Career and Career Counseling
Trying to find the right job or profession? Meet with our Career Counselors, Arline Fassman or Betty Velez (Bilingual: English/Spanish), to discuss and explore career options or job changes, revise a resume or cover letter, discover colleges that are good choices, navigate the process of financial aid or get new ideas for a job search. Arline is available every other Thursday beginning at 5:45 pm and her services are provided to any resident of Suffolk County. Betty is available every other Monday also beginning at 5:45pm. Her services are open to Patchogue-Medford residents only. Both are free. Call to make an appointment at (631)654-4700 ext. 248.
ONLINE DATABASES (Provided by The Patchogue-Medford Library.)
Job and Career Accelerator
Integrates everything you need to conduct a successful job search, all in one easy-to-use online application. Interactive wizards guide you through each step of the process, from exploring suitable occupations and finding available jobs to preparing targeted resumes and improving critical job search skills. In addition, the personalized My Accelerator Dashboard allows job seekers to plan, tailor, and track multiple job searches at the same time while providing easy access to all their saved information.
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Learning Express Library
Prepare for academic, civil service, military and career tests by practicing online with exams modelled on the actual tests. You must register for scoring and individualized feedback. Choose "new user" your first time using the database to create a personal account. Please remember your username and password. Coverage:Includes practice tests for AP,ASVAB, ACT, SAT, GED, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, as well as general civil service, firefighter, law enforcement and EMS, real estate, teaching, nursing, and reading, writing, and math skills for elementary, middle school and high school students.
Adult Education - Enhance Your Skills
CAREER and JOB RESOURCES
Career OneStop
An extensive career resource funded and developed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Provides
information for job seekers and students as well as data on wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, etc.
An extensive career resource funded and developed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Provides
information for job seekers and students as well as data on wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, etc.
O*NET Online
Explore and search for occupations using the nation's primary source of occupational information. The O*NET database contains information on hundreds of jobs and other career specific descriptors.
Updated continually.
Indeed.com - Patchogue, NY Jobs
Suffolk County Department of Labor
Offers to the public a number of employment and job training programs as well as monthly job
fairs and a "One-Stop Employment Center."
Workforce New York - Jobseeker Links
CareerOverview.com
Valuable resource for those individuals interested in exploring different career options. Provides overviews for many occupations and jobs from information supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Services.
JobLine
A "One-Stop" jobs and career resource compiled by Linda Knel (Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library). Provides links to colleges, vocational schools, company information, job listings, career resources, relocation information, newspaper classifieds and more!!
Librarycareersny.org
A resource for individuals interested in a career in librarianship.
Test Prep Review
Created by a group of non-profit educators, this Web site provides FREE online practice test questions. Some of the tests covered include: ASVAB, SAT, GED, ACT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, LSAT, NYSTCE, etc.
TEACHING
NYSTCE Preparation Guides
Preparation guides for the New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE).
CIVIL SERVICE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Suffolk County Civil Service
Allows you to download Suffolk County Civil Service Applications.
Available in "Portable Document Format" (.pdf).
Allows you to download Suffolk County Civil Service Applications.
Available in "Portable Document Format" (.pdf).
U.S. Census Bureau
Employment opportunities for the 2010 Census.
New York State Department of Civil Service
Allows you to download New York State Civil Service Applications.
Available in "Portable Document Format" (.pdf).
Stony Brook University Campus Job Opportunities
Provides information regarding employment opportunities located at Stony Brook University or Stony Brook Hospital.
USAJOBS - The Federal Government's Official Job Site
The Federal Government's official one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information. A United States Office of Personnel Management website.
US Office of Personnel Management
New York State Unified Court System
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