Career & Job Resources

Starting Points:

• Careers.Wsj.com
  
  The Internet's premier free career site.  Offers more than 2,500 articles on all aspects of job hunting and career management.
  

• JobSmart
  
  One of the best sites discusses the hidden job market.
  
  
  
• Quintessential Careers
  
  Many links included are special sections for women and teenagers.

• The Riley Guide
  
  The best job sites by category and region.
  
  

Selected Job Supersites:

• America's Job Bank
  Over 67,000 jobs. Links to New York and other state job banks. Also links to America's Talent Bank and America's Career Infonet.

• New York's Job Bank
  Part of America's Job Bank Network. Indexes jobs over $15,000.

• The Workforce Development System in Nassau County
  http://www.wdsny.org
  Run by the Department of Labor. Indexes jobs in all price ranges.

• CareerPath
  http://www.careerpath.com
  Over 270,000 jobs from over 60 participating newspapers.
  
  

• JobTrak
  http://www.jobtrak.com
  Over 3,000 new jobs each day. Password required. Available to students and alumni of over 700 participating colleges and universities.

• Career Builder
  http://www.careerbuilder.com
  The CareerBuilder Network brings together 18 leading career sites on one site for a targeted search.

• The Monster Board
  http://www.monster.com
  Search more than 50,000 jobs worldwide.

• The World Wide Web Employment Office
  http://toa-services.net/annex.html
  Where Employers and Job Candidates Meet.

• Yahoo! Classifieds
  http://classifieds.yahoo.com/employment.html
  Indexes over 200,000 job listings.

Selected Regional Job Listings:

• Tri-state Jobs
  http://tristatejobs.com
  For career opportunities in CT, NY, and NJ. Post resumes, place employment ads, locate New York jobs, New Jersey jobs, and Connecticut jobs.

Resumes:

• Proven Resumes
  http://www.provenresumes.com
  Excellent section on electronic resumes.

• eResumes & Resume writing
  http://www.eresumes.com
  A how-to resource for job-seekers wanting to learn more about electronic resumes and job marketing.

U.S. Government:

• USA Jobs
  http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
  The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information provided by the United States Office of Personnel Management. Should be the first stop in your search for a government job.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• http://www.bls.gov/oco/

• NY State Career Zone
• www.nycareerzone.org

• Salary.com (also good for salary information)
• www.salary.com