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Career Research on the Internet
It is obvious to all that
the Internet is a major part of life in the 21st century. The
Internet can be a tremendous assistance to you in your career search.
You can use the Internet in
several ways:
- Review
job postings on career sites (see links and descriptions below).
- Check
employer sites for openings listed in their employment or human
resources section. (For example, jobs that are open at YCCC are listed
under “Faculty and Staff” in the Human Resources section under
Employment Opportunities.
- Find
career information by using simple search engines such as Yahoo or
Google by plugging in “Accounting jobs in Maine” to see what sites
are listed.
Below find just a few of
the thousands of Web Sites that are devoted to helping the job seeker:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco)
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training
and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide
range of occupations.
- The Riley Guide (www.rileyguide.com)
The Riley Guide is internationally recognized as being one of the best
career resources on the Internet.
- Monstertrak.com (www.Monstertrak.com)
Part of Monster.com which focuses on connecting employers with college
students.
- USA Jobs (www.usajobs.opm.gov)
The Federal Government’s official site for Federal Jobs and employment
information.
- America’s Career Info Net (www.acinet.org)
Includes links to career information sites, lists of the fastest growing
jobs, and a general occupation outlook.
- Job Profiles (www.jobprofiles.org)
Includes information from professionals working in a variety of fields.
- What can I do with a major in…? (www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm)
Career exploration for various majors
- Jobs in Maine (www.JobsinMe.com)
One of the best and easiest listings of job openings in Maine.
- Seacoast Careers (www.seacoastcareers.com)
Job search tool for applicants in Southern Maine. Site also partners
with Bostonworks.com for a wider range of job opportunities.
- Southern Maine Help Wanted (www.southernmainehelpwanted.com)
Extensive listing of job openings in Southern Maine.
- Maine Career Center (www.mainecareercenter.org)
- Maine
Recruiting Consortium (www.mainegrads.org)
- Serving Schools (www.servingschools.com)
A comprehensive listing of all job openings within all Maine school
district
- College Career Site
(www.angelfire.com/me/collegecareer)
An outstanding resource for anyone who is wondering what they will do
after high school. Site includes college information as well as career
planning information and assessments.
General
Web Sites for Various Majors
www.quintcareers.com/indres.html
(Excellent: has links to information/jobs for most
majors)
www.worktree.com
www.careercity.com
www.coolworks.com
www.careers.org
www.bostonworks.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.hotjobs.com
www.wetfeet.com
www.monster.com
www.jobfind.com
www.careers.wsj.com
Career Exploration for various majors
www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
Company
Research/Salary Research
www.salary.com
www.newsalert.com
Accounting & Finance
www.accountingjobs.com
www.jobsinthemoney.com
(higher level jobs)
www.careerbank.com
www.accounting.com
www.careers-in-accounting.com
www.nationjob.com/financial
(higher level jobs)
Advertising
www.talentzoo.com
Art/Performing Arts
www.museum-employment.com
www.arthistory.net/jobs.html
www.aam-us.org
www.hireculture.org
Computer Science
www.cs.hmc.edu/~fleck/computer-science/jobs.html
http://recruit.sciencemag.org/jobsearch.dtl
www.swcouncil.org
Economics
http://dge.repec.org/jobs.html
http://ball.econ.vt.edu/Careers/KindsJobs.HTML
www.rileyguide.com/social.html
Education (Elementary to Higher Education)
www.higheredjobs.com
http://chronicle.com/jobs
www.igpa.uillinois.edu/cfp
www.academploy.com
www.teachforamerica.org
www.teachers.net/jobs
www.usteach.com
www.ujobbank.com
www.schoolspring.com
Engineering
www.engineeringjobs.com
www.interec.net
http://recruit.sciencemag.org/jobsearch.dtl
Environmental
www.ecojobs.com
http://envirolink.org
www.ejobs.org
Federal Jobs
www.federaljobsearch.com
History
www.alhfam.org/alhfam.jobs.html
Human Resources
www.nehra.com
International
www.bilingual-jobs.com
(Bilingual Jobs)
www.eurograduate.com
www.europages.com
www.ciee.org
www.embassy.org
Journalism, Publishing &
Media/Communications/PR
www.journalismjobs.com
http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com
www.mediabistro.com
www.journalism.berkley.edu/jobs
www.freep.com/jobspage/links/jobboard.htm
www.asne.org
www.cpb.org/jobline
www.writejobs.com
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/jobs.html
www.pr.com
Marketing & Sales
www.marketingjobs.com
www.mediabistro.com
Mathematics
www.ams.org
http://math-jobs.com/us/
Non-profit Sector
www.opnocsne.org
www.idealist.org
Philosophy & Religious Studies
www.earlham.edu/~peters/gpi/jobs.htm
www.rileyguide.com/social.html
www.runet.edu/~csc/majors/philosophy_and_religious_studies.htm
Political Science
www.apsanet.org
Psychology/Sociology/Human Sciences &
Services
www.rileyguide.com/social.html
www.hspeople.org
www.igpa.uillinois.edu/cfp
Sciences
http://recruit.sciencemag.org
www.jobspectrum.org
www.massbio.org
www.medzilla.com
(Pharmaceutical: both Science and Business based)
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