Career Employment Digital Literacy Small Business
Stevens County
Welcome! This website is filled with resources to help you advance your career or small business or simply learn new computer and Internet skills. We have information about Minnesota colleges and tech schools, the job search, employment opportunities, careers, starting and managing a small business, and media literacy (learning the Internet and computer). You can access online tutorials and guides, view the most recent job listings in your area, research colleges, or learn how to write a business plan and a mission statement.
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Yolanda Polman, a vocational rehabilitation counselor with the MN Workforce Center, is now available to meet with people with permanent disabilities in the library meeting room. Ms. Polman has reserved the room every second Friday of the month from 10AM to 3PM. Appointments are not necessary. You may contact her @ yolanda.polman@state.mn.us.
Career Book Recommendations
Bold denotes items our library has in our collection.
| 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: essential survival skills for any economy |
Pamela Mitchell |
2010 |
| 100 Fastest Growing Careers: your complete guide to major jobs |
J. Michael Farr |
2006 |
| 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions |
Ronald W. Fry |
1991 |
| 101 Successful Interviewing Strategies |
Eric Kramer |
2011 |
| 150 Best Jobs for a Secure Future |
Laurence Shatkin |
2012 |
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25 Ways to Make Money Online: Your Complete Guide to Legitimate Online Jobs & Opportunities that Allow You to Work from Home & Earn a Paycheck
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James Garton
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2010
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| Barron's Pass Key to the GED |
Rockowitz, Murray |
2011 |
| The Best 371 Colleges |
Robert Franek |
2010 edition |
| Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads: jump-start your career! |
Louise M. Kursmark |
2012 |
| The Best Value Colleges |
Robert Franek |
2011 |
| Business Letters for Busy People |
Jim Dugger |
1991 |
| Cash for College's Write it Right: how to write the essay they'll love and get the cash you'll need |
Cynthia Ruiz McKee |
2000 |
| College Unzipped: an all-access backstage pass into college life from all-nighters and exam nail-biters to tuition fees and getting your degree |
Cynthia Ierardo |
2007 |
| Community College Companion: everything you wanted to know about succeeding in a two-year school |
Mark C. Rowh |
2011 |
| Complete Q & A Job Interview Book |
Jeffrey G. Allen |
2000 |
|
Cover Letter Magic
|
Wendy Enelow & Louise Kursmark |
2010 4th edition |
| Cracking the ACT |
Geoff Martz |
2009 |
| Cracking the New GRE 2012 |
Doug Pierce |
2012 |
| Debt-Free U: how i paid for an outstanding college education without loans, scholarships or mooching off my parents |
Zac Bissonnette |
2010 |
| Encore Career Handbook How to make a living and a difference in the second half of your life |
Marci Alboher |
2013 |
| Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook |
Jist Publishing |
2009 |
| The Essential Book of Interviewing: everything you need to know from |
Arnold B. Kanter |
1995 |
| Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 |
Edward B. Fiske |
2010 |
| Getting a Job in Automotive Care and Service |
Mindy Mozer |
2014 |
| Getting a Job in Health Care |
Corona Brezina |
2014 |
| Getting a Job in Law Enforcement, Security, and Corrections |
Mary-Lane Kamberg |
2014 |
| Getting Back to Work: everything you need to bounce back and get a job after a layoff |
Linda K Rolie |
2010 |
| GRE: a graduate record examination |
Sharon Weiner Green |
2007 17th edition |
| Green Careers in Energy |
Jill C. Schwartz |
2010 |
| Green Jobs for a New Economy |
Jill C. Schwartz |
2009 |
| Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: preparing 12-18 year olds for success in the college of their choice |
Cafi Cohen |
2000 |
| How to Get a Great Job: a library how-to handbook |
ALA editors |
2011 |
| I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 steps for creating your ideal career after college |
Pete Leibman |
2012 |
|
The Job-Hunters' Survival Guide: How to Find Hope
and Rewarding Work, Even When "There are No Jobs"
|
Richard Nelson Bolles |
2009 |
| Job Interviews for Dummies |
Joyce Lain Kennedy |
1996 |
| Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities |
Daniel J. Ryan |
2011 |
| K & W Guide to Celleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADHD |
Marybeth Kravets and Amy Wax |
2010 10th edition |
| Laptop Lifestyle - How to Quit your job and make a good living on the Internet |
Christopher King
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2010 vol. 1-3
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| Major in Success: make college easier, fire up your dreams, and get a great job! |
Patrick Comb |
2007 |
| Master the ASVAB Basics |
Peterson's |
2010 |
| Master the SAT |
|
2010 edition |
| Now, Discover your strengths |
Marcus Buckingham |
2001 |
| Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing & Succeeding Under any Conditions |
