Career Corner - Finding a Job

Now that you’ve probably submitted yourself to some of the self-assessment exercises and determined who you are, what you like and where you’re going, and have composed a winning resume, you should now be ready to start job hunting. The sites below are an amalgamation of suggested readings (for tips on the process), and actual job search links. Most also incorporate other helpful information, so after perusing the initial link, surf around a bit and you might find more interesting, helpful information.

Job Search Articles:

The following sites are good to read before you begin your job-hunting journey:

"Career" section of "The Princeton Review Online"

Job Hunting in your Jammies -
http://www.review.com/Career/templates/temp2.cfm?topic=find&body=find/online.cfm&Link=find.cfm&special=Career.cfm

Job Search Success -
http://www.review.com/Career/templates/temp2.cfm?topic=find&body=find/secret1.cfm&Link=find.cfm&special=Career.cfm

There are some other great articles on this site including Job Myths and Job Searching Strategies.

 

Job Search Sites:

College Grad Job Hunter http://www.collegegrad.com/jobs/

    • a good place to start

Some of the most popular sites on the web today:

Monster.com http://jobsearch.monster.com/

CareerMosaic.com http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/jobs.html

JobBank USA http://www.jobbankusa.com/jobs.html

Voted "the best" by NetGuide, Webcrawler, Starting Point, TV.COM, Internet Business Network, LookSmart, Club Web, Noteworthy Ezine, & METROSCOPE

CareerPath.com http://new.careerpath.com/product/HomePage/job_home

This site not only lets you search jobs posted on the web, but in newspapers as well.

The Office of Career Services at The College of William & Mary http://www.wm.edu/csrv/career/stualum/jregion.html

This site lets you search for jobs by region.

The World Wide Web Employment Office http://www.employmentoffice.net/

This is a worldwide job-searching site. Its job search titles are organized by occupation, and not by industry.

Job Options http://www.joboptions.com/esp/plsql/espan_enter.espan_home

This is a multifaceted web site, containing a wide variety of job search information and tools. In addition to allowing job searches by title, salary, experience and geographic region, you can submit your resume to their database. You'll also find job tools such as tips for interviewing and resume creation, salary guides and calculators, and links to numerous other career sites on the web.

Princeton Review Job Search
http://www.review.com/Career/templates/temp2.cfm?topic=find&body=find/index.cfm&Link=find.cfm&special=Career.cfm

You will have to register here before beginning your search. Just follow the directions on the site.








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