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Information and Advice Pages for Job
Seekers
The key
to finding a good job is getting the right information
about recruiters and available jobs. You have to
understand the market to be successful. That is not an
easy task, since many of the job seekers may not have
been looking for a job in decades.
To
have a long term future in a job, you have to search for
a job that fits your education, personality and your
interests. Some people take a job because it is
offered, not because it is right for them. Others accept
job offers, because the attention of the human resource
manager or the employer flatters them.
They are
not particularly interested in the company or the job.
Being flattered by the attention given to them, they
forget to look at the job and the company, and to think
about whether the job is really the kind of long-term
future they want to create for themselves.
Pleased
to have found a job, or impressed at being recruited,
they will justify a poor choice and accept work that does
not fit their abilities or satisfy them. Gradually, they
lose interest, their working morale drops and their
performance suffers. It is like a downward spiral.
Ultimately they might get fired, laid off, or they quit, and
the cycle starts again.
Employees
and businesses today cannot afford to lose time and money
from bad hiring decisions or using the wrong Employment
Agencies. Your key employees are important to your
business and good information and advice will give you
the expertise and experience to help you locate those
jobs, or employees, that truly will make a difference to
you.
Web
Site |
Type
of Site, Location, Language |
Description and Comments |
Ask the
Headhunter
Free, but has books for sales |
Career
Advice Site from the point of view
of the recruiter, USA, English, |
Column written by a headhunter
with advice for job seekers, career changes and
potential headhunters.
The advice is diverse and
challenges some long cherished views and notions
about hunting for a job! |
Careerbookmarks
Free Information |
Canadian
Career advice site created
by the Toronto Library System, English |
This is more than a list of Web
sites and books. Information has been organized
according to the career planning and job search
process and users are encouraged to develop their
own 'filebox' or customized list of resources.
Excellent information and well
organized; just as valid in the USA as in Canada |
Internet
Career Site
Free Information |
Career
Advice and lots of links to Job
Sites; USA, English |
Comprehensive career guidance
resource center: extensive career advice;
career-related searchable databases, career
guidance professionals, company profiles,
recruiters and a Career Bookstore
Has some useful articles and
information |
Career
Consulting Corner
Free Information but many products
to Purchase |
A Job
Site with lots of products
(books, video, essays, on-line links) USA,
English |
Provides career assessments,
interviewing tips, resume writing and procedures,
cover letter examples, job search
information,career products, articles, job bank
and resume bank
A good mix of free information and
products for which you pay |
Career
Currents
Free Information |
A Canadian
Career Site but with
information specific to the USA. English |
Information for new and seasoned
careers including Canadian and USA salary
surveys, educational programs and lots more.
Offers daily career news and various career
resources, including free e-zines
Problem with this site is where
does the Free information end and where does it
become promotional. But some good information, if
you find it! The e-zine is worth it
though! |
Occupational
Outlook Quarterly
Free Information |
USA
-English Government Site Information on
Labor Demand, Job Information |
Publication for career guidance
professionals, job seekers, and students.
Includes employment projections from Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Useful as far as it goes. |
The
Peoplelink
Free Information |
Recruiter
but has a good Newsletter
section and lots of links to Job
Sites; USA, California English, |
This is a professional recruiter
specializing in office positions in the greater
Los Angeles area. The newsletter is for employers
and employees with advice on jobs, careers and
recruitment
The Newsletter deals with topics
of general interest to jobseekers and employers |
The
Princeton Review
Free Information |
Career
Advice Site. USA, English |
Brush up your résumé. Handling
telephone interviews. Writing a knockout cover
letter. Organizing your job search.
Although this is mainly for new
university educated job entrants, most of the
advice is just as valid for the seasoned job
seekers |

