Are you better off than you were last year?

Are people richer or poorer? And are your neighbors more likely to be better off? Or starving to death? Check out the state-by-state statistics, and see how your friend and neighbors are doing. Poverty 2010 and 2011

Additional Library Resources to help you:

• Community Services
• Careers
• Adult Learning Center – Buff up your skills to get a better job – or a job at all. Get a GED, pass the Citizenship Exam, write a resume…
• Nevada Career Information System (NCIS) – Find out where the jobs are in Nevada – what’s hot, and what’s hot hiring. Find a trade school. Find out your skills and where you’d do best!
• Learning Express – Learn A Test – Need to pass a test to get a job? Get practice here! Plus career help, an introduction to using popular software, and more!
• The globalization gap : how the rich get richer and the poor get left further behind
• Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America
• How can the poor be helped?
• The unheard truth : poverty and human rights
• The rich and the rest of us

 

Do you need help with your homework? Have you tried using BrainFuse?

Last month 1,217 students used our homework help site BrainFuse 7,482 times to get their homework done. What were the top 10 subjects they ask for help in?

What did they have to say about the homework help they received?

If you have not yet tried homework help, why not give it a try today? Remember BrainFuse Homework Help is not just for K-12 students. College and adults can use it as well. We also have an Adult Learning Center where adults can practice for their GED, Citizenship tests, get job hunting and resume writing help and writing help for letters, stories or cover letters for their job searches they are writing.

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• Looking for a job? Trying to past the GED? Taking the U.S. Citizenship class? (librarianbrain.wordpress.com)

Uncovering the Hidden Job Market

Online Workshop:  Uncovering the Hidden Job Market: Career Search Strategies using ReferenceUSA

Day/Date: Wednesdays (starts November 2 and runs through December 28)

Time:  12:30 PM Pacific (1 Hour)

Attendees will learn how to use ReferenceUSA as part of their Career Searching Strategy.  Included will be information on the importance of having accurate information for applications and resumes, creating engaging cover letters, assembling a network of references and referrers, finding key persons at a business to act as mentors, building datasets of potential employers based on skill set, work history and preferences as well as how to prepare for interviews and interactions through thorough research.

To register for any of the session dates, go to Uncover the Hidden Job Market and choose a Wednesday to attend.

Job Hunting? Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities

Glassdoor has recently published their Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities. These companies are the highest rated for providing career advancement and professional growth opportunities according to employees.

Please check out who made the list: Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities

Job Hunting Tips

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For patrons seeking employment opportunities the Morningstar Stock Screener  can help you locate potential employers.  The Stock Screener (on the Home page under Companies) allows you to identify your criteria concerning geographic location, specific industry, size of company, and financial stability of the company. This will help you to narrow down prospective employers and begin evaluating potential company profiles.

Need more help with finding a job? The Library offers job hunting classes.

We start with the basics – Looking for a Job? – Email 101 and Looking for a Job? – Resume Writing 101.

Once you have your email account and an online resume we cover Looking for a Job? – Online Job Hunting 101 and Looking for a Job? – Applying Online 101. These hands-on workshops are offered three times a month.  Checkout our Events page – Computer Classes for locations and times the classes are offered.