Careers and Jobs

 The Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor provides essential information for hundreds of occupations. Information includes typical responsibilities for specific jobs, information on what skills or prerequisites are needed to get a particular job, average pay, and typical work environment.

The Virtual Workforce Center at the Library is your online job search toolkit brought to you by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Garfield County Libraries. From the main page you may link to these services:

This website includes tips and tools to plan, write, and format your resume.

Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages including Spanish, English, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, and Russian. Mango is free to use but you must create an account to log in. Your account will help you track your progress.

Glassdoor.com is a comprehensive career resource with information on thousands of companies. Glassdoor includes salary, bonuses, and other details for specific jobs at specific companies, as well as actual interview questions and hiring process details. Also included are reviews written by employees that highlight the pros and cons of working for a particular employer.

Business Source Premier provides comprehensive coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.

The Colorado Virtual Library (CVL), presented by the Colorado State Library, provides access to the combined information resources of Colorado libraries. You can do a quick search by author, title, or keyword, or you can search by type of library: public, K-12 schools, academic (colleges and universities), and certain "other" libraries (special libraries like the Denver Museum of Nature ...

EbscoHost is a powerful online reference system that offers a variety of proprietary full-text databases. Search for magazine articles on general topics, business, science, and careers. EbscoHost is also available in: Deutsch  Espagnol

Learning Express provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. (The first time you use this database, you will need ...

AskColorado is an online information service provided by Colorado libraries. Chat live with a librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except major holidays). AskColorado is a human-powered search engine for all Colorado students and residents.