Looking for a job can often be a confusing, frustrating, or scary process but it does not have to be. Our library has just published a new brochure Job Search & Career Change Resources @ your library. Take a look at it online or come into our library to pick up a paper copy.

And this Thursday (May 14th at 6:30 PM) at our library, Susan Henry, a certified career development advisor, will present a seminar that includes:

• The latest trends in the on-line job search market
• How to create a resume that will be read and acted upon
• Why we still need cover letters
• Creating and honing your personal network
• The best on-line search engines
• .. and if time permits how to get the appointment for an interview

Feel free to bring your current resume and cover letter for review if you have one. The program is designed for people who have lost their jobs and those who want to be prepared just in case. The program is free but registration is required. Click here to register.

Susan Henry is a resident of Atkinson, NH and a Certified Career Development Advisor who recently retired from a multi-faceted career. She holds a BS in Human Services & Psychology (Springfield College) and Master's Level Certification in Career Development (Plymouth State University). She has presented sessions around New England.

And the Nashua Public Library recently ordered a variety of new books about job hunting including internet job searching, resumes, cover letters, interviewing and more. You may wish to take a look at a few of these (you can place a request for those books that are on order and be notified as soon as they arrive at the library):

Career building : your total handbook for finding a job by Careerbuilder.com.

60 seconds & you're hired by Robin Ryan.

Amazing résumés: what employers want to see--and how to say it by Jim Bright and Joanne Earl.

How to say it on your resume: a top recruiting director's guide to writing the perfect resume for every job by Brad Karsh with Courtney Pike.

Finding a job by Facts on File.

Knock 'em dead / The Ultimate Job Search Guide by Martin John Yate.

Knock 'em dead résumés: smart advice to make your online and paper résumés more productive by Martin John Yate.

Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters: Great Letter Techniques and Samples for Every Step of Your Job Search by Martin John Yate.

Guide to internet job searching by Margaret F. Roehm Dike.

Job-hunting online: a guide to job listings, message boards, research sites, the UnderWeb, counseling, networking, self-assessment tools, niche sites by Mark Emery Bolles & Richard Nelson Bolles.

150 best recession-proof jobs by the editors at JIST and Laurence Shatkin.

300 best jobs without a four-year degree by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin.

Gallery of best résumés for people without a four-year degree / for People Without a Four-Year Degree by David F. Noble.

Resumes for the 50+ job hunter by the editors of McGraw-Hill.

Acing the interview: how to ask and answer the questions that will get you the job by Tony Beshara.