Job Search Central @ SIBL

A one-stop-shop for job seekers. Resources onsite include:

Employment Websites selected by our staff

Free Internet and wireless - Premium business databases on your laptop or library computers.

Online career databases - Career Insider (Vault) and Career Resource Site (Wet Feet) onsite (SIBL only); Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, all NYPL branches, & from home with an NYPL Library card. Bloomberg Career Center, SIBL only, Bloomberg terminals.

Online Business directories – find potential employers: companies, executives: Reference USA, D&B Million Dollar, Hoover’s, ID Exec, & more. Check in First Research, Plunkett’s Research Online, and S& P Industry Surveys for industry profiles, trends and forecasts.

Career Coaching services are provided at Job Search Central by appointment: Mondays through Fridays, between the hours of 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(AARP volunteer coaches are available for jobseekers 50 years of age and
older, on Tuesdays and Thursdays only)

call 212-592-7044 (leave your contact information (name, phone number, & e-mail, ) to make an advance appointment.

Classes: Learn to use databases to create custom mailing lists of companies and executives, research industry trends, find career transition information, etc.

After-work seminars in business including marketing, branding, career transitions.

Advice and consulting for small businesses (free) - Onside advisory service from SCORE if you plan to start your own business.

Link to NYPL Jobs Portal: http://nypl.org/help/getting-oriented/for-job-seekers

Avoid employment scams- Tips from the NY State Consumer Protection Board

Borrow books on jobs, careers, resumes. Try out NYPL e-books and borrow the latest e-books on Resumes, Careers, Jobs, Inteview Tips, and more without a trip to the library! Use your NYPL Library card and see what's available.

Visit SIBL’s small business website: smallbiz.nypl.org