Finding a Job
Follow the steps below to complete your job finding project.
- Use the sites listed below to do some research about writing a resume. Then use the sample resume as a guide to create your own resume.
- Use the sites listed below to do a search of available jobs. Find three jobs that you would like to have after graduating from high school or college. Write a paragraph about the kinds of skills or education you will need to have before you are able to apply for these jobs. Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to find expected earnings in this field and to find what the job outlook is.
- List at least three local community colleges, training centers, business schools, or colleges that have some type of program that relates to your area of interest. You can find this information in the high school career center, the library, or the internet.
Websites for preliminary research:
Job Listings
- Career Builder
- Career Shop -- searches 40 of the best career sites.
- Careers in Business
- Chicago Sun-Times Classified Ads
- Classifieds 2000
- FlipDog.com -- over 1/4 million jobs from 25,000 employers.
- Hot Jobs
- Internet Job Source
- Jobmonkey -- information on summer, seasonal, or year-round work in unique industries such as cruise ships, national parks, Alaskan fishing and tourism, beach and ski resorts, casinos, and more.
- +Jobs America
- +Jobs California -- a premium, state-wide Internet job database.
- jobs.NET -- search thousands of the world's top employers by geographic location or by name. A brief company description, number of employees, and website are just some of the information that may be available.
- monster.com
- Net-Temps -- a world of jobs neatly packaged.
- New York Times Classified Ads
- True Careers
- Wanted Jobs
You may also do your own search using Alta Vista, Dogpile, Excite, Findspot, Google, Lycos, or Yahoo.
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Last update: 28 July 2004