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Local Resources |
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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. |
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Massachusetts Department of Workforce
Development www.mass.gov/?pageID=dlwdhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Edwd
Select the "For Workers and Unions" tab for job hunting and
the "For Claimants" tab for
unemployment information. |
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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. To see the schedule of free
job-hunting programs, select Calendar. |
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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. |
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Job-Hunting Guides |
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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. Go to "Job Sites and
Employers" for
networking, employers, and online employment classifieds from
newspapers across Massachusetts. “Pick Your Employer” is a comprehensive
starting point for employer research. |
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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.”
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Career
Journal http://online.wsj.com/careers
The Wall Street Journal's career site
provides news, job-search tips, and job listings. |
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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. |
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GlassDoor
www.glassdoor.com
Inside information from employees on salaries,
company reviews and interview questions from
32,000 firms. |
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Researching Companies on the Internet
www.learnwebskills.com/company
Useful tutorial from Debbie Flanagan on finding
company information. |
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Vault.com
www.vault.com
Job listings for professional and technical
positions, plus insider guides, company
profiles, message boards and firm rankings. |
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What Color is Your Parachute?
www.jobhuntersbible.com
The online supplement to the classic text on job hunting and career planning includes links to information on every step of the process, from discovery and career counseling forward.
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Search Local Want Ads Online |
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The
Boston Globe www.boston.com/jobs/
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WickedLocalJobs
http://wickedlocaljobs.com
Listings from Metrowest Daily News and other newspapers run
by the Community Newspaper Company.
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WorcesterWorks
www.worcesterworks.com
The
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
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Selected Job Listing Sites |
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Use
Job-Hunt or
the Riley Guide to discover the
full range of job-listing sites; many post resumes as well.
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Massachusetts
Job Bank http://web.detma.org/Jobseeker/jb1a.asp
The state's searchable job bank. |
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Employment and
Training Resources
http://etrcc.com/internetjobs.html
Online version of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts database of job
openings. |
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Commonwealth Employment Opportunities
www.mass.gov/hrd/ceo
Jobs in
Massachusetts state government. |
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Indeed.com
www.indeed.com
This search engine provides searchable listings from major job
boards, niche web sites, newspapers, associations, and company Web sites. |
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SimplyHired
www.simplyhired.com
Similar to Indeed.com.
Searches job banks, classifieds, newspapers,
company Web sites. |
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CareerBuilder
www.careerbuilder.com
Searches newspapers, AOL, MSN. |
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Cool Works
www.coolworks.com
Seasonal jobs in interesting places. |
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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. |
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Snagajob.com
www.snagajob.com
Openings for part-time and hourly jobs. |
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Job Central
www.jobcentral.com
Large site featuring many unique job listings. |
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Monster.com
www.monster.com
One of the largest and best known. |
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Net-Temps
www.net-temps.com
Temporary, contract, and permanent openings. |
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America’s Job Exchange
americasjobexchange.com
Connects job seekers to national job openings in all states.
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Best Jobs USA
www.bestjobusa.com
Provides resources, tools and info to help with career advancement.. |
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Flipdog
flipdog.com
Searchable listings from major job boards, niche
web sites, newspapers, associations, and company Web sites. |
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Yahoo! Hot Jobs
www.hotjobs.yahoo.com
A traditional job search engine with a giant database of job listings. You can also post your resume and let employers find you. |
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Employment Guide
www.employmentguide.com
A leading board focusing on hourly and skilled full and part-time jobs from entry-level to mid-management. |
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Internet Job Source
www.statejobs.com
Includes links to the employment sites for the nation’s fifty largest employers and the 100 best companies to work for (according to Fortune Magazine).
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Job Interview.net
www.statejobs.com
Includes links to the employment sites for the nation’s fifty largest employers and the 100 best companies to work for (according to Fortune Magazine).
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USA Jobs
www.usajobs.opm.gov
Federal jobs from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. |
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Help with Online
Applications |
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Sample Online Job Application
www.mnwfc.org/anoka/sample_online_job_application.html
An online job application that you can practice
filling in, provided by the Minnesota WorkForce Center of Anoka County.
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Sample Print Job Applications
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobappsamples
/Sample_Job_Applications.htm
About.com's Job Searching Site provides
links to several job applications that you can
print and use for practice. |
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Networking |
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Linked In www.linkedin.com
A social networking site for professionals, this is an excellent resource for connecting with people in your field. |
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WIND www.windnetworking.net
Networking meetings for professionals in job
transition. |
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