Kentucky Career Center - Lake Cumberland Area

The Kentucky Career Center offers assistance to job seekers:

Whatever your needs are, our Kentucky Career Centers have everything you need to get started: computers with Internet access, resume-preparation software, printers, telephones, copiers, fax machines, tutorials, and access to job listings. And they’re all available at no charge.

Among the services we offer job seekers:
•Filing unemployment claims over the Internet
•Registering yourself as a job seeker
•Counseling, assistance in technology and other services for people with disabilities (see our Vocational Services for more information)
•Assistance on preparing a resume and interviewing
•Resources to help you identify interests and skills
•Self-directed or staff-assisted job search within statewide and national job listings

Our search engine, Focus|Career™, offers one of the most comprehensive databases of available jobs anywhere – as well as the ability to apply online. Search on your own or drop by one of our offices and we can talk you through the process. http://focuscareer.ky.gov

Whether you are unemployed or looking for a new career opportunity Focus|Career™ provides both a professional resume builder and a path to job registration.

Features allow you to:
•Build a professional resume easily, using the interview wizard.
•Find job leads instantly that match your skills and transferable abilities.
•Schedule job alerts daily or weekly to your inbox.
•Explore career options and paths to reach your education and employment goals.

Whether building your first resume or updating a previous one, Focus|Career™ offers an easy-to-use resume builder that virtually writes the resume for you. With required and optional sections, the system gives you flexibility in designing a resume that reflects your skills, knowledge and abilities.

Set up to five job alerts to search for specific types of positions. These alerts are delivered to your inbox daily or weekly. Focus|Career™ uses artificial intelligence to match your skills to jobs and rank them with 1 to 5 stars, showing how well you qualify for a position.