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The Reference Department is located on the 3rd floor of the library and is staffed during library hours to assist patrons in person, by phone at (203) 426-8552, fax at (203) 270-4536 or by e-mail at boothref@chboothlibrary.org
On this page we offer job hunting resources available at the Library, from home and on the web. If you need personal assistance with the library’s resume writing program, business databases, or in creating a free email account, call (203) 426-8552 to set up an appointment any Monday or Friday afternoon with a Reference Librarian.
Also try our Ask A Librarian service. Ask your question to a Librarian with a live chat session.
Job Seeker Help at the C.H. Booth Library
- Brush Up on Your Computer Software Skills: The library now offers free online computer sotware tutorials through the LearningExpressDatabase. Learn or review these 2003 and 2007/2008 Microsoft Office programs (basic to advanced, PC and Mac) from home, work, or the library: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. If you are new to computers, you will also find tutorials in Windows XP, Vista Business, and Mac OSX Leopard Desktop. Learn rapidly through fully interactive multimedia programs that include sound, animation, and visuals for easy learning. The tutorials offer self-assessments, quizzes, hands-on practice lab simulations, and interactive video content for better understanding of material.
- Take practice exams: If you are seeking a position that requires a test (e.g., law enforcement, real estate, cosmetology, Praxis, civil service…) the library’s LearningExpressDatabase offers recently retired exams for you to practice taking online and scores you instantly upon completion.
- Create and format resumes: LearningExpressLibrary, a database available in the Library and from home, offers a step-by-step guide that helps you determine which resume format is the best for your situation, and prompts you to input information. The result is a finished resume. This web-based tool can be accessed from home using your Newtown library card, or at the Library.
- JobNow, a service that will help with resume writing and interview skills. This web-based tool can be accessed from home using your Newtown library card or at the library.
- Set up a free email account: An email account is something you must have if you are applying for jobs online. Click here for instructions on how to set up a free email account.
- Search for potential employers: The library has classified ads, handouts with an abundance of job-hunting websites (these are also listed here), books, and access to two databases that will help you explore the state of any industry (iConn’s Business and Company Resource Center) and allow you to create a list of companies in the field in which you have an interest (ReferenceUSA). ReferenceUSA will allow users to specify criteria when searching for companies in their field: sales volume, number of employees, location (state, county, zip code), etc. These two databases are available remotely with a Newtown library card, or at the library.
- Get the information: To best serve patrons, the Reference Department staff has put together a packet of information for job seekers, available at the third floor reference desk.
Also at the Library
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Computer stations on the third floor - Can be used for job-searching on Internet or to create a resume or correspondence.
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Newspaper Classifieds – Connecticut Post, News-Times, New York Times. (Sunday classifieds are in the Reference Department on the third floor.)
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Reference Books -
Encyclopedia of Careers
Guide to Apprenticeships
Job Hunters Sourcebook
Directory of Executive Recruiters – 2004
Top 100 – Fastest Growing Careers
(Small Business Resources)
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Appointments with Reference Librarian –
Call (203) 426-8552 to schedule an appointment Monday or Friday afternoons
- Fax Machine: There is a self-service fax machine for public use on the 3rd Floor. This is for out-going faxes only. The fax machine machine takes credit cards or pre-paid fax cards which are available at the Reference Desk. Fees start at $1.50 for one page sent to a domestic fax machine, $1.00 for each additional page. Maximum of eight pages can be sent at one time.
Web Resources
Career and Job Sites
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www.careers.org – More than 4,000 links to jobs, employers, education and career service professionals, and book and article resources.
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www.careeronestop.com – Links for “everything career related.”
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www.employmentspot.com – Find a job – by location, company, vocation, or through career fairs. Resume and interview help.
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www.HireAbility.com - Jobs in information technology including those for freelancers, telecommuters, recruiters.
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www.jobsearch.org -- More than one million public-sector jobs nationwide; relocation information such as local wage data; apply by mail or online; search by state, zip, job title, etc.
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www.onetcenter.org – Nation’s primary source of occupational information: career exploration tools, comprehensive occupational reports.
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www.allstarjobs.com – Jobs all over U.S. Search by city, state, or by career; helpful links for New England jobs.
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http://www.jobstar.org/tools/salary/sal-prof.cfm - Salary surveys and job outlooks.
Regional Job Postings
Additional Helpful Websites and Joblines
Click here for a posting of additional internet sites for job search, resume posting, government employment, career planning, business & company research, occupation information and more.
In Our Community -- Job Hunting Support and Networking Groups
Re-Employment Group for Unemployed, Under-Employed, or Those Uncertain about Their Jobs (non-denominational)
- Re-Employment Group at Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road in Sandy Hook. Discussion topics include ways to deal with the highs and lows of searching for a job and how to create the right tools to help you in your job search. Group is confidential.
- Meetings are every Wednesday (except Ash Wednesday) at 7:30 in the Choir room.
- All are welcome.
- For more information contact the Church office (203) 426-9998 or Jay Thomas at (203) 426-6542
Job Networking Support Group (non-denominational)
- Casual, relaxed setting.
- Positive support and council, as well as networking ideas for those who are wanting to get back into the job market or make a change in current work.
- All ages welcome.
- Meetings are every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church Religious Education Building, 38 Church Hill Road, Newtown.
- Contact Harry Dieck at (203) 426-3386 or Michael Ronan at (203) 733-9186
Brown Bag Lunch – Spiritual support for those in between jobs
- First and third Wednesdays, noon to 1 at Walnut Hill Community Church, 156 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel, CT. Enter at office reception area.
- Bring your lunch and the church supplies coffee, water, and fellowship.
- For more information call (203) 796-7373
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