Minnesota and
Twin Cities Job Search on
the Web
SUGGESTED WAYS TO START
YOUR JOB SEARCH
Organizing
your job search step by step
http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/
America's
Job Bank: Job Resource Library
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips.html
JOBTRAK
Job Search Tips
http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/tips.html
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MOST EFFECTIVE SITES
Job Search on the Web
What national websites are considered most effective
to use on the web?
Here's how experts rate which websites are most effective
for job search
1. Below is a link to Purdue University's list of nationwide
job search websites (many of which list Minnesota jobs):
Click on the link below and page down to the several sites that
Purdue presents at the top of their list:
Purdue
University's recommendations for nationwide job search websites
2. Below are four rankings of nationwide job search websites.
They were rated by:
National
Business Employment Weekly website:
http://www.nbew.com/thisweek/index.htm
Best Overall Job Seeking Support
for Executives, Senior Managers, and Professionals:
Provide best range and quality of services, plus access to a wide spectrum
of job postings.
overall.htm
Best General-Purpose Sites for
All Job Seekers,
regardless of their occupational field, location, industry, or background.
gen_webs.htm
Most Job
Leads: Websites with the Greatest Number of Openings for Job Seekers
mostjobs.htm
Career Success
Topics: 5 Best Websites
"Superior information, advice, and activities to help you achieve career
success."
Services ranging from on-line "expert job counseling to confidential
job-hunting assistance and continuously updated tips for managing your
career."
careerwb.htm
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SPECIFIC
CAREER FIELDS
National websites whose job listings are aimed at a specific
occupational type (for example, ACCOUNTING jobs, AEROSPACE jobs,
BUSINESS jobs, etc.).
1. America's Job Bank: Searching
for Opportunities by Occupation
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/occup.html
the following is copied from AJB's website
There are hundreds and thousands of recruiters and resources
online with job opportunities for a specific occupation, industry, or professional
group. These sites allow recruiters and hiring managers to target their
listings to a select group of potential applicants. Browse through our
categories to see if you can find resources targeting the work which interests
you.
Includes:
| Business, Finance, and Administration |
Sales and Marketing |
| Natural and Physical Sciences |
Health and Medicine |
| Agriculture, Animal Sciences, and Forestry |
Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology |
| Art, Recreation, and Hospitality |
Personal and Commercial Services |
| Law, Social Sciences, and Public Service |
Education and Training |
| Police, Fire, and Other Protective Services |
Transportation |
| Construction and Mining |
Mechanical Repair and Precision Crafts |
| Manufacturing and Plant Operations |
Resources for Finding More Opportunities |
2. "JOB
SEARCHING SITES" at
http://www.cco.purdue.edu/Student/sites.htm
This is part of Purdue University's Website,
which includes one of the best
comprehensive websites dealing with employment issues.
Includes:
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
AEROSPACE AND AVIATION
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HEALTH
ARCHITECTURE
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
EDUCATION
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL
GRAPHIC ARTS |
HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCE
JOURNALISM
MATHEMATICS
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
REST.,HOTEL,TOURISM
RETAIL
SALES AND MARKETING
SOCIAL SCIENCES
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY
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3. "National
Job Sites arranged by Career Focus" at
http://www.wm.edu/csrv/career/stualum/jfield.html
This is part of College of William & Mary Website
,
which includes one of the best
comprehensive websites dealing with employment issues.
Includes:
Archaeology, Museums and Preservation
Arts
Business
Education
Government & Law
Health Care
Media
Nonprofit
Religious
Science & Technology
Sports
Travel & Hospitality |
4. University
of Texas - Austin: Websites aimed at specific career groups
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/lacs/student/links/car.html
5. America's Job Bank Search
by Categories of Jobs
for example, "Office jobs," "managers," "factory"
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/skr_pub_nav_01.html
6. Others:
Aviation: Northwest
Airlines http://www.nwa.com/corpinfo/career/
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Nonprofit Organizations - Job
Listings
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Includes a listing of jobs in many nonprofits
http://www.mncn.org/
Metronet's
list of Websites of Minnesota Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.metronet.lib.mn.us/mn/mn-np.html
Nonprofit
Resources Catalogue
http://www.clark.net/pub/pwalker/home.html
Action
Without Borders
http://www.idealist.org/
A searchable database of internships. over 14,000 Non-profit organizations
listed.
Includes a listserv for those people who want daily updates about
job openings and internships.
Websites with Special
Tools for Job Seeking & Related
America's Job Bank: Extremely useful and powerful tools
are on this site
run by the US Dept of Labor and the Minnesota Dept of Economic
Security
(need to Register
to use these tools).
