The Best Collection
of Sites Relating to Job Search
http://www.rileyguide.com
Bookmarks
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/17bookmark.htm
Search Engines
http://www.yahoo.com
Notice: When
you click on Business and Economy the categories end with
Transportation
http://www.infoseek.com
This search engine
is now called Go.com and no longer appropriate for our tutorial.
http://www.altavista.com
The homepage
of this search engine has changed significantly since this book
was published. Search categories start with Arts and Entertainment
and end with Work and Money. There are specialty searches at
the top of the page in News, Shopping and Real Estate as well
as "Fast Finds". Click on Work and Money in
the main search directory and then on Jobs, you will find
a list starting with For Students and ending with Workplace Issues.
http://www.aol.com/netfind/
The main list of categories
starts with Arts and Entertainment and ends with Travel. Click
on Jobs. Then click on Business and you will see
a group of categories starting with Accounting and ending with
Venture Capital. Click on Employment for niche specific
job posting sites followed by general references.
Tutorials for Learning
the Internet
http://howto.yahoo.com/
http://www.go.com/Help?pg=SearchTips.htm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
http://searchenginewatch.com
http://www.cnet.com/Content/Features/Dlife/Habits/
Examples of Endings
http://www.avid.com
http://www.redcross.org
http://www.stanford.edu/
Logging In
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.careerpath.com is now Career Builder. Click
on Move my Resume and you will see a registration form.
http://www.monster.com
Email
http://www.emailaddresses.com/
http://home.voyager.co.nz/email.htm
no longer exists
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/email.html
Practice
http://www.doi.gov/octc/intro.html
Chapter
6 Exploring the Wide World of Work Through the
Internet
Explore
What's Out There
http://www.businessweek.com/
http://www.adweek.com/
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.toc.htm
no longer correct http://www.carmelmiddle.org/olclass/math/jobs.html
correction http://www.pathfinder.com/money/features/bestjobs_0395/bestjobsopener.html
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
http://www.equimax.com
Temporary
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/misc.html#temp
Industries
corrected http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/
There are now two categories:
Business to Business and Shopping and Services.
Print out both of these lists and proceed with directions in
the text.
http://galaxy.tradewave.com/galaxy/Business-and-Commerce.html
Update! We no longer
recommend this site.
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/industry.html
Assessment Tests
http://keirsey.com/frame.html
http://www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html
http://www.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.shtml
http://www.kingdomality.com
This is a spoof on the
Meyers Briggs Type Inventory and tells you what your career would
have been in the Middle Ages. It is very much on target. Try
it, and have fun.
Career Fields/Vocational
Areas
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/careerlibrary/links/career.cfm
correction Yahoo!
Business and Economy > Employment and Work > Career Fields
Click on a
career category and then put an interest in the search window.
i.e. Click on the category of law enforcement and type
parole officer in the search window.
http://jobsmart.org/tools/career/spec-car.htm
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
Job Titles
http://www.review.com/birkman/
Click on Careers
in the left hand column and then "TPR Career Quiz"
http://www.review.com/career
Click on Careers
in the left hand colume and then "Find a Career"
http://www.careerpath.com/
http://www.rileyguide.com
Professional Associations
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
correction http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Employment_and_Work/Organizations/
http://myjobsearch.com/network/associations.html A fabulous site.
Magazines and Journals
http://www.ecola.com/
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Magazines/
Educational Requirements
http://altavista.com
You are no longer
able type in questions on Altavista.
http://www.harvard.edu
http://www.umd.edu
Research Specific Organizations
and Companies
http://jobsmart.org/hidden/coinfo.htm
http://www.hoovers.com
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/index.html
http://www.rileyguide.com
Go to this
site and click on appropriate titles.
Chapter
7 Using the Internet to Set
Yourself Up for Success
GETTING THE LAY OF
THE LAND
Industries
Hoovers Industry Snapshots--to
be updated soon
http://www.hoovers.com/industry/archive/0,2048,169,00.html
http://www.yahoo.com
Go to this site and type
in "Industry Outlook" in search window. Choose from
a number of industry reports.
http://www.fuld.com/i3/index.html
Scroll down until you
see the heading "Industry-Specific Internet Resources."
Click on industry of your choice.
correction http://www.dowjones.work.com
Click on an
industry in Industry Colume and then click on "Analysis
and Trends"
http://www.wetfeet.com
Scroll down to Careers and Industries and look at the profiles.
