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Resource Room

Our friendly, knowledgeable and supportive staff is dedicated to helping you with your employment related concerns. Services available at the Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center are:

Job Search Assistance:
  • Labor Market Information
  • Computerized Job Information
  • Federal, State and Local Job Listings
  • Newspaper Classified Employment Ads
  • Individual Career Assessment and Counseling
  • Job Referrals
  • Employability Skills Workshops
  • Resume Workshops
Equipment Use:
  • Computers Equipped with Resume Outlines, Microsoft Word and Typing Tutorials
  • Laser Printer
  • Copy Machine
  • Telephone
  • Fax Machine
  • Internet Access
Special Programs:
  • Unemployment Insurance Information and Filing
  • Veterans Employment Assistance
  • Job Training Programs for Youth, Adults and Dislocated Workers
  • Adult Education and Pre-GED Classes
  • Community Services Information and Referral
  • Public Housing Information and Application
The Career Corner located in our Resource Room can provide you with many new sources of information to assist you with your career decision making.

Oklahoma Job Net Page:  Browse through a computer database of current job openings.
Oklahoma Career Search: Career Guidance System
America's Job Bank: 
Search nationwide for current job openings
America's Talent Bank:   Nationwide Electronic Resume System
Government Jobs:
Federal, state, city, county job openings
Reference Library
-- Books
and  videos abound in our Career Corner library. 

Career Guidebooks: (The following is a partial listing.)

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Oklahoma Directory of Manufacturers and Processors
  • Oklahoma Selected Business Services Directory
  • Licensed and Certified Occupations of Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma Wage Survey
  • What Color Is Your Parachute
  • The New Perfect Resume
  • 201 Dynamite Job Search Letters
  • Best Jobs for the 21st Century
  • Career Planning for Women
  • Career Success for People With Physical Disabilities
  • Chronicle Financial Aid Guide
  • College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook
  • Dynamite Salary Negotiations
  • Employment Skills for the 21st Century
  • Encyclopedia of Job-Winning Resumes
  • Federal Jobs -- The Ultimate Guide
  • How to Have a Winning Job Interview
  • Out of Uniform
  • Self-Employment:  From Dream to Reality
  • The Ex-Inmate's Complete Guide to Successful Employment
  • The Complete Guide to Public Employment
  • The Big Book of Minority Opportunities

Community Resources -- Books

  • U.S. Veterans Resource Guide to the State of Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma Literacy Resources
  • Directory of Community Resources

Videos

  • Careers for the 21st Century
  • Feeling Positive, Coping With Job Loss
  • Networking, Connections to Employment
  • Interviewing, The Key to Employment
  • Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
  • Mechanical Careers
  • Humanitarian Careers
  • Business Detail Careers
  • Scientific Careers
  • Protective Careers
  • This Is Only a Test
  • The Art of Effective Communication
  • Employment Applications and Tests
  • The Interview

Resource Room Policies and Procedures Phone/Fax: Instructions for phone use are at each workstation. Fax cover sheets are available at the fax machine. We will accept incoming fax messages on your behalf; they will be held at the Help Desk.

Copier:  A "self-service" copier is available for job search related material copying.

Computers:  Our computers are available to you for use in preparing your resume and cover letters. Users must be computer literate. Software programs include Winway Resume and MS Word. Each program has templates for many forms -- see the user help file for more information.

Library: Please do not write on any of the books or publications or remove any material from the Resource Room.

Videos:  Several videos are available which provide useful information on the job search/interview process. Ask a staff member for assistance.

The Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center is a smoke-free facility.

   
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