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On the Web:
America's Job Bank
Published by the Department of Labor. Information for employers and job seekers
nationwide. Job and resume postings.
CalJobs
Maintained by the California Employment Development Department,
this site allows job seekers to search for openings
and post resumes and invites employers to post jobs
and search for resumes. Lots of additional
information also pertaining to employment in
California.
CareerBuilder Search for jobs by type or
geographical location. Store your resume and create a personal search agent to track
jobs for you. Get advice on how to get hired and how to handle your working life. This site offers something for everyone.
Chronicle
Careers
Employer Profiles This site is a service of The
Chronicle of Higher Education and provides information on
academic employers
who have provided in-depth profiles
full of useful information for prospective candidates. The profiles may
be viewed via this directory or by links from individual job postings. Browse by institution name or geographic location. Excellent site
for those seeking employment in academia.
City of Santa Monica
Job Opportunities Check current job openings or fill
out an on-line job interest card with the City of
Santa Monica.
International Homeworkers Association
Information, job leads, and support for those who work from home.
JobHunt Job search
advice, job search news, and different job listings
by type. Primarily a collection of links.
JobStar Central Resume
advice, career guides, salary information, the
"hidden" job market, and more -- mostly pertaining
to California.
Los Angeles
Workforce The Los Angeles County Economic Development
Collaborative is one of six regional collaboratives supported by the
State of California to create a comprehensive workforce development
system that will integrate the job seeker, employer and education
& training communities. The site provides information on
finding a job, preparing for a job search, job
training and career preparation opportunities, and
more.
Monster.com Includes Personal
Job Search Agent and online resumé storage. Search for jobs
nationwide, get job advice, network.
NationJob.com
Current job listings & company profiles, as well as job seeking
advice, a salary wizard, information for employers,
and more.
O*Net Information on a variety of
occupations. Users may browse or search occupational information by job title, skills, or
by interests, knowledge, or activities. Snapshots of each career include details of
experience requirements, occupation requirements, worker requirements
&
characteristics, and occupation characteristics.
The Riley Guide
Compiled by Margaret F. Dikel, this site is a large
collection of links pertaining to jobs nationwide
and job related topics.
SoCalWorks Career and economic development
resource for Southern California; provides job
training and placement services. Services are free; find a "one
stop" career center nearest you by clicking on "One
Stop Career Centers."
Southern California Job
Career Helpline Provides job postings by employers and
recruiters and links to employers who have online listings of
open positions as well as to recruiters, search firms, temporary and
contract agencies. Also gives listings of 24-hour telephone job lines for firms without online listings and links to other job
search sites.
Yahoo HotJobs
Find a job, post a job, post a resume, browse
jobs by category.
In the Library:
- Adams Jobs Almanac
Job search advice, employers by industry,
and profiles on over 7,000 U.S. employers.
- American jobs abroad
Good source of information for positions
overseas.
- The guide to Internet job searching
(Public Library Association)
Offers advice on all aspects of online job
seeking with a user-friendly tone. Job
opportunities are listed geographically.
- International Job Finder
Primarily a collection of websites for jobs
worldwide, with detailed annotations
for each site.
- Los Angeles Job Bank
Job listings for Los Angeles with contact
information listed for each company.
- San Francisco Job Bank
Job listings for the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Summer jobs in the USA (Peterson)
Provides details on over 55,000 jobs for
students with nearly 800 employers in the U.S.,
Canada, and overseas.
The Library also has many books about job seeking available for check out.
To view the availability status or to place a hold,
just click on the title and you will be connected to
the entry in our online catalog, iBistro. A sampling of
these titles include:
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Web Resources:
Career Builder Job Search, Who's
Hiring, Getting Hired, Succeeding at Work, Managing Your Career. Includes a Personal
Search Agent.
Career Magazine Job openings and
employers, Resume Bank, articles on career and employment topics, directories of
consultants and recruiters. A full service site.
CareerBabe Advice from a
professional career counselor: how to maximize your job search with the best on-line
activities; resume writing tutorials; interview and salary negotiating tips; career
transition information; advice on how to handle career emergencies.
Career InfoNet Occupation Search for
information about employment outlook, earnings, and training for a specific occupation;
Geographic Profiles gives demographic information for a state; Career Resource Library to
explore career interests, assess skills, and find other relevant career exploration sites;
Trends page for answers to some commonly asked questions about employment outlook and
earnings.
Career Guide to Industries This guide provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of
the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and
advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that
can provide additional information.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook Nationally recognized source of career information,
designed to provide information to individuals making decisions about
their work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook
describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training
and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide
range of occupations.
Salary.com The salary
wizard helps you locate the high, median, and low salaries for more
than 1,000 jobs by city and state.
