Most people check out the big Employment
Super Sites (like Monster, etc.). But, they are
not the only, or even always the best, place
to look. Smaller, more focused sites can often be much
more useful to you.
Employer Web Sites
If you have a list of specific employers that interest
you (and, hopefully, you do!), go to their Web sites,
if they have Web sites, and look for jobs posted there.
The link to their jobs may be named "careers,"
"employment," "human resources,"
etc.
If you don't see anything obvious on the home page,
try clicking on "About Us" (or a similar
link) or the "Site Map" which should take
you to a page that lists all the pages on the Web
site. You can always look for a contact in the Human
Resources department by clicking on a link named "Contact
Us" or something similar.
Even if you don't find jobs posted on the employer's
Web site, use the opportunity to collect information
about the organization. Remember you are reading the
organization's "party line" on their Web
site, so be somewhat skeptical of the claims made.
But, the more you know about the organization, the
more targeted you can make your resume and cover letter
and the better an impression you will make in your
interviews.
To find employer Web sites, visit:
- >Academic360>
- a directory of college and university Web site
employment sections
- >HospitalWeb>
- a directory of hospitals by state in the U.S.A.
- >BankDirectory.net>
- a directory of banks in the USA, organized by
state
- >Business.com>
- a searchable directory of businesses in the USA,
organized by type (e.g. accounting, etc.), to find
accountants in your state:
- Select the Accounting category
- Type the target state or city in the search
window at the top of the Accounting page
- Select "Just this category"
- Click on the "search" button, and
review the results
- >USAjobs>
- the job site for Uncle Sam, if you want to work
in the U.S. Federal Government.
- The Pick
Your Employers section of Job-Hunt has these
and additional resources for finding employers.
- The Companies
section of Job-Hunt contains links to the Web sites
of over 100 companies.
- Web yellow pages sites like the SuperPages
can provide a list of possible employers and, sometimes,
links to the employers' Web sites (browse the companies
listed in the categories that interest you or that
hold the most potential for the kind of job you
want)
- Search engines like Google
or directories of Web sites like Yahoo
should help if you already know the name of your
target employer. (See Job-Hunt's "Google-ize
Your Job Search" article for help.)
Professional Association Sites
These are usually very useful for expanding your
network. If they have a jobs/careers section of their
Web site, you may need to be a member of the
association to gain access ("Members Only").
So an association membership dues payment may be the
cost of entry. Don't join an association just for
access to the job postings, particularly if you aren't
allowed to see those postings before they collect
your money.
At a minimum, an association Web site should help
you with your personal networking and staying up-to-date
with what's going on in your industry. Also, look
for local meetings and events, and national/international
conferences for great networking.
The best (or most prosperous) have their own job
boards where you can search for job openings specifically
targeted for members of that association by other
members, by sponsors, or just by employers who need
someone with the knowledge and skills that association
members would have.
The upside is that the jobs should be well targeted
for you, if you meet the membership qualifications
(assuming that industry or professional knowledge
is required, not just sufficient money to join).
The down side with association Web sites is that,
if they have a job board, it may be very rudimentary
and not updated frequently. Many offering a resume
posting service do a poor job of it, with no privacy
protection for posted resumes so that the complete
resumes (containing all contact information) is available
for viewing by anyone who goes to the site. (See Job-Hunt's
Protecting
Your Privacy for ways to use these sites without
risking your job or your identity, although not all
sites allow you to protect your identity). So be very
cautious when posting your resume.
Check out Job-Hunt's section on Associations
and Societies for our categorized listings of
associations and additional association resources
to help you identify useful associations.
Alumni Association Sites
Your high school, college, university, and fraternity/sorority
or social club may offer career support for alumni/ae
(which is usually defined as anyone who attended the
school, not just graduates of the school). So, check
out the school's Web site to see what services they
may offer you.
They also usually have alumni directories, either
printed or online, that can be excellent sources of
networking contacts. If you have targeted a few companies
or an industry, you may be able to search the directory
to find "fellow alums" who are working in
a target company/industry. Frequently, very active
alumni associations even have lists of alumni who
are willing to be contacted by job seekers. These
can be great assistance to you - you've already got
something "in common" with them, and that's
a great starting point. So, these are "warm"
calls, not "cold calls."
