Internet Resources
These are really Knock 'em Dead Internet resources with links to websites in twenty-two job search and career-management categories.
You'll find the big job banks, profession specific sites for eighteen major industries, association, entry level, executive, minority sites and more. You'll discover tools that help you find companies or lost colleagues, and sites that help you choose new career directions or find a super qualified professional resume writer, job or career coach.
If you are new to job search online, you will want to check out How to Launch an Online Job Search.
To jump to a specific area of our resources, choose a category from the menu below.
Association Sites
The Internet Public Library. Lots of great research services of potential use to your job search. This link takes you directly to an online directory of professional associations.
Peter Weddle's employment services site also offers a comprehensive online professional association directory.
Career and Job Coaches
Martin accepts private counseling clients facing challenges in the areas of Job Search, Interview Preparation & Negotiation Tactics and Career Success.
An association of seasoned and credentialed coaches, of which Martin Yate is a member.
www.certifiedcareercoaches.com
A website that features only certified career coaches.
www.certifiedresumewriters.com
A website that features only certified resume writers.
Career Assessments
A career choice test which matches your motivations against career directions. I've been using it for a number of years.
Links to career planning and choice tools. The first free career choice test listed wasn't very helpful but site has other good resources.
A well organized and comprehensive career choice online testing site.
Affordable RIASEC oriented career choice testing by an established online presence.
Helps you find colleges based on your interests. No career choice tests, rather a site you might want to visit after you have a general sense of direction.
Home page says it's free, and the free report is okay as far as it goes which is not very far. To get a full report you will pay $25 and there are also premium options, but you don't know this until you have spent 30 mins taking the test! Despite this slight of hand, a good career choice test with comprehensive reports.
$40 online test, this is a good solid test and the site is easy to navigate.
Excellent career choice tests for all ages. Although priced on a sliding scale dependant on income, they start at $1500 for someone earning 40K a year or less.
This is the famous SDS test developed by John Holland. Extremely well regarded test and at just $9.95 it's a great deal.
Career Choice and Management Sites
A site that offers career choice and advancement advice via testing for job seekers at all levels. Has good info on enhancing your professional credentials.
A premier site featuring deeply experienced and credentialed career counselors available for consultation on an hourly basis.
Career and job-search advice.
Excellent site for job search and career management advice. Been around for years and run by people who really care.
Career Transition
Military TransitionThe Military Job Zone is a niche job board and forum for transitioning and former military members. It is open to all ranks. The entire Military Job Zone team is former military. The website offers advice and has employment opportunities with great companies that are looking to hiring military veterans.
A great site for anyone transitioning out of the military. #1 post-military careers site.
Military transition assistance.
Other TransitionFor dancers once their joints go.
College and Entry Level Job Sites
Entry-level job vacancies in liberal arts, writing/editing/communication, business/management, education, international/foreign language, art and performing arts.
Directories and links for colleges and graduate schools, test prep, financial aid and job search advice.
Links and leads for student jobs, internships, recent grads, expats and adventure seekers.
Internships and co-ops, part-time and entry level, PhDs and Post-docs, teaching jobs, plus alumni links.
Short term and part time adventure and dream jobs.
Premier site for black college students and recent graduates, help and sensible advice in areas of concern for the young professional.
Job search, career guidance and advice on networking for transition into the professional world.
Career fair directory currently under re-construction, but that could change any day. Let me know when you see it up.
A networking site for graduates of small and medium size community colleges.
More about chat and hooking up than careers, but then you gotta have a life ;-)
A comprehensive and well thought out site full of good information for the entry level job seeker, probably the best in the entry level field.
A top job site for entry level jobs. Jobs in all fields.
Run by the Wall Street Journal, it's a savvy site for entry level professionals, with lots of resources.
One of the highest traffic sites for students and recent grads with up to three years experience. Well established and comprehensive job site.
Reports on college aid, college selection, career guidance and college strategy.
It's been there since 1999, and it does have jobs posted but much is out of date.
A site for graduating engineers and computer careers.
A good site if you are looking for an internship.
The online presence of one of the biggest college recruitment magazine publishers in North America, jobs across U.S. and Canada.
Now owned by Monster, it's their presence in the entry level job market.
Owned and sponsored by the Association of Colleges and Employers. It's a great way to tap into the employers who consistently have entry level hiring needs.
For part time and hourly jobs.
College Placement and Alumni Network
Resource for community college URL's
Resource for locating college alumni groups.
Diversity Sites
Lift, Inc. is a small, national organization that works with major corporations to recruit, train and place people who have physical disabilities in information management positions.
Job postings, news, history & analysis about civil rights issues for job seekers, employers, educators & governmental agencies.
Job Accommodation Network - A portal site for people with disabilities.
Like the name says a site for bi-lingual jobs, in America and around the globe.
Premier site for black college students and recent graduates, help and sensible advice in areas of concern for the young professional.
Run by the National Business and Disability Council, job search through listings of member organizations, post resumes, career events and internships.
