Internet
By
Subject
- Careers
Developed by Connie Fly, Librarian
CAREER INFORMATION
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California
Occupational Guides, the Emerging Occupations Guides, and Emerging
Occupations - This site includes about 300 information sheets
covering individual occupations or groups of related occupations.
These fact sheets provide statewide information about job duties, working
conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and
training.
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Career
Counseling Resources - Excellent selection of links dealing with career
information, exploration, and development.
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Fortune:
Best Companies to Work For - Fortune has recently
released its list of the "Best Companies to Work For." According
to Fortune, the list consists of 100 companies who were willing "to
come up with creative ways to keep their employees satisfied" and
treated them with "respect and dignity." 80
companies on the list avoided layoffs last year
(in the wake of the September 11th tragedy), while 47 reported
that they have some sort of official policy barring layoffs.
- Occupational Outlook
Handbook - a classic published by the 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 variety of
occupations
- Standard Occupational
Classification - provides brief definitions for thousands of jobs.
JOB SEARCHING
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America's
Job Bank - Search through their database of over one million jobs
nationwide, post your resume, or setup an automated job search resume
online.
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California Online Job Network - A
"collection of local career websites. Job seekers may search for[free for]
local jobs by distance from a given zip code, category or keyword. ...
Employers may post job openings" for a fee. Includes sites for San Jose,
Oakland, Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, and
San Francisco (as well as Alaska). Job seekers can post a resume at no
charge.
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CollegeGrad
- Collegegrad.com has been exclusively serving college students
and career centers since 1995. Includes preparing for the job,
resumes, interviewing, salaries, first job and job searching.
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Visalia-Jobs.com
- A source for jobs and career opportunities in Visalia, California.
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JobStar California
- A good site if you are looking for a job or planning a
career in California. You will
also find several links on resumes, job fairs, and salary information.
- Job
Sources by U.S. Region
- A comprehensive online source for locating employment in the
United States which also includes links for summer jobs and internships.
- IMDiversity.com - Search for
jobs or post your resume. This
site is aimed toward diversity in the workplace with special emphasis on
minority and female jobseekers.
- Headhunter.net
- Search by interest/field of study for over 250,000 jobs across the
country.
- Quintessential Careers
- A site for career and job searching which also provides links on cover
letters, interviewing tips, college degrees, and financial aid.
INTERNSHIPS
RESUMES
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Monster.com’sResumeBuilder
- A site that features resume and cover letter samples plus a list of do’s
and don’ts for resume writers.
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Writing
a Resume - Information on planning, content, and layout for a resume
including samples.
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How to
Write a Resume -
This site provides guidelines for writing a resume including samples.
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