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Career Resources

General Web Resources

General
Many of these offer you a space to post your resume online. Be wary of how much personal information you are posting! Google yourself a few days later to confirm that your posting site is secure.
America's Career Infonet
America's Job Bank
BestJobsUSA; includes not only job listings but also a database of trade shows.
CareerBuilder.com
CareerOneStop, "the nation's publicly-funded resource for jobseekers." Searchable and browsable, focus on US government-funded positions.
Cool Works, postings for jobs, both paid and volunteer, in national and state parks, cruise ships, summer camps, ski resorts and other seasonal employment.
Jobs.com, probably many duplicates from other sites
JobStar
JobWeb.com
Monster.com
Open Directory career center, a collection of links researched by humans, not robots or spiders
Peterson's education & career center
The Riley Guide: Employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet. A meta-collection of links, not a posting service itself.
SALUDOS.com, an internet starting point for Latino job seekers. This site sponsored by Saludos Hispanicos, a US Hispanic career & employment journal.
Yahoo! HotJobs

Governmental
Grants.gov, alisting of US govt grants and internship opportunities.
United Nations job postings
United Nations agencies postings, from US Dept of State, changes every fortnight; directed toward US citizens only
US government internship postings, from US Dept of State
US State Department job postings
Agency for International Development (AID) job postings

Non-Profits
Council of Europe postings
DotOrgJobs.org job postings "for professionals", US-based. Click on College Grad for entry-level positions
Idealist job postings, a US-based nonprofit organization
InternationalJobs.org, some jobs based in US with travel abroad
JobsAtNonprofits.com, nominally lists jobs in US, UK and Haiti. Most postings seen in Jan 2005 were in the US.
NonProfitCareer.com, includes directories of companies and other resources, as well as listings of jobs & internships
NonprofitJobs.org job postings, US-based
Opportunity Knocks.org job postings, US-based
StudentTraveler.com, a commercial site which includes a few job listings and internship postings. The magazine also seeks articles to publish from student travelers...

Country-Specific Web Resources

Europe
Euro Jobs, with a broad range of career areas
Jobs In Europe with many links to other databases
Atlantic Research: Information of job openings with submission of CV
Job Pilot: Large, up to date database by country
Monster.com: Select a country for the specific site

Suisse/Schweiz/Svizzera/Switzerland
TopJobs.ch, Leading site for managerial, professional, technical positions.
Job pilot.ch, Both Career listings and job advice
TeleJob.ch, Swiss jobs for administration, management, general business
Jobs.ch, General career listing of Swiss jobs

Deutschland/Germany
Job Safari.de, Choose from a variety of locations and professions.
Job Pilot.de
Job Scout.de,mostly jobs in sales and marketing
Online Focus jobs: Job offers from firms, as well as career advice
Monster.de: Large range of postings, post your CV, and get advice

Italia/Italy
Job Pilot.it
AltaMira: Country wide job listings
Info Jobs: Large number of postings by career area and region
Monster.it: Large range of postings, post your CV, and get advice
Efinancial Careers (UK): Financial and administrative careers (UK based, but living in Italy)

Great Britain/United Kingdom/England
British Jobs.net, with online posting of your CV, access to local postings
Fish 4 jobs, a headhunting agency
Financial Times, postings from a financial newspaper, mostly upper level positions
Job Serve, a general, current database of postings
Job Nut
Monster.co.uk, with a large range of postings. You can post your CV, and get advice.

Middle East
Career MidEast: Browse jobs by country
Atlantic Research: Info of job openings with submission of CV
Job Finder: Search for jobs in Middle East or post your resume
Bayt.com: Select particular countries for database access

Resume & CV help

Online resources
CV Online, a Hungarian-based, English-language commercial service, with tips on writing a CV.
How to write a CV from A. Selander, a MSc CSE student in Sweden. Lots of good advice.
How to write a CV from Alec, a British commercial CV writing service.
How to write a European CV from the European Training Village. Includes formats & examples in various languages
How To Write a Resume, from the College of Wooster, OH
The Resume Shop, a US commercial enterprise
Resume Tutor, from the University of Minnesota
Resume Writing, from the Rockport Institute, a US commercial enterprise.

Guides / Manuals / Directories
All these books are shelved in the College and Career room in the Advancement area of the DaVinci building, North Campus. These materials may used in that room only, and cannot be checked out. You can find out what books are over there by looking in the Franklin College Library catalog, and searching on "Career" under "Local Call number"

The following are selected titles of interest:

  • Beyond the School doors
  • Careers of Dreamers and Doers
  • Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad
  • Great Careers
  • ILSA Guide to Education & Career Development in International Law
  • International Jobs
  • Liberal Arts Power: What It Is and How to Sell It on Your Resume
  • Overseas Exotic Jobs
  • Researching Your Way to a Good Job
  • Resumes for Overseas and Stateside Jobs
  • What Color is Your Parachute?
  • Working in the European Community: A Guide for Graduate Recruiters and Job Seekers
  • Writing Your Resume...in French/English: Bilingual

New Work
Professor Floyd Parsons publishes Thomas Hare and Political Representation in Victorian Britain

New Work
Professor Joshua Long publishes Weird City: Sense of Place and Creative Resistance in Austin, Texas