http://www.bls.gov/iag/iag.services.htm
http://vault.com/hubs/industrylist.jsp
Vocational Areas
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/occ_sea1.htm
Specific Job Titles
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/JobFutures/
http://www.review.com/career/
Click on Careers
in left hand colume and then click on "Find a Career"
correction http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/index.htm
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
Professional Associations
and Journals
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
http://myjobsearch.com/network/associations.html
http://www.shrm.org/hrtalk/
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/business.shtml
Forums, Lists
http://www.liszt.com
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/
http://www.shrm.org/hrtalk/
( an example
of a human resources forum)
Specific Organizations
and Companies
http://www.excite.com
http://www.dogpile.com
http://www.yahoo.com
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/index.html
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/employer.html
VERIFYING YOUR INTEREST
Informational Interview
http://www.quintcareers.com/informational_interviewing.html
APPLYING FOR THE JOB
Newspapers and Journals
http://www.careerpath.com
Now CareerBuilder
without newspaper search capability.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Organizations/professional
http://www.ecola.com
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/business.shtml
correction http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html
Homepages of Companies
http://www.amcity.com
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies
College Password Job
Site
http://www.jobtrack.com
Job Fairs, Real and
Virtual
http://www.careermosaic.com
http://www.careerfairs.com/UpComing_fairs.asp
Reviews of Job and
Resume Posting Sites
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
Site no longer exists
http://www.nbew.com/weddle/index.htm
http://www.careerxroads.com
http://www.forbesbest.com/asp/category.asp?categories=Job%2BHunting
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/tech/tebest9.htm
http://www.executivelibrary.com/Personal.asp
Top
Job Posting Sites
Monster Board http://www.monster.com
Career Builder http://careerbuilder.com
America's JobBank http://www.ajb.dni.us/
Job Options http://www.joboptions.com
Headhunter.Net http://www.headhunter.net/
Career Mosaic http://www.careermosaic.com/
Career Web http://www.careerweb.com/
Hot Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
NationJob Network http://www.nationjob.com/
Sample
of Industry Specific Job Posting Sites
Non-profits Community Career Center http://www.nonprofitjobs.org/
Human Resources Society for HR Management http://www.shrm.org/jobs/
Social Work NASW Jobs Online http://www.naswdc.org/
Medicine Doc Job http://www.docjob.com
Accounting AccountingNet http://www.accountingnet.com/
Software Engineer Jobs.Internet.Com http://jobs.internet.com/
Education Chronicle of Higher Ed http://chronicle.com/jobs/
Park Service Nat'l Pk Service Careers http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/jobs.htm
Advertising Adweek Online http://www.adweek.com
Telecommuting Jobs http://www.tjobs.com/
Mission Driven Talent http://www.execsearches.com
More niche or industry
specific job posting sites:
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/jobs.html
http://myjobsearch.com/cgi-bin/mjs.cgi/specialty.html
http://www.jobweb.org/employment/resources/default.htm
Click on Career Fields
under National Sites.l
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/work/wo4find.htm
A listing of general and
industry specific job posting sites.
http://www.eresumes.com/links_jobs.html#Job
Listings by Industry
Job Posting Sites in
Your Area
www.dbm.com/jobguide/jobs.html
Time Saving Web Sites
http://www.javelink.com
Chapter
8 The Resume
and Cover Letter: The Perfect Introduction
http://www.lifeworktransitions.com
http://www.10minuteresume.com/
http://eresumes.com/
http://www.damngood.com/jobseekers/tips.html
http://www.dejanews.com
http://www.10minuteresume.com
http://www.eresumes.com/tut_asciiresume.html
http://www.careerxroads.com
no longer exists http://www.nbew.com/weddle/index.htm
http://jobsmart.org/internet/reseval.htm
http://www.dejanews.com
http://jobsmart.org/tools/resume/res-what.htm
http://www.damngood.com/jobseekers/tips.html
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/
Chapter
9 Winning the
Interview
Interviews
http://www.careercity.com/content/interview/index.asp
correction http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/careers/students/getting-info/guides/interview.shtml
http://www.review.com/career/
Click on Careers
in left hand colume and then click on "Find a Career"
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
.
http://www.bio.com/hr/search/articlelist.html
Salary
http://www.salary.com
http://jobsmart.org/tools/salary/
http://pw1.netcom.com/~tomb/recruitment/salaries.html
http://www.wageweb.com
http://careers.wsj.com/
http://public.wsj.com/careers/resources/documents/cwc-jobhunt.htm
http://www.bio.com/hr/search/negotiation.html
http://www.hardatwork.com/Escalator/raise.html
Chapter
10 Your New
Beginning
http://www.dilbert.com
If You Could Only Go
to One Site for Each Topic. . .
Ideas for the Future:
The Global Ideas Bank:
http://www.globalideasbank.org
Search Engine Tutorial: Search Engine
Watch:
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
Comprehensive Tutorial on Using the
Internet: UC Berkeley Library
Internet: A Tutorial:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Meta Career Site: The Riley Guide:
http://www.rileyguide.com
Overall Career Service Center: JobSmart:
http://www.jobsmart.org
Comprehensive Assessment: University
of Waterloo Career Center:
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/
Assessment Test: The Keirsey Type Sorter:
http://www.keirsey.com/frame.html
and then
http:www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html
Interest Inventory: Holland Interests
Game:
http://jobs.esc.state.nc.us/soicc/planning/c1a.htm
http://www.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.shtml.
Skills Analysis: Bowling Green Career
Center:
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/students/planning.html
Goals: Top Achievement:
correction http://www.topachievement.com/goalsetting.html
Industry Review: Hoovers:
http://www.hoovers.com
Definitions of Vocations: Occupational
Outlook Handbook:
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
Relevant Vocational Information: America's
Career Infonet:
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/occ_sea1.htm
Specific Job Titles:Human Resources
Development Canada:
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/JobFutures/
Salary Information: Wall Street Journal:
http://careers.wsj.com/
Professional Associations: Associations
Online:
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
Professional Journals (Online): News
Directory.Com:
http://www.ecola.com
Company Research: Researching Companies
Tutorial by Deb Flanagan
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/index.html
Resumes: Ten Minute Resume:
http://www.10minuteresume.com/
Cover Letters: CareerLab Cover Letter
Library:
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/
Job Fairs: Career Fairs
http://www.careerfairs.com
Job Posting Site: The Monster Board:
http://www.monster.com
Interviews: Career City:
http://www.careercity.com/content/interview/index.asp
Maps to the Interview: Yahoo's Map
Service:
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps
Salary Negotiation:Hard@Work:
http://www.hardatwork.com/Escalator/raise.html
Advice: BioOnline's David Jansen:
http://bio.com/hr/search/search_1.html