Career Search Resources

Online Resources

Magazines and Journals

• Workforce (http://www.workforce.com) – Online site for Workforce magazine. Archives chock full of useful articles.
  
  
• Career Journal (http://www.careerjournal.com) – Affiliated with The Wall Street Journal, this site has a lot of information to help jobseekers.

Web Sites

• Monster.com (http://www.monster.com) – The largest employment site on the web!
  
  
• Headhunter.net (http://www.headhunter.net) – Another major employment site listing over 250,000 jobs.
  
  
• CareerBuilder.com (http://www.careerbuilder.com) – Another comprehensive job site.
  
  
• Dice.com (http://www.dice.com) – Another "hot" site specializing in high tech jobs.
  
  
• TechieGold.com (http://www.techiegold.com) – Another employment site that specializes strictly in high-tech careers.
  
  
• ITCareers.com (http://www.itcareers.com) – An example of a vertical job board, featuring IT career opportunities.
  
  
• HotJobs.com (http://www.hotjobs.com) – The hottest hand on the Web!
  
  
• FlipDog.com (http://www.flipdog.com) – Another up and coming employment site. Their mascot looks cool!
  
  
• Vault.com – The Insider Career Network (http://www.vault.com) – A career site with lots of interesting articles giving jobseekers helpful advice.
  
  
• The Definitive Internet Career Guide (http://phoenix.placement.oakland.edu) – Oakland University’s placement and career services site. Click on the link for Job Search Resources to find lots of links to job and career sites.
  
  
• Career Resource Center (http://www.careers.org) – Web portal with links to many career resources.

Books

Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiators' Guide To Salary and Compensation, Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2000, ISBN# 0-312-24254-9. The definitive guide to compensation negotiation. A must read for all job seekers!

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting the Job You Want, 2^nd Edition, Marc Dorio, Alpha Books, New York, 1998, ISBN# 0-02-862723-7. Typical fare from this series – straightforward and easy to understand.

Job Hunting For Dummies, 2^nd Edition, Max Messmer, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., Foster City, CA, 1999, ISBN# 0-7645-5163-9. Yet another winner in this solid line which features easy reading, but sound advice.

Real Resumes For Computer Jobs, Anne McKinney, PREP Publishing, Fayetteville, NC, 2001, ISBN# 1-885288-08-5. A collection of resumes and cover letters from real folks that you can use as style guides.

ⁱ Strategies and Tactics for Getting a Job, Ann Cary, Dr. Dobb's Journal, Spring 1997, URL: www.ddj.com/documents/s=928/ddj9718b/.

ⁱⁱ E-resumes Help Quicken, Strengthen Job, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 7, 2001, p. G1.

ⁱⁱⁱ Creating the Killer Resume: Skills for IT Professionals, Paula Moreira, Certification Magazine, December 2000, URL: http://www.certmag.com/issues/dec00/dept_techcareers.cfm

^iv Power Words for Resume Use, Certification Magazine, December 2000, URL: http://www.certmag.com/issues/dec00/powerwords.cfm

^v Cover Letters, Writing Effective Cover Letters, About.com, November 26, 2001, URL: http://jobsearch.about.com/library/weekly/aa030401a.htm

^vi Creating the Killer Resume: Skills for IT Professionals, Paula Moreira, Certification Magazine, December 2000, URL: http://www.certmag.com/issues/dec00/dept_techcareers.cfm

^vii Why Networking?, Barbara Reinhold, Monster.com Career Center, November 2001, URL: http://content.monster.com/career/networking/bigdeal/.

