Career Information

Labor Market Research

Texas Workforce Commission Labor Market and Career Information is a great starting place to see what the employment outlook is for a particular industry in your area. Items of interest include:

• Strategic Workforce Assessment Project – Learn what kind of training you need for the job you want.
• Texas Wages – Check on prevailing wages for different occupations to help you pick the more financially secure path.
• Texas Skills to Work – Translate your military expernience into civilian terms.

Rural Capital Headlight has economic, demographic and workforce data for the Rural Capital area, including Williamson County.

Austin Chamber of Commerce provides monthly job market reports for the city of Austin.

Career Exploration & Assessment

Sites to help you identify your options and formulate a winning strategy based on your goals. Use in conjunction with our Personal Branding Forum.

Career One Stop
Human Metrics – Try Your Traits Before Trying Fate
My Next Move
My Skills my Future
O*Net Online
Quinessential Careers
Texas Career Check
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
WorkItDaily – Careerealism

Over 50 Job Search

These sites cater specifically to the 50+ demographic with information on how to overcome the age question and find the work you want. Many of these also address working part time post retirement.

AARP Jobs Search
RetiredBrains
RetirementJobs
Workforce50

Employer Research

Austin Business Journal
Glassdoor
Indeed Best Places to Work

Round Rock Library – Offers resources to help research potential employers. Some resources require a valid library card for access. Cards are currently free to Texas residents. Some resources can only be accessed from the library itself, but many can be accessed on-line. | 512.218.7000

Baron’s Online: Information on companies, stocks, bonds and the markets.

ReferenceUSA Directory: Access millions of U.S. residential and business phone numbers and addresses. Conduct market and competitor research as well as business analysis by industry or geography.

Salary & Interview Information

Glassdoor
Glassdoor Salary Estimator (beta)
Indeed Best Places to Work
LinkedIn Salary
Salary.com
TexasWages.com

Job Search Management

Useful tools to help you manage your job search contacts.
Jibber Jobber
StartWire

Resume Resources

Tools to help you create a better resume.
Hloom – MS Office Templates, including cover letters and resumes
Jobscan – Compare your resume to a job description (5 free/month)
ResumeBaking – online resume builder

Resume review workshops are offered by several local organizations, including:

Austin Job Seekers Network
LaunchPad Job Club
Round Rock Library Tuesday’s at 4:00pm by Linda Satterfield at the Reference Librarian’s Desk
Workforce Solutions