Ready Reference: Employment

Job Search Services

Academic Employment Network

"Educational employment opportunities for teachers and other school-related positions at all academic levels."

America's Job Bank

Job listings provided by 2,000 state Employment Service offices.

Career Resource Center

Job listings forwarded by over 400 college and university career centers, and posted directly by employers. This site also provides job search tips, an option to post your own resume, and information on graduate schools, how to apply to graduate school, and financial aid for graduate students.

JobWeb

Provides job listings and links to other job- and career-related resources such as company information, employer profiles, and U.S. government databases.

Monster.com

200,000+ jobs listed. Search by category, keyword, or location. The site also includes links to internships, resume writing, cover letters, and much more.

MonsterTrak.com

Post your resume, search for jobs, find scholarships, get career information. Targeted to college students.

New York State Department of Labor

Provides listings of jobs in New York state, and links to job banks in other states.
Also provides information on careers, the job market, and job searching.

The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet

Listings of job banks, international jobs, self employment opportunities, career fairs, and online resume services. Includes resources for specific occupations.

Studentjobs.gov

Explore over 12,000 student job opportunities.

Yahoo! Classifieds

Search job listings by company, title, keyword, and location, or browse job listings by category. You can also post your resume. An excellent resource for job hunting.

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Career Guidance

America's Career InfoNet

Gives overviews of the job market for the U.S. and profiles 750+ specific occupations. A list of employers provide job listings and information about potential employers.

Career Guide to Industries

From the U.S. Dept. of Labor, this guide gives information on dozens of industries, and includes information on training, earnings, job prospects, as well as information about the job market in each State. The Career Guide to Industries is a companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

U.S. government guide to careers which describes nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, and earnings.

O*NET online

Occupational Informational Network developed for the US Department of Labor..

Princeton Review Online

Career guidance, internships, resume writing, cover letters and other job seeking tactics.

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Summer Jobs

Cool Works

Links to more than 70,000 jobs in "cool" places. Categories include National Parks, Ski Resorts, Guest Ranches, Amusement Parks, and Camps. Search by state or keyword.

Summer Jobs

"A database of seasonal and part-time job opportunities [with the] primary focus on Summer employment for students and education professionals. Jobs are organized by Country, State or Province, Region and City or Town."

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Resume Writing

JobStar Resumes

Examples and advice about writing a resume. Includes tips about posting your resume in an electronic resume bank.

Resume Tutor (U. of Minnesota)

Step by step guide covering the "Big Picture," which resume style to use, and how to put it together.

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Cover Letters

200 Letters for Job Hunters

Based on the book, good advice about what to include in a letter and how to put it together.

JobTrak's Cover Letter /Application

Guiding principles for writing different types of cover letters, includes examples.