Internet Job Sources

World Wide Web

• Job and résumé posting sites - There are many web sites designed specifically to allow prospective employers and job seekers to find each other. Usually you may browse jobs or search for them by title, industry, description or location. Many sites also allow you to post your résumé for prospective employers. Usually there are also links to information or services to help you with résumé writing, interviewing, and other job seeking skills.
  
• Company web sites - If you think you would like to work for a particular company, go to their web site and see if they are advertising open positions there. Many do!
  
• Government web sites - State, federal and local governments often post open positions on their web sites.
  
• Online periodical advertising - Newspapers and magazines around the world often post their classified advertising including employment announcements on their web sites.
  
• Staffing Firms and Employment Services - Some employment agencies have web sites that list currently available positions. An employment agency, placement service, staffing firm or "headhunter" will usually get their compensation from the employer, not the job seeker.
  
• Professional Associations - Groups of professionals will often have links to their members' web sites or their own job board. A professional association might be a group of medical specialists, engineers, or media members.
  
• Search Engines - Try searching for a few of the keywords in the title of a job you would like to have and include words such as "employment, position, job, career". You may also want to include a state or community name to narrow down the number of results you get, and to avoid reading about a lot of job opportunities that would involve relocating.

• Company news groups - Many companies, especially those in technology, post jobs via their own news servers. Look for the company name or an abbreviation of the name and the word "job" in the news group name.
  
• Job posting groups - There are news groups specifically for posting jobs. Look for a news group name that begins with a two-letter state abbreviation where you want to find work, followed by ".jobs". For instance, the California jobs news group is called "ca.jobs". Some countries also have their own jobs news group.

• Many staffing services offer an email mailing service that periodically sends notices of available positions to your inbox.
  
• Job posting web sites will often allow you to opt in to email job announcement services.

Résumé Posting Tips

Many web sites allow you to post your resume for prospective employers to consider you for positions they may have available. Here are a few tips for saving time and getting results.

• Make sure your resume has no spelling or grammatical errors before posting. It is best to write it out using a word processing application and saving the file, then converting it as needed. You do not want to retype your resume for each site, so instead, copy relevant parts to your clipboard, and paste into the appropriate space provided.
  
• Have a plain ASCII text version of your résumé available on your computer or floppy disk. Do not include any unconventional characters or layout such as multiple columns; make it very plain and linear. This will help insure that your information does not become garbled when your résumé is posted.
  
• Use the submission structure provided by the web site. Fill in any forms with your contact information as indicated by the labels or instructions, and copy and paste your résumé where indicated. If your contact information is entered separately from the résumé in a web form, omit the contact information from the text of your résumé when you paste it into the appropriate form field. By using the intended structure, prospective employers have a better chance of seeing your information in a format that is consistent with the other candidates. When in doubt, follow the instructions on the site, or send email to a support address on the site if you are not sure what to do.
  
• Some prospective employers want you to email a plain ASCII text version of your résumé. If this is the case, take the time to provide the requested format. If you provide an MS Word file, or other proprietary format instead, your résumé may be unreadable or rejected.
  
• Do not include any personal information that may compromise your privacy or safety if résumés are publicly readable. For instance, it is probably not prudent to include your street address or Social Security number when posting a résumé online.
  
• Usually your name and email address are all that is required at this stage, and should be sufficient for the prospective employer to contact you. Many sites provide an anonymous way for prospective employers and job seekers to communicate until both parties agree that there is mutual interest.

Internet Links

These are just a few links to provide examples of web sites with listings and services for job seekers and employers.

General Job Announcements and Job Seeker Services

Monster.com

http://www.monster.com

Hot Jobs

http://www.hotjobs.com

Career Builder

http://www.careerbuilder.com/

Job Hunting Resources

http://www.job-hunt.org/

Industry Specific Employment Sites

Physics Web Job Board - job and résumé posting for professionals with a physics background

http://physicsweb.org/jobs/

Museum Jobs

http://www.museumjobs.com/

Financial Jobs

http://www.financial-jobs.com/

Green Dream Jobs - Business and Environmental Jobs with Environmentally Responsible Employers

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/index.cfm

Telecommuting Jobs

http://www.tjobs.com/

Computer Jobs - jobs in IT (information technology)

http://www.computerjobs.com/

Higher Ed Jobs - jobs in higher education

http://www.higheredjobs.com/

Bilingual Jobs - jobs in translation, localization engineering and other industries that require multiple languages

http://www.bilingual-jobs.com/

Government Employment Sites

Federal Disability Information

http://www.Disablityinfo.gov

Federal Job Search

http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html

Jobs at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/

California Employment Development Department

http://www.edd.ca.gov/eddhome.htm

State of California Job Search

http://spb1.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/indexrd.cfm

America's Job Bank - job database

http://www.ajb.dni.us/

American's Talent Bank - resume database

http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/atb_home.html

Employment Listings in Online Periodicals

Los Angeles Times Marketplace Jobs

http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/

New York Times Job Market

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/jobs/index.html

Orange County Register Classifieds Online

http://www.ocregister.com/classified/

Employment Resources for Latinos (source: Proyecto Visión website http://www.proyectovision.net)

Ihispano: this is a job search site for Hispanic bilingual professionals. Visitors to the site can post their resumes; search the job bank by keyword, location, and company, learn about job fairs for Hispanics all over the US, as well as read tips on finding the job you are looking for.

http://www.ihispano.com/

Hispanic Online Career Center: this is an online career resource for Hispanics in the US. There is a job search option as well a listing of articles pertaining to the job search. One feature is a personal job search agent online that can look through the job bank for you.

http://www.hispaniconline.com/cc/index.html

Saludos: this is another job search site for Hispanics that allows searches for both internships and employment. Interested persons can also post their resumes on the search site for employers.

http://www.saludos.com/saludosmagazine.html

Diversity Direct: this is job search site where employers that recognize the need for a diverse workforce list job openings. There are company profiles, as well as various links to articles about diversity and the workplace and the job search.

http://www.diversitydirect.com/

Please note: Organizations, publications and programs listed in this document are provided as examples only and are not endorsed or recommended by the authors for any particular situation. The reader is encouraged to seek additional information.

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