Resources for job seekers during the recession (vanity)

Internet | January 25, 2009 | 2ndDivisionVet

[2ndDivisionVet]

Job Banks:

http://www.census.gov/hrd/www/index.html Census jobs

http://www.nationsjob.com/ Nation Job

http://www.monster.com Monster

http://www.ajb.dni.us America's Job bank

http://www.jobfox.com

http://www.sologig.com

http://conservativejobs.com

http://www.ceweekly.com

http://www.usajobs.com

http://geo.craigslist.org/ Select your city and state

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ Hot Jobs

http://jobcircle.com/

http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/tempjobs/a/tempjobs.htm

http://jobs.nj.com/careers/jobsearch?new=1&searchType=advanced

http://www.allmyfaves.com/Beyond

http://www.biznik.com

http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/ California

http://www.careerbuilder.com Career Builder

http://www.careeroverview.com/recruiters.html

http://www.christianet.com/christianjobs/ Christian jobs

http://www.clearedjobs.com

http://www.defensecareers.com

http://www.defenselink.mil/sites/c.html#civjobs

http://www.dice.com/ Dice (Mostly IT & High Tech)

http://www.employment911.com

http://federalgovernmentjobs.us/job-agency.html

http://www.firstjobresource.com/

http://www.fiveoclockclub.com/Go Free Lance

http://www.groovejob.com

http://www.hcareers.com -— Primarily hospitality careers, but also catering, cruise lines, travel industry and restaurants.

http://Hire Net.net (mostly medical)

http://www.hirevetsfirst.gov/ Hire Vets First

http://www.hotjobs.com

http://www.indeed.com/

http://www.intelligencecareers.com

http://jobagencies.com/

http://www.jobbankinfo.org/

http://www.jobbankusa.com/

http://www.jobcentral.com

http://www.job.com/

http://www.jobsonline.com

http://www.linkedin.com

http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?displayHome=&trk=hb_ft_jobs

http://www.mrinetwork.com/

http://www.quintcareers.com/recruiter_directories.html

http://regionalhelpwanted.com/corporate/our_sites_usa.cfm

http://www.retirementjobs.com/

http://www.sba.gov/

http://www.seniors4hire.com

http://www.simplyhired.com

http://www.snagajob.com

http://www.talentzoo.com/

http://www.TheRecruiterNetwork.com

http://www.recruitersonline.com/jobs2/search5.phtml

http://www.topechelonnetwork.com/JobSeekers/Default.aspx (3rd party recruiters)

http://www.TwinTiersHelpWanted.com

http://www.vault.com/

http://www.usajobs.gov

http://www.heritage.org/jobbank/

[The Louiswu]

ping just in case

[Rammer]

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[ottbmare]

Networking your way into a job is the quickest (and best) way to find a job.

That's a lovely idea, but what if you don't know anybody who knows anybody who is hiring?

[ottbmare]

Beautiful, fantastic idea, many people will bless your name!

[dfwgator]

That's a lovely idea, but what if you don't know anybody who knows anybody who is hiring?

I don't know what area you're in, but when I was looking for a job in the tech industry, I started going to user groups (Java, .NET, etc.) I made a lot of contacts there. I even volunteered to give presentations (the groups are usually are always looking for presenters). I've gotten plenty of jobs from going that route, but it can be a little intimidating at first if you don't know anybody, but from my experience, most everyone is more than willing to help.

[bilhosty]

This should definitely be passed on to everyone you know so they wil not be supporting the MSM and their classifieds.

[Bon mots]

Thanks!

It’s a LOT more work than I thought it would be though! A LOT!

[browniexyz]

But aren’t you aware that the Stimulus package consists of wish lists from every mayor in every town in America of public works projects that they’d like to have completed, and that the American taxpayers are going to hire all these people on the public payroll to complete this work, and Obama will be credited with creating 4 million jobs?? What do we need American business for anymore?