John Kotter |
2009 |
| Pass Key to the GED |
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| Prepared Parents Operational Manual |
Marie Pinak Carr |
2009 |
| The Resume Kit |
Richard H. Beatty |
2000 |
| Second- Act Careers 50+ ways to profit from your passions during semi-retirement |
Collamer, Nancy |
2013 |
| The Secrets of College Success |
Lynn F. Jacobs |
2010 |
| Secrets to Winning a Scholarship |
Mark Kantrowitz |
2011 |
| Starting your Career as a Freelance Web Designer |
Neil Tortorella |
2011 |
| Talk to Strangers: how everyday random encounters can expand your business, career, income, and life |
David Topus |
2012 |
| Teens Guide to College and Career Planning |
Peterson's |
2011 |
| Top 100 Healthcare Careers: your complete guide to training and jobs in allied health, nursing, medicine and more |
Saul and Edith Wischnitzer |
2010 |
| VA Secrets Revealed! An Insider's Guide to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant |
Allysa Gregory |
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Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients
|
Cindy Greenway
|
2008
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What Color is Your Parachute? a practical manual
for job-hunters and career-changers
|
Richard Nelson Bolles |
2008 and 2009 editions |
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Whoops! I'm in Business: a Crash course in Business Basics
|
Richard Stim & Lisa Guerin |
2005 |
| Will Work From Home: Earn Cash Without the Commute |
Tory Johnson |
2008 |
| Work at Home Now |
Christine Durst & Michael Haaren |
2009 |
| The Work at Home Sourcebook |
Lynie Arden |
2009 |
|
Work at Home Success Bible
|
Leslie Trux
|
2009
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The Work from Home Handbook
|
Diana Fitzpatrick
|
2008
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| Resume Magic |
Wendy Enelow |
2010 |
| Over 40 & You're Hired! Secrets to Landing a Great Job (Book on CD) |
Robin Ryan |
2010 |
Digital Literacy Book Recommendations
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The Complete Guide to Wikis: How to Set up, Use and Benefit from Wikis for Teachers,
Business Professionals, Families and Friends
|
Brian T. Chatfield |
2009 |
| Computers for Seniors for Dummies |
Nancy C. Muir |
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| Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It |
Richard A. Clarke & Robert Knake |
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| Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet |
Joseph Menn |
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Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging
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Huffington Post editors
|
2008
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The Internet for Dummies
|
John Levine & Margaret Levine Young
|
2010
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| Understanding, Leveraging, and Maximizing Linked In |
Neal Schaffer |
2009 |
Small Business Book Recommendations
| 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: everything you need to know about getting started on the road to success |
Priscilla Y. Huff |
2002 |
| 75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference |
Glenn E. Croston |
2008 |
| Building a Web Site for Dummies |
David A. Crowder |
2010 |
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| eBay Business Start-Up Kit: with 100s of live links to all the information and tools you need |
Richard Stim |
2008 |
| A Guide to Starting a Business in MN |
Charles A. Schaffer |
2011 |
| How to Do Everything with your eBay business |
Greg Holden |
2003 |
| How to Write a Business Plan |
Mike P. McKeever |
2010 |
| Internet Marketing from the Real Experts |
The Gang of 88 |
2010 |
| Launching a Successful Ebay Store |
Ron Mansfield |
2007 |
The Small Business Start-Up Kit: a Step-by-Step
Legal Guide |
Peri Pakroo
|
2010 & 2012
6th & 7th Ed.
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Small Business for Dummies
|
Eric Tyson & Jim Schell
|
2008
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Small Business Management: Launching & Growing Entrepreneurial Ventures
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2009 15th edition
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| Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies: email, blogs, cell phones & more |
Lisa Guerin |
2009 |
| Starting an Online Business All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies |
Shannon Belew & Joel Elad |
2009
2nd edition
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Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook
|
Colleen DeBaise
|
2009
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Web Marketing All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
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John Arnold, Ian Lurie, Marty Dickinson & Elizabeth Marsten
|
2009
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| Minnesota @ 150, Real & Imagined: What Minnesotans Need to Know for the Next 50 Years about Business and Innovation |
DVD 977.6 Min |
2008 |
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