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Resources for Students: Job Search/Salary Information
There are estimated to be more than 30,000 job search sites worldwide, yet only about 10% of job seekers (usually technical types) get their jobs from online sources. Some sites list jobs by profession (e.g., Engineerjobs.com, Accounting.com, Hospitalityonline.com) and by types of job seekers (e.g., Collegegrad.com) Check out the job board's confidentiality and privacy policies. Get a separate E-mail address to use during your job search and avoid posting your resume on newsgroups.
BestJobsUSA.com CareerBuilder Careermag.com College Grad Job Hunter Cool Works FlipDog.com HotJobs Indeed JobDirect JobsOnline Monster.com NationJob.com
Many sites offer useful suggestions for sharpening your resume and succeeding during interviews. Check them out for tips that you can use, especially if you are doing a plain text or scannable resume.
Adams jobs almanac / the editors of Adams Media Corporation. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 2001. REF HF 5382.75 .U6 A33 2001 Beatty, Richard H.The interview kit / Richard H. Beatty.New York : J. Wiley, c2000. HF 5549.5 .I6 B387 2000 Beatty, Richard H. The resume kit / Richard H. Beatty.New York: J. Wiley, c2000. HF 5383 .B33 2000 Bolles, Richard Nelson.Job-hunting on the Internet/ Richard Nelson Bolles. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, c2001. HF 5382.75 U6B65 Crispin, Gerry. CareerXroads : career (cross) roads/ Gerry Crispin & Mark Mehler. Kendall Park, N.J.: MMC Group, c2003. REF HF 5382.7 C368 Eyre, Vivian.Great interview: successful strategies for getting hired / by Vivian Eyre; with Diane Osen, and Jennifer Williams.New York: LearningExpress, c2000. HF 5549.5 I6 B387 2000 Farr, J. Michael. Getting the job you really want: a step-by-step guide to finding a good job in less time / J. Michael Farr.Indianapolis, IN: JIST Works, c2002. REF HF 5382.7 .F33 2002 The guide to Internet job searching. Chicago, Ill. : VGM Career Books, 2005. Job hunter's sourcebook. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, c2002. REF 5382.75 .U6 J63 Kursmark, Louise.Best resumes for college students and new grads / Louise M. Kursmark. Indianapolis, IN: JIST Works, Inc, c2003. HF 5383 .K87 The Metropolitan New York job bank. Boston, MA: B. Adams, 2000. REF HF 5382.75 .U62 N615 2000 Whitcomb, Susan Britton.Résumé magic: trade secrets of a professional résumé writer / Susan Britton Whitcomb. Indianapolis, IN: JIST Works, c2003. REF HF 5383 .W47 2003 Yate, Martin John.Cover letters that knock 'em dead / by Martin Yate. Avon, Mass.: Adams Media, c2003. HF 5383 .Y378
Salary information comes in many forms: average salary, entry-level salary, and professional-level salary. There is always a broad range of salary offered in any field depending on one's skills, years of experience, and whether there is a high or low demand for workers. JobWeb does annual surveys of salaries offered to four-year college graduates. Note that many positions in the New York City area pay more than the salary listed on the Internet. Using the site's "salary wizard" you can easily calculate and adjust for geographic location.
CareerJournal JobStar California JobWeb Occupational Earnings Data - U.S. Deptartment of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook The Riley Guide: Salary Guides & Guidance Salary.com What Americans Earn
American salaries and wages survey. Detroit: Gale Research. REF HD 4973 .A67 Business rankings annual / compiled by Brooklyn Public Library, Business Library Staff. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, c2004. REF HG 4057 .A238 Krantz, Les. Jobs rated almanac: the best & worst jobs--250 in all--ranked by more than a dozen vital factors including salary, stress, benefits and more / Les Krantz. Fort Lee, N.J.: Barricade Books, 2002. REF HF 5382.5 .U5 K72 2002 Pinkley, Robin L. Get paid what you're worth : the expert negotiators' guide to salary and compensation / Robin L. Pinkley and Gregory B. Northcraft. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. HD4909 .P54 2000
Porot, Daniel.101 salary secrets : how to negotiate like a pro / Daniel Porot and Frances Bolles Haynes. Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, c2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||