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For guides to printed information on these topics, see Career Information and Job Hunting.
Affirmative Action
Register
America's Career InfoNet: wages
& employment trends, occupational requirements.
Career Guide to Industries: searchable
online guide to careers in certain industries. From the U.S. government.
Catapult on JobWeb: provides listings
of places to find information on jobs.
Dictionary of Occupational
Titles Index. Revised 4th ed.
freeERISA.com: provides information
on pension and benefit plans.
HR Live: includes weekly layoff reports
JobHunt: On-Line Job Meta-List
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Searchable
online version of the federal government's job descriptions and projections.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly:
full-text
O*Net Online: explore occupations,
find the skills needed for a job and see related occupations.
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities
and Job Resources on the Internet
Students.gov: government site designed for
college students; includes career information, financial aid info and
more. [Back to Top]
Alabama
Career Information Network: State of Alabama site provides access to the
State Occupational File and a link to Alabama jobs on the Internet. Was SOICC.
Alabama State Employment Service: from
the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
America's Job Bank: Mostly full-time jobs
in the private sector. National listings with positions representing all types
of work.
Best Jobs U.S.A.
Career Center: Emory University's
Career Center page with links to other job sites.
Chronicle of Higher Education Job Listings
College Grad Job Hunter: has information
on interviews and negotiations.
HotJobs.com: choose Post Your Resume
to easily create and post an online resume.
IMDiversity.com: Searchable database
of jobs from companies actively recruiting minority employees. The site also
has areas targeted toward different minority groups with articles of interest
to members of that group.
Internet Career Connection: includes an
international employment service.
JobOptions: search for a job, search
for information about a company or post your resume.
Job Search Assistant: available
only to currently enrolled USA students.
Jobs.net: post your resume and view jobs
both in the U.S. and internationally.
JobWeb: The National Association of Colleges
and Employers page for career information.
Monster.com
NationJob Online Job Database: Searchable.
You can also sign up to have the Personal Job Scout continue looking for jobs
if you have an e-mail address.
USA Career Services: the University's
career center.
USAJOBS - United States Office of Personnel
Management : Federal government job openings. [Back
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Chronicle
of Higher Education Job Listings
ComputerJobs.com: provides
statistics on how many times your resume has been viewed.
ComputerWork.com: submit your resume.
Also contains career resources.
EngineeringJobs.com: also provides
links to engineering tools and references.
Federal Jobs.net: includes information
on government pay scales and explains how to apply for government jobs.
K12Jobs.com: jobs at the kindergarten,
elementary school, junior high, high school or vocational school level.
Library Job Postings on the Internet
ScienceJobs.com [Back
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Affirmative Action
Register
Black
Collegian Online: includes articles for job seekers and open positions can
also be searched.
Black Equal
Opportunity Employment Journal Job Search
Black Voices
Diversity/Careers in Engineering and
Information Technology: includes an online magazine.
Glass
Ceiling Commission: Contains information on the Glass Ceiling Commission
and the commission's reports and press releases.
HireDiversity.com: provides job
listings in a variety of fields, including accounting, engineering, education
and telecommunications.
IMDiversity.com: Searchable database
of jobs from companies actively recruiting minority employees. The site also
has areas targeted toward different minority groups with articles of interest
to members of that group. [Back to Top]
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Cover Letter Examples: menu divides the types of cover letters into categories.
Academic
Cover Letters: for those applying for faculty positions.
Business
Correspondence and Resumes: an online textbook at Austin Community College.
Business Writing
Resources: This is part of Purdue University's Online Writing Lab. The handouts
cover resumes, acceptance letters, thank you notes, cover letters and personal
statements.
Cover Letter Resources
DamnGood Resume: tips on resumes and
on interview questions.
eResumes and Resources: A tutorial on
writing resumes for the electronic environment.
How to
Succeed in a Job Interview
How to Write a Great
Letter: cover letter advice.
Interviewing Tips
Preparing a Resume:
From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Writing Center.
Resume Tutor: interactive
workbook
Ten Tips for Technical Resumes
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Alabama
Labor Market Information: includes wage survey and occupational statistics.
BestPlaces: wage calculator
Careerjournal: from the
Wall Street Journal and National Business Employment Weekly; salary
tables, profiles and a calculator.
JobStar Salary Surveys:
Links to surveys of salaries for new graduates.
Occupational and Employment
Wage Estimates: from the U.S. government.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: online
edition of the government's guide to careers.
Salary Calculator:
compare the wages you would need to make in various United States cities.
Salary.com:
find the average salary for a particular profession in a specific area. Also
salary advice.
Society for Human Resource Management: links
for benefits
State Occupational Employment
&Wage Estimates: from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; all 50 states
plus Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
WageWeb
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