Career Advice

How paid trades apprenticeships work, the pre-apprenticeship programs in Pittsburg and Richmond, what the electricians’ program asks for, and how to find the rest.

How BART, EBMUD and Contra Costa’s county health system each hire, what their entry-level jobs pay, and how to hear about openings first.

Minimum wages, the cost of living in Contra Costa, your rights under California’s pay transparency law, and how to check your own pay.

Richmond’s $19.18 minimum wage, the free RichmondWORKS career center, RichmondBUILD trade training, and entry-level city jobs that suit a first job.

The City of Walnut Creek and the Walnut Creek School District both hire part-time staff. What was open, what it paid, and how to apply.

What Chevron Richmond’s Operator Trainee program asks for, what other refinery jobs need, and how to train for them at Los Medanos College.

Most Contra Costa school districts hire through EDJOIN. Who is hiring, what support jobs pay, and how to get through each step.

What an Eligibility Worker does, what the county pays, who qualifies with no degree, and how to prepare for the multiple-choice test.

The signs that a job posting is a scam, what the people behind them are after, and what to do if you have already replied to one.

How county hiring works, step by step: where jobs are posted, why your resume does not count, how the tests and eligible lists work, and how to improve your odds.