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Post Your Resume - Connect with employers with jobs online

Calendar of Events - Services and Resources to meet your needs

Workforce Professionals Network - A Network for Transitioning Professionals: Hear about the latest job search tips and strategies, creating a resume that stands out from the crowd, and interviewing techniques.

Meet employers - Monthly job fairs let you meet face-to-face with employers who are actively hiring.

Are you a Veteran? - We have dedicated staff assigned to help military veteran and other eligible persons with employment, counseling and/job/career services.

Put your Best Foot Forward - Improve your resume and interviewing skills with on-line tips. Job ETC offers seminars and one-on-one counseling, too.

Become a 21st Century Employee - Assess and improve your job skills. More than 60 assessment tests are available in our learning lab. GED and a multitude of training programs can help update credentials. For other training and education, financial aid may be available.

GED Classes - The GED diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a series of tests that measure a person's academic knowledge and skills in writing, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics. GED preparation classes are available. To be eligible, one must be a Florida resident and 18 years of age or older. Also 16 year olds who have a formal withdrawal from school. GED Learning lab hours.

Make Informed Career Decisions - View data from the Occupations Highlights for Sarasota and Manatee Counties and use up-to-date Labor Market Information.

Mobile Career Opportunity Center - Put your Career in Gear

File For Unemployment Compensation - on-line access.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - Have you been laid off? Are you seeking advancement in your current job? Do you need skills? Workforce Investment Act may be a resource that can answer these questions.

WIA Youth Program - Are you between 16 -21 years old and getting started on a career or not sure of your direction, check out our WIA youth program. We have many programs and resources that can help. To learn about this program and more you should come to any office.

Welfare Transition Program (WTP) - The goal of Florida’s Welfare Transition Program is to assist you in finding employment and retaining employment to help you gain personal responsibility and economic self sufficiency. There are many services available which may include: child care and transportation assistance; substance and mental health treatment; child support enforcement programs; diversion programs to reduce domestic violence and child abuse; diversions to prevent families from going on welfare; relocation assistance; severance payments; job training and employment programs. This video provides more information so you can determine if this program is for you.

Approved Training Vendors and Courses - Explore the list of approved Training Vendors and Courses.