Jobs & the Workplace

Explore the skilled trades industry with BlueCareer, opens a new window by EBSCOlearning. Get the training you need, connect with prospective employers and start your career. Learn 100+ trades in more than a dozen industries, including pay and career growth data.

• Prepare for professional certification and boost earning potential through video, virtual and simulation-based training.
• Explore 600+ fully accredited trade schools, searchable by location and/or trade.
• Research hundreds of scholarship opportunities.
• Create a job seeker profile and connect with thousands of employers across North America. No resume required!

With premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals, Business Source Complete, opens a new window is an essential tool for business research. Find information on marketing, management, accounting, banking and finance. Also view videos from the Associated Press and explore detailed information on more than 1.1 million companies worldwide.

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Get career and job help at the library with resume/CV help, job searching, continuing education, interviewing practice or meet with a librarian to help achieve your career goals.

Colorado Grants Guide, opens a new window allows grant seekers to research application criteria, guidelines, deadlines and past grantee information for more than 770 entities that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.

• This resource is only available within a library, visit one of our branches for access.

Access maps, census information and demographic reports to evaluate the market potential of any geography in the U.S. DemographicsNow, opens a new window can help you find the information you need to make sound business decisions.

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• DemographicsNow Guide (pdf), opens a new window - updated January 2024

Discover breaking business news, photos and videos updated throughout the day, as well as stories and features from the newspaper print edition.

• Denver Business Journal, opens a new window is only available within a library, visit a library location for access.

Looking to enhance your career or enrich your personal life? With Gale Courses, opens a new window you can explore hundreds of interactive courses on adult education topics. All courses are self-paced and led by expert instructors. Best of all, they are offered at no cost to you with your library card! Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. What are you waiting for?

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Attention business researchers! Gale Directory Library, opens a new window is a treasure trove of directories on companies, publishers, associations and more. You can search, sort, export and analyze data to your heart's content.

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Whether you’re looking to find a new job in your current field or pursue a career in an exciting new industry, Job & Career Accelerator™, opens a new window has powerful tools and expert guidance to help you every step of the way.

Live, anytime, anywhere job assistance, including up-to-date nation-wide and local job search engines, professional resume critique and proven interview techniques with JobNow from Brainfuse, opens a new window. Experience personalized career center seamlessly integrated with advanced virtual technology to help job seekers of diverse backgrounds and needs.

• Need help getting started? Watch this tutorial video for help.

Want to be more successful at work or school? Are you working to become a U.S. Citizen? Learning Express Library, opens a new window can help! Take lessons to build skills in math, reading, grammar and vocabulary. Take practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, teacher certification, law enforcement and United States Citizenship exams. You'll also find invaluable career resources for job search skills, resume-building and career certification. Get started today!

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LinkedIn Learning is the leading online learning platform to help you learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. The LinkedIn Learning video library features engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.

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Opposing Viewpoints, opens a new window supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. The informed, differing views present each side of an issue to help you develop the confidence to draw your own valid conclusions.

Small Business Reference Center, opens a new window offers a variety of resources in small business and entrepreneurial subject areas. This resource also includes full-text business periodicals, a help and advice section, and guides for creating business plans.

VetNow, opens a new window helps veterans transition to civilian life through live, interactive career assistance, academic tutoring and much more.

Get expert help with:

• Cover letters for job applications
• Interview strategies
• Academic skills including math, science, reading and writing

Use test prep tools for the ACT, SAT, GED, GRE and more.