JOB RESOURCES 

Job Websites: 

Þ Career Builder: Good assortment of job ads from bigger newspapers and company websites.  Includes other resources like resume posting.  Can search by job category, keyword or location.  

      http://www.careerbuilder.com

Þ Monster: One of the major job sites, with all the bells and whistles; search jobs, post your resume, sections offering advice and career tools.     

      http://monster.com

Þ Juju Job Search Engine:  This is a metasearch, which searches more than one job site at a time.  You can also browse jobs by category, location, company or keyword, and sign up for automatic email notifications based on any search. 

      http://www.job-search-engine.com/

Þ Simply Hired:  Searches other job boards and company sites.  It also has really good advanced search options and filters that will allow you to customize your jobs search to your specifications.        

      http://www.simplyhired.com/

Þ Yahoo Hot Jobs:  This is Yahoo’s job site.  It includes a job search, resume posting and a section on career tools, which includes advice on resumes and cover letters, interviewing, networking and calculating and negotiating your ideal salary.  

      http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

Þ Jobs.com:  Allows users to either browse jobs geographically by state or major cities or by a limited number of job categories, or to search for jobs by keyword.  The Profile & Resume, Jobs, Advice and Career Tools sections are just links back to the corresponding sections of the Monster.com website.                                                                                              http://www.jobs.com/

Þ Best Jobs in the USA Today: Comprehensive job resource site that includes job databases, resume posting, corporate profiles and more.                                         http://www.bestjobsusa.com/

Þ BilingualCareer.com: For job seekers who speak English and at least one other language.  

      http://www.bilingualcareer.com/

Þ Flip Dog: Well organized and easy to use.  It is powered by Monster, so you have access to the Monster database and career tools.                                                               

      http://www.flipdog.com/

Þ College Recruiter: Entry level work and career opportunities for recent college graduates; includes part-time and full-time jobs. 

      http://www.collegerecruiter.com/

Cover Letter and Resume Writing / Interview Advice Websites: 

Þ Resume-Help.org:  This website is well organized and really easy to use, it offers tips on writing

      resumes and cover letters, advice on interviews and tools to help you find a job.

      http://www.resume-help.org    

Þ OWL at Purdue: This is part of the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.  This section, on

      workplace writing, includes some excellent information and ideas for composing resumes and

      cover letters.

      http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/

Þ Riley Guide: This is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet.  There are a lot of helpful links on this website in all areas of job searching.               

      http://www.rileyguide.com/

Þ QuintCareers.com:  Covers many aspects of a job search, including writing resumes and cover

      letters, and interview tips.                                                                  

      http://www.quintcareers.com/

Þ CollegeGrad.com: This website offers advice for recent college graduates seeking entry level

      jobs.                 

      http://www.collegegrad.com/

Þ Job Star Central: This site is really aimed at job seekers in California, but it has a lot of good

      general information that is not exclusive to that area.  It is hosted by a Bay area librarian, and is

      simple and well organized.  The section on which kind of resume to choose is very well

      organized and easily understood.

      http://jobstar.org/index.php

Þ Interview and Resume / Cover Letter sections of Monster.com:  Tips on interview

      preparation, questions, appearance, and following up, plus advice on cover letters and resumes,

      including examples of each.  Click on Browse All Articles under each category to get the full

      spectrum of articles.  

      http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/careers.aspx

      http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/careers.aspx

Þ Interview tips from the Career Consulting Corner website.

      http://www.careercc.com/interv3.shtml#Well

Þ Rockport Institute on Resume Writing:  Resume writing advice from the Rockport Institute, which specializes in career consultation; specifically, the information on this website is an excerpt from a book published by the Institute: Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success.   

      http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html

Þ Resume Templates:  Download a resume template from Microsoft Office Online.  You will need access to a computer with Microsoft Word; you will also need to pay attention to which versions of Word are compatible with each template.                          

      http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101043371033.aspx

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