JOB SEARCHING
A Faulk Central Library Reference Guide
Finding Job Postings on the Internet |
Overseas Jobs
Finding Companies and Organizations |
Local Organizations That Can Help
Social Networking |
Resumes |
Salary Information |
Career Assessment
Local Job Listings
Austin Jobs
Austin Computerwork
Craig's List Austin Jobs
City of Austin Jobs
Everything Austin Job Listing
IRS Seasonal Positions for Tax Filing Season
JobVIEW Austin
Statesmanjobs
Texas Nonprofit Employment Opportunities
Travis County Jobs
University of Texas
Texas Newspapers Classified Ads
Work in Texas
National Job Listings on the Internet
Search job lists by type and location. Some job boards forward you to the company's Website.
Career OneStop
CareerBuilder
Direct Employers
Indeed
Job Hunt
Monster Board Job Database
ResumePal
Yahoo Hot Jobs
Search Engines |
Search the Internet for jobs posted on company Websites using keywords. |
Examples: "software engineer" career |
| | "sales manager" position sports |
| | paralegal Austin position |
Google
Mama
Specialized Job Listings on the Internet
ABILITY Jobs (Helps jobseekers with disabilities find interested companies)
BlackCareerZone (African American job seekers)
Career Women
Computerjobs
Dice (Hi-tech)
eFinancial Careers
Hcareers (Hospitality)
Idealist (Nonprofits)
Medhunters (Medicine)
Net-temps (Temporary)
Saludos (Latino job seekers)
USA Jobs (Federal govt jobs)
Teen Job Search
Riley Teen Job Guide (Links and resources)
SnagAJob (Hourly job listings)
Teens4Hire (Job listings and resources)
Youth Employment Partnership (City of Austin program to help youth 17-22 find employment)
Youth Summer Jobs (City of Austin Health and Human Services targets youth 14-17)
Work at Home
Arise
Flexible Executives
Flexible Resources
MomCorps
On-Ramps
Soho Jobs
Work at Home Schemes from the FTC
Online Job Scams
PhishBucket tracks online job scams.
Common frauds to watch out for:
- Help for a fee from fake recruiters - watch for hidden charges
- Fishing for Identity data - don't give personal information
- Money-mule and re-shipper - schemes that ask you to wire money or reship stolen goods
How to protect yourself:
- Be skeptical - look for correct grammar, corporate email addresses
- Do your homework - research the company using Library databases
- Keep it private - limit the personal information you give online
- Specialize your search - look for industry-specific job boards
- Get to know the company - best to deal with local companies
Some groups that help you find work abroad charge high placement fees. Research will uncover which groups cover room and board, which require applications a year ahead of time, and which accept only recent graduates.
Bunac provides work permits and volunteer opportunities.
Dave's ESL Cafe lists teaching jobs.
GoAbroad lists foreign jobs amd volunteer opportunities.
InterExchange lists foreign jobs.
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program requires a one-year committment.
The National Consortium for Study in Africa at Michigan State University lists opportunities.
Peace Corps has a rolling admissions process.
Transitions Abroad offers information about working abroad.
The University International Center is open to nonstudents.
WorldTeach sends volunteers to countries like Costa Rica, China, and Poland.
Rather than looking for a job opening, look for information on companies, organizations, or industries that you want to work for. Often it is better to apply directly to the company rather than through employment agencies or resume databases. Cold-calling is an old sales technique -- and an even older job-search technique -- that works as well today (if not better) as in the past. The basic premise of this approach is that you what decide what kind of job you want and then identify specific employers and send them an unsolicited cover letter and resume requesting an interview.
Austin Business Journal's Book of Lists—Faulk Library Reference Desk
Austin's Major Employers - Austin's Top 40 Employers
The Career Guide: Dun's Employment Opportunities - Faulk Reference Collection
Duns Regional Business Directory - Faulk Library Reference Desk
Encyclopedia of Associations - Search for organizations by keyword and location.
Factiva - Search the full-text of 8000 publications for hiring trends and company profiles.
Nation's Fasting Growing Private Companies - Search for growing companies by state.
