A Little of Everything

Riley Guide
Provides a comprehensive and manageable index of job hunting resources on the Internet, including resume and cover letter databases. Extremely well organized and a great first source for beginners.

Job Hunters Bible
An excellent 'gateway' of well-organized job hunting information including articles, listings of numerous websites, and links to other information. All Free!

Illinois Clicks
Comprehensive portal to information vetted by librarians and other subject experts.

Start Your Job Search

A. Government Jobs

USA Jobs
Official job website for the US Federal government. Able to search regionally and locally.

IL State Jobs
Website that provides a wide range of occupations and titles for jobs under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Illinois.

B. National, Regional and Local Search Engines/Databases

Monster.com
The super website for job hunting. Thousands of job listings; not always as up-to-date; can search regionally.

CareerBuilder.com
Jointly owned by newspaper companies; accepts paid postings from employers and lists want ads from over 200 newspapers across the country. Must register to post a resume, but able to view job listings and narrow to city, state. A lot of pop-ups; links usually lead to fee-based offers.

Jobs at WSJ.com
From participating newspapers, trade associations, media companies, and job boards; many from Fortune 1000 companies. Advanced job search option very helpful.

Indeed.com
Compiles job listings from a variety of sources including Monster, CareerBuilder, IL Job Bank, HotJobs, CareerMole and Craig's List. Has Google-ish format, can narrow your search, and receive emails when new jobs are added.

Illinois Skills Match
Illinois Job Bank requires you to register and complete a skills assessment prior to viewing job listings.

Illinois Work Net Center Job Board
Illinois Dept of Commerce & Economic Opportunity's job board buried within links to articles and how-to's. Jobs tab second from the left.

Craig's List
Free classifieds for both employers and job seekers.

College Central Network Services
A national employment database for recent college graduates. Can search by city, state, or zip code.  You must register as a Community member to view job listings; registration is free.

Job Openings.net
Links to the employment or career pages of company websites.

C. Temporary / Summer Job Sites

Snagajob.com
Temporary, part-time, hourly, contract and project jobs.

Coolworks.com
National parks, resorts, cruises, camps, ski resorts, ranch jobs and volunteering.

Summerjobs.com
Seasonal positions with camps, amusement parks, resorts, national parks, hotels, and environmental organizations.

Resortjobs.com
Hospitality industry.

Other Web Sites of Interest

A. Career Exploration/Skills Assessment

O*Net
O*Net, the Occupational Information Network, contains comprehensive job descriptions, including tasks; required knowledge, skills, and abilities; work activities and content; wages and employment, and more.

Job Profiles
Firsthand accounts from successful individuals in a variety of careers.

B. Resumes and Cover Letters Web Sites

www.jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
Excellent information about writing resumes for the Internet with links to sample resumes, articles and more.

www.careerinfonet.org
Resume tutorial walks you through the process.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx
Microsoft's Office resume/cover letter templates.

C. Salary Information

Salary.com

Salary Expert

D. Industry and Company Research

Bureau of Labor
Information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, earnings and benefits plus more.

GPL's Business Resources WebPage
EBSCOhost Business Source, ProQuest, NewsBank: America's Newspapers, OCLC FirstSearch and Reference USA.

E. Unusual Job Websites

AARP Recommended Job Websites for over 50+ crowd! http://www.aarp.org/jobs
Information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, earnings and benefits plus more.

Volunteer Match
A very good site for matching your skills to volunteer opportunities locally.

Association Forum
Association Forum of Chicagoland lists jobs available in the non-profit sector, ie. trade associations, professional societies, and charitable organizations.

F. Go To The Source

Your professional/industry job boards or listservs.

Your college alumni association and/or career center, ie. Northwestern, Roosevelt, Loyola.

Specific colleges, community colleges, park districts, school districts, specific companies.
Harper College
About Us -> Jobs at Harper.

Oakton Community College
Jobs list.

Social Networking Resources:
Facebook.com
LinkedIn.com