Employment

Books and library materials

Ask a librarian for help finding library resources, whether they be books, articles or audio visual materials. You can research a company before you have a job interview at any library location or use the library's business databases to get lists of companies of a certain type or in a particular location. For a start, see this career bibliography of materials at the Kirstein Business Library. Here's a handy overview of Job Searching and Career Planning resources available at the library.

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Job and Career Counseling

A counselor from JVS Boston offers free half-hour sessions monthly at the Kirstein Business Library. For more information see this printable flyer.

In addition, Massachusetts One Stop Career Centers serve as a vital link, connecting workers and employers to bring about economic opportunity. Thirty-seven One Stop centers throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts form the foundation of the state's delivery system for employment and training services for job seekers, employers, and their workers.

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Employment & Training Programs

Jobs and Community Services Skills Training
http://www.cityofboston.gov/jcs/adult.asp#1
Adult services offered by the Office of Jobs and Community Service

Boston Private Industry Council
http://www.BostonPIC.org/
Connecting adults and youths to employment and educational opportunities

Skills Work
http://www.skill-works.org/
Workforce development partnership

The Commonwealth Corporation
http://www.commcorp.org/
Education and workforce development opportunities

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Employment for Youth

Federal Stimulus Youth Summer Jobs Guidelines and FAQs
http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/pdfs/SummerJobs2009FederalStimulus.pdf

ABCD SummerWorks
http://www.bostonabcd.org/programs/youth-development/summer-works/index.html
Jobs, education and mentoring

Boston Youth Zone
http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/afterschool/employment/tips.asp
Job tips for Boston teens

Boston Private Industry Council
http://www.bostonpic.org/programs/summer-jobs
Private sector component of Mayor Menino's summer jobs program

Commonwealth Corporation's Youthworks
http://www.commcorp.org/youthworks/
State subsidized youth employment program

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Employment Laws

Unemployment compensation
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/unemploy.html

Minimum wage laws
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/minwage.html

Massachusetts Law about wages
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/wages.html

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Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Boston Redevelopment Authority
http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/jcs/Career%20Centers.pdf
One-Stop Career Center sites

Department of Labor and Workforce Development
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Elwd
Online services and more

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Programs

The library offers business and job training programs. Check with a staff member to ask what events are scheduled at library branches or the main Boston Public Library in Copley Square.