SJPL Works: Career & Business

Due to our temporary closures, we are currently not accepting book donations at any location.

Address

150 E San Fernando St., San José, CA 95112

Contact

Hours

Monday 9 AM - 9 PM
Tuesday 9 AM - 9 PM
Wednesday 9 AM - 9 PM
Thursday 9 AM - 9 PM
Friday 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM
Sunday 1 PM - 7 PM

Holiday Closures

How We Help Find Your Career

Resume Assistance: Meet with a Career Librarian one-on-one or in a small group setting for an overview of effective formatting, objective, experience, and accomplishment statements. A Career Librarian can also review and critique resumes and cover letters.
Mock Interviews: Meet with a Career Librarian one-on-one to practice for an interview.
Job Application Assistance: Meet with library staff and volunteers to get assistance in filling out job applications.
Career Exploration/Transitions: Meet with a Career Librarian one-on-one to explore opportunities tailored to your personality, motivation, environment, and skills.

How We Help Build Your Business

Referrals: We connect you to organizations that can best assist with your business needs.
Market Research: We can teach you how to utilize library business online resources such as PrivCo, Reference USA Business Directory, and Rich’s Online Directory of Bay Area Businesses.

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Career & Business Online Resources

San Jose Library Card and PIN needed for home access to these online resources. Get an eLibrary Card.

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DemographicsNow

Find detailed demographic data about people and businesses and gain access to reports about purchasing shifts and trends.
Note: This eResource is not accessible to eLibrary Card members at this time.

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Gale Business: Plan Builder

Turn your small business idea into reality using this set of planning, management, and analytical tools.

Legal Information Reference Center

Online full-text access to legal reference books and forms, including Nolo books and various legal forms for personal, family, real estate and small businesses topics.

PrivCo

Get business and financial data on non-publicly traded companies. Includes information about VC fundings, private equity deals, private mergers and acquisitions, and private market investors.

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ReferenceUSA Business Directory

Access detailed directory information on millions of U.S. and Canadian businesses, including address, sales, headquarter and subsidiary information, and SIC and NAICS numbers.

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Rich's Online Directory (Bay Area)

Directory information for Bay Area companies.

Small Business Reference Center

Full-text books from Nolo Press and other publishers, sample legal forms and videos on starting a company, operations management, sales, growing or rescuing a business.