A variety of topics concerning how to network and find the perfect job offer, learn what employers are looking for, how to prepare for interviews, and how to negotiate the best salary and benefits package once you have landed the job.
CareerJournal.com: Changing Careers
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/index.html
From The Wall Street Journal, this site has a large selection of articles on
a variety of career change topics. Each article contains an e-mail link so you
can send your comments to the author. Follow the links to other CareerJournal.com
resources, including the job database, salary and hiring information, and what
to do after a job loss.
Corporate Gray Online—Blue to Gray/Green to Gray
http://www.greentogray.com/
Corporate Gray Online is a career transition site for military personnel. The site includes free résumé posting with registration. Job seekers can search postings by job category, metropolitan area, keyword, or company name.
Monster: Career Changers
http://content.monster.com/careerchangers/
Part of the well-know career site, Monster, this site includes articles on such
topics as addressing gaps in your résumé, post-layoff interviewing,
and the discovery cycle. Career changers will also find other valuable resources
including self-assessment tips, free newsletters, a job database, and résumé posting
services.
TAOnline.com (Transition Assistance Online)
http://employu.com/default/default.asp
This is one of the very first online recruiting sites for the hundreds of thousands
of job seekers from the military community. They offer a job database and résumé posting
services, free of charge. The Transition Tools sections provide salary information,
a job thesaurus, relocation assistance, and a unique military skills translator.
Wetfeet.com—Changing Careers
http://www.wetfeet.com/advice/careerpath_switch.asp
Part of the Wetfeet career site, you will find career change profiles, career overviews, industry research, and an advice column. The site also offers guides pertaining to career transitioning for a nominal price.
Bradley CVs: Job Interview Advice
http://www.bradleycvs.demon.co.uk/interview/index.htm
Site visitors will find tips and strategies on how to handle job interviews,
improve your interview technique, and increase your chance of being selected
for a job.
The
easy-to-follow
guide includes sections with potential interview questions and how they should
be approached, questions you should ask your interviewer, group interview
tests, panel interviews, body language, and potential interview problems.
CollegGgrad.com—Interview Information
http://www.collegegrad.com/intv/index.shtml
Designed for the college graduate, this site offers helpful information about
the job interviewing process. Topics include competitive interview preparation,
mastering
the interview, 50 standard entry-level interview questions, dressing for interview
success,
on-campus interviewing, phone interview success, after the interview, and more.
Collegeinvestors.com
http://www.collegeinvestors.com/careercoach/joe2.htm
This light-hearted article titled "Dressing for Interview Success: Casualness Breeds Casualties" takes
a look at how important first impressions are in the job interview. Another
worthwhile article from a career coach that covers this topic can be found
at
http://www.career-magic.com/articles/interviewattire.html/
Effective Interviewing: The Virtual Interviewing Assistant
http://www.ku.edu/~coms/virtual_assistant/via/
This online tutorial from the University of Kansas will help you with all stages
of the job interview process. It also covers other types of interviews, including
performance interviews, counseling interviews, and focus group interviews.
At the bottom of the page you will find unannotated links to additional Internet
resources.
JobInterview.net
http://www.job-interview.net/
This extensive Web site discusses the job interview for job seekers and employers alike. Sections include tough job interview questions and how they should be responded to, more than 900 sample interview questions in 41 different job fields, seven steps to job interview success, mock job interviews, and numerous job interview tips.
16 Job Interview Tips
http://career.clemson.edu/students/interview_tips.htm
The 16 points in this site give practical interviewing advice to job seekers.
The 16 points are broken down into four major sections including Prepare for
the Interview, Make a Good First Impression, Conduct the Interview, and Follow
Through. Additional career resources can be accessed by following the links
on the left side of the page.
Monster: Interview Center
http://content.monster.com/jobinfo/interview/
Part of the popular Monster career site, this excellent resource includes 35 “quick
tips” for job seekers. These consist of one-paragraph suggestions on interview
skills including answering illegal questions, selling yourself, talking salary,
preparing for the screen call, and more. While visiting this site, take advantage
of other Monster resources such as message boards, full-text articles, and self-assessment
tools.