Business women's network
Full-featured employment website focusing on employment within the Christian community.
Job site serving women, minorities and other diversity talent.
The online presence of the oldest diversity recruitment publisher in America. For women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.
Training and employement services for mature workers, 55 and older.
A job site featuring a resume bank and job postings for gay men and women.
Links multicultural and bilingual professionals with both national and international industry sectors. Clients primarily consist of Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies.
Communities for African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American and women. No jobs or overt career advice, but lots of links for members of minority communities on issues that affect our lives.
The number one employment source for Spanish and Portuguese speaking professionals in North and South America. The site can be viewed in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Features both resume and job banks.
Executive Job Sites
Been around since before the Internet with tenured management; really understands and cares about the executive in transition. Job banks, resources, etc.
Solid and well-respected site, job banks, resources, etc. Some of their career advice seems very non-specific and geared to selling services.
Run by Wall Street Journal with all the bells and whistles, this is an excellent executive transition site.
Monster's play in the executive area and difficult to differentiate from the rest of the brand. Comprehensive job postings.
One of the top excutive sites along with Netshare, 6 Figure and the WSJ site. Job banks and resources. Founder Dave Opton has been around a long time and runs a blog with interesting insights.
Korn Ferry is the search firm behind the site. You can put your resume in their database, which is not a bad idea.
Executive site for eminent search firm Spencer Stuart. You can put your resume in their database.
Like pretty much all the executive sites, you pay for access. Good job board and aggressive marketing means this site has become a player in the space very quickly.
Finding Companies
In addition to having an alphabetical listing of over 20,000 companies, you can also research a country's industry or research a U.S. state. Also, if you register with the site, it will allow you to load the company profile. Within the address section, you will find a link to the company's home page.
General Job Sites
Good one stop site for job search resources.
Excellent site with sensible in depth advice on job search and career management issues.
Site for current entry level-ish and future MBAs.
Diversity Job-Seeker Career, Employment, Job Resources.
Job Posting SpidersInternational Sites
UK's Job Search Engine - Search for UK jobs
NIjobs.com is Northern Ireland's leading recruitment web-site, with jobs and employers and recruitment agencies in Belfast, Londonderry, Derry, Armagh in a variety of industries, banking and finance, IT, Hotel and Catering.
UK Jobs Network - The easiest way to find vacancies throughout the UK.
Asia-Pacific's #1 job site
(Monster Canada)
(Monster UK) England's #1 job site
Australia's #1 job site
Canada's #1 job site
Job Fairs
CareerFairs.com is the fastest one-stop internet site for locating upcoming job fairs and employers. In some cases you can even find the specific positions you desire and the specific positions you are trying to fill.
Career Fairs for All Levels: Professional & General, Healthcare, Technical, Salary, Hourly, Entry to Senior Level.
Networking Sites
List of social networking websites at Wikipedia
Chapter contact information
Helps you find people and companies.
An extensive network of professionals with whom you can interact for advice, support, and even career enhancement through local networking meetings. To locate meetings near you (U.S. and the world), check under 'Networking' on their Web site.
National career counseling network.
Network with members, alumni database.
Ryze helps people make connections and expand their networks. You can network to grow your business, build your career, and find a job. You can also join networks related to your industry-for free.
Newspaper Sites
Links to newspapers (global)
Profession Specific Sites
Advertising, Public Relations, and Graphic ArtsAdweek Online
Advertising Media Internet Center
Communication Arts
PR Week
Aerospace and Aviation Agriculture and HorticultureA resource for finding a job within the green industry.
Broadcast, Communications, and JournalismCorporation for Public Broadcasting
AWC Online
Business, Finance, and Accounting EducationAmerican Association of Community Colleges
Women in Higher Education
EngineeringEngineering News Record Magazine
National Society of Black Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Entertainment, TV, and RadioEntertainment Employment Journal
Health CareContinental Nurses specializes in travel nursing, permanent placement, and local nurse staffing for health care facilities. Our site features online job applications and links to nursing associations.
Travel nursing jobs
Nurses can use this site to find nursing jobs across the USA
Nursing jobs in the USA
Travel nursing jobs
Human Resources It and MIS Law Non-Profit Real Estate Retail, Hospitality, and Customer Service Sales and Marketing Science, Chemistry, Physics, and BiologyThe official South African job board and career centre for the South African science industry.
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Recruiter Sites
A job seeker can search the online directory by state, specialty or by individual. Be sure to check out the headhunters' designated C.P.C's, the few but the best.
Search the database by state, skills, and type of services you need (temporary/permanenet/profession) and it will tell you about staffing services companies in your area.
Reference Checking
Researching Companies
Getting started with company research.
Understanding industry research.
A business research tutorial that presents a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the Web. This online course will enable you to learn about an industry, and locate company home pages.
The Quintessential Directory of Company Career Centers.
Guide to Researching Companies, Industries, and Countries.
Company research
Industry list
Teaches you how to learn about an industry or a specific company.