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First: Go to this Web page
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If you're not already there, go to the Cabrillo
College Library homepage <http://libwww.cabrillo.edu>
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Click on Internet Links
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Click on Jobs
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Under Career Guidance, click on Job
Search on the Internet
Just California; Just This Area
These Web sites offer information about jobs in California,
or in the local area. You'll find that you have to register at most
of these, but the registration is free.
Directly related to Cabrillo Student
Employment /Job Placement at Cabrillo College. And it's good to
become familiar with what's offered at the Cabrillo
College Career Planning Center. Also: explore the resources linked
to the Library's Jobs
& Careers Internet Links Web page.
Career Sites Usually, you
can search the database by keyword, category, and job location. Applicant
submits materials directly to the employer, mentioning that the job
was brought to their attention because it was posted at such-and-such
a career site. "Every person of working age should make friends
with at least one career site." Career sites often offer these
additional services:
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tips for writing resumes
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salary calculators
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employer profiles
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industry overviews
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relocation guides
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career assessment tools
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list of job fairs
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email notification of relevant job listings
Most require registration (free) to take full advantage of their
services.
The biggest ones are Monster.com and
Yahoo!Careers (they
recently absorbed HotJobs). Others are JobOptions
and CareerBuilder.com
and FlipDog.com
Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Resume Writing
And, now, the worrisome side
Internet
& Privacy Issues
Monster.com
warns false job postings could lead to identity theft Dated 2/27/03.
Monster's own pages: Safe
Job Searching || Protect
Your Personal Info
Salaries
SalaryCalulator
Estimate the value of a salary given the living area compared to an
area you're used to.
There's also a Cost
of Living and Salary Calculator.
Guides
America's Career InfoNet
Important for its "wages and trends" and state profiles
(over on left of opening screen). For example, for any state, you
can check to see what the fastest growing and highest paying occupational
sectors are.
JobStar California -- Job
Search Guide
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Excellent information about most occupations; from U.S. Dept.
of Labor. Updated annually.
Finding out about Companies
OK -- you've gotten some good leads on several jobs, or maybe
you've even been offered one! How can you check out the company? Use
these resources:
Company
Research from BusinessWeek
Hoover's Online Subscribers
get full information, but you can get brief info without subscribing.
IRIN Annual Report
Resource Center
And from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Getting
Info About Companies
Local Workshops
Cabrillo
Career Connections at Cabrillo College gathers together
in one place information about workshops and classes and other events
Career
Workshops offered by the Cabrillo College Career Planning Center
-- scroll down and click on Career Workshop Series
Fast
Track to Work has info about local job search workshops
Career Exploration and Gateway Sites
Career Exploration: A guide to
many Internet resources.
Riley Guide A comprehensive
job search site
What Color Is Your Parachute?
aka JobHuntersBible.com
Want to set up a way of communicating among yourselves?
Go to QuickTopic and give
them your email address and the name of your group. It really is very
easy. Those of you in the group can bookmark your Web discussion page,
and you can exchange information and learn from each other. Suppose
you're exploring a career site, and find that one has much
better chat rooms than another. Share that information with others!
To get to this page on the Internet
- Be on the Cabrillo College Library homepage http://libwww.cabrillo.edu
- Click on Internet Links
- Click on Jobs.
- Under Career Guidance, click on Job Search on the Internet
Topsy N. Smalley; last rev. 7/03 |
