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Job Hunting Using the Internet

America’s Job Bank
Most of the jobs are full-time and the majority are in the private sector. The job openings come from all over the country and represent all types of work, from professional and technical to blue collar, from management to clerical and sales. Resumes can be developed and posted online.
http://www.ajb.dni.us/
 
Best Jobs USA
Contains searchable job listings, rankings of employers, a database of trade shows, a resume bank, information on hiring employees, and more. http://www.bestjobsusa.com/
 
Career Builder
This site claims to list "hundreds of thousands" of available jobs in the United States. Searchable by location, job type, industry, and other factors.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
 
Career One Stop
Find jobs -- from entry level to technical to professional to CEO. Explore alternative career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much more." http://www.careeronestop.org/
 
Monster
More than 400,000 job opportunities, makes this the largest online jobs database on the Web. You can search by company name, location, discipline, industry, job title, or combinations of these. http://www.monster.com/
 
The Riley Guide
Excellent resource for using the Internet for finding a job. Contains introductions to, and annotated links for, jobs resources. Sections for career fields, salary surveys, research, and help with resumes, cover letters, and more.
 http://www.rileyguide.com/
 
Damn Good Resume
The website of Yana Parker and his popular books on resumes includes resume writing tips, job search questions and answers, help in identifying skills and talents, and solutions to typical tough resume.
 http://www.damngood.com/
 
First and Best Cover Letters
The online version of the standard guide to employment letters by William S. Frank. Nicely divided into sections corresponding to stages or events in a typical job search. Includes an introduction on how to write a great letter and sample letters are added to regularly. http://www.careerlab.com/letters/
 
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development
Many links and helpful information for the unemployed and underemployed in Massachusetts.
http://www.detma.org/DETOffices.htm

 

Please note:  The Library has no control over the material found on the Internet and the Library assumes not responsibility for the quality or accuracy, of any Internet resource. 
 
These sites have been selected from a variety of sources.  The Somerset Public Library does not endorse any of these sites, they are for informational purposes only

 

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