Ready to join the workforce—but having trouble finding and landing that first job?
Get started with these three tips.
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Pick college classes for impact
College students: questioning if you are in the right classes?
Parents: wondering how your student can best grow from the college experience?
Use this guidance to choose classes that will garner the greatest impact in the long run.
Job fairs: what to expect
Looking for a job? Job fairs are a great way to make contacts and gather information about potential jobs.
Gain all you can by knowing what to expect at a job fair.
More facts to help choose a college: the expanded College Scorecard
The U.S. Department of Education’s new College Scorecard site shows details about students’ actual college costs, loan paybacks, earnings and more.
Back to school . . . as an adult
Are you heading back to the classroom as an adult this fall?
Balancing adult life and college is hard. Learn how making a weekly schedule can be the difference between achieving your goals or driving yourself insane.
Check out CareerOneStop’s Business Finder
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Interested in researching businesses, employers, or industries in your area?
The Business Finder is a great place to start.
What does the job pay? Salary Finder has the answer
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Ever wondered what the earning potential is for your career? Or what a starting wage would be in a new field?
CareerOneStop’s Salary Finder provides salary information for more than 800 different occupations, for locations across the U.S.
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25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed July 26, 1990, has improved the quality of life and opportunities for a wide swath of the American public. Whether you have a disability or know someone who does, there’s a good chance you may benefit from the ADA.
3 tips for getting a job when you have a criminal record
Job hunting is hard work under any circumstances, but nearly 70 million U.S. adults face an additional challenge: convincing an employer to hire them when they have a criminal record.
So what can you do if you’re one of those 70 million? Here are three steps you can take to increase your chances of being hired.
Freelance work opportunities are growing
Employers are offering more freelance, or contract work, opportunities. This may be a good time to explore freelancing, or a blend of freelancing and traditional employment.