Looking for a job on the Internet is as time intensive as reading the paper, calling all your friends and networking (the human kind); however, it is more convenient and perhaps most efficient. Today, companies want to simplify the process of hiring, and posting job openings on company Web sites and job search sites is simple, inexpensive and effective. Online job searching is fast replacing the traditional newspaper ad.
Resume Format
The most common formats for submitting resumes are Word and PDF. With Word, be sure to keep font selection basic as you are relying on the fonts in the recipient's machine. With PDF, fonts are included in the document, but although your recipient probably has a PDF reader (Adobe Reader), you may not have an application that exports to PDF. Otherwise, plain text is used, which is devoid of any layout attributes such as fonts, centering, boldface, underline and bullets.
Job Search Sites
There are many Web sites devoted to job listings. While some deal with all kinds of jobs, others are targeted to industry or location. For example, www.overseas.com deals with jobs outside the U.S. To find out which site works best for you, spend some time surfing through their offerings. As most sites allow searches on the latest listings, you can easily go back and see if anything new has been posted.
Be sure to check the employment category with services such as Yahoo!. You will find information on job banks, career planning, resume services, resume banks and more to help you find gainful employment. Monster.com also has resources such as career advice and articles pertaining to job hunting. Following are some of the job sites on the Web. Good luck and happy hunting.
Resume Format
The most common formats for submitting resumes are Word and PDF. With Word, be sure to keep font selection basic as you are relying on the fonts in the recipient's machine. With PDF, fonts are included in the document, but although your recipient probably has a PDF reader (Adobe Reader), you may not have an application that exports to PDF. Otherwise, plain text is used, which is devoid of any layout attributes such as fonts, centering, boldface, underline and bullets.
Job Search Sites
There are many Web sites devoted to job listings. While some deal with all kinds of jobs, others are targeted to industry or location. For example, www.overseas.com deals with jobs outside the U.S. To find out which site works best for you, spend some time surfing through their offerings. As most sites allow searches on the latest listings, you can easily go back and see if anything new has been posted.
Be sure to check the employment category with services such as Yahoo!. You will find information on job banks, career planning, resume services, resume banks and more to help you find gainful employment. Monster.com also has resources such as career advice and articles pertaining to job hunting. Following are some of the job sites on the Web. Good luck and happy hunting.
America's Job Bank (state employment services
U.S. Dept. of Labor)
www.ajb.dni.us
Worldwide
www.career.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.craigslist.org (+ community bulletin board)
www.iccweb.com
Overseas
www.overseas.com
U.S.
www.flipdog.com
www.gadball.com
www.monster.com
www.nowhiring.com
U.S. including advice and tips
www.careerbuilder.com
www.careermag.com
www.careershop.com
www.jobbankusa.com
www.net-temps.com
U.S. (you control who sees your resume)
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
U.S. (geared to college student/graduate)
www.collegegrad.com
www.jobweb.com
www.monstertrak.com
U.S. (technical, professional and managerial)
www.employmentguide.com
www.kenexa.com
U.S. (IT/computer professionals)
www.techies.com
www.dice.com
www.itcareers.com
www.mactalent.com
U.S. and Canada (technical and professional)
www.kforce.com
www.truecareers.com
Wall Street Journal listings.
www.careers.wsj.com
San Francisco Bay area
www.bajobs.com
www.bayareacareers.com
www.sfgate.com
www.valleyjobs.com
Marketing/Pacific Northwest
www.marcomjobs.com
www.marcommatch.com
U.S. Federal job searches
www.usajobs.opm.gov
Temporary jobs
www.net-temps.com
Resume sources
www.eresumes.com
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