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Job Hunting Resources on the Internet
The following Internet web sites are listed
by SER because they have been reported as being useful to the process
of job hunting. However, SER makes no recommendations or warrantees
as to the usefulness or honesty of any of these sites. Please report
broken links and your comments and recommendations as to these and other
useful sites to SER to Senior
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Resources
- Arlington
County Volunteer Opportunities — Arlington County Volunteer
Office web site
- Beltway
Networking (added 3/10/08) — Business networking —
connecting you to networking events in DC, MD & VA
-
BenefitsCheckUp — BenefitsCheckUp helps thousands of people
every day to find programs for seniors that may pay for some of their
costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential
items or services. Fill out the simple questionnaire to find programs
that can assist you or your loved ones.
- Career
Network Ministry — Tuesday evening meetings at the McLean
Bible Church to provide caring support, practical guidance and encouragement
to individuals in career transition, whether they are seeking employment
or considering a change of career. Everyone is welcome — no
age or religious requirements
Center for
Non-Profit Success — National job bank of non-profit jobs.
Encore
— Work that matters in second half of lfie. Encore is leading
the call for millions of baby boomers to become a vital workforce
for social change. (Added: 06/13/08)
- Fairfax
Seniors-on-the-go — Reduced fare cab rides for seniors 65
and older
- Free
computer training at Fairfax County Public Libraries — List
of free courses on Internet use, web page design, MS Word, MS Excel
Indeed.com —
A is a website that searches websites for jobs ie. a web crawler.
You can be notifed daily of jobs in your area, type of job, etc.
- Loudoun
County Career Support Services — Loudoun County Career Support
Services, a division of the Department of Family Services, provides
a variety of employment programs to assist businesses and job-seekers
MySkillSource.org
— Provides labor market information, links to job search engines
and local job openings, information on upcoming job fairs, and the
resources to help you get hired, as well as tips to achieve success
in the job search.
- SeniorNavigator
— SeniorNavigator provides free information about the health
and aging resources available to Virginians. The information is organized
on this web site, and allows you to search using your ZIP code. Searching
by ZIP code identifies the resources available in your community.
- ServiceSource,
Inc. — Non-profit organization in Alexandria that offers
rehabilitation and employment services to people with disabilities.
It also offers outsourcing labor options to businesses and government
agencies in a variety of fields.
- Virginia
Employment Commission — File for unemployment insurance,
addresses of VEC offices, links to job listing web sites for Virginia
state jobs and other jobs
Advice
- AARP
— Advice and useful links from AARP
- About:Job
Searching — Lots of advice from About.com
- careerbuilder.com
— Search for jobs, post your résumé, guidelines
for résumé writing and cover letters, interview assistance
- Careerjet.com
— A computer search engine covering job openings listed on the
web sites of over 25,000 companies
- CareerOneStop
— Federal portal to job services and advice
- CvTips.com
— Job search info centre. Résumé, CV, Cover Letter
and Interview guide. Here you can find CV examples and information
on how to write a CV
- Deafness
and Employment — Advice regarding employment in the deaf
and hearing worlds
- Jammin
Jobs — Job hunting advice from a national job listing site
- JobStar
Central — Excellent free advice on résumés
and cover letters
- Monster.com
— Career center - 3000 pages of résumé help, salary
data, and industry information. Search job listings, post résumé
-
The Riley Guide — Career center - lots of resources
- Saludos.com
— Bilingual Spanish/English job resources
- Salary.com
— Salary survey information by profession, experience, area
- SeniorJobShop.com
— Free online job resource for employees over 50 focused on
presenting quality job opportunities and educating employers on the
value of hiring seniors. Free résumé creator, searchable
job database, job manager, employer profiles, news, information and
articles for job and life trends, and more.
- TrueCareers,
Inc. — Job site for people with college degrees. Lots of
advice on résumés, interviewing, salary negotiations,
etc. Listing of available jobs.
- Zoomjobs.com
—Site with a wealth of advice, links, etc.
Job Openings — Local
-
American Society of Association Executives — Trade Associations:
search listed jobs, post résumé
Center
For NonProfit Success — Job listings in DC area,
as well throughout the US
- craigslist.org
— Job listings in DC area
- idealist.org
— Non-profit organizations: search for listed jobs; list of
job fairs in DC area
- National
Association for Retail Merchandising Services — Job listings
for retail service jobs such as demonstrators and mystery shoppers
- National
Older Worker Career Center —Hiring to fill positions at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture in DC, Northern Virginia, and other offices throughout
the United States
- PotomacTechWire
—Free daily email newsletter on developments in the DC area
IT business community with classified ads for job openings
- ProAging
— List of job openings for professions that serve the aging
- Senior
Job Bank — National job listings for workers over 50, searchable
by state and job category
Simply Hired
— Job search engine searches thousands of job sites and companies.
You can specify parameters for searching and receive emails each day.
- TechExpoUSA
— Career center catering to the security, intelligence, military,
and government service community as well as the I/T industry. Most
jobs require security clearance. Job Fair calendar.
- TrueCareers,
Inc. —Search job listings by state
- Virginia
Employment Commission — Search ALEX data base for local
and national job listings
- WashingtonDCDiversity.com
— Network of local diversity employment Web sites committed
to connecting employers with qualified, local applicants of all backgrounds.
