The official online job search resource hosted By Dick Bolles, author of "What Color is Your Parachute"
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The Internet
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Job Hunting Online
Introduction: The Internet
1. Primer
2. Gateways
3. Supersites
4. Job Search Engines
Introduction: Research On The Internet
1. Directories
2. Search Engines
3. Best Search Engines
4. Meta-Search Tools
5. Clustering
6. Specialized Search Engines
7. General Research
8. Beyond Search Engines
9. The UnderWeb & Deep Searching
10. Beyond The Web: Usenet & Newsgroups
11. Evaluating The Data
12. Grants
Introduction: Contacts And Networking
1. Internet Networking
2. Finding People You Know
3. Finding People You Don't Know
4. Chat Rooms
5. Forums & Message Boards
6. Newsgroups
7. Mailing Lists
8. Networking Web Sites
9. A Category All Its Own
10. Miscellany
11. People At Their Business
12. E-mail
Introduction: Counseling, Testing & Advice
1. Online Job-Hunting Articles
2. Online Job-Hunting Guides
3. The Gateway Sites & More
4. Online Personality & Traits Tests
5. Online Careers Tests
6. Transferable Skills
7. Education
8. More Help: Career Counseling Offices
9. One-on-One Career Counseling
10. Offline Career Counseling
Introduction: Web Sites For Job Hunting Research
1. Geography/Moving/Where To Live
2. Identifying Careers
3. Salaries
4. Industry Research
5. Company Research
6. Company Research & Contact Info
7. Beyond Contact Information
8. More Specific Company Research
9. Self-Employed And Home Business
10. Part-Time, Contract, & Temporary Work
11. Non-Profits And Social Conscience
12. Work For Minorities
13. Work For Women
14. Work For The Disabled
Introduction: Job & Resume Sites
1. Resumes & Cover Letters
2. Portfolios
3. Job Boards: The Supersites
4. Job Boards: Job Search Engines
5. Job Boards: Regionals
6. Job Boards: The Networked Sites
7. Job Boards: College & Graduate Sites
8. Job Boards: Niche/Trade/Specialty
9. Job Boards: Diversity/Women/Disabled
10. Job Boards: Government
11. Job Boards: Contract & Temporary
12. Job Boards: Executive
13. Job Boards: International
14. Job Boards: Links To Job Boards
15. Job Boards: Articles About
16. Volunteering
Introduction: Job Hunting Online
1. Chapter One: Learn The Net
2. Chapter Two: Resumes
3. Chapter Three: The Job Boards
4. Chapter Four: Contacts And Networking
5. Chapter Five: Counseling And Testing
6. Chapter Six: Online Research
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2004-12-30 Spring 2005
Everything you need to know about interviews, in just two minutes reading time. (Three, if you're a slow reader.)
Everything you need to know about interviews, in just two minutes reading time. (Three, if you're a slow reader.)
2004-12-23 December 23 - December 29, 2004
We often find the best job-hunting clues back in our childhood.
We often find the best job-hunting clues back in our childhood.
2004-12-16 December 16 - December 22, 2004
The three secrets of successful job-hunting
The three secrets of successful job-hunting
2004-12-09 December 9 - December 15, 2004
What do you have to offer to the world?
What do you have to offer to the world?
2004-12-02 December 2 - December 8, 2004
A keynote address presented at the International Conference on Careers Guidance: Careers Guidance - Which Way Now?, in Bled, Slovenia, Wednesday, May 5 th, 1999
A keynote address presented at the International Conference on Careers Guidance: Careers Guidance - Which Way Now?, in Bled, Slovenia, Wednesday, May 5 th, 1999
2004-11-25 November 25 - December 1, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving from Dick, family and friends!
Happy Thanksgiving from Dick, family and friends!
2004-11-17 November 18 - November 24, 2004
All that I know about job-hunting, I learned from The Apprentice
Well, not exactly.
All that I know about job-hunting, I learned from The Apprentice
Well, not exactly.
2004-11-11 November 11 - November 17, 2004
Wise job-hunters know that they are searching secondly for a job,
But first of all for Hope. There are ways to increase Hope.
Wise job-hunters know that they are searching secondly for a job,
But first of all for Hope. There are ways to increase Hope.
2004-11-03 November 3 - November 10, 2004
The job-market is only part of the problem. How we job-hunt is of equal, if not greater, importance.
