MiJob.info
Career help, research employers, resume writing, interview help...all of these
are included on this website created with Michigan in mind. Many of the
resources are general help resources which would be beneficial to Iowa job
seekers as well.
Job Searching
America's Job Bank
This site is operated by the U.S. Department of Labor in
partnership
with each state's Public Employment Service. You can use the site
to search for jobs either by occupation or keyword, create and post
resumes, and follow links to individual states, employers, and private
agencies.
CareerFairs.com
Search for the dates and locations of career fairs coming
to your
region.
Employment 911
This site offers free e-mail service, calendars,
organizers, and resume
posting. It also offers information about resume writing,
interviewing, salaries, and cover letters.
EmploymentGuide.com
Search for jobs by city, country, or employer.
CareerBuilder
This site offers job searching, posting of resumes,
resources and recommendations
Indeed.com
Described as "one search. all jobs." This site allows you to search for
a position, company, or keyword plus a location. It searches many other
job listings and pulls up jobs that fit your criteria. You can then pull
up the jobs by salary, company name, title of position, etc. A handy
search engine for job openings.
Monster.com
This extensive site features a link especially for "first
timers,"
which helps you navigate through the site's multiple services.
These include job listings, free resume posting, free e-mail, a career
center, employer research, and a career newsletter.
Federal Agencies
Employment & Training
Administration
From the U.S. Department of Labor, this site has
information about job
seeking, applying for unemployment compensation, laid-off workers
retraining programs, federal job openings, apprenticeship training, the
Job Corps (training for youth ages 16 to 24), and America's One-Stop
Career Centers.
Office of
Disability
Employment Policy
This site from the U.S. Department of Labor offers job
links listed by
state, information on programs aimed at assisting the disabled,
information on state liaisons, and a list of related sites.
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity
Commission (EEOC)
This site offers information about federal laws prohibiting
job
discrimination, how to file a discrimination complaint, employment
rights of the individual, and laws regarding sexual harrassment.
Employment Law
Nolo (follow the Employment Law link under the
list of Law Centers)
This site has information on the legal issues surrounding
job
searching, discrimination, sexual harrasment, health and safety, losing
or keeping a job, and drug testing.
Books about
Employment
650.1
Bea
The
Interview
Kit 2000
650.1 Far ppb The Quick Resume and Cover Letter Book 2008
650.1 Res ppb Resumes for the 50+ Job Hunter 2003
650.1 Yat ppb Knock 'em Dead Resumes 2008
650.14 Far ppb Next-day Job Interview: Prepare Tonight and Get the Job
Tomorrow 2005
650.14
Yat
ppb
Cover
Letters
that
Knock'em
Dead
2004
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