- Washington
Network Group — List of available jobs
- Washingtongigs.com
— Post résumé, salary survey information, and
more
- Washington
Post — Search data base of 20,000 job listings
Job
Openings — Government
- Alexandria
— City of Alexandria job openings and job assistance for Alexandria
residents
- Alexandria
City Public Schools — List of job openings with Alexandria
Public Schools
- Arlington
County — Arlington County government job openings
- Arlington
County Public Schools — List of job openings with Arlington
County Public Schools
- City
of Fairfax — City of Fairfax job openings
- City
of Falls Church — Falls Church government job openings
- Fairfax
County — Fairfax County Government government job openings
- Fairfax
County Public Schools — Fairfax County Public Schools job
openings
- Federal
Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) — On call Disaster
Assistance Reservist - work with communities on long term community
development deployments
- Federal
Office of Personnel Management — Search listings of available
Federal jobs. Résumé guidance
- George
Mason University — Professional level job openings at George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
- Loudoun
County — Loudoun County government job openings
- Manassas
— City of Manassas government job openings
- Manassas
Park — City of Manassas Park government job openings
- Northern
Virginia Community College — Job openings at all campuses
of NVCC
- Prince
William County — Prince William County government job openings
- Stafford
County — Stafford County government job openings
- U.S.
Department of Defense — Defense Application Assistance Office
- submit résumé to U.S. DoD, search for DoD jobs
- Vienna
— Town of Vienna government job openings
- Virginia
— List of job openings with Virginia State Government
Miscellaneous
- BalaJob?
— List of job openings in middle east; search jobs, post résumé.
Many links.
- BestJobsUSA
— Specializing in Health Careers
- careermag.com
— Search for jobs, post your résumé, free web
site for résumé
- computerjobs.com
— Search job listings, post résumé, salary survey
of computer jobs
- Construction
Jobs Direct — Job portal that allows you to view 1000's
of construction, geotechnical and engineering jobs in the UK and then
apply directly to the hiring company. Good general advice on the job
seeking process.
- Dice
— IT Tech jobs — Resource for IT professionals - post
résumé, search job listings
- EmploymentGuide.com
— Search job listings
Encore
— Work that matters in second half of lfie. Encore is leading
the call for millions of baby boomers to become a vital workforce
for social change. (Added: 06/13/08)
- ExecuNet
— Interactive network and membership organization for the $100,000+
executive
- ExecutiveJobNetwork.com
— Free access to a very large database of executive level job
listings along with some advice for job hunters; multipage registration
required; tied to McKenzie-Scott
- Experience
Works — Focused on helping lower-income older workers find
employment, Experience Works place many people who have never worked
into jobs via training programs or nonprofit organizations.
- forwardyourresume.com
— Free reviews and evaluations of the top 10 for fee résumé
forwarding services
- hotjobs.com,
a Yahoo service — Search job listings
- Caribbean
Jobs — Find out hot jobs & employment opportunities in the
Caribbean.
- iHispano.com
— Bilingual recruitment agency provides jobs to talented candidates
with top niche organizations and offers free résumé
postings to qualified bilingual professionals
- International
Jobs — International job listing service
- j-hunter.com
— Senior executives and professionals search firm specializing
in the Far East — lots of good articles
- JobBank
USA — Résumé broadcaster
- jobsjobsjobs,
Ltd — Jobs, careers and employment in Australia. Search,
refine and apply for job opportunities in your industry, career specialization
and location in minutes.
- JobSearchUSA.com
— Links to job search sites and other helpful advice
- JobSearchUSA.org
— An all purpose job search web site offering job listings from
various organizations including not for profits, small businesses,
corporations and educational institutions.
- JobSpin.com
— National job listing service - search for jobs by type and
area, post résumé for free
- Maturityworks.org
— Sponsored by the National Council on the Aging, this site
is a rich resource of links for aging information, although very few
jobs are listed
- Meetup
— Here you'll find a listing of cities worldwide (but mostly
within the United States) where meetings are held in which seniors
can network with other older job seekers.
- mybetterfuture.com
— Links to lots of miscellaneous job listing sites
- myjobhunter
— Search all job sites at once. Apply to matching jobs with
one click.
- Nowhiring.com
— Post your résumé email notification if match.
Search job listings
- NowWhatJobs.net
— "The resource for Job Transitions After 40", provides information
about companies and other organizations, colleges & universities,
continuing education, franchises and relocation options
- Pikes
Peak Workforce Center — Extensive links to specialized national
and international job listing sites
- Quintessential
Careers — Geared for all ages, this web site offers online
searches for jobs. An equally strong feature is articles that provide
advice for older workers on everything from networking to job hunting.
- RetiredBrains.com
— This site connects senior workers with employers looking to
hire people for full-time, part-time, or temporary positions that
require little to no training. You'll also find résumé
writing services, information on continuing education programs nationwide,
free trade publications, and links and phone numbers for fifty volunteer
organizations. The site's Senior Resource Center offers links to government,
retirement planning, insurance and other sites helpful to older Americans.
- Seniors4Hire
— Claims to be the number one site online for U.S. job seekers
over fifty, and offers information on resources and articles along
with job listings. It also includes links to other senior, non-job-related
Web sites.
- SeniorJobBank
— National listing of jobs for workers over the age of 50
- Senior
Service America — Trains and places older workers in community
service jobs. It also includes an online news section with the latest
information on age-related issues.
- StaffingLinks.com
— Links to over 50,000 employment related web sites, including
employers, recruiters, jobs, associations, education, salary surveys,
interview tips, résumé advise, etc.
- TheLadders.com
— Search over 35,000 six figure jobs
- The
Phoenix Link — Executive Recruiter in Plano Texas offering
multiple listings with other executive recruiters
- University
of Phoenix — Apply to become a faculty member — college
level teaching jobs
- USJobNet.com
— Post your résumé or search job data bank
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