How We Can Help
The Kern County Library and our staff are here to help you! If you have questions about the resource materials or services in our toolkit, please call 661.868.0701 for assistance.
This Kern County Library employment toolkit has been designed to help you find the right job for you, and successfully navigate the application process in the best way possible!
Access Library Resources
Kern County Library has books, audiobooks, and eBooks on Job Hunting topics that you can check out with your Kern Library card. You can check out titles on careers too!
We also have several library Databases with articles about companies and business practices, starting your own business, preparing your resume, and creative activities that may translate into an entrepreneurial endeavor here. Be sure to check out Gale: Business, Gale Entrepreneurship, Gale Business Insights: Global, as well as Gale: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (TERC) databases for the most up-to-date and helpful information!
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Tutor.com offers live, one-on-one academic tutoring, homework help, and test prep in over 100 subjects for learners of all ages—from elementary to adult learners.
Whether you need help with math, writing, science, or preparing for the SAT, ACT, or GED, expert tutors are available online every day to support your success. Accessible on computers, tablets, and mobile devices, you can connect from anywhere with internet access.
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✔ Career Services – Get help with job searching, resume writing, interview preparation, and career planning.
✔ Study Tools – Access practice quizzes, video lessons, and flashcards to reinforce learning anytime.
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A premier online resource that can help you improve your score on standardized tests through test prep, assist in your college and university search, and help you find your passion through career matching and resume help.
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• Perfect for career matching 
Offers a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures. These forms are used by attorneys and law firms. Includes real estate contracts, wills, premarital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant, and many others. Many forms are relevant to support tasks relevant to business owners, such as filing for copyrights, patents and trademarks, articles of incorporation, licenses, and more.
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A comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. It combines authoritative periodical and reference content to support prospective and current entrepreneurs as well as business students.
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Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily.
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For business professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and general researchers, Gale Business Insights: Global delivers comprehensive international business intelligence, compiled into a logical, useable context. This unique resource empowers users to not only research topics but also to interpret their research. Deep business intelligence powered by statistical data lets researchers spend less time searching and more time connecting their discoveries to practical applications.
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Titles on Jobs
Titles on Careers
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What are your Interests?
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
