JOB HUNTING

Many skills are needed in job hunting. Among them are the need to know how to use the computer,how to create a resume, and how to acquire customer service skills among others. The Library can help by providing information found both on the Internet and in books.
A great place to start is the library home page found at

WWW.FORTWORTHGOV.ORG/LIBRARY

From there go to the Left Side and go down to RECOMMENDED WEBSITES and then down to EMPLOYMENT. These are websites suggested by Librarians. The sites are divided by topics: Diversity and Inclusion / State and Local Websites / Employment Websites / Employment Resources / Self-Employment / Military and U.S. Government

Books are good for learning how to do resumes and how to develop customer service skills. If you just want to browse the shelf, a good call number is 650.142.
However, some good titles are

1) The art of talking to anyone: essential people skills for success in any situation by Rosalie Maggio.
2) The career guide for creative and unconventional people by Carol Eikleberry
3) Customer service for dummies by Karen Leland
4) Expert resumes for baby boomers by Wendy S. Enelow
4) Federal resume guidebook: strategies for writing a winning federal electronic resume, KSAs, and essays by Kathryn K. Troutman
5) The hard truths about soft skills: workplace lessons smart people wish they’d learned sooner by Peggy Klaus
6) Hire Me, Inc.: resumes and cover letters that get results by Roy J. Blitzer
7) How to get a job and keep it: career and life skills you need to succeed by Susan Morem
8) Know-how: the 8 skills that separate people who perform from those who don’t by Ram Charan
9) No-nonsense cover letters: the essential guide to creating attention-grabbing cover letters that get interviews & job offerings by Wendy S. Enelow
10) Same-day resume: write an effective resume in an hour by J. Michael Farr
11) Toxic people: decontaminate difficult people at work without using weapons or duct tape by Marsha Petrie Sue
12) What color is your parachute? By Richard Nelson Bolles. (This is perhaps the best book of all of these because it is updated yearly)