Careers & Jobs
Career test prep & quick links to help
Use Testing & Education Reference Center to take practice tests for job exams. More info
Use JobScout to learn the basic Internet skills you need to find a job.
- Gateway to Careers
- ReEmployment Portal - Employment, training, and financial help during job transition.
- WeConnect - Tax credits and financial assistance that can help you keep more money in your pocket.
- Local community agencies - Find services in your local area, from Sonoma County 2-1-1.
Top Resources for Local Jobs
- CalJobs
- The State of California's system for linking employer job
listings and job seeker résumés. Enter your job history in the
system, and it will create a résumé that you can forward to any
employer in CalJobs.
EDD- The State of California's Employment Development Department. File unemployment claims online.
Local Businesses- The Book of Lists from the North Bay Business Journal. Information on the top local firms in industries from accounting to wine. Free to view each list as a web page (HTML format). There is a charge for downloading a list in Excel spreadsheet format.
Sonoma County Job Link- Information on job training, job listings for job seekers, information for employers seeking to list jobs, and referrals to other services.
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Indeed.com - Juju - LinkUp - Simply Hired - These sites gather thousands of job listings from other job boards and employer web sites. Enter your zip code to narrow down to local jobs.
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winecountryjobs.com - Jobs in the hospitality and wine industries.
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North Bay Careers.com - A website maintained by several North Bay Businesses that also sponsor periodic job fairs for the industry. A good starting place to see who is hiring in highly skilled industries.
Craigslist North Bay- Click on a specific career area in the jobs column, or just click jobs to get all today's postings.
Sonoma County Library jobs- Employment opportunities at the Library are posted here.
Starting Points & Career Guides
- CareerOneStop
- U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals.
JobStar California (formerly JobSmart)- For anyone starting out to find their next job or their next career path. Salary surveys, resume help, interviewing and negotiating, relocating, you will find it all here. Start here first, especially for information on conducting a job search in California.
What Color is Your Parachute- The official web site for the famous book - and a great place to start your search for a new or improved career. Includes articles by Richard Bolles and links to many other useful sites.
Occupational Outlook Handbook- The federal government's bi-annual guide to job categories. Contains current salary data, information on training requirements, working environment, and future demand for different occupations.
Job Boards
- Indeed.com
- Gathers thousands of job listings from other job boards and employer web sites. Enter your zip code to narrow down to local jobs.
Jobs.jobs- Find openings mostly at larger companies. From DirectEmployers association.
CareerBuilder.Com- Helps you search hundreds of thousands of classified job ads.
Monster- One of the largest online listings of jobs.
North Bay Careers.com- A website maintained by several North Bay Businesses that also sponsor periodic job fairs for the industry. A good starting place to see who is hiring in highly skilled industries.
Saludos- Job listings and more - devoted exclusively to promoting Latino careers and education, supported by Saludos Hispanos magazine.
Local Government, State & Federal Job Lists
- ABAG GLOBE Job Listings
- ABAG is the Association of Bay Area Governments. Job listings for the local city governments, special districts and public agencies in the Bay Area. The "Other Government Jobs" list breaks down the listings by city and agency.
CalJOBS- Web listings from the Employment Development Department (EDD) of California, includes Sonoma County Listings.
USAJOBS- The official job site of the United States Federal Government.
Pathways- Federal internships and other opportunities for students & recent graduates in the US Federal workforce.
Postal Service jobs- From USPS.
Non-Web Resources in the Library
You can check out books that can help you research careers in different fields, as well as exam study guides if you are looking for a job that requires passing a test.
- Library books: Career Guides
- Library books and periodicals on careers
- Civil Service Exam Study Guides
Central Library in downtown Santa Rosa has a local business file containing information on local companies. Ask at the Reference Desk.