General

America's one-Stop Career System - Connects employment, education, and training services at the local, state and national level.

Best Places to Work-  Includes rankings on the best places to work from Business Week, Fortune Magazine, Mother Jones and Working Mother.

The Briefcase Learn how to present yourself in the best possible way. Includes information on resume and cover letter preparation, thank you letters, and interactive interviewing techniques.

Business Buzz Words - Contains business buzz words for benefits and compensation, finance and marketing. These are words that you may wish to be familiar with for your research, the resume process or the job interview.

Career Development Manual Manual Includes steps to follow in obtaining that right job. Contains information on self assessment, occupational research, decision making, employer contact and the job.

Career Exploration Links Presents access to occupational information and listings of educational preparation programs.

Career Games  Developed by Daniel Porot, a well known career professional, this site features sections on self assessment and the job search in game form.

College Career Fairs Search career fairs by keyword, state or month. Lists over 2,000 events.

Dress to Impress -  Provides a handout on the importance of dressing appropriately for the interview.

Employment Agencies, 493 Listings Includes a national list of private employment agencies.

Eurograduate   Offers thousands of graduate opportunities across Europe. Also contains information on how to complete job applications for foreign countries.

Find a Career Use this database to search careers. Provides interesting occupational descriptions. (password and e-mail address are necessary)

Forbes The 200 Best Companies in America-  Contains a ranking of the 200 best small companies in America.

Getting There - Forum Presents information on different careers and provides comments from people in those careers.

George A. Mason Employment Center at the Suffolk County Department of Labor Provides the tools necessary to conduct a staff-assisted or self- directed job search. Includes the following: use of computers, fax machines, phones, copiers, job banks, newspapers, job clubs. It also offers focus groups and workshops.

Job Databases by Professional Societies and other Institutions Features a list of job databases of various professional societies, research institutions, government agencies and other non-profit organizations.

Job Search Sites by Major -  Search jobs by major.

JobSmart - Hidden Job Market Features information on how to search the hidden job market.

Life After Temping - This article discusses how you portray your temping experience during your job search.

LOIS (Licensed Occupation Information System)- Provides information on licensed occupations throughout the United States. Search by state, job title or state agencies that license occupations.

Manpower Includes general information on Manpower and some job listings.

Networking -  Reviews networking strategies and networking resources.

News to Peruse Includes current information on layoffs, acquisitions and mergers.

Occupational Employment Statistics  Presents employment and wage estimates for over 700 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation, states and for metropolitan areas.

Online Career Fair - Search for college fairs by state.

RON - Recruiters Online Network Claims to be the world's largest online association of recruiters, search firms, employment agencies and employment professionals. Search jobs or post your resume.

Successful Dining Etiquette -Contains a handout on appropriate dining etiquette.

Teacher-Link USA -  Claims to be America's #1 recruiting service for educators. Offers links to available teaching positions.

The Top 25 Electronic Recruiting Websites Presents a review and evaluation of what this study considered to be the top 25 electronic recruiting Websites.

Tips for Writing a Letter of Reference - Presents tips for writing a letter of reference.

Job Interview

Behavioral Interviewing - Describes behavioral interviewing and discusses important points.

Behavioral Interviews FAQs Features information on behavioral interviews with sample questions.

The Hot Seat Kaplan's Educating Career Game - presents viewers with an interactive interviewing game. Respond to interviewing questions and obtain correct answers.

Interview Tips -   Presents interviewing strategies including sample interview questions, questions to ask the interviewer, telephone tips, and an interview planner.

Interview Practice Contains sample interview questions and possible responses.

Monster Interview Center- Provides excellent tips on interviewing techniques.

Women & Interviews Provides some interesting discussion on job interviewing for women.

Portfolios

The Kalamazoo College Portfolio- Contains information on preparing a portfolio and creating an electronic portfolio.

Online Portfolio Center- Presents tips on how to design an online portfolio.

Portfolio Resources- Reviews information for students on designing a portfolio.

Professional Employment Portfolios Describes how to design a professional Employment Portfolio.

Teaching Portfolio- Contains information on how to create a teaching portfolio.

Your Job Skills Portfolio: Giving You an Edge in the Marketplace- Contains an article on how to plan a job skills portfolio.

Resumes/ Cover Letters/ Thank You Letters/Reference Letters

About: Resumes and Cover Letters - Features information on resumes, curriculum vitae, cover letters, thank you letters, electronic resumes...

The Damn Good Resume From the author of The Damn good Resume, Yana Parker provides many good resume tips. She also includes links to some excellent sites.

Writing a Winning Cover letter Contains information on designing a good cover letter from the book, dynamic Cover Letters, by Katherine Hansen and Randell S. Hansen. Provides links to many career resources.

Finding References That Sing Your Praise- Learn how to obtain the beat possible references.

How to Create an On-Line Resume Contains information on how to design a scannable resume.

Online Resume Center - Learn how to create an electronic resume, post it to a web site, send it via e-mail and publish a web version.

Rebecca Smith's resumes & Resources Presents tips on electronic resume preparation and links to many career resources.

Resume Tutor-line Presents guidelines on designing an online resume.

Resume Learn how to prepare a scannable resume. Use an on-line form to create your scannable resume.

Thank you letter Presents tips on how to write an appropriate thank-you letter.

Two Hundred of the World's Best Cover Letters for Job Hunters Based on the book, 200 Letters for Job Hunters, by William S. Frank, it offers many tips on writing a winning cover letter.

Salaries

Compensation and Benefits Report Abbott, Langer & Associates Determine the current pay rates for various jobs and industries.

DataMaster Presents a computer industry salary survey based on geographic location.

Internet Computing - Salary Zone: Welcome! Features a comprehensive salary survey for 14 categories of Internet professionals.

JobSmart - Salary Info Includes over 120 salary surveys on various occupations.

Monster Executive -  Features links to salary and compensation Web sites.

Profession-Specific Salary Sweep Contains salary information on a variety of professional fields.

Salary and Compensation Information- Offers many links to salary information.

Salary Data and Articles By Industry and Job Function- Presents salary info. by industry and job function.

The Salary Survey Presents a salary survey for science. Results are listed by degree.

Salary Wizard -  Search a salary by occupation and location.

Welcome to: WAGEWEB -  View salary and compensation data for the following job fields: human resources, administration, finance, information management, healthcare, sales/marketing and manufacturing.