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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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Web Sites for Job Hunting Research
Introduction to 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
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
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
Industry Research
Once you've identified a field that interests you, you will want to get news about that field or industry, discover trends, professional pay scales, names of associations in the field, schedule of meetings or networking events, and so on. You can start with these:
The Career Guide to Industries
Thomas Global Register - Industry & Professional Organizations
Yahoo! Professional Organizations
Weddle’s Professional Associations
The Virtual Community of Associations
Companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. While the OOH looks at jobs from an occupational point of view, the Career Guide to Industries "provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information". I couldn't have said it better myself.
Thomas Global Register - Industry & Professional Organizations
At this page on the Thomas Global Register site, you will find an extensive list of trade and professional organizations.
Yahoo! Professional Organizations
A good way to find out more about a particular field is to go to their Association, or Professional Organization. Many such are listed here.
Weddle’s Professional Associations
An excellent list of professional associations, from the site of one of the masters of the job-hunt and the Web.
The Virtual Community of Associations
It seems like every industry in the entire world has a professional association. Many are listed here, with data about the association and a link to their web site. Search by keyword or browse alphabetically.