Job Search & Career Planning During COVID-19
Updated: Apr 16, 2020
Here are some free resources & websites that may be useful for you if you are looking for work, recently laid off, or planning a career change.
Unemployment Insurance Resources
Learn about and apply for Unemployment Insurance: https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus/unemployment-insurance
Unemployment Insurance Fact Sheet: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/factsheet/UI_Program_FactSheet.pdf
How to Apply for Unemployment Due to Coronavirus: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2020/04/04/how-to-apply-for-unemployment-due-to-coronavirus/#5f11eafd4f4b
Who’s Hiring Right Now
General Trends: Reported increases observed in companies related to delivery, grocery stores, pharmacies (and some insurance companies like Aetna), IT, finance, and teleworking companies
Live Feed of National Companies This show which companies are hiring, on a hiring freeze, or laying off current employees. It also shows hiring trends based on industry. https://candor.co/hiring-freezes/?fbclid=IwAR18N-yjXoHAH-UEukM4aNPNy4peTimRfS7lIWcXRxYCUwls3heEQeRaswA
Master List of Places That Are Hiring & Job Search Resources https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cVq37hFt1woa_ap8-KQFDERaXFJMYOX-Mpv5VkYkrgA/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true
70+ Companies Hiring During COVID-19 https://www.themuse.com/advice/companies-hiring-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Who's Hiring - Updated April 15, 2020 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/heres-whos-hiring-right-now-4525187/
18 Job Boards for Remote Work https://careersidekick.com/best-remote-job-boards/
Best 75 Staffing Agencies Are you looking for temp work? Or do you want to multiply your efforts quickly? Working with a recruiter at a staffing agency might help! https://www.thesmbguide.com/staffing-agencies
National Employment Agencies https://jobstars.com/national-employment-agencies/
Career Development/Research
Many of these provide information from the same website, Occupational Outlook Handbook (https://www.bls.gov/ooh), but in different visual formats.
Career One Stop Offers assessments, occupational profiles, career videos, & job search resources https://www.careeronestop.org/
MyNextMove.org Offers career assessment & career research tools https://www.mynextmove.org/
LinkedIn Alumni Finder Tool Once you have a LinkedIn account, you can type in any college/university and see their alumni, filtering based on location, major, and company https://youtu.be/SJREa6u3lYs
Career Advising
A.Cross Careers, LLC I'm currently offering free session to get clients started during the coronavirus pandemic. You can choose this to be either a resume/LinkedIn review or a general career check-in, both will give you a list of possible next steps to take. Email me at acrosscareers@gmail.com to schedule a session.
211 Find local resources, including places that offer career advice and other services http://211.org
Dress for Success Primarily career advice for women, many of these branches offer virtual career counseling https://dressforsuccess.org/
National Urban League https://nul.org/
Job Corps Job training for ages 16-24 https://www.jobcorps.gov/
Vocational Rehabilitation For individuals with disabilities that may need supported employment http://www.rehabworks.org/
Veteran Health Administration Work Therapy Program https://www.va.gov/HEALTH/cwt/index.asp
Florida Resources
Look to see what you have that’s similar in your state.
Career Source Florida https://careersourceflorida.com/
EmployFL Statewide Job Board https://www.employflorida.com/vosnet/Default.aspx
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity https://jobs.myflorida.com/go/Department-of-Economic-Opportunity/2817100/
Florida Shines Offers assessments and career/college research tools https://www.floridashines.org/
Additional Resources
6 Questions to ask yourself in Quarantine:
Free Remote Working Resources + 5 Tips to Stay Sane While Stuck Inside https://www.acrosscareers.com/blog
Remote Working Tools of the Trade https://www.zdnet.com/article/remote-working-101-professionals-guide-to-the-tools-of-the-trade/
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