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America's Job Exchange America's Job Exchange gives you the tools you need to find the job that's right for you.  Search for jobs and related labor information pertaining to your areas of interest.  

 
Create resumes and cover letters.  Post your resume online.  Use "Job Scout" to conduct automated job searches and have the results  emailed to you.  
Ace Your Job Interview 7 Tips on how to have a successful interview. Interview Tips.
Career One Stop Conveniently search entry level jobs through professional careers or find skilled employees. Explore salary data, resume writing tips, interview strategies, rewarding career paths, and more!
 		 For those who are seeking their first job, looking to make a career change, or wanting to advance your current career.
Employer Database Obtain the name, address, and contact information for businesses most likely to employ people in your occupation. Categorized search engine by profession.
Career Zone Job seeker's career resource.  Assists you throughout the entire job seeking process.  Includes featured careers of interest. Assess your skills, build a portfolio, search for jobs and research possible career goals.
Financial Aid for School FAFSA opens the door to the federal aid process. Every step you can take gets you closer to achieving your education goals. Financial assistance for furthering your education.
Find a Job (State Wide) New York State’s primary advocate for job creation and economic growth through workforce development. Administers New York’s unemployment insurance system, labor exchange system, and Welfare-To-Work programs as well as many other services. Labor market information and a variety of services designed to help businesses find workers and people find jobs.
Is Your Resume a Dinosaur? A substantial number of companies are relying on technological devices such as applicant tracking systems and resume scanning software to evaluate prospective personnel.  Learn how to improve your resume for these systems. Improving your resume.
Job Search Software WDSuite software is your gateway to all job openings and skilled workers on file with the New York State Department of Labor and Workforce Development Partner Agencies. Search local or statewide job openings by skill word, job title, education or job order number. New data encryption ensures the validity of your files.
Job Search Guide-Strategies For Professionals Includes topics such as handling your job loss, managing personal resources, self-assessment, researching the job market, networking, resume preparation and interviewing. Published guide for job searching strategies.
Labor Market Information Links providing research information on labor laws, economic research services, employment development and market information. Links for useful research and development information.
LMI: A Tool for Making Sense of the World Labor market information (LMI) is defined as all the facts that help to bring about the match between employers looking for workers and workers looking for jobs and careers. Matching employers to job seekers.
OSOS Create a resume, search for jobs, and get assistance with a job scout. NYS Job Service
The Poughkeepsie Journal Classified Ads Search for jobs within the south eastern region of NYS.  The search includes counties in and around the city of Poughkeepsie.  Also includes helpful tips on how to get interviews and features articles on local employment news. Local search within and around the Dutchess County region.
Salary.com 400,000 job listings nation wide.  Research data available as well as categorized job searches. Search for a job nation wide.
Veteran's Job Search As a veteran, you can get a much-needed competitive edge in today's tough labor market by visiting a New York State Department of Labor office. Veteran's seeking employment.
What next?  The Road to a New Job This publication can help you by outlining job-search strategies, providing advice on how to handle financial problems and suggesting methods to reduce stress and improve mental and physical health. Published guide to assist in reducing stress and improving mental well being.
Your Winning Edge This Job Search Guide is the New York State Department of Labor's newest and most comprehensive tool to help you get a job. Job search materials, tips, and exercises.
Civil Service Jobs This is the civil service job site This site will show you where the civil service job openings are and how to apply for them
Financial Aid Advisor Find all forms of Financial aid This site will point you towards all the financial aid information available for retraining.
Labor Market information for the jobseeker Want to retrain but you arent sure what the growing occupations are? This site will help point you toward who is hiring in what fields. Answers the question, What are the growing occupations?
Employer locator by industry or occupation What employers are there hiring your skill set? Find what employers are hiring in your industry or occupation.

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