Jobs and Careers
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Résumé Writing | Interviewing Skills and Advice | Career Counseling
Job Listings
CareerBuilder, http://www.careerbuilder.com
Search for jobs by keyword, in certain cities or states, or by category, post your resume, and read advice. CareerBuilder even lists hourly jobs if you just need something part-time.
Monster, http://www.monster.com/
Search for jobs by keyword, company name, job category, and location. You also can post your resume, network with other Monster users, and read career search and interviewing tips.
CareerOneStop, http://www.careeronestop.org
As the name suggests, CareerOneStop is a one-stop shop for career services, including a searchable database of over 1 million jobs. (You can even narrow your search by zipcode!) This site is a combination of three services, America's Job Bank, Career InfoNet, and America's Service Locator.
Yahoo! HotJobs, http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
Free job searching. Set up (or use your existing) Yahoo! ID to post a resume publicly, send your resume to a select person, save job searches, and more.
USAJobs, http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
This is the official jobs database of the U.S. Federal Government. Multiple search limits, including salary range.
Georgia Job Listings
AJCjobs, http://www.ajcjobs.com
Job listings from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Atlanta Tech Jobs, http://www.atlanta.computerjobs.com
Computer jobs in Atlanta and the rest of Georgia.
GeorgiaJobs.com, http://www.georgiajobs.com
Jobs available in Georgia and surrounding states. Anyone may search for jobs, but (free) site registration is necessary if you want to post a resume or get job notifications.
GeorgiaCareers.com, http://www.georgiajobs.net
Searchable by company, region in Georgia, job category, and job classification.
The Job Site, http://thejobsite.org
Searchable database of all Georgia State Government jobs.
Jobs in Georgia & Southeastern Libraries, http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/jobs.html
Ever wanted to work in a library? Here's a list of available library jobs in Georgia and other southeastern states.
Want to work for a particular company? Most organizations with websites include lists of available jobs on their sites. So, go to the website of the company you're interested in, and look around for a link to something like employment, careers, or work with us. Here are a few examples:
Six Flags Over Georgia: http://www.sixflags.com/parks/overgeorgia/Jobs/index.asp
Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses (which includes the Atlanta Falcons), http://atlantafalcons.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/jobs/default.cfm
International Job Listings
CareerBuilder International Jobs,
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/jobfindil.asp?sc_cmp2=JS_HP1_QSB_Intl
This site works like regular CareerBuilder, but instead of limiting jobs by U.S. city and state, you limit your job search results by country.
EscapeArtist's International Jobs Marketplace, http://jobs.escapeartist.com/
View an international jobs list, sort jobs by country, or sort by category.
Monster Work Abroad, http://workabroad.monster.com
To begin your job search, choose from what country you're coming, and to what country you're going. From there, choose the region or city in your destination country to search for jobs. This site also provides information on making a successful move to your new country.
OverseasJobs.com, http://www.overseasjobs.com
Besides job listings, this site provides lots of information on working abroad, including company profiles and advice articles.
Topjobs, http://www.topjobs.co.uk/
Most of the jobs listed at Topjobs are in England, but opportunities in other countries (mostly European) are included, as well.
Yahoo! HotJobs International,
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobseeker/jobsearch/intl_search.html
Just limit your search by the country and city in which you want to work, and enter some keywords describing the job you want.
GPC Center for Service-Learning: Internships Information, http://www.gpc.edu/~gpccsl/Internships.htm
To find out about internship opportunities, you might want to start out on campus at GPC's Center for Service-Learning.
Corporate Internships, a list from Indiana University East, http://www.iue.edu/career/CorporateInternships.shtml
For those interested in corporate internships, Indiana University East has put together a great list of companies with links to internship information for each company.
Internships.com, http://www.internships.com
A searchable database of internships in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. There is information for sale on this site, but searching internship opportunities is free! Click Students Enter Here to search.
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, http://www.twc.edu
The Washington Center is a nonprofit organization that provides internships to U.S. and international college students. All of the internships are located in the Washington D.C. area and are available in a variety of disciplines, from criminal justice to the environment.
Want to intern for a particular company? Many organizations have internship information on their websites. Go to the website of the organization for which you're interested in interning, and look for a link to something like internships or be an intern. Here are a few examples:
Smithsonian, http://www.si.edu/ofg/internopp.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov/epapages/epahome/intern.htm
WashingtonPost.com, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hr/intern.html?nav=globebot
Cover Letters from Career Services @ Virginia Tech, http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/coversamples.htm
Cover letter guidelines and a number of sample cover letters.
