Mission Viejo Library
Newsletter
 Employment
Hunting with the Library
by
Gayle Meldau,
Mary Anne Ramsey and
Jeff Price
The library has numerous resources for people looking for employment. We have
materials both print and electronic to help you in your search. Along with all
the traditional resources like resume books and periodicals with job listsings, we also provide public internet
computers, online practice tests and ebooks for specific career areas.
Also, we have compiled a list of governmental and non-profit groups to
help job seekers for job searching and job training.
The library has books on resume writing and interviewing skills. And even if
these books might be checked out, you can place a hold on them to ensure that
you get to check them out when they get returned back to the library.
 Make
your Contacts Count: Networking Know-How for Business and Career Success
 by
Anne Baber
Getting
Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths by Timothy Butler
No
More Mondays: Fire Yourself-- and Other Revolutionary Ways to Discover Your
True
Calling at Work by Dan Miller
What
Does Somebody Have to do to get a Job Around Here!: 44 Insider Secrets and
Tips
that will get you Hired by Cynthia Shapiro
Escape
from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your
Dreams
by Pamela Skillings
Top
100 Careers Without a Four-Year Degree: Your Complete Guidebook to Major
Jobs in
Many Fields by Michael Farr
Résumé
Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Résumé Writer by Susan Britton
Whitcomb
101
Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry
101
Strategies for Recruiting Success: Where, When, and How to Find the Right
People
Every Time by Christopher W. Pritchard
In addition to the classified ads in
the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles
Times, the library has two other publications available to
job seekers. They are Jobs Available and the
Federal Jobs Digest. Federal Jobs Digest is America's
leading US Federal employment newspaper and as the name implies,
lists jobs with the Federal Government. Jobs Available is a
publication for professionals seeking employment in the public
sectors. Both publications come out twice a month. Ask for the most
current addition of Federal Jobs Digest and Jobs Available
along with the Sunday Classified Sections of Los Angeles Times
and Orange County Register at the reference desk. The
previous issues of Jobs Available and Federal jobs Digest
are shelved in periodicals area by the newspapers.
There are many community resources
available to assist people in job seeking and job training.
 Orange
County One-Stop Centers
Affiliated with California’s Employment Development Department,
Orange County One-Stop Centers were designed to meet the needs of
the employer and job seeker. These Centers are intended to provide a
more coordinated, customer-friendly, locally driven workforce
development system. Most of the services and resources are free due
to federal funding; however, some services could be offered on a fee
basis. There are centers in Irvine, Westminster and Fullerton.
What Services and Resources Are Offered at the One-Stop?
The following are offered for those who may be able to conduct a
self-directed job search:
Job Listings
Labor Market
Information
Job Search
Resource Library
Access to
computers, fax machines & telephones
Internet access
to EDD's CalJOBS and other Employment Web Sites
Networking
Opportunities
Referrals to
partner agencies including education and training
Career and
Education Counseling
Job Search
Preparation Workshops such as resume writing, interview techniques,
and
using the internet in your job search
Orange County One-Stop - Irvine
125 Technology Drive
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 341-8000
Hours: Monday - Friday (8am - 5pm)
Regional Occucpation Programs (ROP) in Orange County
The California Regional Occupational Program (ROP) provides high-quality career
preparation classes and services to prepare youth (16 years of age and older)
and adults for successful careers in response to the needs of the local labor
market. People of all economic backgrounds are welcome to enroll in the
tuition-free program. Students include anyone preparing to enter or re-enter the
job market, changing careers, or seeking career advancement. Mission Viejo is
served by two regional ROP programs: the Capistrano-Laguna ROP which holds
classes on school campuses from Aliso Viejo to San Clemente, and Coastline ROP
which holds classes on campuses from Mission Viejo to Huntington Beach.
 Capistrano-Laguna ROP
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(949) 496-3118
Coastline ROP
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(714) 979-1955
ROP offers classes in more than 100 different occupational areas that are taught
by industry-experienced credentialed teachers. Business leaders review
curriculum to ensure training meets the needs of the local labor market. All ROP
classes address work ethic, applied academics, and job seeking strategies, in
addition to career specific competencies. Classes are held at ROP Centers, on
high school campuses, and at industry sites.
ROP services include, yet are not limited to:
Courses in a variety of occupations
Daytime, evening, and Saturday classes (open-entry/open-exit available at some
sites)
Unpaid/paid On-the-Job Internships
High School and College Credits for some courses
Programs for Special Populations
Career Centers
Workshops
Career Guidance
Certificate of Completion documenting competencies
Student Scholarships and Recognition Activities
Job Placement Assistance
Within a year after training, approximately 85% of the ROP students secure
employment or pursue additional education. As such, the California Department of
Education states that "ROP is the most cost effective delivery system for career
preparation in California."
ROP, whose slogan is, "Success Starts Here," is committed to providing people
the skills necessary for successful employment. ROP is also committed to
providing business and industry immediate access to a productive pool of skilled
employees.
Senior
Training & Employment Program (STEP)
STEP is an employment and training program for eligible male and female seniors
ages 55 years or older, residents of Orange County, and economically
disadvantaged. Preparation for employment by updating or developing new skills
in a community services work environment, earning minimum wage approximately 20
hours per week. Enrollees are expected to leave the program with a job before
the 2-year completion date.
Volunteer Center of Orange County
1901 E. 4th Street, Ste 100
Santa Ana, CA 92705-3918
(714) 953-5757
Women’s Opportunities Center (UCI)
Assists women and men facing a career transition. An annual membership fee of
$110 entitles individuals to three one-on-one career counseling sessions,
resource library, basic computer training, computer lab, job postings, weekly
career transition seminars, discounted career workshops and Women in Transition
program.
U.C. Irvine Extension
P.O. Box 6050
Irvine, CA 92616-6050
(949) 824-7128
Leaning Express is an online resource the library subscribes to which is
available for our users to access. People log on using their library
card and create their own account. Within the Learning Express site, there
is a mix of practice exams and courses. Subject areas include Resume and
Interviewing Success Skills, Job Search and Success Skills as well as practice
employment
exams for Law Enforcement, Health Careers, Teaching, Firefighter, EMS,
Cosmetology, Real Estate, Nursing, Military, and Civil Service. With very
extensive and detailed information, Learning Express is a fantastic
tool for job seekers to use.
And finally here is a list of
general web sites that have jobs listings and career information.
http://www.rileyguide.com/
http://www.monster.com/
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
http://www.vault.com/
http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/
http://www.cajobs.com/
http://www.damngood.com/
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
The
Library of the Future
by
Jeff Price,
Reference Librarian
This last weekend I was lucky enough to be selected to attend a two
day think tank sponsored by the California State Library to discuss
with about 50 other librarians the future of reference and
information services. There were about a dozen trends that we
discussed and any one of them could mark a change in the way
libraries are and how people think about the library as an
institution. But the point of this get together was to try and get
an overall sense of where people and technology are going and try and
anticipate how libraries can remain relevant to people in the
future.
In past articles, I’ve brought up some of the ideas we talked about.
But there were many new ideas that I’ll float your way in upcoming
months. And if you want to drop me a line back on what you would
like to see in the library of the future, please do let me know your thoughts.
jprice@cityofmissionviejo.org
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