Imagine that you’ve lost your job and don’t have an outplacement package. Wouldn’t it be great to have a set of seminars plus an editor to work on your resume?
That’s what we have through the Morristown & Township Library. Services such as Tutor.com and LearningExpress Library have services specifically for job seekers. They are available online from home with a Morristown & Morris Township Library card.
“The best part of our Tutor.com service for job seekers is the live one-to-one help available from a real career tutor using online chat along with an interactive whiteboard and file sharing,” says Polly Lacey, head reference librarian at the library.
The tutor can look over your resume in real time and give suggestions or help you prepare for an interview. Live tutors are available between the hours of 2 PM and 10 PM.
Available 24/7 are the webinars at the SkillsCenter™ Resource Library within Tutor.com. I selected the “career” button and chose as the subject “resume and cover letters.” The webinar “Writing a Resume that Gets the Job” was engaging and gave good advice.
Within the Learning Express Library is a new module called Job & Career Accelerator. This interactive tool helps one explore different occupations, including those identified as high growth or within high growth sectors.
Keeping technologically up-to-date is another challenge while out of the workplace. LearningExpress Library offers tutorials for applications such as Word and Excel. It also provides sample tests for academic and professional examinations. For an in-class experience, you can attend the county library’s Career Resource Seminars.
Morristown is rich in services, paid by our tax dollars. We should take advantage of these resources, especially during frugal times.
Beth Kujan is one of the organizers of the Morris County Career Network, which meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown to help professionals in transition.
