Jobs & Careers

  • BarPrep Hero

    The Multistate Bar Examination, which is prepared and administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, covers material relating to seven legal practice areas. They are Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property and Torts. The following practice exams incorporate those subjects into the hypothetical problem-solving, multiple choice questions.

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  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Practice Test

    CNA practice tests that have the same kind of questions you’ll be answering when you take the real written examination. All test questions are based on current course materials, including the 2016 National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®), which is the written test that most states use.

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  • Driving-Tests.org

    Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles handbooks and practice tests for driving permits, motorcycle licenses and commercial drivers licenses.

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  • JobNow

    JobNow provides live interactive online help and online resources to guide you through the tasks to get a job. Get help with resume writing, interviewing, building skills, and more!

    Register here

  • LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)

    Learn relevant, professional skills on LinkedIn Learning.  With your Avon Library card number and PIN, you can access more than 16,000 online courses in seven languages taught by expert instructors with real world experience.  Popular topics include leadership, project management, cloud computing, Microsoft products, and web development.

    For PIN problems or other technical support,  call the reference desk at 860-673-9712 x4.

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    App available: LinkedIn Learning is available in the App Store for both Android and iOS devices.  Download those from the Google Play or App Store.

    When using an app, you will be prompted for your library ID.  The library ID for Avon Free Public Library is afpl.

  • Professional Development Collection

    Professional Development Collection includes full text for more than 500 high-quality education journals, provided by ResearchItCT.

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  • Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)

    Directory information for more than 20 million business and 222 million consumers.

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  • Small Business Reference Center

    Offers readers a collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information. Business videos include interviews, “lessons learned” features, lectures and how-to videos to help foster success in all aspects of managing a business.

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  • Workforce Solutions (including Job & Career Accelerator)

    LearningExpress Library’s Workforce Solutions gives job seekers the most comprehensive collection of job search and career exploration tools anywhere — all in one place and always available online. It includes resume and letter builders with targeted samples and tips, millions of job and internship postings, interviewing advice, sample occupational tests, tools to build your skills, and a personal dashboard to track users’ work.  See all that Workforce Solution offers by clicking here, or just create an account and explore.

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