Search for Career Sites In Your Area

I had no idea what One-Stop Career Centers were, but then I visited http://www.careeronestop.org and became enlightened. There are several types of searches you can do here -- for employment, education information, and so on -- but the things I found interesting were the state gateways and the zip code lookups for Career Centers.

I couldn't get the state gateways to work in Opera -- they worked in IE fine, though. From the main page, use the dropdown menu on the right to choose a state (or Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.) You'll get a map of the state with career- and employment-related sites marked with small dots. Click on the Info button in the menu above the map, then click on a dot. You'll get an address of the center and its operating hours. Click on the Detailed Info button for more information, including parking availability.

The "Find a Local One-Stop Career Center" works fine in Opera. Put in a zip code and the site returns a list of career sites in the area. The zip code 90210 found 37 career centers. Information on the results page includes address, phone number, and the date of the last update. From the results page you can get a map or driving directions for each center, or you can get detailed information on each center. Detailed information in this case includes public transit access, a description of the site, and a long list of services offered divided into categories including site resources, youth services, and services for workers.

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