Career Resources
RESUMES:http://www.careerbuilder.com
CareerBuilder is the most powerful career network on the Web.
Providing the No. 1 targeting experience for people and jobs on
the Internet, the CareerBuilder Network includes more than 60
of the Web's most widely visited sites. Job-hunting and
resume tips.
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm
Cover letter samples from Career Lab.
http://www.careermag.com
Career and resume advice. Job searches and resume posting.
Virtual tours of selected companies.
http://www.careers.org
Career Resource Center Careers.Org - Directory of Career Directories.
http://www.damngood.com
Yana Parker's web site offers resume advice and samples.
http://www.eresumes.com
Resources for every facet of resume writing. Site offers free samples, tips for job searches and interviews, and links to other useful web sites.
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
Richard Nelson Bolles hosts this site as a supplement to his book
What Color Is Your Parachute? Site contains career advice
and tests, creating and posting resumes, job hunting links, and
articles.
http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
"Bay Area Library & Information System (BALIS), a regional
library agency serving public libraries in Alameda, Contra Costa
and San Francisco Counties, is the organization responsible for
JobStar. Project Director & Webmaster: Mary-Ellen Mort,
M. L. S." Although specifically for the Bay Area of
California, JobStar provides many useful links for career advice,
online career tests, resume writing, and researching companies.
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/default.htm
Welcome to Catapult, the springboard to career- and job-related sites sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Provides tools and resources to enhance the job search.
http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?menuID=0&careers=2
"Think of how happy you'd be to go to work each day saying
to yourself, "I want to," not "I have to."
The difference? It's simply matching the right person with
the right place. For most people achieving that perfect
fit isn't that simple. Welcome to The Princeton Review Career
Quiz! Take this 24-question quiz that asks easy stuff about
you, and then we'll analyze your answers to determine your most
likely interests and work style. With this information,
we'll help guide you to careers that would likely suit you--and,
more importantly, that you'd enjoy! The people who created the
Birkman Method® developed The Princeton Review Career Quiz.
This summary quiz is designed only to give you a taste of the
full tool, which constructs a much deeper and more accurate individual
profile."
http://www.rileyguide.com
The Riley Guide is here to guide you through the many online
sites and services that are useful for your job search.
Margaret F. Dikel, a recognized expert on Internet job hunting,
is author of The Riley Guide.
EMPLOYMENT:
http://www.hotjobs.com
HotJobs.com, a subsidiary of Yahoo!, is a leading recruiting
solutions and software company. The company's flagship job site,
HotJobs.com (http://www.hotjobs.com), is one of the leading career
domains, and was voted the "Best General Purpose Job Board
for Job Seekers" in a survey of job seekers conducted by
WEDDLE's. In addition to its popular consumer job board, HotJobs
provides employers with progressive recruiting solutions such
as its Softshoe hiring management software, Agency Desktop and
Diversity Marketing Solutions. The company recently ranked #14
in Bloomberg Personal Finance Magazine's coveted "Tech 100"
list.
http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.cfm
Although specifically for the Bay Area of California, JobStar
provides many useful guides and links to salary surveys.
http://www.monster.com
Monster.com offers job search, career and resume tips.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/classifieds/employment/
Philadelphia Inquirer Career Builder. Online classified ads.
Search and apply for employment. Post resumes.
http://www.quintcareers.com/home.html
"Quintessential Careers is the ultimate career, job, and
college site, offering expert career and job-hunting advice, as
well as links to all the best job sites. Special sections
for teens, college students, and all other job-seekers (by industry,
geography, and job-seeker type) makes this site a comprehensive
resource for all."
http://www.salary.com
"Salary.com offers career information and Salary Wizard,
a proprietary compensation database, which contains salary information
on thousands of job titles. The Salary Wizard calculates
salaries based on job title and geographic location."
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Occupational Outlook Handbook, current edition
Job descriptions and projections, educational requirements and
salary ranges.
