Explore the standout features of Learning Express Library and other invaluable tools like JobNow and LinkedIn Learning, along with career-focused resources offered by the Glenview Public Library. Let's dive into how these resources can transform your professional journey.
Learning Express Library
If you have heard of Learning Express Library before, you might be thinking, “what, this is for students,” and you are right! It is! You can find online courses in math, writing, workplace skills; exam prep for education (GED, SAT, ACT); professional licensing exams; and courses for Microsoft Office software.
Learning Express Library also offers continuing education resources for adults, such as computer skills, Amazon Web Services software, and tools to keep up with a changing job landscape. Below, we will discover what this online resource has to offer under “career preparation” and “job and career accelerator”.
Career Preparation Tools
Career preparation from Learning Express Library is your study prep partner for career certification. Popular practice exams include social worker, commercial driver’s license, nursing exams, law enforcement, teaching, real estate exams, and more. Watch the video below to learn how to access practice tests.
Job and Career Accelerator
The Job and Career Accelerator from Learning Express Library will help you write your resume and cover letters, discover potential career paths, and help you on your job search path. Find articles like how to make the best of a job fair and eBooks on careers, such as “the best career paths for teachers”.
JobNow by Brainfuse
Do you need a resume reviewed or are you interested in doing a practice job interview? JobNow has volunteers available between 3 and 10 PM central time to assist job seekers with their questions.
Brainfuse’s “skills first” platform can help you identify your skills, write a resume, and then improve it with an AI bot. You can even copy and paste a job ad into the AI bot to see how well your resume matches up with it.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is the career training learning platform professionals didn’t know that they needed. Would you like to start a blog and make money? Perhaps you want to learn Six Sigma or get PMP certified. Maybe you need an understanding of Python to really be competitive. Regardless of if you want to become a finance professional or get up to speed with AI, there is something in LinkedIn Learning to make you better you right now.
Make an Appointment
Glenview Public Library works with volunteers to offer career counseling, financial planning, and business advising appointments with experts. Click here to check the availability of these appointments.
Librarians are available to help you with your job search research questions or to help you discover information about companies you are applying for jobs with. If you need to learn how to look up an industry to find jobs in the local area or if you have questions about how to submit your resume for feedback, click here to fill out the “book-a-librarian" form.
Find more information in the Library’s Business, Investing and Career Center or click here to see a complete list of the Library’s online resources.
Add a comment to: Unlock Your Potential with Library Tools