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General information

  1. Most sites allow searching by city, by company, by job, by region, and by state. But be careful with your searches. Search terms like "cook" can often bring up not only jobs, but names and addresses.
  2. Most of these sites favor technical and professional jobs.
  3. These listings are by no means exhaustive, they are only a beginning. You should search the Web using search engines such as Yahoo and the EINET Galaxy for more information.

NEW JERSEY JOBS

Civil Service Job Listing (NJ)

One-Stop Career Center (NJ)


FEDERAL JOBS

Office of Personnel Management Job Announcements
Jobs by region and state. Some federal job regulations.

JOB SEARCHES/DATABASES

Academic Advising Resources on the Internet
Contains information on academic advising resources, a listing of academic jobs advertised on the Internet, career guidance, professional organizations and financial assistance. Originally prepared for the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 7 pre-conference workshop entitled "Academic Advising Resources on the Internet" held in Austin, Texas.
America's Job Bank
Linking 1,800 state employment-service offices in the United States, America's Job Bank lists upwards of 100,000 jobs at any given time -- probably the largest source for military and federal job postings on the Net.
Association Jobs
Site for finding a job with a professional or trade association.
Career Mosaic
The usual, with a link to the Online Career Center. Fairly simple and direct.
CareerPath
Search newspaper employment ads from six major cities.
Job Center
Maintains a database of resumes from prospective employees and match them, based on a keyword search, with what the employer is looking for. Also gives you the ability to search online for resumes and job ads posted to our databases.
JobDirect.com
JobDirect.com is an Internet service that links students and employers through database searches.
Job Hunt
Provides a listing of useful internet accessible job-search resources and services. No attempt has been made to list every job listing on the internet here. Only those services that are relatively stable and appear to be useful or relevant to a broad range of job types and geographical locations are listed
JobTrak
A comprehenshive site for students and alumni job seekers. In addition to the over 500 new job listings which are placed on the database each day, the system provides access to hundreds of in-depth company profiles, employment statistics, and job hunting skills information.
Monster Board
Includes both professional and blue collar jobs, but mainly a searchable index of high-tech companies in the computer industry.

MOST RECENT JOB POSTINGS

E-Span
All job postings are less than 4 weeks old. 1700 employers; 3500 jobs. Search by key word, region, industry, and job title. Technical and professional jobs favored.

RANKINGS OF JOB RESOURCE SITES

Careers, not just jobs (Wall Street Journal)
          Job seeking, Career news, employers.
 
Job Hunt
Sites are ranked as New, Outstanding, or Stale. Links to other sources.

RESUMES, CAREERS

Career Magazine
Career Magazine has been online since 1994 and is one of the most popular career sites on the web. Features include, job openings, resumes, employer profiles, career articles, a career forum and more!
Catapult
Very good section on resumes, with examples. Career counseling, search by job or region.
Thompson Virtual Job Fair
Post your resume with Thompson for distribution in quarterly job fairs.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Outlook for specific occupations.

STUDENTS

JobWeb
Works best with Netscape. Specifically for students and recent graduates. At this date still a pretty limited career directory. Many links to company home pages, some bizarre.

Updated: 06/04/09