Programs and Services

Explore Career Options .
Apprenticeship Opportunities .
Find a Job .
Get Job Ready .

• Prepare a Job Application .
• Create Your Resumé .
• Attend a Workshop .
• Upgrade Your Skills .
• Improve Your Interview Skills .
• Join a Job Club .

Improve Your Chances of Being Hired .
Lost Your Job? .
Job Service Employment Assistance Programs and Services .
Where to Get Help .
Other Resources .

Explore Career Options

Labor Market Information
The EDD is your best source for labor market and occupational trends vital to planning your future. Labor market information can help answer questions like:

• What jobs will be in demand in the future? .
• What kinds of businesses hire the job that I’m looking for? .
• What jobs use the skills I have now? .
• How much does this job pay? .
• What benefits are employers providing? .
• I need a license/certificate. Where do I get one? .
• Where can I get training to get a better job? .

Career Voyages
Brighter future... better pay... good jobs. Start here to plan your road trip to career success. Find out about high-growth industries, hot careers, emerging fields, and more - for students, career changers, parents, and teachers. (U.S. Department of Labor/U.S. Department of Education)

Apprenticeship Opportunities
California is currently recruiting candidates for apprenticeships in many of the building trades as hundreds of thousands of jobs are being created to rebuild the State’s bridges, roads, schools, and levees.

Find a job

• What is CalJOBS^SM and how to use it
• View California job listings on CalJOBS^SM and build your on-line résumé
• How EDD can help you find a job

Get Job Ready

• Prepare a Job Application

  • Tips for filling out applications
  • CalJOBS^SM – Apply for job openings on-line

• Create Your Resumé

  • Tips for successful resumés – An important tool for your job search.
  • Post your resumé – With CalJOBS^SM, you will have 24-hour exposure to thousands of employers, the flexibility to change your resumé anytime, and the ability to send your resumé directly to employers.
  • View articles and tips America's Career InfoNet

• Attend a Workshop

  • Job Search Workshops – Attend a job search training session in your area.
  • Job Fair – Find out when the next job fair or event is coming to your area.
  • Road to Self-Sufficiency – A workshop designed to help public assistance recipients develop lifetime job search techniques.
  • Contact your nearest Job Service Office or One-Stop Career Center for more information on additional workshops.

• Upgrade Your Skills

  • Where can I get training to get a new or better job?
  • I need a license/certificate. Where do I get one?

• Improve Your Interview Skills

  • Interview tips on what to wear, researching the employer, questions the employer may ask, and questions you might ask the employer
  • View articles and tips America's Career InfoNet

• Join a Job Club

  • Are you a professional worker who is out of a job? Many professional, managerial, and technical workers who have unexpectedly found themselves out of work are now working together - helping each other find new employment opportunities through Experience Unlimited "job clubs" sponsored by EDD. Attend workshops, network with your peers, and receive job search assistance
  • View articles and tips America's Career InfoNet

Improve Your Chances of Being Hired

If you are in one of the "target groups," an employer who hires you can receive a federal tax credit of up to $8,500. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit gives the employer an incentive to hire you for the job.

Having trouble finding work without bonding? You might qualify for bonding services, which could give the employer an incentive to hire you. Contact your nearest Job Service Office for more information.

Lost Your job?

Did you lose your job as part of a plant closing or large layoff? You might be eligible for dislocated worker services.

Find out if you are eligible for Unemployment Insurance.

Did you lose your job to foreign competition? You might qualify for Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Job Service Employment Assistance Programs and Services

Job Service employment assistance programs and services are available to help individuals experiencing difficulty in finding work, including:

• Dislocated workers
• Ex-offenders
• High school drop-outs
• Migrant and seasonal farmworkers
• Non-English speaking
• People with disabilities
• Public assistance recipients
• Senior workers
• Welfare recipients
• Youth
• And more

Where to Get Help

Job Service Offices – Find out how EDD can help you find a job and how to apply for EDD services.

One-Stop Career Centers – "One-stop shops" for all of your employment and training needs. Most centers offer:

• Job search assistance
• Job listings
• Access to phones, Internet, printers, fax machines, copy machines
• Workshops
• Information on wages and trends
• Community resources
• Referrals to other services
• And more

Other Resources

America's Career InfoNet .
Employers .
People With Disabilities .
Senior Workers .
Veterans .
Youth .