Library resources:
- Career Discovery Encyclopedia
6 volumes with over 500 articles on all
categories of occupations. Information includes
job descriptions, salaries, educational and
training requirements, and additional resources.
- Careers & Occupations: looking to the future
Part of the Information Plus series, this
book covers the state of the American workforce,
trends in labor, workers' rights, unemployment,
and other topics pertaining to labor in the U.S.
- Great Jobs For Series
Like the VGM series, this series provides
information on job seeking for specific majors,
such as business, art, sociology, etc. Search
the catalog on "Great Jobs For" as a series to
see all titles.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
the OOH is a nationally recognized source of
career information, with detailed profiles of
numerous occupations and the working conditions,
outlook, earnings, etc., for each.
- VGM Opportunities In Series
(for a variety of occupations)
Search the catalog on "VGM" as a
keyword to see all titles, or enter a specific
occupation along with "VGM," i.e., "accounting
and VGM." VGM publishes numerous titles on a
variety of occupations.
- What color is your parachute?
This annually updated guide for job hunters
helps career changers and job hunters find their
ideal occupation.
The Library also has many books about specific career
exploration available for check out. To view the
availability status or to place a hold on a title, just click
on the title and you will be connected to the entry
in our online catalog, iBistro. A sampling of
these titles include:
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Getting a Job (Resumes, Cover Letters & Interviewing) |
Web Resources:
CareerLab Cover Letters Requires subscription
but the first letter of each cover letter example is
free.
College of William & Mary Interviewing Lots of
helpful information from the College of William and
Mary. Although aimed at students, information is
useful for most interviewing situations.
The Damn Good
Resume From the popular book series, this
site contains resume writing tips, job search
questions & answers, downloadable software (fee),
and help for job seekers.
E Resumes To access the free information, use
the links on the left. Scroll past ads to find
useful information ranging from articles on resume
writing to job interviewing tips.
Interviewing Information From Collegegrad.com,
this site offers tips on mastering different types
of job interviews.
JobStar Central Resumes Sample resumes,
electronic resume banks, resume tips, and cover
letter writing guidelines and samples.
JobWeb Resumes & Interviews The online
companion to the Job Choices magazine series, this
site offers information on resume writing,
interviewing, and cover letters. A nice all-in-one
site.
Placement Manuals Online Interviewing Nice
collection of information on interviewing from
Placement Manuals Online, a resource for college
seniors.
Resume Help.org Tips on cover letter writing,
resume writing, tools to find a job, and interview
tips and tools. Free.
Riley Guide Interviewing Links to interviewing
sites from the Riley Guide.
Riley Guide Resumes & Cover Letters Offers
numerous links to websites that offer help with
resume writing and cover letters. This is a good
place to start looking for resume & cover letter
websites.
Susan Ireland Resumes From the author of The
Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume and The
Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Cover Letter,
this site offers free advice and samples on resume
writing.
Library Resources:
- America's top resumes for America's top
jobs by J. Michael Farr
Sample resumes of all types: new graduates,
executives and managers, ex-military personnel,
and many jobs within the newest 11 Occupational
Outlook Handbook interest areas.
- 200 letters for job hunters by
William S. Frank
Find sample letters for all aspects of job
hunting.
- McGraw-Hill's big red book of resumes
by Luisa Gerasimo
Sample resumes for a variety of fields and
professions plus a section on resume writing
tips.
- VGM Professional Resume Series
This series offers resume books for many
different types of professions. Search the
catalog on "VGM Professional Resume" as a
series, or, enter a specific profession, i.e., "VGM
and resumes and education."
Additional titles available for checkout include:
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Web resources:
American Home Business Association
National association that offers benefits and
services to home businesses and small entrepreneurs
who are members.
Biz Whiz
Although commercially oriented, this site features
useful articles on different aspects of running a
home business (marketing, establishing a website,
etc.).
eWorkingWomen Advice and tips for women
working at home online. Consult with the "Visiting
with experts" topics for specific how-to advice,
practical information.
Home Based Working
Moms Professional association of
home-based working parents and those who would like
to be.
Home Office From Entrepreneur.com, this
site offers practical advice, via articles, on
working at home, setting up your home business,
marketing advice, and more.
Telecommuting and Work at Home The Riley
Guide's links to telecommuting and working at home,
with suggestions for different home-based
opportunities.
Telecommuting Resource Center From the
International Homeworkers' Association, this site
provides job postings for telecommuters for a fee.
Work at home schemes From the Federal
Trade Commission, this site aims to prevent
individuals from engaging in fraudulent or
misleading work-at-home schemes, and includes
examples of what to avoid.
