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.
HireMizzouTigers.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.
Missouri Job Center Walk-In Wednesday Hiring Event
A monthly job fair held at the Columbia Public Library. Eight to twelve employers are expected to be in attendance recruiting for various positions. Bring your current résumé and dress for success.
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.
Missouri Employment
Jobs.mo.gov
Formerly Missouri Career Source, this is the official workforce resource website for the 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.
CareerOneStop
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.
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.”
Monster.com
Search for jobs nationally, post your résumé, and get career advice.
USAJOBS.gov
USAJobs is the official job site of the United States Federal Government.
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)).
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.
Job Interview Questions
Large collection of questions, advice on different interview situations and résumé resources.
Job Interview Preparation
Tips on preparing for your first professional job interview, and tactics for following up post-interview.
Online Job Application Checklist
This checklist has been created by library staff to ensure that applicants have all the necessary information and supplies at hand before starting an online job application.
Library Resources
LearningExpress Library
Online resource for academic and employment test preparation. Some practice tests include the HiSET, ACT, SAT, Postal Worker, and Civil Service Exam. The site offers an instant score report with detailed answer explanations.
Job and Career Accelerator
Part of the Learning Express Library suite of offerings, the Career Accelerator combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application.
