•  Obtain job announcements, State, County, local applications and/or forms.
•  Learn about current and future events and workshops.
•  Research labor market information to determine which occupations are in demand.
•  Use telephones, computers and FAX machines for job search.
•  Find information on valuable internet web site addresses.
•  Use the computers to look for jobs on the internet.
•  Check out the jobs currently listed on the Alliance Worknet Jobs Board Listing
•  Look at our Job Search Page

 Telephones and computers are available at the Career Resource Centers to contact Unemployment Insurance representatives. Go online to the Employment Development Department for your Unemployment Insurance application. For instructions on starting and managing a claim, Click Here

• Use software to assess your interests and skills to make training and career decisions.
• Obtain information about vocational training.
• Improve your computer skills by completing software tutorials for Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access at GCF Learn Free
• Practice your typing and 10-key with Mavis Beacon Tutorial software.
• Obtain a Professional Certificate for typing, 10-key and various computer applications.

• Use our Resume Builder ** and/or word processing software to create presentable resumes and cover letters.
• Look at sample resumes and cover letters and get ideas on how to present your experience and skills from Susan Ireland and the O*Net Center
• Copy and/or fax resumes, applications, licenses or certifications, etc.
• Have your resume critiqued by one of our experienced staff (Tuesday 9-11AM / Thursday 2-4PM)
• ** The Resume Builder available only in the Alliance Worknet Career Centers

• Sign-up for the Alliance Worknet Job Seeker Orientations.
• Employment-focused workshops.
• Learn about local job fairs and employer recruitments.

• Use our computers to apply on-line.
• Receive assistance with on-line applications
• Use the resource center telephones to contact employers.
• Fax resumes, applications, etc. to employers.
• Set up a free email account to use for your online job search.

Federal law requires many employers to offer continuation health insurance coverage to laid-off workers for as long as 18 months. Up until recently, employees pay the full cost plus an administrative fee. The average monthly COBRA premium for a family costs $1,137, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. That's more than 83 percent of the average unemployment check, according to a study by Families USA, a consumer advocacy organization.

December 21, 2009: President Obama signed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act into law a which created a six-month extension of the subsidy for COBRA health plans for laid-off workers. Under the plan, 65 percent of the cost of COBRA premiums is subsidized. To qualify for this subsidy, the terminated or laid-off employee must have an annual adjusted gross income below $125,000, or $250,000 for joint return filers.

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act gave recipients nine months of subsidized coverage. The new legislation adds another six months of subsidies on top of that, or 15 months in all. The original law applied only to workers who were laid off between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. The new law extends eligibility for the subsidies to people laid of through Feb. 28, 2010. Click on this link for more information. COBRA Health Insurance