Daniel Boone Regional Library

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Local Job Listings

• Columbia Missourian Classifieds
• Columbia Daily Tribune Job Wizard
• Fulton Sun Employment Listings

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Local Employers

• Boone Hospital Center
• City of Columbia
  
• City of Fulton
• Columbia College
• Columbia Public Schools
• Fulton State Hospital
• MBS Textbook Exchange
• Shelter Insurance
• State Farm Insurance
• Stephens College
• Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital
• University of Missouri (MU)

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Local Services

• Job Finders
  Temporary and permanent staffing assistance for businesses and job seekers.
• Job Point
  Offers vocational assessment and guidance to adults and students with disabilities, people who are unemployed or underemployed, and persons with chronic conditions, injuries, or other employment barriers
• Hire MizzouTigers.com
  For MU grads. Search job postings (full-time, part-time, internships/co-op, campus, seasonal, graduate assistantship). Sign up for on-campus interviews. Browse the employer directory.
• University of Missouri Career Center
  Assists students in finding a major, exploring career options, seeking student employment, drafting a résumé or cover letter, developing job search strategies, building interview skills, and much more.

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Missouri Employment

• Jobs.mo.gov
  Formerly Missouri Career Source, this is the official workforce resource website for the State of Missouri.
• State of Missouri
• Missouri Connections
  A web-based resource to help Missouri Citizens determine their career interests, explore occupations, establish education plans, develop job search strategies, and create résumés.
• Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
  Helps physically or mentally disabled persons obtain employment or maintain current
  employment.

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National and International Employment

• Career OneStop
  Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Helps you explore careers, salary & benefits and get help with résumés and cover letters.
• CareerBuilder
  Search jobs in Columbia and nationally.
• Careers in the Military
  The Military offers more than 4,100 unique jobs for both officers and enlisted personnel. Each year, the Armed Services hire a combined 365,000 people to fill those positions.
• Civilian Careers in the Department of Defense
  The Department of Defense employs over 700,000 civilians in more than 700 occupations around the world.
• Indeed.com
  Easy-to-use “what” and “where” job search engine with the ability to “create a job alert that notifies the user via e-mail whenever new jobs matching his or her profile are posted.”
• US.jobs.com
  Nationwide job search database, allowing job seekers to post résumés and locate job openings.
• Monster.com
  Search for jobs nationally, post your résumé, and get career advice.
• USAJOBS.gov
  USA jobs is the official job site of the United States Federal Government

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Career Information

• America's Career Infonet
  Nationwide statistics on employment trends and typical salaries for specific occupations.
• O*Net-Occupational Information Network
  A comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics (it replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) .
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Find career information on specific professions.

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Employment Law

• Missouri Department of Labor
  Provides basic information on Missouri labor laws, unemployment benefits, workers compensation and more.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  Seeks to assure safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
• U.S. Department of Labor
  The Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance and other income support.

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Résumés and Interviewing

• Guide to Job Interviewing Resources
  Information about how to get through your job interview.
• Job Interview Questions
  Large collection of questions, advice on different interview situations and résumé resources.
• Job Interview Tips - Bureau of Labor Statistis
• Resume Edge
  View sample résumés and get résumé advice on this site.

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Databases

• LearningExpress Library
  Online resource for academic and employment test preparation. Some practice tests include the GED, ACT, SAT, Postal Worker, and Civil Service. The site offers an instant score report with detailed answer explanations.
• Optimal Resume
  An in-depth web service that provides a suite of self-directed career tools for creating résumés, cover letters, portfolios and video introductions.