Imagine Art is committed to preparing AmeriCorps Members for Life After AmeriCorps by offering guidance, resources, and support throughout their service year.

Below is listing of Employment Resources from the national to the local level.

U.S. Department of Labor’s website Career One Stop offers:

• Assessments: Interest Assessments, Skills Matcher, Work Values Matcher

• Career Exploration: The more you know about the job market, the more you can build career resilience.

• Find a job: Search for a jobs by location.

• Find Local Help: Find workforce services in your neighborhood or across the country.

• Find Training: Find training programs, colleges, and universities in your local area. Note: Some institutions may accept the AmeriCorps Education Award to pay for educational expenses.

• Interview and Negotiate: Want to learn the secrets of successful interviewing and negotiating? Research and practice.

• Job Search Tips: Strengthen your job search by using strategies that work. Find ideas to sharpen your online image and resources to help when relocating for work.

• Plan your job search: Make your job search efforts pay off with research and planning.

• Plan your career: Build your career with knowledge and a thoughtful plan.

• Networking: Networking is your most important job search strategy.

• Resources: Your source for targeted help or information.

• Resume and Applications: Get in the door with a great resume or job application.

• Toolkits: Find the tool you need to research career information, training, or jobs.

Employers of National Service connects AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni with employers from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Over 600 organizations in the network! Search them by name, type, or location.

The Texas Commission on the Arts website offers:

• Art as a Career: Career Guides developed by the University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts

• Being an Artist in Texas: Listing of a variety of resources for artists

• Art Opportunities: Search statewide art opportunities

• Funding a Small Business and Projects | Resources for business start up grants, loans, and financing (also see Imagine Art’s Artist Resource below)

• Job Opportunities: Search statewide job opportunities

The Roadtrip Nation Experience is a project-based course that helps you discover your interests, explore career possibilities, and talk to someone you admire about how they found their path. In five easy video lessons, you'll build the social skills needed to pursue a fulfilling career.

Explore all the World’s Number One Job site, Indeed, has to offer by participating in their Job Search Academy. The Indeed Job Search Academy is a free virtual program created to help you excel in your job search. The program focuses on mastering the five key areas of the job search so you feel confident every step of the way–because everyone deserves better work.!