About Us
We have an agreement with our visitors to list only the best job sites that we can find.
Here, you will find no "work at home and make millions" scams; we carefully screen the sites that appear here, and revisit all of them on a regular basis to ensure that our recommendation is not misplaced.
We are attempting to bring only the best advice and resources to your attention. You may find longer lists of job sites, but you won't find a better selection of job sites or sounder, more sensible advice and guidance.
When evaluating Web job sites, we look for:
- A posted Privacy Policy that explains to visitors what information is collected and how the information is used, particularly information that identifies specific individuals.
- A "sizeable" collection of job opportunities, depending on the market covered. It's easier to have thousands of jobs at a general "Employment Super Site" than at a site focused on a specific type of job (e.g. midwives, for example), so the definition of sizeable will vary.
- "Fresh" opportunities. Some "evergreen" requirements may be 90 days old, but many more need to be fewer than 10 days old.
- Privacy protection for job seekers so that a job seeker may look for a job without putting his or her identity or existing job at risk.
- Fully-functional Web site, with all pages present and working as described and expected.
- A focus on actually helping people connect with jobs. Some sites seem more interested in collecting e-mail addresses and other information to sell to advertisers.
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Preparing for your Job Search
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Research Your Career Options
America's Career InfoNet, from the U.S. Federal Government, offers an excellent collection of information, including a "General Outlook" for employment in various industries and locations, an "employability checkup" for you, links to state employment offices (including maps, hours of operation, and services provided), Web career resources, and much more.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, from U.S. Federal Government, provides an amazing amount of useful information on the job market with Career Guides to Industries as well as Occupations.
See Dick Bolles' JobHuntersBible for articles and links to sites where you can get help identifying your skills and interests and the kinds of jobs you will probably do best.
Read Jobcloud.com 'Finding Jobs Online' section to see all the places you can look for jobs - you have many more options than just Web job sites.
Identify the jobs, employers, and locations that interest you, and then find out what you can about them. The Web is a treasure trove of useful information (just be cautious about believing everything you read!).
Margaret Riley Dikel has written an excellent tutorial on the job search process in her site, The Riley Guide. That's a great place to start.
Pull Together Your Resume, including a Cyber-Safe Internet version
Once you know the job you want and have collected information, you need to create your resume, actually, two or three versions -- for print, for e-mail, for completing online forms, and for a personal resume Web page -- with "keywords" for recruiters to find. See our Internet Resume section for a more detailed instruction.
Get a Personal E-Mail Account
If you don't already have one, different from your job or college, you need to get one. You can establish a Web-based e-mail address at a site like Mail.com, Yahoo.com, or Hotmail.com. They can be anonymous, if you set up your account that way (provide minimal contact information in your account registration when you set it up).
DON'T use your employer's e-mail system, if you are employed! It can be a quick way to become un-employed, and then how would a potential employer find you? Looks a little tacky, too.
