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Job Hunting
Call Number Author Title
650.14 Doyle Doyle, Alison. The About.com guide to job searching: Tools and tactics to help you get the job you want.
650.14 Gray Gray, Peter. Beyond the resume: A comprehensive guide to making the right impression through e-mail, cover letters, resumes, and pre-interviews.
331.128 Boston Boston job bank.
650.14 Hansen Hansen, Katharine. A foot in the door: Networking your way into the hidden job market.
650.14 Mornell Mornell, Pierre. Games companies play: The job hunter's guide to playing smart & winning big in the high-stakes hiring game.
025.0665 Guide The guide to Internet job searching.
650.14 Enelow Enelow, Wendy. Insider's guide to finding a job: Expert advice from America's top employers and recruiters.
650.14 Beshara Beshara, Tony. The job search solution: The ultimate system for finding a great job now!.
650.1 Wendleton Wendleton, Kate. Launching the right career.
650.14 Taylor Taylor, Jeff. Monster careers: How to land the job of your life.
650.13 Taylor Taylor, Jeff. Monster careers: Networking: Make the connections that make your career.
331.128 Strayer Strayer, Susan D. The right job, right now: The complete toolkit for finding your perfect career.

Resumes & Cover Letters
Call Number Author Title
650.14 2005  Krannich Krannich, Ronald L.  201 dynamite job search letters: Writing right for today's new job market.
650.14 Parker Parker, Yana. The damn good resume guide: A crash course in resume writing.
650.14 Greene Greene, Brenda. Get the interview every time: Fortune 500 hiring professionals' tips for writing winning résumés and cover letters.
650.14 2004 Guide The guide to basic resume writing.
650.14 Corwin Corwin, Gene. How to write better resumes.
650.14 Enelow Enelow, Wendy. No-nonsense cover letters: The essential guide to creating attention-grabbing cover letters that get interviews & job offers.
650.14 Betrus Betrus, Michael. Perfect phrases for cover letters.
650.14 Farr 2008 Farr, J.  Michael. The quick résumé & cover letter book: Write and use an effective résumé in only one day.
650.14 Whitcomb 2007 Whitcomb, Susan. Résumé magic: Trade secrets of a professional résumé writer.
650.14 Salvador Salvador, Evelyn U. Step-by-step resumes: Build an outstanding resume in 10 easy steps.
Interviewing
Call Number Author Title
650.14 Ryan 2008 Ryan, Robin. 60 seconds and you're hired.
650.14 Kador Kador, John. 201 best questions to ask on your interview.
650.14 Piotrowski Piotrowski, Katy The career coward's guide to interviewing: Sensible strategies for overcoming job search fears.
650.14 Gottesman Gottesman, Deb. The best answer: 9 secrets of job-winning interviews.
650.14 Green 2006 Green, Paul. Get hired!: Winning strategies to ace the interview.
650.14 Leanne Leanne, Shelly. How to interview like a top MBA: Job-winning strategies from headhunters, Fortune 100 recruiters, and career counselors.
650.14 Knock Knock 'em dead.
650.14 
Farr
Farr, J. Michael.  Next-day job interview: Prepare tonight and get the job tomorrow.
650.14 2000 Krannich Krannich, 
Caryl Rae.
Savvy interviewing: The nonverbal advantage.


You'll find these books in the job-hunting section of the Main Library's Job Resource Center. 

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Web Sites

Local Resources 

Metrowest Career Center www.smoc.org/index.asp?pgid=59 
Located in Framingham, this center provides workshops, job listings, and computer assistance on a drop-in basis.

Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development www.mass.gov/?pageID=dlwdhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Edwd
Select the Job Seekers tab for job hunting and unemployment information.

Employment and Training Resources http://etrcc.com
The site for the one-stop career centers in Marlborough, Newton, and Norwood details the centers' extensive jobseeker workshops and  services and offers an excellent guide to online job-search resources.

Operation A.B.L.E. www.operationable.net
The job-search assistance, education, and training offered by this Boston-based organization are geared to individuals 45 and older, but most of their services are open to all.

Job-Hunting Guides 

Job-Hunt.org  www.job-hunt.org 
This outstanding Marlborough-based site, featuring on-target advice and extensive links, is a job seeker's goldmine. “Pick Your Employer” provides a comprehensive starting point for employer research. "Job Search Resources by State" includes hard-to-find networking groups and employment classifieds from newspapers across the state. The "Job Search Networking" section is a good source of support groups and networking opportunities.

The Riley Guide www.rileyguide.com
Another excellent comprehensive guide, well organized with solid advice and well-chosen, annotated links. If you’re looking in a particular field, check the extensive links to occupation-specific resources in “Places That Post Jobs.”  

Career Journal http://online.wsj.com/careers
The Wall Street Journal's career site provides news, job-search tips, and job listings.

Employer Locater www.acinet.org/acinet/employerlocator/employerlocator.asp?nodeid=18
CareerOneStop's Database of 12,000,000 employers can be searched by industry, occupation, or location.

Vault.com www.vault.com
Job listings for professional and technical positions, plus insider guides, company profiles, message boards and firm rankings.

Search Local Want Ads Online

The Boston Globe www.boston.com/jobs/

The Worcester Telegram and Gazette www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=jobs

Selected Job Listing Sites

Use Job-Hunt or the Riley Guide to discover the full range of job-listing sites; many post resumes as well.

Indeed.com www.indeed.com 
This search engine provides searchable listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations, and company Web sites.

SimplyHired www.simplyhired.com
Similar to Indeed.com. Searches job banks, classifieds, newspapers, company Web sites.

CareerBuilder www.careerbuilder.com
Searches newspapers, AOL, MSN.

Cool Works www.coolworks.com
Seasonal jobs in interesting places.

Commonwealth Employment Opportunities https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/index.do
Job openings in Massachusetts state government.

Craigslist http://boston.craigslist.org
Unique classified ads for jobs. Use the columns on the right if you wish to search in a different location.

Federal Jobs Digest www.jobsfed.com 
Job listings for the federal government.

Massachusetts Job Bank http://web.detma.org/Jobseeker/jb1a.asp
The state's searchable job bank.

Monster.com www.monster.com 
One of the largest and best known.

Opportunity Knocks www.opportunitynocs.org 
Nonprofit openings.

Web sites change! Please email us if you have difficulty with a site on this list. We'll try to identify and correct the problem.

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For professional assistance locating the information you need:

  • Telephone the Main Library Reference Department at 508-532-5570, extension 4361. 

  • Email your questions through our Ask A Librarian page.
  • Visit the Main Library or the McAuliffe Branch for free access to the Internet and databases, and for assistance with research. 

To arrange a speaker or a group tour highlighting the library’s practical information resources, call 508-532-5570, ext 4347, or email Michelle LeMonde-McIntyre at MLeMonde-McIntyre@minlib.net.

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Updated March 2008

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