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Job Hunting

Alabama's Job Link

America's Job Bank -700,000 listings posted by state employment services

CareerPath - Check out the Help Wanteds in newspapers all across the US!

CareerJet searches existing employment web sites.

Disability Resources WebWatcher - Employment - links to sites geared for individuals with disabilites seeking employment and employers who want to hire the disabled

Federal Jobs - search for Federal jobs and store your resume online with them.

FedWorld Federal Jobs Search

Job Hunters' Bible - this site from the What Color Is My Parachute author has an interactive test on career planning, tips on using the internet to find jobs, and links to corporate sites.

Job Web

MedHunters - search for jobs ino the health care field

Mobile County Personnel Board - how to get a job with the county or the city of Mobile

The Monster Board - 50,000 listings

Online Career Center - 110,000 listings

Yahoo Classifieds - 200,000 listings

Career Resources

Alabama Joblink - a huge service, jobs, unemployment compensation, Workers' Compensation. This site links to some training programs.

Registered Apprenticeship Website at the Department of Labor is a resource for employers and individuals. Their Program Sponsors database can be used to list sponsors of apprenticeship and training programs, by state and county. This listing is an alphabetical listing of all trades. (see Career Voyages, below, for finding apprenticeships by trade).

Career Voyages, from the Department of Labor, is a resource for apprecticeships in high-growth jobs such as advanced manufacturing, automotive, construction, energy, financial services, health care, hospitality, information technology, retail, transportation, and in emerging industries such as biotechnology, geospatial technology and nanotechnology. At each of these industries is linked in-depth information about the career and links to apprecticeship and educational programs by state.

Career Center - From US News and World Report, information on how to choose a career, plus hot new jobs and job profiles.

A Career Afloat - A gateway to maritime careers, including info on training, locations, salaries, history and a job search links

Career Development Manual - complete worksheets to make career decisions based on what you have learned about yourself.

Career Planning - From About.com, career related articles and more in a well organized subject arrangement.

Disability Resources WebWatcher - Vocational Rehabilitation - links to sites to help individuals with disabilites find training and services in order to pursue careers commensurate with their abilities

The Experience Network - offers industry snapshots of diverse fields in great detail

Job Profile - experienced workers share their thoughts on their positions, the skills required and trends

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Information Network - O*NET database takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. The O*NET database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O*NET Project is administered and sponsored by the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.

Planning a Career - A guided tour to choosing a a career, from identifying skills and interests to occupations, goals, school selection and more. This is a page on the Mapping Your Future site, available in Spanish.

Quintessential Careers - Careers for older citizens

The Riley Guide - A great site for getting to job info in the net

Vocational Rehab Services - links to state agencies

Resume Writing

Electronic Resume Guide - all about posting resumes online: making the transition from paper-based resumes to completing web-based forms, emailing resumes, the resume as web page. Federal Resume Writing assistance.

Job Hunt is an excellent resource for resume writing and many other aspects of the hunt.

Preparing Your Resume for Email or Internet posting from the Riley Guide.

Resume Tutor is an online tutorial that guides you through the steps of creating a resume.

Resume Workshop - detailed assistance for each component of a resume.

Colleges

College Board Online

CollegeNet

College Opportunities Online - links to over 9,000 colleges and universties

College Rankings - this site asembles the myriad attemps to rank colleges with a guide to print sources

Get Educated! - an online coundseling service and listings of online colleges, internet universities and training institutes

Globewide Network Academy - online distance education

Go to College - College Planning Resources

Send Your Child to College - The Internet Guide for Parents

GRE - test samples, on-line test, FAQ's

Hungry Minds - explore everything from Shakespeare to health and investing. Includes a great listing of online degree programs

Jobs, Careers, College Resources from the Mobile Public Library

Job Hunting

Career Resources

Resume Writing

Colleges

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