Web
Site |
Type
of Site, Location, Language |
Description and Comments |
Practical
Job Search Advice (a Blog) |
Blog
offering on Line Courses |
Resume and Interview
advice. Some of the comments we share
and feel appropriate. |
TheJobBored.com |
Blog
for Job Seekers |
TheJobBored is a job
search and career advice blog dedicated
to the tools, tricks and tips you can use to get
ahead at work (or just get through the work day) |
The candidate advantage |
Blog
for Job Seekers |
Some ideas about how, as a
job seeker, you can speed up the hiring process |
Job Web |
Site
for Job Advice for recent Graduates |
JobWeb offers career and
job-search advice for new college graduates.
A service of the National Association of Colleges
and Employers |
The Wall
Street Journal (WSJ) On Line |
Newspaper
Site |
The WSJ provides lots of valuable
advice for job seekers. It is not always easy to
find. But have a look and a search and you will
not regret it! |
Tayloring
Your Resume |
Executive
Search Advice Page |
Some guidance as to how you should
taylor your resume to the job you are
applying for. |
The Good
Search |
An
Executive Search Firm that uses a new
approach |
The Good Search is an
innovative executive search firm that delivers
star talent to employers that include
Fortune 500 companies as well as the portfolio
companies of top-tier venture capital and private
equity firms |
Don
Straits |
Advice
Page on Job Search |
Stand out and get noticed with
high-impact Executive Portfolios that get read by
key decision makers. |

Web
Site |
Type
of Site, Location, Language |
Description and Comments |
Executive
Job Search Center
|
Career
Advice, USA, English, |
One of the most important
aspects of the interview occurs before a
candidate even walks into the room: homework.
Candidates should do thorough research about both
the company and the position for which you are
being considered |
The Riley
Guide
Free Information |
Career
Advice and lots of links to Job
Sites; USA, English |
One of the first Internet career
guides. Sections run the gamut of career issues
from self assessment through salary information
Has useful articles and
information |
SeekingSucess
Free Information |
Career
Advice and lots of links to Job
Sites; USA, English |
Resume generator, career tools and
articles to help find and get the right job.
Industry research and association links.
Professional writing and reference checking
services offered.
A lot of good information on
Careers, resume writing, how to start job
searches etc! |
Working
Women
Free Information |
Career
Advice for women; USA, English, |
Redefines the way business is
conducted by centralizing best-of-class tools,
applications, knowledge, and industry
connections, enabling businesswomen to succeed in
their careers and business endeavors.
A comprehensive and excellent site
for working women. The best on the web! |
WorkplaceMoxie.com
Free preliminary Information |
Start
your own Business Site etc. USA,
English |
Information,
ideas, resources and secrets to better your
professional and personal skills
Has some general workplace
information, but is mainly directed towards
starting your own business (with their help,
naturally!). |
We are
often told by employers that "People are our
Greatest Assets"
I do not know how many times I have been
told by employers, hiring managers and CEO's that "people
are our greatest assets". And then I look at
the company closer, see that they pay wages a person can
hardly live on, have managers and supervisors who behave,
as if they were still living in the 19th Century and
benefit packages (vacation, insurance etc.) that lets one
ask where the "benefits" are.
The gap between what many
employers say and how they deal with employees is
widening. It is easier to call employees
"associates" rather than the 20th Century
"workers", but welding them into a cohesive
social whole, that becomes a productive unit, adding real
value-added to the economy, is
something quite different.
However,"People become
your greatest Asset",
when you are looking for a job. Most of the time,
especially in these difficult economic environment, it
is often less important what you know, then who you know.
The majority of jobs which become available are never
open to the public at large. They are certainly not
advertised. So the only way you will know about it, is
through other people. Networking and making connections
become important assets in your job search portfolio. You
need to get to the job with a personal connection! Even
better, you should know long before the job
opening becomes public!
Although,
many jobs today are filled via the internet and the view
persists that because of the internet, the hiring process
has become more efficient. Far from it. The only thing
the internet did was to decrease your ability to
establish personal contacts with hiring managers.
Consequently, move your job searches from the internet
back to the personal level: Use your connection
and who you know! That is, where "People
become your greatest Asset"
The
Importance of Resumes and the Cover Letter
The
Cover Letter is the most important part of your
application because if you do not capture the imagination
of the Human Resources Manager with your cover letter,
your application will not go anywhere. There are numerous
good ways how to write a cover letter. The products below
each have something to offer in that respect. Try out the
one that appeals to you!

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