The upside of these sites is that they are motivated
to help you because of their loyalty to you, and employers
who post their jobs on these sites have targeted these
schools. The downside is that many have not figured
out that they can offer Web job search services to
their alumni, so the service may be a very rudimentary
(e.g. no privacy protection for your resume), or the
services that exist may be overlooked by employers
unaware of the opportunity they provide.
See Boston College's "Alumni
Career Services" and the New England Conservatory
of Music's "Job
Bulletin" for examples of what your school
may provide.
The University of Texas has an excellent directory
of US colleges, universities, and community colleges
>Findaschool.org>
provides an alphabetical listing by school name, within
country, for over 100 countries, from Afghanistan
to Zimbabwe.
Specialized Employment Sites
The specialized sites focus on a "niche"
- an industry, profession, or location, or a combination
of any of those. They are smaller than the super sites,
and usually that's just fine. They are serving a smaller,
more selective audience.
The upside of these sites is their specialization.
Typically, the specialization means the site is smaller,
fewer jobs (ok) and also fewer resumes (good!). So,
your resume probably has a better chance of standing
out in a smaller resume database. And, some employers
will only post at these sites because they are frequently
less expensive than the Super Sites and their job
postings don't get buried in the avalanche of postings
from other companies.
The downside can be the number of job postings, which
may be small. However, what matters is whether or
not they are the right postings for you. At a minimum,
the job postings should give you a good idea of what
skills and experience employers are seeking and the
names of those employers.
Find groups of specialized employment sites in the
left column of this page, toward the top, or
in the center of Job-Hunt's home
page. Pick out the category that interests you, and
start checking out the sites listed in that category
to see if they have jobs in the geographic area where
you want to work.
Regional Employment Sites
These sites focus on a specific geographic area (and
sometimes also on an industry or profession). The
upside on these is that the jobs should be located
where you want to work, assuming that you look in
the correct region's listing. The downside is that
there may not be thousands of jobs listed (but there
should be fewer job seekers competing for those jobs,
too).
Be VERY cautious about posting your resume at any
site that does not offer you confidentiality options
when you post your resume. (See Job-Hunt's Protecting
Your Privacy article for tips.)
Look over the sites in Job-Hunt's geography-based
listings of job sites, by state
within the United states or international
for job sites focused on jobs outside of the United
States. When you find a site that covers the location
you want, search to see if they have the employers
and/or jobs that interest you.
Recruiter/HeadHunter/Staffing Firm Web Sites
Sometimes you want to go through an independent recruiter
or headhunter to find a job.
Recruiters, who are not employees of the company for
which they are recruiting, can be divided basically
into 2 classifications. Know which kind of recruiter
you are working with - ask them, if they don't tell
you.
Categories of Recruiters:
- >Contingency-compensated recruiters>.
They are paid only if they have referred
to the company the person who is hired. If they
refer candidates who are not hired, they are not
paid for their efforts.
Their compensation is typically a percentage of
the first year's annual salary, up to 30%. So they
are well-motivated to help you get a big salary,
but their compensation also raises the "cost
of hire" for applicants they put forward, a
negative factor for cost-conscious employers who
may choose a "cheaper" applicant being
paid the same or even a greater salary.
- >Retained recruiters.>
They are paid regardless of whether or not someone
they referred is hired. They are "on retainer"
to find the best-qualified applicants. They do not
add to your "cost of hire" if you get
the job, but, typically, companies hire them only
for the top jobs in the company.
To understand this marketplace and how to play this
game, read John Lucht's classic book "Rites
of Passage at $100,000+." John is the dean
of executive recruiters, and he also has an excellent
Web site for executives and senior managers, RiteSite,
a Job-Hunt sponsor.
>Be careful using contingency recruiters.> You
will be aided by them only if they introduce you to
an employer you would not have thought of contacting
directly (by Web site, e-mail, or regular mail). When
you contact the employer directly, no fee is paid to
any headhunter, and persons who can be hired without
a fee often receive greater consideration by employers.
