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)
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)
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/
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 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
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
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/
Our Job Search LibGuide has a list of organizations that provide job search assistance and training:
https://bklynlibrary.libguides.com/jobsearch/training
How to ace a remote job interview (Fast Company article, March 23)
Our Job Search LibGuide has a list of free online training platforms:
https://bklynlibrary.libguides.com/jobsearch/databases