Monster Résumé Center, http://resume.monster.com
Free résumé advice, including do's and don'ts, sample résumés, and what to do if there's a bump in your employment history (like you don't have related experience).
Online Writing Lab (OWL) for Professional Writing Handouts and Resources from Purdue University, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/
Lots of great information on résumés and cover letters, including samples of each, as well as on other forms of business communication, like memos and emails.
Resume Writing Guide from Boston College, http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/skills/resumes/
How to create a résumé in 5 steps, plus sample résumés, résumé action verbs, and creating an email-friendly résumé.
Résumé Writing Guide from Villanova University, http://careers.villanova.edu/Students/Sturesumeguidelines.htm
The basic steps to résumé creation, including helpful hints, adapting a résumé for an internship, and a list of good verbs to use.
Résumés from the Georgetown University Career Center, http://careerweb.georgetown.edu/students/resume.html
In addition to the basics, this site provides information on creating a résumé in an electronic format and tips on including supplementary documentation along with your résumé.
RésuméTutor! from the University of Minnesota, http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/ecep/resume/step1.htm
The RésuméTutor! is an interactive workbook/tutorial to help you get started on a résumé. Excellent resource if you're not sure how to begin!
Sample Cover Letters from University of North Carolina-Wilmington, http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/students/sampleletters.htm
A couple of sample cover letters.
Interviewing Skills and Advice
Dress to Impress: A Guide from Washington State University, http://amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/index.htm
Includes photo examples of interview outfits with comments on the outfits from potential employers.
Interview Preparation Tips from Case Western Reserve University, http://studentaffairs.case.edu/careers/alumni/network/informational.html
Read about what to expect during an interview, including typical questions you'll be asked, and what questions you should ask.
Interview Skills from Boston College, http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/skills/interview/
What to do (or to avoid!) before, during, and after an interview. This site also lists some average interview questions.
Interviewing Information, http://www.collegegrad.com/intv/
Here you'll find information on all aspects of interviewing, including how to handle the telephone interview, and how to stand out (positively) at a job fair.
Interviewing Skills articles, http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/
This series of articles explains everything you need to know about interviewing, from surviving the group interview to acing pre-employment tests.
Job Search Skills: Interviewing Skills from the Harvard School of Public Health,
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/careers/guide-interview.html
Successfully prepare for an interview with the tips from this site.
Monster Interview Center, http://interview.monster.com
The advice on this site covers everything from the beginning--getting an interview in the first place--to what to do after the interview.
Putting Your Best Shoe Forward (dressing for an interview), from Northern Michigan University, http://jobsearch.nmu.edu/students/articles/dress/
Fair or not, first impressions are a big deal! This site offers brief tips on how to best dress for an interview, including a few photo examples.
SYMS Dress to Achieve: The Complete Interview Outfit, http://www.symsdress.com/complete.htm
An short checklist with explanations of what to wear to an interview.
GPC Advising & Counseling Centers: Career Services for Students, http://www.gpc.edu/career/index.htm
GPC provides Career Services for Students through the Advising & Counseling Center. Check the website for information on choosing a major, choosing a transfer college or university, choosing a career, and more.
America's Career InfoNet, http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Part of CareerOneStop, Career InfoNet is a great site to find out job market trends, wage and salary information, necessary skills for different careers, and job information by state.
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov
A wealth of statistics related to labor economics. The areas in which you might be interested as a job hunter include Wages, Earnings, & Benefits, Occupations, and Employment & Unemployment. Some of the reports are PDF files, which require the free Adobe Reader plug-in for opening and viewing.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, http://www.bls.gov/oco/
This is a great resource for reading about different occupations, the skills and education they require, the average salary, and what you can expect to do on the job. A publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
Occupational Outlook Quarterly publishes full-text articles on jobs and careers and related topics, such as salary trends and emerging occupations. The full-text articles are PDF files, which require the free Adobe Reader plug-in for opening and viewing.
WetFeet, http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/home.asp
Check out the Career Research area for insight into different industries and specific companies within industries.
For career ideas in different major fields of study, check out the following sites:
What can I do with a major in . . .? from Arizona State University, http://career.asu.edu/s/choosemajor/majorinfo/majorinfo.htm
What can I do with a major in . . .? from Miami University, http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~advising/majors/toc.html
What can I do with a major in . . .? from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/
