How to Find a Job in Colorado Springs

About 372,500 people live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate. The unemployment rate in the city in September 2010 was 8.7 percent. Despite the high unemployment, Colorado Springs offers many resources to individuals who want to find a job. Both online and in-person, these resources can help you find a position to suit your employment needs.

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  Register for free on the Connecting Colorado site. This site is part of an effort by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Colorado Workforce System to centralize job seekers' job search. Employers post their jobs on the site, and job seekers provide information about their backgrounds, employment experience and what types of jobs they want. Email alerts are available to tell job seekers when jobs that match their criteria are entered into the database. Specify "Colorado Springs" as the city in which you would like to work when you search.

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  Visit a Colorado Workforce Center. The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is located at 2306 E. Pikes Peak Ave. in Colorado Springs, 80909. It can be reached by phone at 719-667-3700. It offers employment counseling, job skills and job-search classes and other assistance to job seekers.

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  Check with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center to learn about job fairs coming up in the Colorado Springs area. The Center maintains an online list as well. Attend a job fair. Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume.

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  Look for positions in the Colorado Springs newspaper, "The Gazette." Search its online or in-print job classifieds regularly for jobs in the area.