekers 45 and older since 1982, Operation A.B.L.E. has assisted more than 35,000 job seekers in finding work. In addition to their headquarters in downtown Boston, they have sattelite offices throughout Massachusetts and new offices in New Hampshire.
Editing Services
Editorial Freelancing Society: The EFA Member Directory and Job List put you in touch with more than 3,000 editorial professionals with a broad array of skills and training—the people you need for self-publishing projects; fiction and nonfiction trade books; website copy; magazine articles; advertising, public relations, and training and education materials; corporate communications; and more. Through the EFA you will find writers, editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, researchers, translators, and other editorial specialists. There is no charge to use the Directory or the Job List. The EFA neither sets rates nor advises members on what rates or rate structures they should choose. Individual members’ rates vary considerably depending on the nature of the work, the time frame of the assignment, the degree of special expertise required, the member’s experience, and other factors.
Free Certificates & Education
FreeCodeCamp: You’ll learn to code HTML, CSS, and Javascript by completing coding challenges and building projects. You’ll also earn verified certificates along the way. We also encourage you to join a study group in your city so you can code in-person with other people. Every aspect of FreeCodeCamp is 100% free.
OSHA Ceritfication: 360training.com is an OSHA–authorized provider of outreach training. Their growing occupational health and safety training library is designed according to OSHA’s most current standards. Because 360training.com’s OSHA training courses are self–paced and mobile compatible, you can learn wherever or whenever there’s an internet connection.
Federal Emergency Management Institute: The National Preparedness online Course Catalog provides searchable, integrated information on courses provided or managed by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Emergency Management Institute (EMI), and National Training and Education Division (NTED).
SkillBase: Skillbase is a library of online career skills resources for job seekers and learners. Skillbase will show you how to learn practical skills for future or current jobs. Skillbase is run by a team of Harvard students, graduates, and faculty with experience in education, technology, business, and job training. Their mission is to connect family, friends, and coworkers to online learning that can help them return to work and access better jobs.
Words Per Minute Typing Test: Many jobs require work with computers. Listing your words per minute on your resume can be a great way to show off your computer skills to potential employers. This website also has touch typing courses and games to help hone your abilities.