Research & Resources

Job Preparation

Preparing for your job is easy with our test prep database and these links to resume and interviewing web sites.

LearningExpressLibrary — Practice tests for Civil Services, CDL, and other career and professional exams, plus job search and workplace skills courses.
Learning Express Job Search & Workplace Skills— Includes a wide variety of resources that will prepare you for career success, from the job search to interviewing and beyond.
Optimal Résumé — A career management platform to help you determine your career goals, create résumés, manage your documents and credentials, and find job postings in your field of interest.
Skills Tutor — Improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, mathematics, language, algebra, science, information and workforce readiness skills.
Tucson Local News Portal — An up-to-the-minute local news feed with local job postings, from NewsBank.

Arizona Career Information System: Online career exploration system allows individuals of all ages to learn about occupations, career advancement pathways and educational preparation required for different career goals. This resource is for use inside any library. Library staff will be happy to assist with access to this resource..
Career OneStop: Includes self-assessment tools to help you decide on a career or job.

Career OneStop: Resume advice, samples, templates, cover letters, thank-you notes, interviews and more.
College Grad Job Hunter: Aimed at recent graduates looking for entry-level jobs; tips on interviewing and more.
eResumes: Find all you need to know about writing and distributing resumes and cover letters.
Riley Guide: Includes a thorough overview of employment opportunities covering preparing for a job search, researching employers, interviewing and negotiating, and job listings.
Resume Tutor: Designed to walk you through the steps of formatting your resume. It will give you lots of information about how different resumes are structured, how to write the different sections, and how to evaluate what you have written.