Resource Room

The Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center  is a "One-Stop" center which offers a variety of services to job seekers, employers and the unemployed.

Our friendly, knowledgeable and supportive staff is dedicated to helping you with your employment related concerns. Services available at Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center are:

Job Search Assistance

  • Labor Market Information
  • Computerized Job Information
  • Federal, State, and Local Job Listings
  • Newspaper Classified Employment Ads
  • Individual Career Assessment and Counseling
  • Job Referrals
  • Employability Skills Workshops
  • Resume Workshops

Equipment Use

  • Computers equipped with Resume Outlines, Microsoft Word, and Typing Tutorials
  • Laser Printer
  • Copy Machine
  • Telephone
  • Fax Machine
  • Internet Access

Special Programs

  • Unemployment Insurance Information and Filing
  • Veteran's Employment Assistance
  • Veterans Upward Bounds
  • Job Training Programs for Youth, Adults, and Dislocated Workers
  • Adult Education and Pre-GED Classes
  • Community Services Information and Referral
  • Public Housing Information and Application

The Career Corner located in our Resource Room can provide you with many new sources of information to assist you with your career decision making.

Oklahoma's Job Net - Browse through a Internet accessible computer database of current job openings.

America's Job Bank - Search nationwide for current job openings.

FedWorld - Review current Federal job openings.

Reference Library - Books, videos, and computer CD's abound in our Career Corner Library. The following is a partial listing:

Career Guide Books:

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Oklahoma Directory of Manufacturers  and Processors
  • Oklahoma Work Force 2000
  • Oklahoma Selected Business Services Directory
  • The Complete Guide to Public Employment
  • Who's Who in 1996-97 (in Greater Oklahoma City)
  • Standard Industrial Classification Manual
  • Licensed and Certified Occupations of Oklahoma
  • The Big Book of Minority Opportunities
  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Getting Skilled / Getting Ahead
  • The Skills Advantage
  • Critical Steps of Job Interviewing
  • How to Get Interviews for Classified Job Ads
  • Easier Way to Change Jobs
  • Getting the Job You Really Want
  • Job Shift
  • Surviving a Layoff
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles
  • Why Should I Hire You?
  • Wage Survey
  • What Color is Your Parachute?
  • Resume / Cover Letter Books
  • Individual Resume Worker
  • A Winning Resume
  • The Job Hunting Handbook

Videos:

  • Self Assessment I & II
  • Mechanical Careers I & II
  • Humanitarian Careers
  • Get What You Pay For
  • Business Detail Careers
  • Scientific Careers
  • Protective Careers
  • This is Only a Test
  • The Art of Effective Communication
  • Employment Applications and Tests
  • Dialing for Jobs
  • Clearing the Hurdles
  • The Interview II

Community Resources

  • U.S. Veteran's Resource Guide to the State of Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma Literacy Resources
  • Directory of Community Resources

Educational Help Books

  • Steps to Writing Well
  • College Keyboarding / Typewriting
  • How Computer Programming Helps
  • Pre-Algebra
  • McKeaue Intermediate Algebra
  • Financial Accounting
  • Contemporary's Number Power
  • Clearing the Hurdles
  • The Very Quick Job Search

Computer CD-ROM's

  • Resumes Made Easy
  • Successful Job Interviewing
  • Filling Out Job Applications

Resource Room Policies and Procedures

Food and drinks are not permitted in the Resource Room.

Sign in Log - Upon arrival, please sign in at the Help Desk.

Phone / Fax - Instructions for phone use are at each workstation. Fax cover sheets are available at the Fax machine. We will be accept incoming fax messages on your behalf, they will be held at the Help Desk.

Copier - A "self-service" copier is available for Job Search related material copying.

Computers - Our computers are available to you for use in preparing your resume and cover letters. Users must be computer literate. Software programs include WordPerfect and Microsoft Word. Each program has templates for many forms - see the user help for more information.

Library - Please do not write on any of the books or publications or remove any material from the Resource Room.

Videos - Several videos are available which provide useful information on the job search / interview process. Ask a staff member for assistance.

The Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center is a smoke-free Facility.