Career Seeker

Additional Resources

CareerSource Capital Region offers numerous solutions to help you with your career, whether you are unemployed, underemployed or seeking training.

Welcome to CareerSource Capital Region! We look forward to helping you reach your career goals!

We'd like to take a moment to introduce you to some of the tools and documents that will be helpful to you during your job search and the time you spend with us:

(Video above features our award winning Customer Solutions Specialist, Ron Fedd.)

Dear Career Seeker,

It is our pleasure to assist you as you seek to advance in your career. During your orientation at CareerSource Capital Region, you will learn about numerous solutions we have to offer including career exploration, skills training, assessments, workshops, and much more. We hope you can use the solutions we offer to conduct successful career and job search campaigns.

After watching the video above and completing the registration process, you will be assigned to an industry sector and invited to meet with a Career Advisor. They will help you determine the solutions that best fit your needs and will tell you about the resources available in our career centers.

If you have any questions, please ask our staff. We look forward to assisting you.

Sincerely,

Jim McShane, MPA

Chief Executive Officer

Get Started by Reviewing This Information:

Employ Florida - Employ Florida is your one-stop online resource for job listings, career building assistance, and more. You can use this resource to find a job, create a resume and search for additional resources and services. Click here to see how to get started or here to learn more. I

f you're willing to commute to Georgia also check out the Employ Georgia website to search for jobs.

Priority of Service for Military Veterans or Eligible Dependents

Our Partners Who Can Help You

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Additional Helpful Resources:

Below, please find additional resources available to help you explore career opportunities and prepare for your job search.

Free Resume Building Tools

LinkedIn is an online tool that you can use to search for employment, network with industry specific groups, and engage in strategies for marketing yourself. Your local CareerSource Capital Region Career Center offers several workshops at various levels to help you utilize this tool. Learn More.

CareerOneStop

CareerOneStop is an online resource sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor containing a wealth of information, videos, occupational forecasts, assessments and tools to research careers, training opportunities, and jobs. Learn More.

**O*Net Online**

The Occupational Information Network (O*Net) Resource Center is the nation’s primary source of occupational information. O*Net Online is an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. Learn More.

Florida Ready to Work Career Inventory

This career assessment can help you explore careers and learn about the educational requirements for careers in which you're interested. This inventory can be found within the Employ Florida portal.

Florida Insight

Florida Insight is a user-friendly labor market information system provided by FloridaCommerce. Learn More.

Wage Conversion Tool

This tool is provided by FloridaCommerce. Learn More.

Career Comics

Learn more about careers in the leading industries at the links below.

Occupational Career Tools

Learn more about “job journeys” in the leading industries at the links below.

Industry Profiles

Industry profiles are published based on Florida's targeted industry clusters. Profiles are updated annually and use detailed industry data that matches the definition of the industry cluster. Learn more at the links below.

Employment Projections Data

Forecasts of future employment levels for industries and occupations in Florida. Learn more.

Occupational Wage and Employment Statistics

Estimates of employment and wages for specific occupations. Learn more.

Florida Online Job Demand Tool

This portal provides an overview of top occupations and employers measuring real-time labor demand state-wide, in specific geographic areas and more. Learn more.

Dollars & Sense

How to Make Smart Financial Choices After a Job Loss
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Smart Investing

How to Find and Work with an Investment Professional
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Understanding Brokerage Account Statements and Trade Confirmations
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Power of Attorney and Your Investments
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Fighting Fraud 101: Smart Tips for Investors
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How to Avoid Investment Scams
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For Military Families

Moving Guide for Military Personnel and Families
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Community Programs & Resources

Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC)

Every county in Florida has a designated CTC that is responsible for the coordination and delivery of quality, safe and cost effective transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged. Those who cannot obtain their own transportation due to a disability, age, or income, may be eligible. Transportation services are available in all 67 Florida counties. To find the transportation available in your county, visit the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged page HERE or CLICK HERE to view the Community Transportation Coordinators by County page.

Gadsden County Community Transportation Coordinator: Big Bend Transit - Click Here

Leon County Community Transportation Coordinator: StarMetro - Click Here

Wakulla County Community Transportation Coordinator: Wakulla Senior Center - Click Here

Additional Transportation Program for Military Veterans

The rideshare company Lyft has partnered with 211 Big Bend to offer free transportation for military veterans. Free round-trip rides are available to food pantries, healthcare agencies, employment agencies, job interviews, and agencies providing veteran services. Rides can be scheduled 9am-5pm, M-F; weekend rides may also be available and can be scheduled up to seven days in advance. To obtain a ride, it is necessary to call at least 24 hrs. in advance. To schedule please call (850) 617-6325 or just dial 211 to be connected to the helpline. Learn more.

Elder Affairs - Older Worker Programs

If you are 55 or older, unemployed and looking to reenter the workforce, you may qualify for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Learn more.

FloridaCommerce Labor Market Resource Guide

Florida's Bureau of Labor Market Statistics designed and produced its publications to support many workforce uses. Learn more.

FloridaCommerce Community Service Block Grant

The DEO Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG) provides federal funds to designated local governments and non-profit agencies called Community Action Agencies to assist eligible low-income households in attaining the skills, knowledge and motivation necessary to achieve self-sufficiency. The agencies may provide a variety of antipoverty services such as emergency health, food, housing, day care, transportation assistance; housing counseling; financial management assistance; nutrition programs including federal surplus food distribution, community gardening projects, food banks, job counseling, placement and training services, and homeless prevention programs. Learn More.

Disability Program Navigator

The Disability Program Navigator Initiative helps CareerSource Florida centers improve employability and increase career opportunities available to career seekers with disabilities. Learn More.

Florida Department of Education FDOE Farm Worker Jobs and Education Program

The FDEO Farmworker Career Development Program (FCDP) provides career services and appropriate training leading to year-round, unsubsidized employment to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The program also provides emergency stabilization services such as food, rent, etc. to those who choose to stay in farm work. Learn More.

FloridaCommerce Reemployment Assistance – How to File a Claim

Florida DEO Reemployment Assistance (also called reemployment assistance insurance) provides temporary wage replacement benefits to qualified individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own. Learn More.

FloridaCommerce Trade Program

The Florida DEO Trade Program assists workers who have been laid off or whose jobs have been threatened because of foreign competition. Workers covered under a Trade Act Petition may be eligible for various services including training, reemployment services, job search and relocation allowances, and more. Learn More.

Housing and Urban Development

HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination, and transform the way HUD does business. Learn more.

Indian and Native American Programs

The Florida Governor’s Council on Indian Affairs operates the Workforce Development Services as a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Native American grantee through the U.S. Department of Labor. This program utilizes universities, community colleges, technical schools, vocational programs and apprenticeship programs, which are accredited by one of the U.S. Department of Education’s nationally recognized accrediting agencies, as vehicles to provide participants with a solid foundation of the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency through employment in today’s competitive labor market. Learn More.

Industrial Education

The Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs section is responsible for developing and maintaining educational programs that prepare individuals for occupations important to Florida’s economic development. Learn more.

Job Accommodations Network (JAN)

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. Learn More.

Job Corps

Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through vocational and academic training. Learn More.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD also offers employment and training programs that connect low-income residents with opportunities. Learn More.

Tobacco Free Florida

We know quitting tobacco is hard. But it’s not impossible. Learn about the many reasons to quit, and get info about the many ways you can increase your chances of doing it for good. Learn More.