Student Success
Career Services
Job Search Resources on the Internet
PLEASE NOTE: The websites listed below are of an informational nature only and do not constitute endorsement by the Career Services Office.
Government Job Sites
Job Search Sites
Summer/Seasonal Jobs and Internships
Employer Research
Special Career Needs
Salary Information
Specialty Areas
Career and Job Search Information
Newspaper Ads
How to Write Resumes
How to Write Cover Letters
Interviewing
Government Job Sites
www.usajobs.opm.gov
Federal government's official one stop source for federal jobs and employment
information maintained by the United States Office of Personnel Management
(USAJOBS). Sort openings by occupation, location, occupational group, keyword,
grade level, salary, and government agency. Also lists information for disabled
workers.
www.studentjobs.gov
Select by location; lists jobs, internships and summer employment for students
with the Federal government.
www.opm.gov/veterans
Provides information about applying for hiring preferences and how military
skills fit into the civilian federal job market.
www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania state government website lists all jobs posted by over 7,000
employers with the PA Employment Service.
www.scsc.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania's State Civil Service Commission job website. Outlines jobs
available and how to apply.
Lists job openings with Montgomery County, PA. Click on Departments, Human Resources, More Jobs.
Job Search Sites
www.rileyguide.com
Margaret Dikel (Riley) is the "Queen of Job Search Sites"; an
original web site job search pioneer. Contains excellent up-to-date job
search information.
www.careerbuilder.com
May access job listings by occupational area; keyword, company, city or
state.
www.careeronestop.org
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, CareerOneStop is a suite of national
web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals
find employment and career resources. America's Career InfoNet (www.careerinfonet.org)
provides national, state and local career information and labor market data
using unique career tools, career reports, videos, a career resource library
and other innovative web-based tools. America's Service Locator (www.servicelocator.org)
maps customers to a range of local services including workforce centers,
unemployment benefits, job training, education opportunities, and other
workforce services.
www.bizjournals.com
Philadelphia Business Journal web site providing national business news
from MSNBC and free registration for daily e-mail business news updates
each business day at 3 p.m. Register for weekly e-mail industry news updates
as well as Search Watch, an e-mail alert of the latest news articles about
any companies in which you are interested. There is also free access to
500,000+ business articles and 40 other metropolitan business newspapers.
www.CollegeGrad.com
Especially good for entry level positions but contains all level of jobs.
Search by state.
www.jobcircle.com
Access jobs by industry or occupational area in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Washington DC areas
www.monster.com
Mega-site for job search. Search jobs by industry, location, etc. Or have
your skills matched and jobs "pushed" to your desktop by registering
your email.
www.pennsylvaniajobs.com
Job listings throughout Pennsylvania.
www.switchboard.com
Search for potential employers in your geographical area by using the yellow
pages.
www.wetfeet.com
Good all-around site. Find job listings, internships, career and job search
information and company profiles.
Summer/Seasonal Jobs and Internships
www.coolworks.com
Over 70,000 jobs listed, most of which are seasonal. Good for students looking
for summer employment or for alternative careers.
www.petersons.com/summerop/
Lists primarily outdoor and summer program related positions.
www.snagajob.com/
Good assortment of area restaurant and retail summer jobs.
www.summerjobs.com
Lists wide range of camp-related summer employment.
Employer Research
www.fortune.com
Internet version of Fortune magazine; contains career information, career
profiles and business news.
www.hoovers.com
Excellent resource for researching employers and industries; information
on over 10,000 companies.
www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
Hierarchical and alphabetical listings of government agencies with access
to homepages of each.
www.thomasregister.com
Lists American manufacturers.
www.wetfeet.com/research/companies.asp
Lists company profiles in addition to career and job information.
Special Career Needs
www.business-disability.com
A free resume database for persons with disabilities who have earned a minimum
of a two-year degree.
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/disabilities
Career and employment information for people with disabilities.
www.opm.gov/disability
This site is maintained by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and is
tailored to job applicants who are disabled.
Salary Information
www.salary.com
Find a variety of industry salaries.
www.wetfeet.com/research/compensation.asp
National salary ranges and free newsletters.
Specialty Areas
www.black-collegian.com
Employers with special interest in hiring minority candidates list jobs.
www.jobcircle.com
Find job listings in information technology field in Philadelphia and surrounding
area.
Career and Job Search Information
http://amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/
Excellent tips on appropriate dress for interviews at the Washington State
University website (with photographs).
www.bls.gov/emp/
Find full text of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes current and
previous issues of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly in PDF format. Offers
an online database on current and projected employment for over 500 occupations
within more than 240 industries. Also includes over 500 occupations in terms
of employment size, projected growth, earnings, and education and training
requirements.
www.careers.wsj.com
Career web site of the Wall Street Journal. Contains great articles on careers,
job hunting, salary information, etc. Search for jobs using keyword, company
or location. Loaded with good information; worth the effort to navigate.
www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
O*Net is a Department of Labor source of continually updated occupational
information and labor market research. It also includes links to the Dictionary
of Occupational Titles and the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
www.jobweb.com
Emphasis is on career planning, job search and internship advice in this
on-line magazine for students. Developed by National Association of Colleges
and Employers to support college career and job placement centers.
Newspaper Ads
http://www.jobbankusa.com/news1.html
A meta-serch site which makes it possible to link to want ads of many U.S.
newspapers. Select a state first, then the newspaper you want to review.
http://www.newslink.org/news.html
American Journalism Review Newslink which has been mentioned as an impressive,
worldwide site with over 3,500 newspapers online.
How to Write Resumes
www.careerbabe.com
Has a good resume writing tutorial.
www.eresumes.com
Shows how to take the content of a resume and make it usable in electronic
form. Articles, tutorials and resource links help master the Internet as
a resume networking tool.
How to Write Cover Letters
www.quintcareers.com/cover_letter_tutorial.html
Contains excellent advice on how to write cover letters. (Owner is co-author
of series of books on this topic.)
Interviewing
www.collegegrad.com
All types of job search information for the new college grad including good
information related to interviewing.
