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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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Job Hunting Manuals
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by Richard N. Bolles
There are job-hunting manuals – of all sorts and descriptions – everywhere on the Web, but these are my favorites – my Parachute Picks:
Creative Job Search
http://www.mnworkforcecenter.org/cjs/cjs_site/cjsbook/contents.htmThis site, maintained by Minnesota Department of Economic Security, has put together the equivalent of a job-search manual, on their "Creative Job Search" page. Mark this: These authors really understand what skills are (unusual for the Internet). Employment applications, interviews, etc. are also covered.
Career Development Manual (Second Edition)
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.htmlThe career center at the University of Waterloo has put together a thorough detailed manual to guide you through your job-hunt; it's self-assessment section is one of the best on the Internet.
Job Search Guide: Strategies for Professionals
http://www.works.state.mo.us/tips/index.htmAn amazingly thorough 74 page introduction to the job search, put out by the the United States Employment Service, is posted on this site; the manual can be printed out on your home printer.
Career Planning Process
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/students/planning_process.htmlA guide called "The Career Planning/Competency Model," authored by Pam Allen and Ellen Nagy, has a good list of transferable skills amidst its self-assessment exercises on this site, hosted by Bowling green State University in Ohio.
The Riley Guide
http://www.rileyguide.com/jsguides.htmlIf you want more than these four, visit The Riley Guide for additional suggestions, and links. This famous site on the Web has a good summary of the other job-search guides on the Internet.