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Start Your Career Today
PA CareerLink® offers a variety of free career development services to help you succeed in the workplace. To get started, find a location near you.
Explore Career Resources
Explore in-demand career pathways to see how your interests and skills can build you a brighter future.
Find Workshops and Training Programs
Build and enhance your skills with free workshops, training, and more resources.
Explore Online Resources
Meet your goals from where you are. Our online resources for career seekers can help with your job search, interview readiness, career exploration, skill-building, and much more.
Build Your Skills
Explore in-demand career pathways to see how your interests and skills can build you a brighter future. Explore our offerings below, visit any of our service locations in Philadelphia, or call 1-833-750-JOBS (5627) for more information.
Career Counseling
We’ll build a customized career plan for you at one of our centers.
Workshops
Learn how to properly interview, build your resume, get your GED or an associate degree, and more!
Resources That Meet Your Needs
We offer additional services for the following audiences.
Veterans Services
Veterans and eligible spouses receive priority of services in all employment programs funded by the US Dept. of Labor.
55+ Programs
If you are looking for a job and are over the age of 55, PA CareerLink® Centers have programs designed for your level of experience and seniority.
Individuals With Disabilities
Staff can assist individuals with disabilities including resources for the hearing and visually impaired, with intellectual and physical disabilities, and can provide enrollment support for OVR registration.
Finding work with a criminal background
Finding a job or building a career with a criminal record can be challenging. Reentry programs, Fair Chance Hiring initiatives, and the Ban the Box program in Philadelphia can help.
Youth and Young Adults
Youth Navigators in PA CareerLink® Philadelphia centers connect youth and young adults to resources, employment, training and apprenticeship opportunities, and career exposure programs like WorkReady.
Laid Off Workers
If you receive notice from your company about a layoff, PA CareerLink® offers specialized services to aid in the transition.
Further your career by getting paid to learn
As an apprentice, you’re an employee from day one. You’ll receive on-the-job training and mentoring, related instruction, and wage gains while on a career path in your chosen industry.
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I had to learn as part of my recovery to advocate for myself. I realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to have the CRS course paid for, so I completed the enrollment paperwork the first day I could.” Read the full story.
Toni (Program Participant) I had to learn as part of my recovery to advocate for myself. I realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to have the CRS course paid for, so I completed the enrollment paperwork the first day I could.” Read the full story.
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I had to learn as part of my recovery to advocate for myself. I realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to have the CRS course paid for, so I completed the enrollment paperwork the first day I could.” Read the full story.
Toni (Program Participant) I had to learn as part of my recovery to advocate for myself. I realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to have the CRS course paid for, so I completed the enrollment paperwork the first day I could.” Read the full story.
Find a Career Center Near You
Located in four convenient neighborhoods in Philadelphia, each center is wheelchair accessible and reachable by major thoroughfares and public forms of transportation. The Centers are open from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.