How to Find a Job in Broward County

Broward County is home to dozens of key industries and manufacturing sectors.

With sunny coastal cities such as Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, enjoys a healthy flow of year-round tourism. The county is home to hundreds of hotels, resorts and attractions; numerous commercial fishing boats; wildlife preservation organizations and commissions; as well as malls, outlet stores and ocean-side boutiques and souvenir shops. Finding a job in one of Florida's most thriving counties is a matter of identifying your strengths and interests and casting a wide net.

Instructions

1. Visit Broward County's website to find available positions with county departments. The site highlights "hot jobs" and lists full-time, part-time and student openings. Job categories include clerical/secretarial, marketing and communications, engineering, health/medical and community service. Register with the site to create a skills profile, save and modify your resume, and obtain updated career-match results.

2. Apply for jobs with the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Hollywood. All three municipalities have websites that allow you to view job openings and apply online.

3. Check out job listings on the websites of Broward County's top employers, including American Express, Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Citrix Systems, Andrx Corporation, Kemper National Services, Ed Morse Automotive Group, AutoNation and The Sports Authority.

4. Search for positions within Broward County Public Schools, the nation's largest fully accredited school district. The system has 128 elementary schools, 35 middle schools and 24 high schools. Also look for jobs at Broward County's four career and technical centers and 11 colleges and universities, including The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Broward Community College, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University and Nova Southeastern University.

5. Look for jobs with Broward's 40-plus hospitals, the Broward County Convention Center and the Broward County Parks and Recreation.

6. Apply for jobs with Broward County Transit, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority or the State of Florida Public Transportation Office in Coral Springs. Also check out job openings at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

7. Search for jobs with the county's dozens of nonprofit organizations and social services agencies, including the Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Broward County, the American Cancer Society, Broward Urban River Trails, Habitat for Humanity of Broward, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida and Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS).

8. Look for jobs at browardcountyjobs.com, fortlauderdale.employmentguide.com, floridasmart.com, craigslist.com, monster.com and simplyhired.com

9. Check classified ads in local and regional newspapers, including the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the South Florida Times, the Hollywood Gazette, El Heraldo, El Sentinel and the Broward-Palm Beach New Times.

References

• Broward County Careers
• City of Fort Lauderdale Jobs
• City of Pompano Beach: Human Resources
• City of Hollywood: Human Resources
• Broward County Cultural Division

Resources

• Broward County Public Schools: Employment
• Broward County Parks and Recreation
• Sun-Sentinel: Broward County Social Services A--L
• Sun-Sentinel: Broward County Social Services M--Z