The job-market is only part of the problem. How we job-hunt is of equal, if not greater, importance.
2004-10-27 October 27 - November 2, 2004
Wise job-hunters know that they are searching secondly for a job,
But first of all for Hope. There are ways to increase Hope.
Wise job-hunters know that they are searching secondly for a job,
But first of all for Hope. There are ways to increase Hope.
2004-04-22
There are job-hunting manuals – of all sorts and descriptions – everywhere on the Web, but these are my favorites – my Parachute Picks:
There are job-hunting manuals – of all sorts and descriptions – everywhere on the Web, but these are my favorites – my Parachute Picks:
2004-04-22
Many people like to take shortcuts. Shortcuts, that is, to finding out who they are and what they should be do with the rest of their life.
Many people like to take shortcuts. Shortcuts, that is, to finding out who they are and what they should be do with the rest of their life.
2002-09-11 September 11, 2002
About What's Changed Since September 11
About What's Changed Since September 11
2002-04-22
If the other tests, manuals and articles don't give you what you want in the way of career counseling, your life preserver could be the Career Offices on the Internet.
If the other tests, manuals and articles don't give you what you want in the way of career counseling, your life preserver could be the Career Offices on the Internet.
2002-04-22
We turn now to career tests, also called vocational tests. Before you look at these, you should familiarize yourself...
We turn now to career tests, also called vocational tests. Before you look at these, you should familiarize yourself...
2002-04-22
When things just aren't going well with your job hunt, you may decide that something is wrong with the way you're going about it. That is a great realization...
When things just aren't going well with your job hunt, you may decide that something is wrong with the way you're going about it. That is a great realization...
1999-08-22
This idea, that you have something which could fit into a number of different situations, is probably the best introduction possible to the concept of "transferable skills."
This idea, that you have something which could fit into a number of different situations, is probably the best introduction possible to the concept of "transferable skills."
1999-08-08
...last month for the first time in my life I got fired, and without warning, after being at my new job for just five months. Now, of course, I'm job-hunting...
...last month for the first time in my life I got fired, and without warning, after being at my new job for just five months. Now, of course, I'm job-hunting...
1999-07-25
I've concluded that those running a company get to decide many important things, but none so important as how to keep a company from degenerating.
I've concluded that those running a company get to decide many important things, but none so important as how to keep a company from degenerating.
1999-07-11
We live in time as a goldfish lives in water. It is our great preoccupation, and the omnipresent subject of our language.
We live in time as a goldfish lives in water. It is our great preoccupation, and the omnipresent subject of our language.
1999-06-13
The sum and total of our life is that, from our birth until our death, we are walking stories, here upon the earth.
The sum and total of our life is that, from our birth until our death, we are walking stories, here upon the earth.
1999-05-15 By Peter D. Weddle
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
1999-05-15 By Peter D. Weddle
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
1999-05-05
A keynote address presented at the International Conference on Careers Guidance: Careers Guidance - Which Way Now?, in Bled, Slovenia,
A keynote address presented at the International Conference on Careers Guidance: Careers Guidance - Which Way Now?, in Bled, Slovenia,
1999-04-22
My Parachute Picks
My Parachute Picks
1999-04-21
Before you walk in the door of an organization, you want to know something about it. The Internet, and your local library, are good sources for finding out some of this information.
Before you walk in the door of an organization, you want to know something about it. The Internet, and your local library, are good sources for finding out some of this information.
1999-04-21
Three Scenes from a Job-Hunter's Notebook
Three Scenes from a Job-Hunter's Notebook
1999-04-18
We are all destined to go job-hunting again. The only question is how soon.
We are all destined to go job-hunting again. The only question is how soon.
1999-04-15 By Peter D. Weddle
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
1999-04-11
One of the fascinating things about jobs is the way they alter over time, not because the field has changed but because the person holding the job has changed.
One of the fascinating things about jobs is the way they alter over time, not because the field has changed but because the person holding the job has changed.
1999-04-04
...according to Gallup polls since the 1960's, a vast majority of the American people (94%) have some kind of belief in God...
...according to Gallup polls since the 1960's, a vast majority of the American people (94%) have some kind of belief in God...
