Start Here: Our Top Links

6 tips for job searching during the outbreak (from The Muse website)

How to ace a remote job interview (Fast Company article, March 23)

Workforce1's Career Centers are operating online and can help you find a job

Brooklyn Public Library is offering career help services online

Help and benefits you can get while you're unemployed (from NYC Office of Emergency Management)

Unemployed? How to Get Help

Help and benefits you can get while you're unemployed (Help Now NYC)

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/helpnownyc/get-help/individuals.page

Am I eligible for benefits? (Access NYC)

https://access.nyc.gov/

Use this quick table to see what help is available for you: https://access.nyc.gov/understanding-benefits-for-workers-affected-by-covid-19/

Help for hospitality and food service workers (Hot Bread Kitchen)

https://hotbreadkitchen.org/hotline/#.XrmKYSjYq3B

Has your unemployment insurance claim been denied? Get free legal help (NYS Bar Association)

https://nysba.org/unemployment-insurance-relief/

Unemployed and have questions about applying for benefits? Get free legal advice (VOLS Unemployed Workers Project)

https://volsprobono.org/projects/unemployed-workers/

Before You Work: Health & Safety on the Job

What essential workers need to know (news article, The City, April 24, 2020)

https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/what-you-need-to-know-if-youre-an-essential-worker-in-nyc.html

Worker safety and health during the coronavirus pandemic (a detailed policy toolkit from the National Employment Law Project)

https://www.nelp.org/publication/worker-safety-health-during-covid-19-pandemic-rights-resources/

Worker Rights & Making A Complaint

Worker Rights Hotline (NYC Department of Consumer Affairs)

Call 311 with questions about reopening, or to report an employer that is not following guidelines https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/worker-rights.page

File a Complaint (about violations of NYS COVID-19 Regulations) (NYS Department of Labor)

https://labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/coronavirus-complaints.shtm

Report Harassment and Discrimination (NYC Commission on Human Rights)

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/media/covid19.page

Make Your Resume

Our Job Search LibGuide has advice and examples for making a resume:

https://bklynlibrary.libguides.com/jobsearch/resumewriting

We are offering a virtual resume review service while our libraries are closed:

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/business/career-help

Finding Job Openings

Workforce1 Career Center Virtual Services (NYC Department of Small Business Services)

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/sbs/careers/virtual-wf1cc.page

Good Help Services (Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce)

https://www.brooklynchamber.com/services/assistance-programs/good-help-services/

Who's Hiring? (Candor)

https://candor.co/hiring-freezes/

Get Help Finding A Job

Our Job Search LibGuide has a list of organizations that provide job search assistance and training:
https://bklynlibrary.libguides.com/jobsearch/training

Tips for Virtual Job Interviews