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We urge you to visit the Workforce NY Center nearest you. Your local employment center will help you identify your skills, draft resumes and cover letters, find and apply for actual positions, locate information about scholarships and other forms of financial aid, and learn more about education and training programs in our region. We have employment centers in downtown Binghamton, and in Owego.

The following resources will help you begin or continue your career development process online:

America's Career Infonet

[ www.acinet.org/acinet/explore.asp (www) ]
Some suggestions for thinking and making decisions about your career. Provides a CareerOneStop to help identify career needs, learn elements that may help those needs, explore options for career and learning, and find possible jobs and employers.

Career Voyages

[ www.careervoyages.com (www) ]
This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.

Hire Vets First

[ www.hirevetsfirst.gov (www) ]
A comprehensive career website for hiring veterans of America's military. Whether you're a manager, human resources specialist or veteran seeking employment, you'll find the resources you need for matching employment opportunities with veterans.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook lists job titles and the projected growth of various kinds of positions:

[ www.bls.gov/oco/ (www) ]
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

America's Career Info Net Employer Locator

[ www.acinet.org/acinet/emp_start.asp (www) ]
Use the Employer Locator to find contact information about a specific employer or list of employers. It will be necessary to contact each employer to see if they have job openings available.

Broome County Library

[ www.bclibrary.info (www) ]
The Broome County Public Library has many great resources for job seekers, including the J. Donald Ahern Business Resource Center, for those interested in starting a small business.

Salary.com

[ www.salary.com (www) ]
Salary.com is the world's technology leader in compensation management. The firm's enterprise software helps companies manage their compensation expenditures with real-time, decision-ready data and analytical tools. Other Salary.com products include the widely syndicated Salary Wizard, which offers packages of data and analysis geared toward individuals, managers, and growing businesses.

For more information locate your local Workforce NY Center...