Private companies. Fairfax County is now home to over 23,000 employers. The reference librarians at Sherwood Hall Library are expert in showing how to research companies and employment opportunities.

County government positions ((351, (350**) availability announcements are accessible in a variety of ways including the 24-hour job information recording at 324-JOBS, the CRIS kiosk at Sherwood Hall Library, Channel 16 television, the County internet web page http://www.co.fairfax.va.us, the County computer on-line bulletin board at 802-3270 and in person at the County Personnel Application Center at Suite 17, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Other information recordings** are (351, (357, (358.

State and federal government positions may be similarly researched at Sherwood Hall Library.

County school positions call 750-8400.

Forty-Plus of Greater Washington provides employment transition support, workshops and networks for members seeking employment in the metropolitan area. Call (202) 387-1582.

Fairfax County Office for Women offers career development and employment services. Call 324-5730.

Women's Center of Northern Virginia offers counseling, support and workshops for women returning to the workforce or transitioning. Call 281-2657.

Persons over age 50 may receive employment support and referrals from the non-profit Senior Employment Resource Center. Call 750-1936.

Income-eligible seniors recording, (752**

Mount Vernon area employment opportunities often appear in the Mount Vernon Gazette, the Mount Vernon-Lee Vantage and the MOUNT VERNON NET*.

See also CAREER CENTER, VOLUNTEERING.