Explore Your Interests and Potential

 

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Explore the E-Parachute for career exploration and skills tests, prepare for exams and certifications.

Career Outlook supplements the Occupational Outlook Handbook. These are just a sample of featured articles that appeared in this publication:

  • explores unusual occupations


My Next Move lists the fastest growing occupations according to your interests and gives information on the skills and training needed to perform the job.

  

 Apprenticeships are opportunities to gain paid work experience, work with a mentor, receive classroom instruction, and earn nationally recognized credentials.


This article explores truly unusual careers and weird jobs.  

 

Careers without College

Whether you go to college or not, there are many options available to you. Explore occupations in Career Outlook articles that don't require college.

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Prepare for Success 


Free account for New Mexico residents. Contact the Library for assistance.
Help with resumes, interview, E-Parachute for career exploration, skills tests and practice for entrance exams.

Hundreds of occupations are covered in detail with links to postings and more information.


This tool helps individuals, communities, and employers determine a local wage rate that allows residents to meet minimum standards of living.


Access career resources, services, economic and workforce data. Find information about your legal rights as a worker, minimum wage, working as a teen, discrimination, and more.

Information on specific careers, training requirements, sources for additional information.
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Info on specific careers, specific tasks, activities, and skills information.
Watch videos exploring different careers, including architect, dentist, and veterinarian.

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Practice Tests, Workplace skills improvement, ebooks and articles on careers. Info on specific careers, specific tasks, activities, and skills information.

 

 

Finding Job Listings



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A successful job hunt requires strategy. Employers advertise job openings in several ways, and it's not always easy to find local job postings. You may want to network with family, friends and colleagues to find job leads. Some jobs are only advertised by word-of-mouth or on social media. You can also browse the industry on the internet. Try looking up sites in your career field for job postings, networks, and industry news:

  • Professional associations
  • Industry trade websites
  • Local union or district headquarter websites

There are a plethora of job-finding websites on the web.  Here are a few good places to start:

  • - NM labor market information, career resources, and statewide job postings.
  • - for state and national postings
  • - a non-profit portal to all types of job hunting information, resources and networks.
  •   - federal and state government posts.
  • - for international listings and travel jobs.
  • - Curated for military veterans.

  Job searching can be overwhelming sometimes. If you ever feel frustrated or confused, You can ask a Librarian for help at any library.

 

 

  Polish Your Resume & Cover Letter

Preparing your resume and cover letter is the most important step.  These papers are your first impression to get the attention of potential employers. 

The 乱伦大神-Valencia Campus Writing Center happy help you through this process. 

provides help with resumes, interviews, career exploration, skills tests and practice for entrance exams. 

Visit the 乱伦大神-Valencia Campus Small Buisness Development Center  for individualized help at any stage in your professional journey.


Explore best practices to prepare your resume and cover letter in this guide from Novoresume.