þTable of Contents:

Job Search Strategies
Job Search Websites

Job Descriptions

þJob Search Strategies

Job Search 101 -- Your Job Search Plan

http://www.quintcareers.com/job_search/plan.html

Strategies for Staying Upbeat During a Long Job-Search

http://www.quintcareers.com/long_job-search.html

Job-Hunting Do's and Don'ts Articles

http://www.quintcareers.com/job-hunting-dos-donts_articles.html

Job-Hunting Samples and Examples

http://www.quintcareers.com/job-hunting_free_samples.html

Step-by-Step Plan for Finding the Jobs that are Never Advertised

1. Focus on your selling points.
2. Focus on one position and one target industry.
3. Develop a custom list of targeted employers.
4. Use your network.
5. Make contact with the employer.
6. Get help.

The Easy 10 Step Job Hunting Guide

How to conduct a successful job search and land the job you want without killing yourself in the process!

http://www.iccweb.com/jhunt/jhunt0.htm

"5 Steps to Job Search Magic"

http://www.recruit2hire.com/job-search-magic.html

Career and Placement Center

http://caps.concordia.ca/students/searchtools/jobsearchsteps.shtml

JOB SEARCH GUIDE

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CDC/jobsearch_guide.html

Steps To Success

Six “steps" to help you manage your career development process

1. Self Assessment

2. Research

3. Decision-Making

4. Networks & Contacts

5. Work

6. Life/Work Planning

Georgia Department of Labor

Plan Your Job Search

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/plan_job_search.htm

Get Started

Organize Your Skills

Know the Job Market

Learn About Education and Training

Develop a Marketing Package

Tap Into the Hidden Job Market

Talk the Talk: The Interview

JOBTRAK: The #1 career service network for college students and alumni

☼  Excellent website for all Job Hunters!

How to Conduct an Effective Job Search

http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/print_jm.html

Testing your Career Competencies-- Ready for Job Search? 

http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/assess.html

Researching Employers

http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/research.html

How to Develop Opportunities Through Networking

http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/network.html

How to Explore Careers Through Informational Interviewing

http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/inform.html

Career Fairs 

http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/fairs.html

          Excellent Site! 

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/careercenter/Publications/UpdatedPackets/

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Self Assessment

Resumes and Cover Letters

Networking

Informational Interviews

Networking Procedures

Follow Up With Your Contacts

Locating Opportunities - finding sources

Questions To Ask During An Informational Interview

The ABCs of Networking – You Can’t Excel Without Them!

http://www.careerknowhow.com/networking/abcnetwork.htm

Network Your Way Into a Job

http://www.careerknowhow.com/interviewtips/outwitting2.htm

Seven Habits of Highly Successful Job Seekers

http://www.careerknowhow.com/resumes/7habits.htm

http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/nursing/job.html

INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS

THANK-YOU LETTERS/FOLLOW-UP CORRESPONDENCE

SAMPLE FOLLOW-UP CORRESPONDENCE

Network

Conduct Informational Interviews

Sunday paper classified ads

Professional journals

Find listings of jobs through as many sources as possible

Contact employers of interest to you.

Send out a "mass" mailing of cover letters and resumes

Target employers

Use the internet

http://webware.princeton.edu/sites/career/Alumni/job_search.html

1 – Clarify your interests, skills, and goals.
2 – Research and explore your options.
3 – Identify and research specific prospective employers.
4 – Initiate contact, submit applications, and generate interviews.
5 – Create a notebook and keep records.
6 – Follow up.

http://www.lookd.com/job-search/effective-job-search.html

1. Begin with Self-Assessment

2. Research and Explore Career Options

3. Choose a Career Field, then Target Employers

4. Prepare Job Search Materials and Develop Job Search Skills

5. Plan and Conduct Job Search Campaign

   A. Pursue Advertised Vacancies
   B. Develop a Contact Network

   C. Contact Employers Directly

   D. Follow-Up and Record Keeping

   E. Be Persistent

6. Obtain Offer and Continue to Develop Your Career Action Plan

6 Steps to a Job Search Action Plan

http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/article.asp?aid=584&atype=Job_Hunting_Strategies

1. Assess yourself

2. Research your career goals.
3. Lay out your plan

4. Develop a self-marketing strategy

5. Prepare for job interviews

6. Implement your plan, making adjustments along the way

Seven Tips for Smarter Compensation Negotiation

http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/article.asp?aid=523&atype=Compensation

1. Do your homework

2. Know what’s important to you

3. Figure out your “floor

4. Negotiate like you are on the same side of the table

5. Understand what the company may or may not have degrees of freedom about

6. Drill down on health, relocation, and other benefits

7. Be gracious but firm

The Organized Job Search

by Janet Barclay, http://www.organizedassistant.com

http://www.jobfiler.com/tips/organizedassistant.php

þJob Search Websites

http://monster.com

http://seattle.washington.localjobboard.com/

http://worksource.wa.gov

http://jobs.careerbuilder.com

http://www.careerjet.com/jobs_in_seattle_23531.html

http://www.careerjet.com/partners/searchbox.html

Click Search Job Database (WorkSource) --> Enter Location, Job Family, and Keywords.

Suggestions, Public and Private employer websites, Job Databases, Temp Agencies, and Hidden Job Market

http://www.washjob.com/

http://career.ucsb.edu/students/job_search/jobsearch_tips.html

S T E P Searching for Training & Employment Programs       Links to Other Employment and Training Resources

http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/business/step/links.htm

UCSB Human Resources Department

Writing Sentences for Job Descriptions

http://hr.ucsb.edu/comp/jd_index.php

Go to the Search Jobs box and fill in the blanks

http://www.collegerecruiter.com/jobs/

http://www.worktree.com/index.cfm

Job Search Sites

America's JobBank

American Jobs

Best Jobs USA

BridgePath

CareerNet

Career Paradise

Career Shop

CareerBuilder

The Catapult

DFW Jobs

Directions - UK

Employment Spot

ERI Economics Research Institute

Financial-Jobs.com

4Work.com

Headhunter.Net

JobHunt

Jobs In the Money, accounting jobs, banking jobs, tax jobs

Job Options

Jobweb

Ohio Careers Resource Center

Quintessential Careers

Salary Clock - for fun

WetFeet.com

eFinancialJobs.com

craigslist

http://seattle.craigslist.org/

þJob Descriptions

Human Resource Answers Now

Job Descriptions, Policies

Rice University Human Resources

http://humanresources.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ruf.rice.edu%2F%7Ehumres%2FTraining%2FHowToHire%2FPages%2F4.shtml

Preliminary job description questionnaire
Click here to download the Preliminary job description questionnaire form in Microsoft Word format.

http://hr.blr.com/Article.cfm/Nav/2.0.0.0.6300

IPMA-HR Assessment Council

Task Bank for Accounting/Finance based upon Fine's functional job analysis methodology. From the New York State Department of Civil Service, contributed by Michael Dollard. (32K)

Task Bank for Administrative and Supervisory Police based upon Fine's functional job analysis methodology. From the New York State Department of Civil Service, contributed by Michael Dollard. (32K)

Clerical Task Bank based upon Fine's functional job analysis methodology. From the New York State Department of Civil Service, contributed by Michael Dollard. (72K)

Sample Job Analysis Questionnaires to Define the Duties of a New Job

http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp

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