CAREER & JOB RESOURCES IN THE PUGET SOUND AREA
Puget Sound Career & Job Resources The UW Career Center provides services to current UW students and alumni. This list identifies community career and job search resources available to the public, primarily at no or minimal fees. WASHINGTON STATE WORKSOURCE CENTERS WorkSource Centers are located throughout the state and all services are available to the public. They provide information, technology, a full array of programs and services to job seekers. Also, they provide self-service, group presentations and activities, one-on-one counseling, access to employment and training. www.worksourceskc.org/ Go to: Quick Guides wa.gov/esd/guides/quickguides_seeker.htm GOVERNMENT JOB LINKS Federal: www.usajobs.opm.gov/
job skills training, apprenticeships, and selfemployment in King and Snohomish Counties: www.cityofseattle.net/step/ NON PROFIT & GOVERNMENT CAREER SERVICES Asian Counseling and Referral (206) 695-7600 www.acrs.org/ Center for Career Alternatives (206) 322-9080 www.ccawa.org/ Human Services Resources - Non profit & Government www2.ci.seattle.wa.us/CrisisClinic/
State: careers.wa.gov/
Jewish Family Services (206) 461-3240 www.jfsseattle.org/
Washington Counties www.mrsc.org/byndmrsc/counties.aspx
King County Veterans Program (206) 296-7656 www.metrokc.gov/dchs/csd/veteran/
Washington Cities www.mrsc.org/byndmrsc/cities.aspx
King County Women’s Program (206) 263-9034 www.metrokc.gov/dchs/csd/women/hotlines.htm
ONLINE CAREER GUIDES The UW Career Center - Career Guide is a comprehensive publication to help you learn about your strengths, develop a resume, prepare for an interview and improve your job search strategy, 30 pages: depts.washington.edu/careers/guides/
Multi-Service Center, Federal Way (253) 838-6810 www.multi-servicecenter.com/
Washington State Career Guide, “Where Are You Going?”, includes: an online self assessment quiz, links to education & training programs, and many other tools to help you choose a career, 172 pages: www.wtb.wa.gov/ - click on: Training Resources, Where Are You Going? Searching for Training & Employment Programs Online guide for job seekers listing hundreds of resources for career planning, job search assistance,
Seattle Indian Center (206) 329-8700 www.seattleindiancenter.org/ Seattle Office of Civil Rights (206) 684-4500 www.seattle.gov/civilrights/ Seattle Urban League (206) 461-3792, ext. 3034 www.urbanleague.org/ YWCA Job Banks (206) 436-8600 www.ywcaworks.org/page/23/ COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAREER CENTERS Washington Community Colleges
www.50states.com/college/washingt.htm Bellevue Community College (425) 564-2279 www.bcc.ctc.edu/careers/ Cascadia Community College (425)352-8132 www.cascadia.ctc.edu/CareerServicesCenter/ Edmonds Community College (425) 640-1256 careeractioncenter.edcc.edu/ Everett Community College (425) 388-9263 everettcc.edu/resources/cacc/index.cfm?id=146 Green River Community College (253) 833-9111, Career Center ext. 2641 www.greenriver.edu/careercenter/ Highline Community College (206) 878-3710 www.highline.edu/stuserv/counseling/crc.htm Lake Washington Technical College (425) 739-8113 lwtc.edu/current/studentsupport/careerplanning/ North Seattle Community College (206) 527-3685 www.northseattle.edu/services/career/ Pierce College (253) 964-6250 www.pierce.ctc.edu/workforce/jobConnect.php Renton Technical College (425) 235-2352 www.rtc.edu/index.aspx Seattle Central Community College (206) 344-4383 www.seattlecentral.edu/careercenter/ Shoreline Community College (206) 546-4101 www.shoreline.edu/CareerEmpSvcs01index.html South Seattle Community College (206) 764-5304 careerservices.southseattle.edu/ Tacoma Community College, (253) 566-5191 tacomacc.edu/resourcesforstudents/counselinganda dvisingcenter/counseling/careerandjobcenter.aspx
LIBRARIES Directories, magazines, newspapers, trade journals, telephone books, career library, company information, annual reports, on-line databases, government documents, extensive reference collections University of Washington Libraries (206) 543-0242 Odegaard Library, 2nd floor, by Kane Hall http://www.lib.washington.edu/research/ - click on Jobs and Careers King County Library System (425) 462-9600 www.kcls.org – search keywords: Career Job Search Seattle Public Library Quick Info – (206) 386-4636 www.spl.org/ - go to database & websites, then Jobs & Careers ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Centerpoint Institute for Life and Career Renewal (206) 686-5433 www.centerpointonline.org Puget Sound Career Development Association Professional Career Counseling Association www.pscda.org Seattle Recruiters & Employment Agencies www.bridgewaycareer.com/seattle-recruiters.htm Seattle Networking Guide www.iloveseattle.org/ UW Career Center Community Resources Link: depts.washington.edu/careers/comm/ UW Career Center Web Resources: depts.washington.edu/careers/webresources/ Washington State Newspapers newslink.org/wanews.html Washington Associations and Organizations www.awb.org/biz/associations.asp
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