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Sources of Information
Charlottesville
Chamber of Commerce
www.cvillechamber.org
295-3141
P.O. Box 1564 (Fifth & Market Sts.),
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Publishes the Membership
Directory, including many local businesses. Call for child
care and educational information that is stored in their database
also. If anything is mailed to you, there's a shipping and
handling fee of $5.
C'ville Classifieds
www.classifieds.c-ville.com
Charlottesville weekly newspaper lists local jobs in its classified section. The paper is free and found in many locations throughout the area including the Law School.
The Daily Progress
www.dailyprogress.com
Circulation: 978-7201
P.O. Box 9030,
Charlottesville, VA 22906
The Charlottesville daily newspaper lists job openings in its classified section (the most extensive list is on Sunday). Write to the address above, order online, or call for an out-of-town subscription. You can get a Sunday-only subscription sent to your current address—a good way to start looking for jobs early. Their Web site links to Community
Classifieds.
Focus
293-2222
www.avenue.org/focus
953 Second Street, S.E.
Mon-Fri 9 am - 4 pm
This nonprofit women's organization offers
career/personal counseling and job connection programs,
including career and work issues support groups and advice
on writing resumés.
The Hook
www.readthehook.com
Another Charlottesville weekly newpaper that lists local jobs in its classified section. The paper is free and found in many locations throughout the area including the Law School.
Information and Referral Center
www.unitedwaytja.com
972-1703
This United Way telephone service links
people to services in Northwestern Virginia. Its Health and
Human Services Directory contains information on over 800
local agencies and services, including phone numbers, addresses,
eligibility requirements, and names of key personnel. The
people there can search the database for certain kinds of
agencies if you request a search.
Monticello Avenue
www.avenue.org/employ.htm
This community Web site has a wealth of
information about many aspects of life in Charlottesville,
including links to potential employers and job Web sites.
NBC29 JobSpot
www.jobspot.nbc29.com
Expanded on-line version of WVIR-TV Channel 29 on-air job listing includes jobs available at WVIR-TV.
Virginia Employment
Commission (VEC)
984-7630
www.vec.state.va.us
P. O. Box 1587, 22902 (400 Preston Ave)
Lists openings for many local employers
and various state and federal agencies in town. While openings
listed are available immediately, you can leave an application
on file which will remain active for 120 days. A National
Computerized Job Service is networked with VEC for assistance
in Charlottesville and surrounding areas before you arrive.
Personal and Career
Development Center
www.curry.edschool.virginia.edu
924-0783
UVA Curry School of Education
Ruffner Hall, Room 158
405 Emmett St.
Under the supervision of Education School
faculty, graduate students in counseling offer any interested
members of the public free counseling in life transitions,
career decisions and changes, and interpersonal relations.
Hours by appointment only.
Piedmont Works
www.careerconnect.state.va.us/jobseeker
977-2662
400 Preston Ave., Suite 101 (next to McDonald's, inside
Virginia Employment Commission Building)
Career counseling. Operated by Piedmont
Virginia Community College.
Commonwealth of
Virginia Home Page
www.virginia.gov
The Commonwealth (State) of Virginia also
has a page with links to job and job training information
sources.
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For Law School students who come to Charlottesville
with partners, finding a job may be a top priority. Charlottesville
has a very low unemployment rate, but, like many small towns with
large universities, there is a lot of competition for the most desirable
jobs. If you have any personal connections in Charlottesville, use
them. If you don't, set up informational interviews in the field
that interests you. The more people you know, the more easily you
may find a job. You may also want to look in the surrounding areaStaunton,
Waynesboro, and Richmond, if you are willing to commute for an hour
or so each way.
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