There are many ways to look for jobs in the Imperial County or any other city. From looking through the newspaper classifieds to browsing various Internet sites. Here are

the 2 most helpful websites for jobs in the Imperial County. The CalJOBS website also has job listings for other counties. These websites are updated on a daily basis.

           

CalJOBS          www.caljobs.ca.gov (Need to register)

 

            IV Press           www.ivpressonline.com/classifieds (Don’t need to register)

 

The following 2 sample job openings are an example of what you might read in the newspaper. As you can see, you need to know what some of the abbreviations are to fully understand the job opening. See if you can understand the following:

 

Clerical Asst.-small ofc. is looking for help with cler. work. F/T pos. Exp. Pref., comp. lit and xlt. Typing skls. req. M-F Sched. Pick up applic. @ ECE Real Estate, 705 Broadway St., El Centro

Retail Clerk- Clothing store is seeking applicants for p/t sales pos. 20 hrs p/wk. Great oppty., might lead to f/t pos. Driv. Lic. nec., Call Maria’s Fashions for appt. 555-8800 or pick up applic. @ store.

 

Here are many of the abbreviations that are used in Help Wanted Ads:

Rounded Rectangle: M-F Monday-Friday Mgr. Manager Min. Minimum Nec. Necessary Opp. Opportunity Org. Organization @ At Perm. Permanent P.M. Afternoon/evening Pos. position Pref. Preferred PT, P/T part time A.A. Associate of Arts A.S. Associate of Science Comp. Lit. Computer Literate F/T full time
Rounded Rectangle: Recpt. Receptionist Ref. References Req. Required Sal. Salary Secy. Secretary Skls. Skills Temp. Temporary Xlt. Excellent W/ With Wk. Week or work W.P.M. Words per minute Yr. Year B.A. Bachelor of Arts B.S. Bachelor of Science Exp. Experience Appt. Appointment