Job Search Websites

• State of Texas Workforce Commission - can help you create and post an online resume, get training and find work anywhere in Texas
• Goodwill Jobs - can help you get training and find a job
• Austin Statesman - Search the classifieds of Austin's leading daily newspaper
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services - provides job training assistance to people with disabilities
• City of Austin - A list of jobs working for the City of Austin
• Austin Chronicle - Austin's alternative weekly paper
• Craigslist of Austin - this internet community has an active Austin site with a large classifieds section.
• Greenlights for NonProfit Success and Texas Association of NonProfit Organizations - provide job listings at local non-profits
• Americorps - supported volunteering for up to 3 years

Need Interview Clothes? Check out our list of clothing resources by clicking clothing on the left hand menu!

How to Write a Good Resume

• "...First Rate Resume" - from Yahoo.com
• Resume Length - from Yahoo.com's Recruiter Roundtable
• Above all be honest and accurate. Make a "targeted resume" by listing previous job duties relevant to the job you are trying to get.

Job Search Advice

• Working and receiving Social Security or SSI payments

Small Business Start-up

• Small Business Development Program - from the City of Austin. Also view their calendar of events.

Employment assistance close to Spring Terrace

Jesse Hernandez at the St. Johns Community Center offers job search assistance - call 512-972-5188

Goodwill Industries helps Central Texans find jobs in the community.
Services include help with resume writing, job interviews, and job referrals.
Stop by their two Intake Locations (below) Monday-Friday, 9:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to review job descriptions and talk with an Intake Specialist.

Central Austin
1015 Norwood Park Boulevard
512-637-7100
Bus # 339

The Worksource offers a number of programs that can help people with employment barriers such as lack of education or criminal backgrounds.

The Worksource Center at Highland Mall

6505 Airport Blvd Ste 101
M-TH 7:30-6:30; FRI 8-5; SAT 9-1
Bus # 339, 300, 320