Skills & Resources for Finding a Job/Career
Skills & Resources for Finding a Job/Career
Using RSS Feeds to Search for JobsRSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to recieve new content from web sites, rather than having to go out and look for it. When searching for jobs, it allows new job postings to come to you, rather than for you to have to check job posting sites daily.
To get started you will need to choose an RSS Feed Reader for your content. Examples of readers are Google Reader or iGoogle (good choice if you already have a Gmail account), My Yahoo (ditto a Yahoo account), mobile apps, or through your email account such as Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail.
Next you need content. Go to the job posting site and look for the RSS feed image and click on the icon. Not all sites offer a feed, so you may not be able to subscribe to some sites. You will be asked how you would like to receive the feed and this is where you will be asked to choose either email, Google Reader, mobile apps, etc.
For more information on RSS feeds click here.
331.7 FAR 300 Best Jobs Without a Degree, 2009
331.7 NEM Cool Careers for Dummies, 2007
371.1 CLE The Definitive Guide to Getting a Teaching Job, 2007
650.13 RUT Sam's Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes, 2011
650.14 ALB I'm on LinkedIn Now What? 2011
650.14 BOL What Color is Your Parachute? 2011 and 2012
650.14 COH Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work, 2007
650.14 LEV Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0, 2011
650.14 VAN The Re-Examined Life: What is Possible After Job Loss? 2009
650.14 WAL Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies, 2011
650.14 YAT Knock 'Em Dead: The Ultimate Job Search Guide, 2011
651.74 BLY The Encyclopedia of Business Letters, Faxes & E-mail, 2009
REF 331.7 ENC Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 2011
REF 331.7 ONE 150 Great Tech Prep Careers, 2009
REF 331.7 TOP The Top 100 Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century
REF 650.14 JOB Job Hunter's Sourcebook, 2008
Careers, Job Skills, Resumes & More a listing of books available at all Ocean State Libraries.
Learning Express database provides downloadable PDF eBooks in English and Spanish. You must have a valid library card to enter the site.
RI E-Zone where you can download free library eBooks and audiobooks to your computer or digital device. Job search books are browsable as "Business & Careers".
The Cumberland Public Library offers many resources for job seekers. For help in locating any of these resources please contact the
Reference Department.
401-333-2552 X 2
reference@cumberlandlibrary.org