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Online Applications Local Classifieds Connecticut Resources
Nationwide Sources Career Information

Online Applications

American Eagle Outfitters
Bank of America
Best Buy
Big Y
Bridgeport Hospital
CVS Pharmacy
Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy
Home Depot
Lowes
McDonald’s
Macy’s
Metro North Railroad
People’s United Bank
Radio Shack
Red Lobster
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Shaws
Shoprite
Sikorsky
Staples
Stop & Shop
TJ Maxx, Marshalls
UPS
United States Postal Service, NEW
Walgreens
Yum! Brands (KFC,Taco Bell,Pizza Hut)

Local Classifieds

Connecticut Resources

Employment and Training Resources in the Bridgeport Area

  • Bridgeport Area Employment Agencies (Permanent and Temporary)
  • Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
    The mission of the Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services to create opportunities that allow individuals with disabilities to live and work independently.
  • Connecticut Job Corps Center
    Job Corps is the nation’s largest residential employment and educational training program for economically disadvantaged youth ages 16 to 24.
  • Connecticut Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
    SCSEP offers employment and training opportunities to interested older persons wishing to remain in the work force.
  • Family Services Woodfield (FSW)
    Family Services Woodfield (FSW) is a health and human services agency that has been active in the Bridgeport area for over 150 years. FSW’s mission is to help create a healthy society built on strong families and communities. FSW programs address a full spectrum of social issues including the Empowering People for Success welfare-to-work program.
  • Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut
    Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut offers a full range of vocational and support services to people with disabilities and others facing challenges to employment and community living. Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut provides a flexible menu of services designed to meet a wide variety of individual needs.
  • Hall Neighborhood House – Transition Center for Working Families
    The Transition Center for Working Families opened in 1997. The Center’s purpose is to serve the needs of working families in the community.
  • Southwestern CTWorks
    Southwestern CTWorks Centers are located in Ansonia, Bridgeport and Stamford. Southwestern CTWorks offers a wide variety of FREE services and training for unemployed and underemployed jobseekers looking for better careers.
  • Connecticut Employment Law
    Self-Help Materials from the Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Nationwide Resources

  • America’s Job Bank
  • Career Builder
    Post resume or browse jobs
  • Fedworld
    More Federal Jobs
  • Hotjobs
    Search by category, post and edit your resume. Even has a relocation center
  • Indeed.com Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.
  • Jobs.com
    Basic no-frills job source. Easy to navigate.
  • JobHunt
    A meta-list of on-line job-search resources and services from Stanford University. Look here for CLASSIFIED ADS and resume banks.
  • Jobstar
    Salary Surveys broken down by profession
  • Monster.com
    National job board
  • Snagajob.com The #1 Source for Hourly Employment
  • USA Jobs
    Federal Jobs
  • Try using Google to find likely combinations of words. For example a chemist looking for a job might try, “+CHEMIST +EMPLOYMENT” or “+CHEMISTRY +JOBS” as search terms.

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