Library resources:
Many books about starting a business, generally, can assist
you in building a home based business. Specific titles
include:
- The small business start-up kit by
Peri H. Pakroo
From Nolo Press, this guide covers all aspects
of starting a business including issues and
legalities related
to a home business.
- Small business sourcebook
A guide to the information services and sources
provided to 100 small businesses by
associations, consultants, educational programs,
franchisers, government agencies (federal,
state, and local), reference works,
statisticians, suppliers, trade shows, and
venture capital firms.
- How to set up your own small business
by Max
Fallek
A two volume set that lays out the basic
principles of starting a small business in a
simple yet comprehensive fashion.
The following titles are available for checkout. To place a hold on a title or to view its
availability, just click on the title, and you will be
connected to the entry in our online catalog, iBistro.
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Web Resources:
Business Week Salary Wizard From Business
Week Online, this site allows you to look up the
average salary of a field by location (i.e.
Accounting in Los Angeles). Results include a
description of the job, and a graph of the pay
scale. Additional information for a fee.
Cost of Living Calculator From CNN, this
calculator allows you to input your current salary
and determine how it compares (in terms of
groceries, housing, utilities, transportation,
health care, and miscellaneous goods/services) in
another city within the U.S.
Federal Salaries & Wages From the Office
of Personnel Management, this site lists current
salaries for federal employees.
JobStar Salaries Find links to specific
salaries by job type under the "Salary Surveys"
link; information is geared to California.
Riley Guide The Riley Guide's Salary
Information page, with links in the two broad fields
of salary guides and evaluating salary data.
Salary.com
Look up wages for different types of jobs using the
Salary Wizard tool (on the left). Also includes
salary data, jobs by salary range, career planning
advice, salary negotiation advice, and more.
Salary Information Aimed at college grads,
this site provides a salary calculator, salary
negotiation tips, salary and hiring trends, career
information, and relocation information.
Library Resources:
- California salaries and wages
From the California Office of State
Publishing, this publication contains extensive
data about salaries and wages for state
department employees in California. Also
available
online.
- California Labor Market Review
Monthly periodical that covers labor force
trends, facts about unemployment, hours and
earnings, industry employment, and other data
pertaining to employment and unemployment in
California.
- American salaries and wages survey (Gale Research Inc.)
Compilation of occupations and their
corresponding salaries as compiled from
government and industry sources. Extensive
source of compensation information for job
seekers.
- Handbook of U.S. labor statistics:
employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and
other labor data
Tables and statistics on U.S. labor that
features approximately 200 tables presenting
authoritative data on workers, industries,
wages, and prices.
- Negotiating your salary: how to make $1,000
a minute by Jack Chapman
Considered the "bible" for salary negotiations,
this guide contains practical advice on a wide
range of salary issues.
- Kick off your career: write a winning
resume, ace your interview, negotiate a great
salary by Kate
Wendleton
Job hunting advice, an overview of the job
hunting market, sections on targeting jobs of
the future.
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Web Resources:
Surviving Layoff (About.com) Information
on surviving a layoff, including severance, enduring
a layoff, and more.
Unemployment Insurance From the EDD
(Economic Development Department) of California,
this site provides detailed information on filing a
UI claim.
Unemployment Insurance (About.com) All
about unemployment insurance and how to file for it.
Part 1 covers
Unemployment Insurance Eligibility; Part 2 covers
Unemployment Insurance Benefits, and Part 3 covers
Applying for Unemployment Insurance Benefits.
Welfare-to-Work Partnership A nonpartisan, nationwide effort designed to encourage and assist private sector
businesses with hiring people on public assistance. Call toll free (888) USAJOB1.
Library resources:
The following titles are available for checkout.
To place a hold on a title or to view its
availability, just click on the title, and you will
be connected to the entry in our online catalog, iBistro:
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Company & Industry
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Please refer to the Company and
Industry sections
of this site. Company information includes
websites and resources on companies in California
and Southern California, public companies,
specialized companies, international companies,
company rankings, researching companies, and network
resources. Industry information includes
surveys and analyses of different industries,
information on industrial classification, and library
and network resources.
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Use these databases to research potential
employers, make lists of potential employers, and to
find organizations in your career field of interest.
- Reference USA
Use this national business database to compile
lists of companies by geographic location,
business type, and other criteria such as size
or headquarters location. Useful for producing
lists of potential employers. Contact
information and names of key personnel (if
applicable) is provided for each listing.
- Business & Company Resource Center
Useful for researching large national and public
companies in the U.S. and abroad, and for
finding the latest market and industry news.
- Associations Unlimited
Find trade associations in your career field of
interest or organizations in which you can
network. Information provided about each
organization includes contact information, size
of organization, goals and activities,
membership, etc.
Go to the Library's databases
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