Friday, May 16, 2008

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www.rileyguide.com

The Riley Guide is the most comprehensive career development mega site on the Web; it is frequently updated, often weekly. Web sites listed are critically evaluated by the author, Margaret Riley Dikel; because of this, the site is an excellent gateway to other career-related information on the Web, including information relevant to specific job searches.

www.jobhuntersbible.com

Another major career development mega site, second in scope and useful Web links only to The Riley Guide. Perhaps more user friendly for those who are not yet comfortable using computers; it is periodically updated, though not as frequently as The Riley Guide. Web sites listed are critically evaluated by the author, Richard Nelson Bolles; because of this, the site is an excellent gateway to other career-related information on the Web, including information relevant to specific job searches.

www.acinet.org

America’s Career Info Net offers excellent information on a wide variety of career fields and career-related subjects. This site enables career-related information searches by use of keywords on a variety of topics or by use of tabs to find information in a number of topic categories. Videos about some 300 occupations also are included. A plus is being able to search for career-related information within specific states throughout the United States. Linkages to more information are provided on this and related sites that are maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. These other Web sites include O*NET Online and the online Occupational Outlook Handbook.

online.onetcenter.org

O*NET Online provides useful information about a wide range of occupations in the United States and a capability to help you to explore career options by identifying occupations in its database that use the skills you specify you have or would like to use in a work setting.

www.bls.gov/oco

The online Occupational Outlook Handbook, revised every two years, supplements O*NET Online by providing updated and expanded information for selected occupations. Included in this site is the Career Guide to Industries, a useful source of information about the settings in which different occupations are found.

www.jobsmart.org

This California Employment website offers great career information, particularly related to salary information, and Web site links to variety of other sources of salary information. This website also provides a variety of other useful information and links to a number of other useful websites.

www.salary.com

Another source of useful salary information that can be searched by job category/title and by location, either by zip code or by regional location within a state.

www.fastcompany.com

This site contains insight regarding the way business is being conducted today, as well as the direction our workplace is likely headed. Especially useful for gaining perspectives on work practices in leading edge companies.

www.computerjobs.com

A great site for “high-techies” that is well organized and well stocked with announced job openings. The database is searchable by region of the country (largely, though not exclusively, metropolitan areas), by job category and/or skills required, and by state, or by combinations of these criteria.

www.vec.state.va.us

Virginia Employment Commission. Provides a variety of information useful to those seeking employment, particularly in Virginia. The Automated Labor Exchange system (ALEX), available on this web site, offers job seekers several useful options for a self-directed job search.