This one-of-a-kind job search book taps into the Web resources sponsored by Uncle Sam and other noncommercial entities. Job seekers, students, and anyone interested in important career information will find a goldmine of assistance through the little-known, but highly useful, Web tools described in this book.
This action-based, goal-oriented handbook guides the reader in accomplishing specific career and education goals—all by using high-quality, no-charge Web tools that help them pinpoint career interests, write resumes, find job openings, improve skills, get scholarships, and more!
Through a step-by-step, visual format, this resource pulls together a wealth of online options that are not widely publicized because they are funded by tax dollars or nonprofit organizations. Job Seeker's Online Goldmine describes completely free and safe Web tools that use the latest labor market information and help the reader perform specific career-related functions.
In one book, students and job seekers are given assessment tools to help them identify their skills and interests; extensive career tools for finding the right occupation and landing a job; education and training programs plus scholarship and grant information; and tools for making a career transition.
Chapter 1: Identify Your Skills and Interests
Chapter 2: Find the Right Occupation
Chapter 3: Improve Your Job Skills
Chapter 4: Fund Your Education and Training
Chapter 5: Find and Land a Job
Chapter 6: Change Your Job or Career
Dr. Janet Wall is an expert on career development, assessment, and government career information. She is president of Sage Solutions in Rockville, Maryland, which provides career development, occupational analysis, school-to-career system design, instructional design, assessment, evaluation, and other services to the public and private sectors.
Wall consulted on the development of the O*NET Career Exploration Tools, created the ASVAB Career Exploration Program for the U.S. Department of Defense, and was head of the office that produces DISCOVER for ACT, Inc.
She has delivered webinars on the O*NET tools for Maher & Maher, a company that contracts with the CESER/O*NET Consortium to deliver training for the workforce development community. She has led face-to-face training for various state groups and professional associations and is a frequent presenter at professional conferences.
Wall is a member of the American Counseling Association, Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education, American School Counselor Association, National Career Development Association, National Council on Measurement in Education, and American Association for Career Education. She is past president of the Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education, has won numerous awards and recognitions for her work, and has been a college professor, high school teacher, and middle school teacher.
For interview requests or questions about Wall, contact Selena Dehne at sdehne@jist.com or (651) 215-7548.
“You may be delighted to discover the wealth of resources listed in a new book, Job Seeker's Online Goldmine.”
—Joyce Lain Kennedy, nationally syndicated careers columnist