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Resume on the Internet: When employers have an opening,
many search through the resumes on America's Job Bank.
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Saved searches: Enter what you're looking for once
(for example, what kind of job(s), where, how much, etc.), save your search
criteria, then use them again any day you use the Internet. Can have several
"saved searches" aimed at different types of employment.
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Job Scout: Job Scout will automatically run your "saved
searches" and notify you of new openings by e-mail (if you don't have e-mail
you can get it free!
America's Job Bank
main address: http://www.ajb.dni.us
NationJob
Network (http://www.nationjob.com) see
site summary below
Does not have a large number of openings compared to some other sites,
but its personal job agent, "PJ Scout," sets
it apart from other sites.
Microsoft
Skills 2000 http://www.microsoft.com/skills2000/
Do you want to check how you might fit in a Computer Job? Try this
site's assessment tool.
Not a job listing service.
Their spiel:
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"A world of opportunity is waiting for you...
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The Information Technology (IT) industry has hundreds of thousands of positions
open all over the globe. Don't have a technology background? That's
okay. The fact is, the industry needs imaginative people with wide-ranging
interests and experiences from all walks of life.
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Microsoft Skills 2000 is dedicated to bringing new people just like you
into this rewarding field. Use this Website as your home to find out what
the Information Technology industry is all about, if an IT career is right
for you, and how you can start a career in computing today. How far you
go is up to you."
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The following is from National
Business Employment Weekly website: http://www.nbew.com/thisweek/index.htm
NationJob
Network (http://www.nationjob.com)
Developed by NationJob Inc.
Founded in 1995, NationJob Network coordinates with local Chambers
of Commerce, newspapers and other groups to list all available jobs in
their communities.
Job Listings on Site
Number: 10,000 as of Jan '98
Top 3 fields: Not reported
Primary salary ranges: Not reported
When updated: Daily
Cost to view jobs: None
Other Resources
Salary information
Employer information
Relocation information
E-mail notification |
Resumes Posted on Site
Number: 200,000+ as of Jan '98
Top 3 fields: Not reported
Restrictions: None
Posting period: Until cancelled
Candidates pay to post resume: No
Employers pay to view resumes: Yes
# of employers paying in last 90 days: Not reported |
Women and Work
Resources
for Diverse Groups from America's Job Bank
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/diverse.html
Women's Wire
A site dedicated to women and careers.
http://www.women.com
Nontraditional
occupations for women at
http://www.des.state.mn.us/wpb/nontrad/nontrad.htm
Nontraditional occupations for women are those skilled and technical jobs
which employ fewer than 25 percent women. Today, women have the freedom
to follow their own personal needs, interests, aptitudes and values toward
expanded career options, and the potential for higher wages in the diverse
workforce of the future.
Women/Non-traditional
Careers at
http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame?pg=10106
Includes the following topics:
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Women in Non-Traditional Careers:
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Myths & Facts
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Advantages & Disadvantages
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Characteristics of successful women
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Occupation employment
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Examples
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Requirements
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High growth areas
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Options for entering
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Where to go for assistance
Career library
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Minorities and Work
America's Job Bank Resources
for Diverse Groups
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/diverse.html
CareerMagazine's
page and links to sites dealing with diversity
http://www.careermag.com/db/cmag_diversity_index
Online Career
Center's page and links to sites dealing with diversity
http://www.occ.com/occ/cultural/
Blackworld
Career Center (http://www.blackworld.com/careers.htm)
Developed by Blackworld, Oakland, Calif., and CareerMosaic.
Launched in 1998, Blackworld Career Center provides employment resources
for professionals and entrepreneurs from African American communities in
the U.S. and ohter ethnic groups world-wide.
Job Listings on Site
Number: 70,000 as of June '98
Top 3 fields: IT, finance and accounting, marketing
Primary salary ranges: Not available
When updated: Daily
Cost to view jobs: None
Other Resources
Hot links to other sites |
Resumes Posted on Site
Number: 60,000 as of June '98
Top 3 fields: Not available
Restrictions: None
Posting period: 120 days
Candidates pay to post resume: No
Employers pay to view resumes: No
# of employers paying in last 90 days: N/A |
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Recent College
Grads: Some Good Websites
Professionals, Senior Managers,
and Executives
"The Best Web Sites for Job
Hunters"
from the National Business
Employment Weekly
According to the National Business Employment
Weekly, the following website offers:
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Service for Recent College Grads: A Good Website
JOBTRAK
(http://www.jobtrak.com) see
site summary below Specialty: college graduate market
In their Nov 15-21, 1998 issue, the National Business Employment
Weekly (the paper version) published an article called "The Best Web
Sites for Job Hunters," in which they rank what they consider the best
websites for job seekers. They evaluated only websites which they had reviewed
in their paper. They only review sites which they think fit the following
two criteria:
Their services are particularly suited to professionals, senior
managers, and executives.
