Local career development resources
1. Business and Professional Exchange of Greater Indianapolis virtual work space and many other practical resources
2. Indiana Work One Centers provide an online guide and pathfinder for your entire job seeking process . If you visit a local Work One center, the staff helps with office tools and other practical aids in the search.
3. lndiana University Libraries offers career resources,
- helps and links for creating cover letters and resumes,
- researching companies or occupations,
- and expanding your job skills.
Information Commons at the Herman B. Wells Library on the corner of 10th & Jordan (Park at meters in library lot or on top level of garage at 7th & Jordan) has workstations for public use. Indiana residents may request a temporary free account to use research tools and purchase inexpensive printing.
4. http://www.simindiana.com customizable private workspace available from most public libraries or your home computer
5. Ivy Tech tools for career development related learning.
6. Indiana Workforce Development a comprehensive site of all sorts of use to job seekers.
7. IN Learn More Resource Center offers free surveys to help you determine your skills and interests. Detailed career profiles includes links to Indiana Job openings.
Academic local job sites:
1. Indiana University: Each campus has their own main portal for job listings and some departments have separate ones too. Due to size and nearness, we suggest focusing on the Bloomington campus main site and the Indianapolis campus main site. The general IU site for all campuses including helps on the search process, and many of our ministry members can help you with questions about the employee categories and what it is like to work at IU.
2. Ivy Tech Bloomington main site has some general info. Take any course at Ivy Tech (even via distance ed) and you also qualify to enter their job bank. For jobs at the school itself, there are specific sites for Bloomington campus employment listings.
3. Vincennes University (Terre Haute) jobs
4. Indiana State University (Terre Haute) jobs
Local job sites and larger business employers of the area
1. Newspaper job listings: For Bloomington, click on the “Jobs” link from the main Herald Times site. For Bedford, see “Top Jobs” links at the main Times-Mail site. For Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Star has searchable job listings and toolkit
2. Bloomington – Monroe Co. Job Link links the Monroe County workforce with local employers.
3. Cook Group: Bloomington based firm; mainly in the biotech field; Two job sites are Cook Vascular, Inc and Cook Medical Manufacturing
4. Eli Lilly: Indianapolis based pharmaceutical firm; Job site is searchable by interest and geography.
5. EG & G: large multinational firm doing business locally in Indiana in Indianapolis and Crane; Job site is searchable by interest and geography.
6. SAIC: large multinational firm doing business locally in Indiana in Indianapolis, Bloomfield, and Crane; Searchable job site.
7. Tri Star Engineering : Bedford based firm doing business in Bedford, Crane, and outside the state; Employment info and online application.
Government job sites, incl federal, state, and municipal:
1. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division is a federal employer located 22 miles south of Bloomington which employs many local residents. They offer student internships, parttime, and fulltime positions in many areas, especially engineering and technology.
2. Indiana Organization of Cities and Towns lists all member towns and cities, with links to those municipalities that do have a web site.
3. Jobs with the City of Bloomington
5. State of Indiana job listing allows you to search for any associated job and apply online. See your counselors for help on this process, as it can be confusing.
6. Federal job listing at FedWorld.
Reading Room
1. Interactive Indiana Statistics, including many to help you scout economies, areas, and job market
2. Indiana Inspire Net is a collection of commercial databases and electronic magazines and trade journals plus company profiles and more. invaluable in job research to find out about companies or become familiar with the industries you choose to target. Available to any computer in Indiana that is connected to the internet.
3. Lindsay Novak – “At Work” syndicated column for employer, employee, and job search issues
4. Financial Planning Association's advice on "How to Survive Financially After a Job Loss"