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Subject Guide for Job and Career Information On the Internet
The internet is a vital resource for up-to-date employment listings and career information. Assistance offered ranges from advice on career selection to resume writing and interviewing skills. Sites listing vacancies range from comprehensive ones covering all occupations and geographical areas to specialized sites for individual industries and job categories.
- Just for San Diego State Students
- Resume and Job Hunting Advice These sites can help you develop an electronic resume, find information about employers, and help with interview and follow-up skills.
- Comprehensive Sites As you can see from their descriptions, these sites offer one-stop assistance for all phase of job hunting.
- Gateways to Job Listings From these sites, you can get to both large and small data banks of job listings. In many, you can also leave an online resume for prospective employers to scan.
- Federal Government Job Listings
- Jobs in Education
- Internships
Contents
- Offered by the SDSU Career Services Office for San Diego State students. Includes listings of job internships on- and off-campus; listings are for local, national, and international positions. There are also listings of on-campus interviews and an online career fair. Several online tutorials are available covering career choice, resume preparation, interviewing skills, and more. Can also be used by SDSU alumni for a fee.
- College Grad Job Hunter
- Provides information on resume preparation and posting, interviewing, and
negotiating job offers. There is also a listing of entry-level positions,
and a gateway to a large number of job-listing sites.
- JobHuntersBible.com
- An insightful website about finding work, serving as an update and supplement
to the current edition of the classic career seeker's book, What Color
is Your Parachute?
- Job Star Central
- Helps you select the most appropriate type of resume for your situation,
then shows you how to create each type. Includes many sample resumes, and
provides links to other resume resources on the Internet. Also includes information
about and examples of cover letters.
- Writing in the Job Search
- From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue, the links covers resume styles and
content, and give abundant examples to follow. A concise, well-organized
guide to resume development.
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- Net-Temps
- This site offers help with resumes, cover letters, dealing with recruiters,
advertising, networking, and interview skills. It includes a resume bank,
a list of vacancies available, a directory of recruiting firms, and links
to employment-related newsgroups.
- Career Builder
- Includes resume and cover letter tips, background information on careers,
including self employment and career transitions, as well as job listings
with corporations located throughout the United States. There is also information
about listed employers, including benefits, products, financial results, and
workplace culture.
- Job Hunt
- This is one of the biggest gateways on the Internet. It offers links to
general and specialized job-search engines, recruiting agencies, resume banks,
newsgroups, and more. Also gives access to background information on resumes
and other aspects of the job-seeking process. Brief annotations make it
especially easy to find appropriate websites.
- JobWeb
- Produced by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, this site
offers information about employers, career fairs, relocation resources, professional
associations, and internships. The classifications of employment sites by
field is especially useful. There is also a gateway to graduate and professional
school guides, plus links to websites offering assistance with application
essay preparation, testing, and financial aid.
- The Riley Guide to Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on
the Internet
- A "refereed" list of job listings, all of which offer free open
access to position and job hunting information. Excludes sites selling employment
services. Under "Quick List of the Files" you will find job resources
in all fields, both for the U.S. and worldwide. Under "Preparing Your
Resume for the Internet" there is advice on creating, posting, and updating
resumes. Also, the site offers links to newsgroups, mailing lists, salary
surveys, electronic journals, other websites, and much more.
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- MonsterTRAK Job Service
- "MonsterTRAK is the leading website for college students and alumni
to find jobs, internships and part-time work during school and after graduation.
In addition to targeted job postings, the site features a range of career
management resources including job search tips, alumni networks and more.
MonsterTRAK jobs are posted for students and alums of specific colleges and
universities. To use MonsterTRAK, you must be associated with a specific college
or university."
- Yahoo/Careers & Jobs
- A segment of one of the most useful web search engines, this site includes
information about career fields, listings of job fairs and positions open,
sources for summer and seasonal employment, and links to major employment
websites.
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- Federal Jobs Digest
- A privately run site listing Federal job opportunities in all fields.
- Fedworld Federal Jobs Search
- The official listing of Federal government vacancies. Updated daily, Tuesday through Saturday.
- The Internet Job Source
- A gateway to listings of state, local, and federal government jobs in twenty states, including
California, and the District of Columbia.
- USA Jobs
- The official site of the U.S. Federal Government created by the Office of
Personnel Management which allows searching of jobs and posting of resumes
by job seekers.
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- ASCA Job Search
- Association of California School Administrator's site allows you to search
for employment by region, district, county, job title and more.
- California Community College Job Registry
- Provides a number of services for individuals seeking employment as a faculty,
support staff or manager at a California Community College.
- Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
- Lists hundreds of current jobs in higher education and related areas, including both teaching and administrative positions. Also includes background features on the higher education job market. Searchable by type of position and geographic area.
- EdJoin
- Education job website in California where you'll find over 10,000 job postings
in K-12 public education.
- K12 jobs.com
- Lists teaching and administrative jobs for public and private schools in all states.
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- Nonprofit Internships (Action Without Borders)
- Lists both paid and volunteer internships offered throughout the world by nonprofit organizations. Students can search by keyword, geographic region, and skill and language requirements.
- InternshipPrograms.com
- Students can research and apply online for internships with over 2,000 companies. Internships can be searched by company or nonprofit agency or by geographic region.
- Rising Star Internships
- A clearinghouse for internship information, as well as a site for prospective interns To post their resumes. Opportunities are nationwide and in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.
- Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
- A clearinghouse for information about internships in Washington, D.C. in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Includes information about available financial aid, as well as details about organizations involved and specific jobs performed by interns.
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