JOB SEARCHING

A Faulk Central Library Reference Guide

Finding Job Postings on the Internet | Overseas Jobs
Finding Companies and Organizations | Local Organizations That Can Help
Resumes | Salary Information | Career Assessment

Finding Job Postings on the Internet

• Majority of human resource professionals rely on the Internet to fill positions
• Any sites that you click on can be traced back to you
• Check the date of the posting

Local Job Listings
Austin Jobs
Austin Computerwork
Craig's List Austin Jobs
City of Austin Jobs
Austin Job Finder
Everything Austin Job Listing
IRS Seasonal Positions for Tax Filing Season
Nonprofit Employment Opportunities
Statesmanjobs
Travis County Jobs
University of Texas
Texas Newspapers Classified Ads
Work in Texas

National Job Listings on the Internet
Search job lists by type and location. Some job boards forward you to the company's Website.

Career OneStop
CareerBuilder
Direct Employers
Job Hunt
Internet Job Source
Monster Board Job Database
Yahoo Hot Jobs

Major Newspapers
Newslink

Google
Mama

Specialized Job Listings on the Internet
ABILITY Jobs (Helps jobseekers with disabilities find interested companies)
BlackCareerZone (African American job seekers)
Career Women
Computerjobs
Jobs in the Money (Finance)
Dice (Hi-tech)
Hcareers (Hospitality)
Idealist (Nonprofits)
Medhunters (Medicine)
Net-temps (Temporary)
Saludos (Latino job seekers)
USA Jobs (Federal govt jobs)

Teen Job Search
Riley Teen Job Guide (Links and resources)
SnagAJob (Hourly job listings)
Teens4Hire (Job listings and resources)
Youth Employment Partnership (Program to help youth 14-21 find employment)
Youth Summer Jobs (City of Austin Health and Human Services targets youth 14-17)

Work at Home
Arise
Flexible Executives
Flexible Resources
MomCorps
On-Ramps
Soho Jobs
Work at Home Schemes from the FTC

Overseas Jobs

Some groups that help you find work abroad charge high placement fees. Research will uncover which groups cover room and board, which require applications a year ahead of time, and which accept only recent graduates.

Bunac provides work permits and volunteer opportunities.
Dave's ESL Cafe lists teaching jobs.
GoAbroad lists foreign jobs amd volunteer opportunities.
InterExchange lists foreign jobs.
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program requires a one-year committment and pays about $32,000.
The National Consortium for Study in Africa at Michigan State University lists opportunities.
Peace Corps has a rolling admissions process.
Transitions Abroad offers information about working abroad.
The University International Center is open to nonstudents.
WorldTeach sends volunteers to countries like Costa Rica, China, and Poland.

Finding Companies and Organizations

Rather than looking for a job opening, look for information on companies, organizations, or industries that you want to work for.

Austin Business Journal's Book of Lists—Faulk Library Reference Desk
Austin's Major Employers - Austin's Top 40 Employers
The Career Guide: Dun's Employment Opportunities - Faulk Reference Collection
Duns Regional Business Directory - Faulk Library Reference Desk
Encyclopedia of Associations - Search for organizations by keyword and location.
Factiva - Search the full-text of 8000 publications for hiring trends and company profiles.
Nation's Fasting Growing Private Companies - Search for growing companies by state.
ReferenceUSA - Screen for companies by industry, size, location.
Texas State Agencies - State agency Web sites.

Local Organizations that Can Help

Austin Area Urban League
Dewitty Job Training and Employment Center
Texas Workforce Commission
WorkSource
Work in Texas

Resumes

Creating a Resume for the Internet

• Create and save your resume in plain text.
• Objective on the resume should fit the job description.
• Resumes should include a summary paragraph at the top headed "Qualifications Summary". This paragraph should include all specific job titles in which you have an interest. Choose words that are applicable to your field, including any specialized certifications.
• Use basic fonts for a clean look: Helvetica, Futura, Optima, Universe, Times, Palatino, New Century Schoolbook or Courier. Point size should be no smaller than 10 points and no larger than 14 points.
• Use your name in the document file name. For instance, name a file JohnDoe.com
• Customized resumes can help but they also narrow who you are and that can be a problem if the resume gets passed on to another department. Cover letters are the better place for addressing a company's needs.

Emailing a Resume
Many companies do not accept attachments so you may need to develop a plain text resume using your email. This resume will not look as nice as the word-processed one, but it will transfer much more smoothly to the recipient. In this plain text resume, do not use bolding or underlining, and instead of bullets, use dashes.

The Riley Guide

Posting a Resume
Posting your resume is a good way to be found, but responding to ads via specific job postings related to your experience is probably the quickest way to get a response. Search for jobs daily and respond to those that you feel you are most qualified.

You can post your resume directly through the Web sites of many companies, newspaper classified ads, and the job search engines. Post your resume at all the top career sites at once.

Resume Samples
Jobstar Resumes
Scannable Resume Fundamentals

Salary Information

Salary.com
Salary Expert
Wages by Area and Occupation

Career Assessment

National Career Development Association
Click Resources on the toolbar to find a list of Internet tools for career planning.

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