Using The Internet for Career Exploration and Job Searches

How-to-Sites

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The Riley Guide "Employment Opportunities & Job Resources on the Internet"
Preparing for a Job Search; Targeting & Researching Employers, Etc.; Job Listings; Networking, Interviewing & Negotiating.
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Search Engines

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Great resource page on learning about search engines.
 
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Great resource on finding different search engines.
 
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Tips on how to use a search engine. 
    Google Advanced Search Site

Top Suggested Sites

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MyJobSearch.com
Effective networking is much more than asking people you know about job opportunities. To be successful, you need to get to know more people. The following resources will help you meet people in your field and network with them successfully.
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Explore alternativecareer paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much more!
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The WWW Virtual Library
This is a large site which organizes thousands of other sites by topic areas.  Use this site to gain information on specific job related topic areas and leads for possible jobs and employment sites.
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Liszt, the mailing list directory
Search Liszt's main directory of thousands and thousands of email-mailing lists.
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Jobweb
This is a very large web site with resources to help career professionals and people involved with career exploration and/or job search.
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Quintessential Career - Guide to Researching Companies
The material in this report is designed to serve as a resource for those people trying to find more information about companies and industries.

The Big Job Boards

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Indeed is a search engine for jobs.  In one simple search, Indeed gives job seekers free access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites. Indeed.com includes all the job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages - and we continue to add new sites every day.
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College Recruiter.Com
Mega search engine connected to many other job boards and employers.
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America's Job Bank 
Search through our database of over one million jobs nationwide, Post your resume online, Set up an automated job search.
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Career Builder 
Offers all the job search features you used on CareerPath and more.

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 Jobspace.com
Provides a variety of sites.  Look at the bottom of the page for more links related to specific disciplines.
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HeadHunter.net 
Search over 250,000 jobs!
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HotJobs.com 
Premire job search engine on the Internet.
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JobBankUSA 
Everything you need to find, start and grow into your next job.  JobBank USA Specializes in providing employment and resume information services to job candidates, employers and recruitment firms.
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Jobtrak 
More than 500,000 employers have utilized JOBTRAK.COM to target college students and alumni for internships, full-time and part-time employment opportunities.
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JobWeb 
The springboard to career- and job-related sites.  Includes "tips-of-the-day", employer information, job search tools, etc.
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Monster.com
Your global gateway to search job postings around the world, research foreign and international companies, and get visa & relocation information.
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Yahoo Classifieds 
Enter the city, state or zip code in which you would like to find classified ads.
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ScienceJobs.com 
Search through all disciplines of the science field (including genetics, microbiology, and zoology), in industry, academic and government environments.