[Brookhaven]

“Networking your way into a job is the quickest (and best) way to find a job.

That’s a lovely idea, but what if you don’t know anybody who knows anybody who is hiring?”

I went through being out of a job several years ago. I was no fun, and one of the reasons I jump into these discussions.

Networking opportunities are all around you, but you have to look. Every area has networking groups (often run out of churches) that help people hook up with others. It is surprising how many times someone else that is out of work has a lead that wouldn’t work for them, but would work for you.

One of the best networking techniques is to target a company, then find someone that can get you an introduction into the company. A good elevator speech and a little moxy can get you a contact at any company. Cold calling a company will get you a deaf ear, but calling and saying “Your friend Jane Doe said give you a call” will get you some attention. It doesn’t matter if you are Jane Doe’s best friend, or met her that morning filling your gas tank at the Quick Trip.

The online systems are too crowded to get notices. I happen to know that one corporate website in my area gets 20,000+ online applications A MONTH!!!!!! Do you think they read all those? Unless you are adept at keyword stuffing your resume, the odds are you are going to get lost in the shuffle in online sites.

I also saw firsthand (when I took on a mailroom job for extra cash while I was out of work) what happens to resumes sent in the mail to companies. The mail room opened them and they were placed into an in-box in HR. When the resume stack got to be a foot or so high, someone from HR would quickly go though the stack (they received some pretty impressive resumes which probably got all of a 2 second reading.) And this is when they were hiring!

I noticed that the more offical job agencies (that had paid staff) seemed very focused on the more traditional job hunting techiques and online job sites. The smaller, unofficial groups (often run out of churches with volunteer staff) were almost totally focused on networking into a job The other thing I noticed was that for the official agencies it was a job, the volunteers (who had often been doing this for years) were passionate about helping me find a job.

If any quick advice I could give a job hunter it would be:

1. Develop an elevator speech. An explination of who you are and the type of job you are looking for that can be given in the time it takes to ride an elevator (30 seconds max.)

2. Got to VistaPrint and order a set of their “free” (I think the shipping is $5) business cards. Only you put your job hunting and contact info on it. This gives you something to hand a person at the end of the elevator speech so they will remember you.

3. Find some local VOLUNTEER driven networking group. A great list of Atlanta area networking groups is listed here: http://www.godel.com/html/atlanta_meetings.htm .

4. Be pro-active looking for work. You can’t throw your resume out into the mail/internet and expect jobs to come to you.

[Chode]

where the hell did you come up with TwinTiershelpwanted.com?

that's where i got my job... or was it FingerLakeshelpwanted.com??? i forget.

anyway glad to see you linked to their main site too...

[bootless]

ping

[bootless]

I wouldn’t put too much effort into California state jobs - I heard something about sending IOUs for CA state tax refunds.

[Irish Eyes]

saving this one, thanks

[mysterio]

Bookmarked. I’m getting the axe this summer. I guess bailing out banks was more important than funding NSF grants.

[Op-Head]

ping

[mhx]

Here's another new one http://www.nojobsurvivor.com

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping, Brad’s Gramma.
I’ll link back to this site I’m updating on a regular basis.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2136635/posts

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Posted on November 22, 2008 1:01:47 PM PST by B4Ranch

[Jet Jaguar]

COLUMBIA (AP) — Two Army Reserve at Fort Jackson are looking to fill nearly 200 jobs.

Officials said there are about 170 unfilled jobs with the 81st Regional Support Command, which moved last summer from Birmingham, Ala. The 208th Regional Support Group is still looking to fill about half of 65 positions.

The State newspaper reported that about half the jobs require applicants to be members of the Army Reserve. The mix of civilian and military positions include clerks and computer technicians.

Col. Pete Bosse, who commands the 208th Regional Support Group, said the unit has the positions and has the money, “so it’s hire, hire, hire.”

[JDoutrider]

Heh!

Yours got whacked, but looky here!

[El Sordo]

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