Employment  

How to Search for a Job

First Steps in the Hunt, jobhunting suggestions and promising web sites (updated daily)

College Grad Job Hunter, how to look for work, write resumes, etc.

CareerBuilder.Com, excellent site that collects information from 30 major job sites and lets you search by categorys

Internships

Internships, a database to find information about internship programs--over 2600 programs and 200,000 positions

Occupational Information

2002-03 Occupational Outlook Handbook

Rebecca Smith's Resumes and Resources, an award-winning site for useful job info.

Career Development Manual, mainly intended for university students, but also valuable for others. Shows how to assess one's personality, aptitudes, and values and how to match these to potential occupations.

O*Net On-line, interactive database to help you explore occupations, identify job skills, locate similar occupations, and much else.

Job Listings

Detailed Comparison of Major Job-Hunting Sites, an article

Job Direct, designed specifically for entry-level jobs for new graduates.

Federal Jobs

CareerPath.Com, Help-wanted ads from major city newspapers

Craig's List, good site for jobs, etc. in major cities, esp. San Francisco

Nation Job Network, lists jobs from around U.S., but esp. good for Midwest.

Monster.Com, keyword searching for jobs; jobs listed by city; you can post resumes; links to career fairs, and links for recruiters.

Internet Job Locator, searchable by city, field, and state with links to job employment-related search engines

HeadHunter.Net, over 200,00 job listings that are never more than 30 days old

HelpWanted.Com, searchable job postings with links to employment agencies

Jobs in Higher Education, list of links for teaching and administrative positions (annotated)

America's Job Bank

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