1999-04-01 By Peter D. Weddle
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
1999-03-28
Q. "I am handicapped. Do you have any special advice about a career for someone like me?
A. Well, yes. Let's begin with some simple truths.
Q. "I am handicapped. Do you have any special advice about a career for someone like me?
A. Well, yes. Let's begin with some simple truths.
1999-03-15 By Peter D. Weddle
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
1999-03-14
Life/work planning is my beat. And there are a thousand stories in the naked city. Oops, wrong column. Let's start again.
Life/work planning is my beat. And there are a thousand stories in the naked city. Oops, wrong column. Let's start again.
1999-03-07
Go look in any book superstore, and you'll drown in information about the job interview.
Go look in any book superstore, and you'll drown in information about the job interview.
1999-02-28
But from the time I was a child, my mother taught me to believe in a compassionate God. She underlined: "Believe in...
But from the time I was a child, my mother taught me to believe in a compassionate God. She underlined: "Believe in...
1999-02-21
What do you have to offer to the world?
What do you have to offer to the world?
1999-02-21
Many of us take a job early in life that seems to offer everything we could want in a job: it puts bread on the table, clothes on our back, a car in the garage, and an interesting group of people to work with.
Many of us take a job early in life that seems to offer everything we could want in a job: it puts bread on the table, clothes on our back, a car in the garage, and an interesting group of people to work with.
1999-02-21
If jobs are the first thing on your mind, in deciding to move, you have two ways to go.
One is to move where the unemployment rate is low for all jobs...
If jobs are the first thing on your mind, in deciding to move, you have two ways to go.
One is to move where the unemployment rate is low for all jobs...
1999-02-21
Well, let us suppose that one way or another, you've picked a place.
It is crucial to go visit there, if you possibly can...
Well, let us suppose that one way or another, you've picked a place.
It is crucial to go visit there, if you possibly can...
1999-02-21
If your finances are tight, it may not be possible for you to go to visit your new chosen destination, at least in the immediate future. In which case, you want to research the place, as best you can, from a distance:
If your finances are tight, it may not be possible for you to go to visit your new chosen destination, at least in the immediate future. In which case, you want to research the place, as best you can, from a distance:
1999-02-21
Well, you want to move, you've figured out your preferred geographical factors, but you don't know the name of the place, or places yet – eh? There are helps:
Well, you want to move, you've figured out your preferred geographical factors, but you don't know the name of the place, or places yet – eh? There are helps:
1999-02-21
Our ancestors were nomads. We are the descendants of our ancestors. Surveys reveal that the average person in the U.S. moves eleven times between birth and death...
Our ancestors were nomads. We are the descendants of our ancestors. Surveys reveal that the average person in the U.S. moves eleven times between birth and death...
1999-02-21
It's always interesting how we tend to rush things. For example, summer.
It's always interesting how we tend to rush things. For example, summer.
1999-02-21
I was reading the papers the other day, and came across someone talking about "unskilled American workers." Oh my, oh my,
I was reading the papers the other day, and came across someone talking about "unskilled American workers." Oh my, oh my,
1999-02-14
Resumes, ah resumes! How they are ever with us, in any talk about the job-hunt, whether in magazines, newspapers, or in books, or on the Internet.
Resumes, ah resumes! How they are ever with us, in any talk about the job-hunt, whether in magazines, newspapers, or in books, or on the Internet.
1999-02-07
If you want to put new life into your business, into your job, into your relationships, think of how you can depart from the norm, go the second mile, offer your time, and pleasantly surprise them when they least expect it.
If you want to put new life into your business, into your job, into your relationships, think of how you can depart from the norm, go the second mile, offer your time, and pleasantly surprise them when they least expect it.
1999-02-01 By Peter D. Weddle
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
Reprinted from WEDDLE's ... The Newsletter for Successful On-line Recruiting
1999-01-31
When you're puzzled about what to do next with your life, the idea of taking some kind of career test may strike you as a really great idea....
When you're puzzled about what to do next with your life, the idea of taking some kind of career test may strike you as a really great idea....
1999-01-24
When you are out of work during a prosperous time like the present, it's easy to get the feeling that everyone in the country has a job except you.
When you are out of work during a prosperous time like the present, it's easy to get the feeling that everyone in the country has a job except you.
1999-01-17
Not many people realize it, but the job-hunt is one of the most studied phenomena of our time. It is amazing what we know about it.
Not many people realize it, but the job-hunt is one of the most studied phenomena of our time. It is amazing what we know about it.