"They offer advice and job opportunities in a broad array of fields,
from engineering and airline fields to regional and minority groups."
Other Sites for Those Just Graduating from College
Job Choices
Online a nicely designed site by the folks at the National Association
of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The site includes: articles on job search,
chat rooms for career advice, a place to send questions to career experts,
information on the healthcare industry, plus links to job resources found
on the internet.
http://www.jobweb.org/jconline/
Careers
by Major/Interest
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/lacs/student/links/car.html
What
Can I Do With a Major in?
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/majors.htm
A Survival Guide
for College Graduates at
http://www.aegonsmg.com/getgo/
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Links and organization provided by
Hugh Heimdahl of the
Ramsey County Workforce Center, Minnesota
using the extensive work of the
National Business Employment Weekly
(from the publishers of Wall Street Journal)
Below is an
Employment Website Guide
from National Business Employment Weekly
(from the publishers of Wall Street Journal)
By Peter D. Weddle
JOBTRAK
(http://www.jobtrak.com)
Developed by JOBTRAK Corp., Los Angeles
Launched in 1995, JOBTRAK works with more than
700 college career centers to help students and alumni connect with job
opportunities.
Job Listings on Site
Number: 45,000 as of Jan '98
Top 3 fields: Business/management, computer science, sales & mktg
Primary salary ranges: $21K-$30K, $31K-$40K
When updated: Daily
Cost to view jobs: None, but must be from a participating school
Other Resources
Career information
Employer information
Resume-writing assistance
Hot links to other sites
On-line job search manual
Career forums |
Resumes Posted on Site
Number: 150,000 as of Jan '98
Top 3 fields: Business/management, computer science, sales & mktg
Restrictions: Must be from participating school
Posting period: 90 days
Candidates pay to post resume: No
Employers pay to view resumes: No access for employers
# of employers paying in last 90 days: N/A |
Out of State Job Openings
Power
Tools for Relocation
"NationJob and homefair.com have compiled this suite of interactive
tools to help you with the process of relocating or buying a
home."
http://www2.homefair.com/homefair/newstool.html?NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.src=NJ
Newspaper Association
of America's listing of classified ads for newspapers around the nation.
http://www.realfind.com/
Yahoo's
Newspaper Websites in the area you're considering
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/Browse_By_Region/U_S__States/
or
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/
State
Job Service websites that list jobs in the state you're considering
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/state_sites.html
America's Job Bank: Includes many of the same jobs
as in State Job Service websites above, but also contains additional job
openings.
You can access jobs in one of two ways:
1.
Keyword Search
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/skr_pub_nav_02.html
2.
Search by Categories of Jobs
for example, "Office jobs," "managers," "factory"
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/skr_pub_nav_01.html
America's Job Bank: Resources
for Local Jobs in the U.S.
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/local.html
University
of Texas - Austin: Geographic Websites
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/lacs/student/links/geo.html
Posting
Your Resume Online
Information about the many possible websites to post your resume
on
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/resumes.html
Many of the possible resume sites, listed byAmerica's
Job Bank
National websites that have regional components:
Visit websites that have links to other websites with
job listings in specific geographic areas:
1. See "JOB
LISTINGS FOR SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS" at
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http://www.cco.purdue.edu/Student/geograph.htm
This is another part of Purdue University's Website,
which includes one of the best
comprehensive websites dealing with employment issues.
2. See "Job
Resources by US Region" at
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http://www.wm.edu/csrv/career/stualum/jregion.html
This is another part of College of William &
Mary Website ,
which includes one of the best
comprehensive websites dealing with employment issues.
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Near Minnesota
Wisconsin JobNet Job
openings called in by employers to the State Job Service
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/jobnet/
Job Vacancies
in Wisconsin State Government
and Related Agencies
http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/der/empopp.htm
Job Vacancies
in North Dakota State Government and Related Agencies
http://www.state.nd.us/cpers/cpdjobs/jobvacindex.htm
Job
Vacancies in South Dakota State Government
http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/bop/listings/openings.htm
Job Vacancies in Iowa
Job openings called in by employers to the State Job Service
http://www.state.ia.us/jobs/index.htm
Job Vacancies in Iowa
State Government and Related Agencies
http://www.state.ia.us/jobs/idop1.htm
Des Moines Area Jobs Page
http://www.nationjob.com/desmoines
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Read below for
How to get information
about an employer over the web
(and through other means)
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There are two good reasons to get information about employers:
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So you know which employers are good for you to contact "cold"
for information
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Once you have an interview, to build up your knowledge of
the employer.
