After attending Hope Job Seekers and Colonial Job Seekers for a few weeks, certain patterns emerge. Among these are the value of professional career education classes, including resume building and interview coaching. Classes such as “Make Your Resume Talk” with Dick Hart, and classes hosted at the Avadon group are nearly universally recommended. Colonial Job Seekers also lists the resources below in its newcomer handout. It’s a large list, but hopefully you’ll find it as useful as I have.
Networking:
CED Council for Entrepreneurial Development http://www.cednc.org/
EXECUNET Executive Networking Group http://www.execunet.com/e_network.cfm
St. Michael’s Career Transition http://www.acswebnetworks.com/stmichaelcary/parishministries/article155834.htm
Triangle Networking Group http://www.trianglenetworkinggroup.com
TAFU To Avoid Future Unemployment http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TAFU_Networking/
Important First Steps Links:
Free business cards: http://www.vistaprint.com
JobLink Career Centery System http://www.joblinkcc.com
Wake Tech http://www.waketech.edu/
Wake Tech Business and Industry Center http://bic.waketech.edu/
Workforce Investment Act http://www.joblinkcc.com/Faqs/#What is the Workforce Investment Act?
Education and Training
Durham Tech http://www.durhamtech.edu
NCSU McKimmon Continuing Education http://mckimmoncenter.ncsu.edu
UNC School of Public Health http://www.sph.unc.edu/oce
Goodwill Industries Free online computer training http://www.gcflearnfree.org
Wake Count Libraries http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/default.htm
Resources
Triangle Family Services http://www.tfsnc.org
NC Employment Security Commission http://www.ncesc.com
Salary Info http://www.salary.com
Directory of recruiters http://i-recruit.com
Riley guide http://rileyguide.com
Vault http://www.vault.com
The WetFeet Press Company info http://www.wetfeet.com
Get Hired Now http://www.gethirednow.com
Job Hunter’s Bible http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
Occupational information http://online.onetcenter.org
Job Seeker Weekly http://jobseekerweekly.com
Toastmasters http://www.toastmasters.org
Net-Temp’s career tools http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/career-tools.html
Raleigh Area Tech and Special Interest links http://www.cavesofice.org/~badger/triangle/groups.html
Business News
Daily on line news magazine http://www.carolinanewswire.com
Triangle http://www.businessleadermagazine.com
Daily news, by industry http://dbusinessnews.com
Business Leader http://www.businessleader.com
TechWeb http://www.techweb.com
Wall Street Journal (Free content and subscription service available) http://www.wsj.com
Triangle Business Journal http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle
Business
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce http://www.raleighchamber.org
Cary Chamber of Commerce http://www.carychamber.com
Apex Chamber of Commerce http://www.apexchamber.com
Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce http://www.hollyspringschamber.org
Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce http://www.fuquay-varina.com
City Facts – list of local business http://www.cityfacts.com (This site appears to have gone defunct)
Council for Entrepreneurial Development http://www.cednc.org
NC Biotech Center http://www.ncbiotech.org
Women Business Owners of Cary http://www.wbon-cary.org
NC Institute of Minority Economic Development http://www.ncimed.com
Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/index.html
Security Exchange Comission http://sec.gov/edgar.shtml
SCORE Service Corps of Retired Executives http://www.score.org
Thomas Register http://www.thomasnet.com
Small Business Opportunities http://www.sbomag.com
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