Careers

RECOMMENDED CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT WEBSITES

CAREER RELATED DATABASES (you will need a library card to log in)

  • Career Cruising
  • Job & Career Accelerator - Career assessment, job searching, college information, resume and interviewing guidance
  • Learning Express - Tests for EMT, teacher, police, nurse, and many more, test prep for professional licensing, SAT, ACT, Advanced Placement, grad school admissions, CLEP, GED and more
  • Plunkett Research Online
  • UniversalClass - High quality online courses, get feedback from instructors, earn certificates and CEU's
  • JobNow - Get live job couching, resume assistance, and more

CAREER COUNSELING AT THE LIBRARY - The Library offers free career counseling and resume/interviewing help by a professional Career Counselor, in the Library. Half Hollow Hills Library card holders only, by appointment. To sign up, call Edna Susman at (631) 498-1260.

Patchogue-Medford Library has a bi-lingual career counselor. She sees patrons on Monday evenings. Appointments are necessary and may be made by calling (631) 654-4700 ext. 248. This service is available for anyone in Suffolk County.

CAREER BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY - Civil Service test booklets, occupational & career guides & pamphlets, study guides for occupational & student exams such at EMT, stockbrocker, teacher, nurse, police, medical & business school entrance exams. Please see a Reference Librarian if you would like help locating these and more.

CAREERS AT THE LIBRARY

Check out these new 2012 books and more in the Library's Career Section:

  • 101 Successful Interviewing Strategies by Eric P. Kramer
    650.14 KRA
  • Criminal Justice Internships: Theory Into Practice by Gary R. Gordon
    363.2023 GOR
  • Job Hunting After 50 by Carol A. Silvis
    650.14 SIL
  • Gallery of Best Resumes: A Collection of Quality Resumes by Professional Resume Writers by David F. Noble
    650.14 NOB

NEW AND USEFUL LINKS

  • Becomeopedia.com - Find information about hundreds of careers including educational requirements, job descriptions, salary information, and future career paths.
  • Disability.gov - As the federal government website for information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide, this site is a good place to start for career planning, places to search for a job, where to look for job training, and job information by state.
  • Jobs Express - Just launched in November by the NYS Department of Labor, this new website is designed to help New Yorkers who are seeking employment. The website makes it easier to learn about what jobs are available in the state and to know where to find them.