WetFeet.com>Interviewing Skills
http://www.wetfeet.com/advice/Interviewing.asp
Sixty articles on interviewing topics comprise this site. The articles include
diverse topics such as turning down a job offer, writing thank you letters, unfavorable
interviews, what it means when companies don’t call, and pre-interview
jitters. Other useful resources from WetFeet.com consist of company and industry
profiles, discussion boards, and internship listings.
CollegeGrad.com: Job Offer Negotiation
http://www.collegegrad.com/neg/index.shtml
Geared specifically toward college graduates, this site contains articles that
will assist with negotiating the best salary package, helping to avoid the
costly mistake of taking the first offer. The nine articles cover such topics
as evaluating the benefits package, a job offer checklist, making the decision,
and what to do when the offer doesn’t come. The site also offers links
to additional CollegeGrad.com resources including an MBA center and an online
career forum.
Evaluating a Job Offer
http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20046.htm
From the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook, this site contains a list of the factors you should consider before accepting a job offer. Factors include job satisfaction, negotiating a salary package, job location, hours, what your future would be with the company, and the stability of the company.
FAQs About Negotiating
http://www.jobcircle.com/career/coach/jf_1999_02.html
A career coach answers questions on when to start negotiating, how much more
money you should ask for, what to say when an interviewer asks for your current
salary level, what else you should expect from the offer, and should you accept
job offers on the spot. The site also offers job listings, career fair announcements,
an employer directory, and other career development resources.
JobWeb: Salaries and Benefits
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Salary_and_Benefits/default.htm
Site visitors will find seven full-text articles for new college graduates who
receive a job offer. A sample of these includes Evaluating Job Offers & Negotiating
Salary, Managing Job Offers, and Questions to Ask to Help Evaluate Job Offers.
Also of interest at this site are the additional articles in the Career Library
section, the job database, and the résumé tips.
Business 2.0: Career Networking
http://www.business2.com/b2/webguide/0,17811,58957,00.html
The editors of Business 2.0 magazine have put together a collection
of annotated links to networking articles and resources. Resources include Monster.com,
TrueCareers, Careerexperience.com, CareerLab, WetFeet, and Quintessential Careers.
These links include both networking services and advice. While at this site,
follow the links to additional career resources that include job fairs and career
expos, conferences and events, job search sites, and career-related articles.
CareerLab: Free Articles from the Career Advisorhttp://www.careerlab.com/networking.htm
This networking area of the CareerLab Web site offers three full-text articles,
three PowerPoint presentations, and one audio file covering various aspects
of networking for career advancement. Using the pull-down menu at the top of
the page, you can access other articles on cover letters, job loss, interviewing,
and more.
Monster.com: Networking
http://content.monster.com/career/networking/
Learn how to make new contacts, set up and run an informational interview, nurture and keep contacts, set up and run a networking meeting, all through articles found on this site. You will also find a section listing networking scenarios such as meeting ex-coworkers and old bosses, meeting at a party, or meeting at an industry conference.
Quintessential Careers: Informational Interviewing Tutorial
http://www.quintcareers.com/informational_interviewing.html
This extensive tutorial covers all aspects of informational interviewing, an
essential networking and job search tool.. Sections contain background information,
reasons for conducting information interviews,
guidelines, how to schedule interviews, and much more. Also make sure to review
Quintessential Careers: The Art of Career and Job-Search Networking. (http://www.quintcareers.com/networking.html).
WetFeet.com >Networking
http://www.wetfeet.com/advice/networking.asp?pxID=130
Thirteen articles representing tips on networking are contained on this site.
Topics include finding a mentor, following up on an informational interview,
networking
in a new city, staying networked, and what to do when you get laid off. Also
look for additional Wetfeet.com resources, including information about salaries
and perks, electronic discussion groups, and a job database.