So, working only with contingency recruiters is a high
risk strategy for most people.
Recruiter directories :
Online Classified Ads
Check out the newspaper web sites in the target location
to scan the online job classified ads (most will have
them). Local radio and tv station Web sites may also
have job postings, or links to local job sites. Check
out Newspapers.com
for links to newspapers across the globe (organized
by state or by country), inlcuding local business
papers and college newspapers. Many newspaper sites,
and directories of newspaper sites, may be found in
Job-Hunt's Classified
Ads category.
Recently the trend for many newspapers and other media
is to use an employment super site rather than their
own want ads. So you may still need to read the paper
to get the ads printed there. The current exception
is Employment
Wizard (an Employment
Super Site) which has the listings from many small
regional newspapers across the US
Networking
According to the experts, only 10% to 15% of all
job openings are advertised on the Internet or in
a newspaper or other publication. So, you need access
to those jobs, too. See "Tapping
the Hidden Job Market" for help getting connected
with the people and organizations that can help you
find the majority of job opportunities, that missing
85% to 90%, the ones that aren't advertised anywhere.
Job sites have services that can make your job search
easier and more effective, and services that make it
more difficult, completely compromising your identity
and turning you into a "spammer." Learn what
job site services are best for you. Also, check
out the information in Keeping
Track of Your Job Search to manage
SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT-
How to Find a Job (after College)
You’ve got the degree in hand, the work experience
on your resume, and the motivation to find a post-college
job. For the first time, you are ready to take
on a career-building position with respect. You
have worked the silly jobs part time, have taken the
courses, and have gone on the interviews. Now,
you have a suit and are on the cusp of entering "the
real world."
While you may have looked forward to this point in
your life for years, it will be a culture shock.
You are used to school, free time, setting your own
schedules, and relaxing at your part-time jobs.
Now, you must devote most of your day to a job.
Many post-college grads find difficulty in the transition
from school-life to work-life. Your time is not
always your own anymore. Many people thrive in
the professional environment, as they have disliked
school for the better portion of their lives.
Now, they are in their prime, working daily, taking
orders, giving orders, and climbing up the corporate
ladder of whatever company they work for.
Without additional schooling or training, many post-college
graduates are disappointed with their jobs. They think
that with a college diploma, they will find the perfect
job with the perfect salary and perfect hours.
Unfortunately, reality kicks in and they realize that
they will have to start from the bottom of the corporate
totem poll. All jobs in corporations will be entry
level positions. When you look for jobs, always
look under the entry-level categories. No matter
how qualified you may be, you are entry-level because
of your age, your work experience, and your recent graduate
status. Fear not, however, because these entry-level
positions are simply starting points for large growth
within a company.
Often, recent graduates are not ready for the typical
corporate environment. They decide to try new
experiences and jobs before they return to graduate
school or begin the climb up the corporate ladder.
Many recent graduates move to different countries to
teach English as a Second Language (ESL). There
are courses to certify you in ESL instruction.
However, many countries and many programs do not require
your certification. If your degree is in Education
or English or the Humanities, then you may be qualified.
Here are some programs that organize your job and your
housing in foreign countries (as well as give you some
foreign language courses of your own):
- Jetlink (Japan)
- Council Travel
- CIEE (Council on International Exchange)
- Transitions Abroad
- Agora.com
- Each university’s career center
If you have a specific undergraduate degree in a field
that will place you with an entry-level job that is
more than simply "an assistant," you probably
studied business or engineering or accounting.
You will find these jobs through your school’s career
center or through internet search engines. Such
search engines for all entry-level jobs and all career
specific jobs include:
While it may seem obvious, from all your past work
experience, there is a fashioned way to find a post-college
job. Follow our steps to ensure success in the
ever-increasing and competitive job market:
- If in school, visit your college’s career center
and speak with a career counselor. Most universities
have extensive libraries of job banks, books, and
aid in writing a resume, cover letter, and practicing
for interviews.
- Go to "Career Days" at your university.
Most colleges have job fairs and career fairs.
At these full-day events, employers actually visit
schools looking for employees. You will interview
the companies just as much as they will interview
you.
