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AfterCollege.com
Be sure to scroll down the page to see the listing of Websites links. Recommend clicking on “In the News” in the After College left side column. This site has some excellent career seeking advice if you are a college graduate and want to subscribe. http://aftercollege.com
America’s One Stop Career System
This Department of Labor Website will help you find the online labor market information for your state and for national outlook for occupations, trends as well as education and training resources and resume and interview technique review materials. Your state’s website (e.g. in California, www.caljobs.ca.gov) provides resume writing, networking, and job services to job candidates, employers, and recruitment firms. http://www.careeronestop.org
Careerbuilder.com
This is where you'll find classified ads from major newspapers across the U.S. http://www.careerbuilder.com
Career or CollegeJournal
This site features the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) articles on careers (http://www.careerjournal.com or http://www.collegejournal.com). Both sites collect stories about people working in many different fields. It is free if you click on daily articles. Some resources require WSJ subscriptions.
Federal Jobs Digest
Jobs in the federal government are detailed. http://www.fedjobs.com
Internship Programs
The latter program has information about internships abroad: http://internshipprograms.com and http://www.cie.uci.edu/iop/internsh.html.
The Monster Board
This is one of the largest databases for job listings on the Web, with an excellent “career center.” Its Resources section has information for new job seekers, career changers, and people making military transitions. Additionally, you can search for information on jobs, industries, internships, franchises, salary statistics, resume writing, and interview techniques. http://www.monster.com/.
Nation's Jobs
This is a comprehensive career site containing company and industry reports as well as links to job profiles from Wetfeet.com and an extensive annotated links list. http://www.nationjob.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Complete descriptions of jobs can be found including training needed, tasks performed, salary ranges, and related jobs at http://www.bls.gov/oco/.
Overseas Jobs
Peace Corps information can also be found at this site. http://www.overseasjobs.com
Perfect Career Information
Look for free articles at http://www.careerperfect.com/.
Student Jobs in Federal Government
All the information you need to find an entry level job in the federal government can be found at http://www.Studentjobs.gov.
Salaries
An excellent resource for job descriptions and salary information is http://www.salary.com.
USA Today News
http://www.usatoday.com
U.S. Intern Opportunities
http://www.usinterns.com
Female Entrepreneur Magazine can be found at http://www.female-entrepreneur.com
National Association of Women Business Owners can be found at http://www.usahomebusiness.com
The International Franchise Association can be found at http://www.franchise.org
The National Association for the Self Employed can be found at http://www.nase.org
The National Federation of Independent Business can be found at http://www.nfib.org
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