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Community Career Services

San Diego Goodwill offers free one-on-one services, workshops, and more for San Diego residents: https://sdgoodwill.org/jobs/community-employment-centers/
Grossmont College offers free workshops to the public as part of its Job Readiness Training Program: Workshops
Career Centers of San Diego offers free services as well including workshops, hiring fairs, and mock interviewing. More info can be found at https://workforce.org/career-centers/ and https://workforce.org/covid-19 or call 619-319-9675.
Career One Stop is also a comprehensive site for career assessment and exploration, job training resources, labor market information: https://www.careeronestop.org. This site also has links to free career centers all over the country. Services vary by location.
Trans Can Work is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing workplace inclusion through innovative training strategies and workforce development: https://transcanwork.org
San Diego Continuing Education offers free and low-cost classes and career prep courses for the community: https://sdcce.edu
College career centers. Alumni and students often have access to career services (free or low cost) at their colleges and universities. Check with your alma mater.
Career Access Network (for UC Santa Cruz alumni only): Free access to career advisors and career educational videos: https://alumni.ucsc.edu/programs-services/can/index.html.

List of San Diego Job Boards

AMA San Diego lists job vacancies for marketing professionals in the San Diego, CA area.
APICS San Diego advertises local job opportunities for supply chain and operations management professionals.
ASLA San Diego posts new local job openings for landscape architects.
BOMA San Diego advertises job vacancies locally in the commercial real estate industry.
CBA of San Diego features job openings for local compensation and benefits professionals.
Craigslist (San Diego) is a classified advertisements website with local jobs in SD.
FPA of San Diego lists local jobs for financial planners and those pursuing a career in financial planning.
MMA of Southern California features job listings for municipal workers across Southern California.
Reddit San Diego Jobs is a community for jobs in the San Diego, CA metro area.
San Diego Biotechnology Network features job openings in the biotechnology, diagnostics, green technology, medical devices, and pharmaceutical industries.
San Diego Business Journal maintains an active listing of local jobs in San Diego.
San Diego Jobs advertises in-demand job opportunities locally across countless industries.
SD SHRM features local job openings for the San Diego HR community.
San Diego Union-Tribune is the largest media company in San Diego with an active classifieds section.

Free Training Programs and Professional Development Classes

Gale Courses offers hundreds of interactive, instructor-led courses that you can take entirely online. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month: https://education.gale.com/l-sddp/ (For library patrons of San Diego County only)
Free career training from LinkedIn for 10 top in-demand careers like Digital Marketing, Sales, Project Management and much more! (free through December 2021): https://opportunity.linkedin.com/skills-for-in-demand-jobs?trk=lilblog_01-25-21_learn-to-be-a-digital-marketer-free-courses_learning

Helpful Websites

Brain Fuse: The Brainfuse platform helps California library patrons to learn new skills, prepare for certification testing, create more impactful resumes, improve interviewing techniques, and search for jobs, all for free. One-on-one coaching is available as are mock interviews, resume help, and so much more. There are additional resources for students, and military vets:
O-Net is a comprehensive site for career assessment and exploration, job training resources, labor market information, and much more: https://www.onetonline.org
General Career info: thebalancecareers.com and https://www.themuse.com/advice
Webinars: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1OsWv9ATtvUN7ceXrM6IQ/featured

Skills List: https://www.stetson.edu/administration/career/media/pdfs/action_verbs_and_transferable_skills.pdf

Additional Career Resources

LPN Programs Near Me: Resource to help people understand the process for becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse in their state.
Phlebotomy Classes Near You: Resource helping individuals become certified phlebotomists or explore phlebotomy as a career path.