- Write a sample resume and cover letter.
- Have a friend or career counselor look over both
your resume and general cover letter.
- Research the companies for whom you want to work.
- Search for available jobs online through the numerous
Internet search engines. (See below).
- Research the type of job you want to find.
If you are unsure, send out resumes to various types
of jobs. (It is okay to change jobs after college).
- Send out dozens and dozens of resumes to various
employers.
- Follow up on your top half of jobs with a phone
call or email.
- If called in for an interview, prepare! Have
specific answers ready so that you have intelligent
words to say. Have questions prepared to ask
the employers as well.
- Follow up your interview with a thank you email
or note. You can also call to follow up on the
status of your application about a week or two after
the interview (depending on the rapport of your interviewer).
- Always update your resume and have it prepared.
You never know when you will want look for a new job
or go back to graduate school.
To recap, the most common jobs for recent graduates
from college are the following:
- ESL Teachers (overseas)
- Entry Level positions (Assistants) in every field
- Publishing
- Banking
- Sales
- Real Estate
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Consulting
- Hi-Tech Computer Jobs
- Computer Programmer
- Technical Writer
- Professional Fields (without graduate degrees needed)
- Teaching (some high school)
- Nursing
- Business Jobs
- I-banking
- Solo Entrepreneurship
- Internet Companies
It is a tough job market for all ages and all professions.
It behooves you to create a phenomenal resume, apply
to more jobs than you would imagine, and follow up on
them with a phone call. The more persistent you
are, the more likely you are to get a job. Use
the connections you may have in any possible way, as
many companies like to hire people who they know will
be quality, good workers. Use our guides to help
you write a resume and cover letter, as they will get
you the interview. And then, work, work, work.
Finding a job is a full-time job in and of itself.
The stronger worker you are at the process of securing
a job, the stronger worker you will be at the job itself.
SOME MORE USEFUL WEB SITES AS FOLLOWS
Some useful and prominent
web sites are as follows and some of them are really
useful for you. How ever you can try on them and see
how well are they. Since you can get a wider choice,
you have more options to follow.
www.ajb.dni.us
(AMERICA'S JOB BANK)
www.4work.com
www.rileyguide.com
www.bajadutyfree.com/globals/employment.html
www.living-free.org/jobs.htm
www.puzz.com/post/list-all.html?Grimtooth
www.wifle.com/jobs_toc.htm
www.employment411.com
www.dice.com
www.ggrweb.com/job.html
www.handytel.com/employment/
www.sdp-si.com/employment.htm
www.a1supercruises.com/a1supercruises/employment.phtml
www.saeverything.co.za/employment.htm
OPPORTUNITIES
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES....
www.jobs-in-europe.net/english.html
www.hrw.org/jobs
www.handytel.com/employment
www.sharperimage.com/us/en/employment.jhtm
www.unitn.it/en/alumni/placements.htm
www.commerceteam.com/employment.html
www.researchandmarkets.com/jobs.asp
www.bell-centres.com/contactus/employment/els.html
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
IN AUSTRALIA
www.bestjobsau.com/dr-emp-opp2.htm
www.escapeartist.com/jobs/overseas1.htm
www.escapeartist.com/jobs9/australia.htm
www.gayuniverse.com/personals/emp-au_index.html
www.wages.com.au
EMPLOYMENT-OPPORTUNITIES
IN NEWZLAND
www.globe-online.com/nzguide/discuss.htm
www.globe-online.com/nzguide/discuss13.htm
www.naftaconnect.com/naftaconnect.archivos/mensajes/messages.cgi?Seek02
www.ccmd-ccg.gc.ca/research/publications/pdfs/kernaghan
INDIAN EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
www.zdnetindia.com/news/specials/h1b/stories/5832.html
www.india-gate.com/career/career.htm
www.indianjobs.com
www.jobcity.net
www.naukri.com
www.escapeartist.com/jobs/overseas1.htm
www.who.int/per/vacancies
www.rileyguide.com/internat.html
www.unt.edu/coc/INTRNATL.HTM
www.cioljobs.com/jobseeker/preresumeform.asp
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