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Employment and Career Resources On The Internet

The Employment/Career Resources are divided into these groups: 

Where to Live/Work
Career Information
Resumes
Texas
Education/Academic
 Federal
Mega Sites
Career Fields
International

Where to Live/Work

Relocator Calculator---"This is a great tool if you are thinking of taking a job in another part of the country. You plug in the city where you currently live, and how much you are currently making for a salary, and then you plug in the code for the city you are considering. The Calculator does the rest! It will tell you how much money you will need to make at your new destination to equal the amount you are currently making."
Best Places to Live
Best Small Towns in America
County and City Data Books---This resource provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. You can find out information-popluation, employment, crime, etc. on various cities.
ePodunk---Information about American cities and much more
Regional Economic Information System---The REIS database provides local area economic data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas for 1969-1997.
Salary.Com---Salary Wizard helps you search by job title and locale and gives you the range of salaries you should expect for doing your job

Career Information

Career Bookstore.com---Hundreds of career books, free job hotlines, links to thousands of employer websites, top career links
Career Development Manual---The Career Development Manual has been prepared to guide you through the necessary steps, whether you are looking for your 1st job or your 21st
Career Gems---Links to many resources for online job/career resources
Career Net--Site with links to many career/job sites
Career Planning Sites---Links to many resources on career planning
Career Resource Center---Mega site with many links to career information, etc.
Career Resources by Field
Career Site
Career Web
Careers In Computing---Describes computer careers
Dictionary of Occupational Titles--4th ed. 1991 made available from the United States Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges Law Library
Environmental Careers Organization
Monster Career Center
Occupational Outlook Handbook---should link to the latest version
Occupational Employment Statistics---(OES) program produces estimates of occupational employment and wages. The OES program conducts an annual survey to collect data on wage and salary workers in non farm establishments in order to produce estimates for over 750 occupations, in over 400 industry classifications.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online---Issues from Spring 1999- available
O*Net---Occupational Information Network from the federal governement
Online Career Center
Princeton Review Online-Career Information Site
Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide
Saludos Web---world wide web site devoted exclusively to promoting Hispanic careers and education
SHS, Inc. Careers Front Page---Links to Career Resources on the Net

Resumes

A And A Resume---Resume service-reasonable rates and also provides links to useful web sites
Cover and Thank You Letters
Resume Broadcaster---broadcast your resume to thousands of recruiters and employers instantly
Resume Writing
Resume Writing and Interviewing
Why I Won't Read YOUR Resume---The following post appeared on Usenet a long time ago. It has some useful tips about writing your resume. It was primarily aimed at people who post their resume on the Usenet but is equally applicable to others as well

Texas

Austin-Business-Jobs
Austin Career Center
City of Austin Job Listings
Dallas Computerwork.Com
DFW Employment.Com
DFW Jobs
Governor's Job Bank---Texas Governor
San Antonio Employment
Texas Computer Jobs Store
Texas Jobs---From Monster Search
Texas State Library Job Line
Texas Teaching Jobs
TWC Job Express---Texas Workplace Commission
TXJobs.Com
University of Texas-Austin--- Employment Center, Office of Human Resources, provides centralized recruiting services for all full- and part-time regular, non-academic job vacancies at the University of Texas at Austin

Education/Academic

Academic Employment Network
Academic360.com---meta-collection of Internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter
American School Directory
Certification Requirements State-by-State
Chroncile of Higher Education Career Network
EDUCAUSE-Job Postings
Education America Network
Education Jobs Page
Educational Placement Service---Jobs for teachers
ESL-Job Cafe---For ESL/EFL Teachers Around the World
Independent School Management--- K-12 faculty and administration positions
K-12 Jobs.Com
National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse
Private School Employment--Carney, Sandoe & Assoc.
Private School Job Listings
Private School Job Listings
Project Connect---Connecting Teachers and Schools in the Information Age
Teach For America---national teacher corps of talented, dedicated recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools
Teacher Jobs
Teacher Link USA
Teachers@Work---innovative electronic employment service designed to match the professional staffing needs of schools with teacher applicants who can fill those positions
Texas Teaching Jobs.Com

Federal

American Federal Jobs Digest
Corporation for National Service---Volunteer opportunities
Federal Job Listings
Federal Job Openings
Federal Jobs Central
Federal Jobs Digest
FederaLIST---Political appointments in leadership & support positions-federal
FedWorld Federal Jobs Search
FENDonline---On-line edition of Federal Employees News Digest, with career opportunitiesin the Federal Government. Note: Must register, but is free.
Office of Personnel Management--Federal
USA Jobs---U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information
U.S. State Department Career Information

Mega Sites

AmericanJobs---Free searchable database of Hi-Tech Computer and Engineering jobs with Fortune 500 Companies and leading Corporations
America's Job Bank
Best Jobs In The USA
Black Collegian---Career site for students and professionals of color
Career Builder.Com---Help Wanted Ads From Across the Country
Career Com
Careerjet--Job searches within the United Kingdom
Career Mart
Catapult on JobWeb--Welcome to Catapult, the springboard to career- and job-related sites that career services professionals from around the world have found helpful in working with college students and alumni
College Grad Job Hunter
EmploymentSpot.Com
Helpwanted.Com
Internet Job Source---Extensive listings of state and federal jobs, plus links/reviews of over 200 Fortune 500 sites
JOB AND CAREER INFORMATION LINKS!!!---From the Gordon Group-many links to job/career resources
JobBank USA---JobBank USA - specializes in providing career information including job and resume database services to job candidates, employers and recruitment firms in the U.S. and worldwide
JobDirect---Online entry-level employment solution
JobHunt: Online Job Meta List---Maintained by Dr. Dane Spearing
JobSmart-Specific Careers---From JobSmart Com-links to information about specific job fields
Job Source Network---Internet's largest directory of job sites
JobTrak
JobWeb
Job Source Network---Many links
Kingdom Classifieds---Listings of many, many employment links
Monster Board---Career hub of the Internet
Nation Job Net
NetJobs---Canadian
Net-Temps---Net-Temps is an employment portal targeted specifically to the contract and temporary employment markets
Nonprofit Organizations Classifieds--- Internet's leading resource for nonprofit jobs and employment opportunities
Recruiting Links---direct links to jobs posted by employers all over the Web
The Riley Guide Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet aid job hunters and career changers who want to use the Internet as part of their job search
Top 100 Electronic Recruiters---Goal of the Top 100 Electronic Recruiers Website is to make a single interface for the best of the Electronic Recruiters
What Color Is Your Parachute
Yahoo Classifieds--From yahoo search for jobs by state or major city

Career Fields

Jobs By Career Field


International

BEST BETS FOR STUDENT WORK EXCHANGE
Duke University International Career Resources---Links to many resources
Careerjet--Job searches within the United Kingdom
4 International Jobs & Careers
International Career Employment Center
International Jobs
International Job Search
Latin America's Professional Network---Offer announcement lists for jobs in: Finance & Accounting, Engineering, Human Resources, Information Technology, Manufacturing, General Management, Non Profit Organizations, and Sales & Marketing in Latin America
Overseas Job Express
Overseas Jobs Pages
International Internships Center---University of Denver Career Center
Resources for International Job Opportunities--From the Riley Guide
Summer Jobs Worldwide
WWW.Employment.Com---Jobs in Australia and New Zealand
This page compiled by Marsha Keenan  Last update January 2005
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