JOB SEEKERS
Achieving your dream job starts with a solid plan! Think of it as an exciting journey with key milestones along the way. With the right preparation, determination, and a positive outlook, you could even land a role better than you imagined. Our Career Coaches are here to support you every step of the way, offering expert assistance with resume building, personalized career guidance, and targeted job searches using local labor market insights. Let us help you reach your goals!
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Focus Career
Quest 4 Success
This grant was provided through Department of Labor funds with the goal of helping those drawing unemployment or those unemployed and needing extra assistance. You aren't alone. Our Career Coaches stand beside you in complete support as you search for your next career.
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Job Search Assistance - Work with a Career Coach for intensive job search assistance. We will build or tweak your resume and cover letter to ensure you secure employment.
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Paid Work Experience - Our Business Service Consultant will work with your Career Coach for job placement. We work directly with the employer and provide them with a monetary incentive to hire you.
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Tuition Assistance - Training assistance is available for up to $5,000 per year, for up to three years, in order to obtain an Associate's Degree or credential in a high-demand sector.
Traitify Work Assessment
Traitify is a free modern and simple alternative to traditional personality assessments. Marrying psychology and technology, this two-minute, mobile-friendly personality assessment helps users explore potential career paths. Results are immediately delivered with a detailed breakdown of career personality, as well as smart, personalized career matches.
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Personality data is tied directly to the Department of Labor’s O*Net career database. Users can filter results for best match and minimum education and highlight relevant career details including salary, employment growth, experience level, and even a visual overlapping of a user’s personality to an ideal candidate for that career.
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Metrix Learning
Brought to you free by GRADD and Equus Workforce Solutions, Metrix Learning is an online learning platform offering a wide range of industry-recognized courses designed to enhance skills, advance careers, and support professional growth.
With over 7,000 courses available in fields such as Business, IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and more, Metrix Learning enables individuals to build career pathways that align with their goals and strengths.
Users can earn certifications, prepare for high-demand roles, and access career resources that improve job readiness.
Ideal for job seekers, employees, and those seeking career advancement, Metrix Learning is a flexible, accessible resource for skill-building and personal development.
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Kentucky Career Portal
The Commonwealth of Kentucky now allows job seekers to search for jobs by location on the Kentucky Career Portal.
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Type in your Job Title or Keyword and then the City or Zip Code. Click Search. It's as easy as that!
Thousands of jobs are posted and hundreds are added each day. Click on the job title and go straight to the company's website.
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Career Accelerate workshops
Career Accelerate is an evidence-informed job readiness curriculum. Throughout this curriculum, we remain tied to the belief that all learners can succeed in education and career training, regardless of background or experience.
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This content allows for a great deal of self-directed learning, through interactive activities and handouts that can be viewed and completed on your own time. Career Coaches will also walk you through the topics and answer any questions along the way.
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The following workshops are offered at the Kentucky Career Center in Owensboro and via video platform on a monthly basis:
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Money Management
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Interview Techniques
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Preparing for a Successful Job Search
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WIN career readiness
The WIN Career Readiness System is a web-based solution that provides comprehensive career exploration and planning, college readiness courseware, as well as career readiness, foundational academic and employability skills credentials and courseware.
WIN Learning e-learning solutions equip students with the academic and essential soft skills credentials for postsecondary and beyond.
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You can access the following courseware for free:
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College Readiness (Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Reading, Writing and English)
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Essential Skills (Communicating Effectively, Conveying Professionalism, Promoting Teamwork and Collaboration, Thinking Critically and Solving Problems)
The Academy and computer essentials
The Academy is a FREE tool available 24/7 that offers several online resources to help YOU be your best and successfully get the right job for you. The Academy’s key offerings are as follows:
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Learning resources to enhance your basic skills through a suite of tools offered by Essential Ed including GED/HiSET preparation, basic computer skills, financial literacy courses and workplace readiness video courses
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Thousands of courses, videos, and support documents to help make you more competitive in the job market by enhancing your job readiness and vocational skills across more than 100 industries
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Courseware designed to prepare individuals for globally recognized certifications
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Other resources to support your job search
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ONET Online
The O*NET Program serves as the nation’s leading resource for occupational information, providing critical insights into the dynamic world of work and its impact on the workforce and U.S. economy.
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At the heart of the program is the O*NET database, a comprehensive repository featuring standardized and occupation-specific details for nearly 1,000 jobs across the entire U.S. economy. This publicly accessible database is continually updated with input from workers in diverse fields, ensuring accurate and relevant data.
Explore job-specific details such as average wages in your area, required education levels, and the time needed to acquire the skills to excel in various professions—all available at no cost.
My Next Move For Veterans
My Next Move for Veterans is designed for U.S. veterans who are current job seekers. The interactive tool helps vets learn about their career options.
The site has tasks, skills, salary information, job listings, and more for over 900 different careers. Veterans can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or by discovering civilian careers that are similar to their job in the military.
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Veterans can also take advantage of the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.