ReferenceUSA - Screen for companies by industry, size, location.
Texas State Agencies - State agency Web sites.
Austin Area Urban League
Dewitty Job Training and Employment Center
Texas Workforce Commission
Workforce Solutions
Social networking compliments traditional job search strategies. Career coaches point to statistics that say most people get jobs through people they know or from hearing about jobs “on the street”. Using social networking websites such as Facebook, Brightfuse, LinkedIn and MySpace, job seekers can use their current network and go beyond. Your MySpace or FaceBook page, which are more social than Linkedin, should not contain any information that would come back to haunt you if viewed by a potential employer. Other ideas for networking are Twitter and blogs.
LinkedIn is a handy tool for job-seekers, recruiters, and entrepreneurs looking to make fruitful business connections. You can be invited to join the site by a friend or colleague, or you can join up yourself in just a few minutes. To get started you will need to write a profile that shares your work experience, educational background and other professional credentials.
Brightfuse is a free tool for professionals where they can network and interact with one another.
Facebook is being used by more and more business networkers for its many useful and fun applications. Tools allow users to leave another user a note, compare notes with other members, or share photos and videos with other users. Use the status update tool to ask your friends for help.
MySpace is the mega-popular social networking site for young people, but growing in popularity with professional users. MySpace is still more of a dating-and-partying destination than a business tool, but you can search for positions as well as post your resume. Go here: http://jobs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=careers.
More Social Networking Sites:
Xing,
Viadeo, TeeBeeDee, Gather
Twitter is one more tool for staying connected. Twitter is a site that allows users to tell the world what they're up to, minute to minute, with the caveat that each update can't use up more than 140 characters. Easy to write and quick to read - and an easy way to stay on top of your network's comings and goings. Set up a Twitter profile that links to your blog, website, or profile on LinkedIn and list your Twitter alias on your resume. Search Twitter to find employees tweeting about their jobs and possible openings.
Write a blog about your career interests or give a firsthand account of your job search. Both ways may serve to market you as a potential job candidate. Use: www.blogger.com, www.blog-city.com or www.wordpress.com (all free).
Check out industry blogs (use technorati.com to search for blogs by topic) and comment intelligently on them. Link your public profile on your email signature and when you leave a blog comment.
Creating a Resume
- Objective on the resume should fit the job description.
- Resumes should include a summary paragraph at the top headed "Qualifications Summary". This paragraph should include all specific job titles in which you have an interest. Choose words that are applicable to your field, including any specialized certifications.
- Use basic fonts for a clean look: Helvetica, Futura, Optima, Universe, Times, Palatino, New Century Schoolbook or Courier. Point size should be bewteen 10 and 14 points.
- Include contact information (name, phone number, email, address) on the top of page one. Have a professional voice mail message and email address.
- Give more space to your most recent and relevant work experience. Do not exceed two pages.
- Customized resumes can help but they also narrow who you are and that can be a problem if the resume gets passed on to another department. Cover letters are the better place for addressing a company's needs.
Emailing a Resume
Standard formats for resumes are MS Word , WordPerfect, and Rich Text. Some companies do not accept attachments so you may need to develop a plain text resume using your email. This resume will not look as nice as the word-processed one, but it will transfer much more smoothly to the recipient. In this plain text resume, do not use bolding or underlining, and instead of bullets, use dashes.
The Riley Guide
Posting a Resume
Posting your resume on a national job board is a good way to be found, but responding to ads via specific job postings related to your experience is probably the quickest way to get a response. Search for jobs daily and respond to those that you feel you are most qualified. Use your name in the document file name when you post on the Internet. For instance, name a file JohnDoe.com
Resume Samples
Jobstar Resumes
Scannable Resume Fundamentals
Glassdoor
Salary.com
Salary Expert
Wages by Area and Occupation
The Career Key
Career Key™ helps you get an early handle on who you are, what you're interested in, and what kind of career may be right for you.
National Career Development Association
Click Resources on the toolbar to find a list of Internet tools for career planning.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Find education, training, salary, and outlook for jobs and careers.
US News 2009 Career Guide
Which careers have strong growth and job satisfaction?
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