It is becoming more and more possible to obtain employer
information over the Internet.
Some employers list their job openings on their websites
(some do, some don't)
To find out whether a company has a website, perhaps the
easiest way is to call the company's general number and ask if they have
one and what its web address is.
Another way is to use search engines such as Yahoo and
Excite.
LISTS OF Websites of some Minnesota businesses:
1. JOBLINK's
list of some business websites in Minnesota (those that have posted jobs
on joblink.org )
http://www.joblink.org/joblink/jlposters.html
2. Uffda
list of Minnesota websites at mnonline.org
http://www.mnonline.org/uffda/
3. Metronet's
list of Minnesota Internet Sites
http://www.metronet.lib.mn.us/mn/mn.html
Minnesota Employer Search on the Web
Minnesota
Employer Search
Not a great depth of information about each individual employer,
but you can get the name of at least one person inside each employer here.
http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame;$sessionid$AL4RCQYAAAAHRIC4BNSAAAA?pg=43010
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"Allows you to search for businesses in the state of Minnesota by company
name, business description, zip code, and SIC code. For example, if you
want to find the Mall of America, you could enter mall and get a list of
all businesses that contain the word mall. You could also enter shop or
shopping as the business description. A zip code search can help you locate
businesses near you, and a SIC search will show you businesses in a particular
category of interest to you."
Company
Profiles from the StarTribune
http://www.workavenue.com/startribune/seeker/pub/cgi-bin/job-browseprof.pl?site=startribune
Minnesota
Resources from JJ Hill Library Services
http://www.jjhill.org/Lib_Services/lib_local_resources.html
Researching National Companies
List
of Business Directories produced by the James J. Hill Group:
The James J. Hill Group is committed to making information accessible to
the business community.
http://www.jjhill.org/Lib_Services/lib_resources.html
Other
ways to research employers
http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/research.html
Business Sites on the Web from
Job Web
resch_employrs.htm
Fortune
Magazine's Company Lists
http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/companies/
Private employment agencies from around the nation plus some actual employer |
Long Lists of Job Websites
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If you've lost a website you once saw, you might be able
to find it on one of these lists
Job
Openings Library at iseek.org
http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame;$sessionid$AMBZEGAAAAAHXIC4BNSAAAA?pg=42040
Internet
Job Banks and Recruiters at America's Job Bank
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/jobbanks.html
Job
Search Sites on the World Wide Web: Purdue University "maintains one
of the Internet's largest list of job searching web sites with links to
each."
http://www.ups.purdue.edu/Student/jobsites.htm
Where
to go on the Web for Career: National
Business Employment Weekly website ("Weddle's Web Guide")
http://www.nbew.com/thisweek/index.htm
Employment
Options on the Internet, collected by Office of Career Services
of the College of William and Mary
http://www.wm.edu/csrv/career/stualum/diremploy.html
Joblink's
list of job search websites
http://www.joblink.org/joblink/seekers.html
Ramsey County Workforce Center's
list of job search websites
webaddr8.htm
International
Job Opportunities
America's Job Bank
Resources
for International Opportunities
These are sites or resources which are located
in or focus on job announcements for countries and
regions beyond the United States. Many of
the larger recruiters in the General Job Resources have
international announcements within their databases,
so search those as well as these specific sites.
| Multiple Countries | Australia | Canada | France/Belgium | Germany
| Ireland | India | Japan/Asia/Pacific Rim| Latin
America | Netherlands | New Zealand | Russia/Eastern Europe | South
Africa | Switzerland | United Kingdom |
Information on International Employment | Finding International Information
Self-Employment, Home-Based,
and Telecommuting Opportunities
America's Job Bank:
Self-Employment,
Home-Based, and Telecommuting
Opportunities
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/self.html
Part-Time and Seasonal Work,
Entry-level and Internship Opportunities, and
Volunteer Opportunities
America's Job Bank:
Part-Time
and Seasonal Work,
Entry-level
and Internship Opportunities, and
Volunteer
Opportunities
http://www.ajb.dni.us/html/search_tips/summer.html
Internship
and Summer Job Sites: collected by University of Texas - Austin
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/lacs/student/links/car.html
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