Online Resources for Jobseekers

The Delaware County Library System, a department of county government, is committed to providing quality research resources to the community. Our online reference collections are provided with funding from the County of Delaware and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Compliments of the Commonwealth:

The Pennsylvania Career Guide

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Listing of employment sites.

All of the resources shown below can be accessed from home as well as at the library, if you have a library card, which is free from any Delaware County member library. Why a library card? You will need to enter your name and library card number to access these services, but all are free thanks to county funding.

Delaware County Council and DCLS provide access to the Tutor.com Learning Resource Center. One service is the Career Center--upload your resume and have it reviewed by an online tutor, plus get job searching tips and much more.

You can also learn or refresh important skills in Job & Career Accelerator's "Tools to Get You Hired."
Register now for this free service.

For Job Exploration:
Career Cruising
Match up your skills and interests in self-tests, read career profiles, watch videos of people in their work environments. Available info comes from professional associations, trade unions, and educational and vocational institutions.

For Company Research:
ReferenceUSA: Business Directory
(Training Info)
Search for prospective employers by location, industry, size and other factors. Access financial reports for public companies.

For Current Awareness:
EBSCO
Explore the business-information offerings in this extensive collection.

For Skills-Improvement:
LearningExpressLibrary
Utilize test-preparation materials and interactive practice exams, based on official tests, that help improve scores on basic skills, academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. The LearningExpressLibrary database offers immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of scores. Ebooks and courses provide reference in workplace and career tools, reading, writing, and math improvement, and more.

And check out the variety of other, free-Web sites we've collected for you.