^viii Savvy Job Hunters Learn to Network Nicely, Douglas B. Richardson, Career Journal, URL: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/19981223-richardson.html

^ix Use Networking to Your Advantage, Larry Cambron, Career Journal, URL: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/20010706-cambron.html

^x Savvy Job Hunters Learn to Network Nicely, Douglas B. Richardson, Career Journal, URL: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/19981223-richardson.html

^xi Networking Know-How: How to Keep Your Contacts and Make Them Work, Beth Jackson, CareerBank.com, January 2, 2001, URL: http://www.careerbank.com/resource/articles/a0000042.cfm

^xii Effective Networking Involves Contacting Everyone You Know, Laura A. Daniels, Career Journal, URL: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/19971231-daniels.html

^xiii Online Recruiting: Fact, Figures and Opinions, Eastern Technology Council and Jobcircle.com

^xiv Are Your Search Skills Way Out of Date?, Sinara Stull O'Donnell, Career Journal, URL: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/strategies/20000315-odonnell.html

^xv The 14 Ways to Look for a Job, Richard N. Bolles, JobHuntersBible.com, January 17, 1999, URL: http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/library/hunters/fourteenways.shtml

^xvi How to Prepare for a Job Interview, MSN Careers, November 28, 2001, URL: http://content.careers.msn.com/GettingHired/Interviews/htg_prepare.asp

^xvii Expert Advice: Landing the Perfect Job Means Rising to the Challenge of the Interview, Troy Glennon, Rider University, Spring 2001, p. 6.

^xviii Ten Things You Should Know About Researching Companies, Career Center: College and Internships, Jobcircle.com, URL: http://www.jobcircle.com/career/articles/313.html

^xix Nine Etiquette Tips for Job Seekers, Marlene Caroselli, Career Journal, URL: http:///www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/strategies/20000301-caroselli.html

^xx Select and Deliver: Finding People to Contribute, IT-Director.com, August 9, 2001, URL: http://www.it-director.com/article_pf.php?id=2071

^xxi Asking Questions During a Job Interview, MSN Careers, November 28, 2001, URL: http://content.careers.msn.com/GettingHired/Interviews/htg_asking.asp

^xxii Making a Good First Impression, Carrier Picardi, Network Computing, July 9, 2001, URL: http://www.networkcomputing.com/1214/1214ca.html

^xxiii Questions to Ask During a Job Interview, MSN Careers, November 28, 2001, URL: http://content.careers.msn.com/GettingHired/Interviews/htg_goodquest.asp

^xxiv Killer Questions Job Candidates Rarely Ask, But Should, Harry Griendling, PhillyTech, April 2001, p. 10.

^xxv Nine Etiquette Tips for Job Seekers, Marlene Caroselli, Career Journal, URL: http:///www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/strategies/20000301-caroselli.html

^xxvi Negotiating for Dummies, Michael C. Donaldson & Mimi Donaldson, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., Foster City, CA, 1996, p. 302.

^xxvii The Do's and Don'ts of Negotiations, Shaun Kelly, Network World, 1/10/00, URL: www.itcareers.com/articles/dos_and_donts.html.

^xxviii The Fine Art of Negotiation, Maria Schafer, Network Computing, August 6, 2001, URL: www.networkcomputing.com/1216/1216wsz.html.

^xxix Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiator's Guide to Salary and Compensation, Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2000, p. 4.

^xxx Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiator's Guide to Salary and Compensation, Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2000, p. 7.

^xxxi Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiator's Guide to Salary and Compensation, Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2000, p. 8-11.

^xxxii The Complete Idiot's Guide to Winning Through Negotiation, 2nd edition, John Ilich, Alpha Books, NY, 1999, p. 239.

^xxxiii Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiator's Guide to Salary and Compensation, Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2000, pp. 41-42.

^xxxiv Salary Negotiation in a Tight IT Market, Harry Griendling, PhillyTech Magazine, August 2001, p. 8.

^xxxv The Fine Art of Negotiation, Maria Schafer, Network Computing, August 6, 2001, URL: www.networkcomputing.com/1216/1216wsz.html.

^xxxvi Negotiating for Dummies, Michael C. Donaldson & Mimi Donaldson, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., Foster City, CA, 1996, p. 75.

^xxxvii Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiator's Guide to Salary and Compensation, Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2000, p. 107.