Job Hunting on the Internet
A guide to help the employment seeker use the internet as a tool in the job finding process.
CAREER ADVICE FOR JOB HUNTING ON THE INTERNET
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CAREER OUTLOOKS : CAREER PLANNING
- Career Planning
From Human Resources Development Canada. Information includes Skill Development, Where to get training and Labour Market TRends as well as the links to Job Futures which are also below on this page.
- Education: Canadian Careers and Career Guidance from About.com
Thinking about a career in animation, automotive, journalism, genetics or social work ? About.com's collection of Canadian guides to careers in these fields (and many others) are an excellent starting point for learning about your chosen profession.
- Job Futures
"Job Futures is a publication that provides Canadians with information about the current world of work and projections for the future. There is a "Know Yourself" Quiz and sections that help you discover information about different career paths such as "I want to be" and "I want to Study"..
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
The American version of Job Futures from the American Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Labour Market Information
"The Labour Market Information service provides general and detailed information on local labour markets across Canada. This information can help people to search for work, and to make general employment, training and career decisions."
- Ontario Job Futures
"The objective of Ontario Job Futures is to assist career and vocational counsellors in their work by providing background information on major trends in the economy and labour market and a set of 157 occupational profiles."
- National Occupational Classification 2006 - Welcome. The NOC is the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada. It is used daily by thousands of people to understand the jobs found throughout Canada's labour market. The NOC provides a standardized framework for organizing the world of work in a coherent system and is implemented in a number of major services and products throughout the private and public sectors.
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ASSESS YOUR SKILLS - TESTS AND QUIZES
- Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker.. What Will my Next Career Be ?
An American site created by Memphis City Schools teachers, with tests and quizes. "People who enter the workforce in 2005, will work for more than five different companies and will have more than ten different jobs before retiring...If you are going to have more than one career in your lifetime, let's find out how to select a career."
- Kingdomality
Produced by Career Management International, this test injects a bit of humor into your serious job quest. Answer 8 personality questions and discover what occupation would have been yours in the medieval era.
- Job Hunter's Bible - Counselling pages.
Includes online personality and career tests. An excellent site to explore further as it is by the author of "What Color is your Parachute".
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RESUME WRITING AND PREPARING FOR INTERVIEWS
- Damn Good Resume Web Site
Based on a popular book series (advertised on the website)Damn Good Resumes includes click-able folders containing information on "Tips and Guides", "Sample Resumes" and "Resumes Guides". At the bottom of the page there are quick job search related tip lists including "24 Hot Tips on Resume Writing".
- E-Resumes and Resume Writing Services
Stick to the FREE information to find many good tips on cover letter writing and resumes
- Resume Tutor (University of Minnesota)
"While ResumeTutor won't actually write a resume for you, it will teach a lot about how to write a resume."
- Jobweb - Guide to Resume Writing
- The Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide provides several links to web resources on writing cover letters as well as a tutorial on cover letters.
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FINDING JOBS Company Web Sites and Newspaper Listings
- Many companies post job openings on their own web pages.
- To look at a specific company's listings, try searching for the company name using one of the many search engines available on the Internet.
Hints:
- to search for a company or firm do a "phrase search" using one of the single search engines or meta search engines
- you can also always try typing the name of the company in the address box of your browser. This may work for certain companies.
- View the Learning Resource Centre's subject Guide on Canadian Companies for more information on researching Canadian businesses.
NOTE: This information is also useful as an aid in preparing for interviews.
- Many newspapers are now online and offer an Employment Section that can be viewed or searched. For example the Southam newspapers have a service called careerclick where you can search all the job adds appearing in their newspapers. The Globe and Mail has a similar service called Globecareers.com. (Note: other useful information about job searching as well as a place to post your resume are also available at those sites). the ability to set up e-mail notifications for when jobs are posted that fit a description you have entered is also possible.
Unfortunately all newspapers do not offer searchable listings and some permit you to view the current date only. An excellent strategy is to bookmark the careers page of any newspaper you might wish to view frequently. Some sites for finding newspaper listings are :
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Canadian Job Posting Sites
The following are among the best known of Canadian job posting sites.
- Canjobs
Search by career type, province or keyword.
- Career Owl
"CareerOwl is an new type of employment website - a fast, convenient, and comprehensive system for bringing employers and job seekers together over the Internet. With many ways to interact, CareerOwl was coined with the phrase "electronic hiring hall"
- Employment News
A job newsletter for Greater Toronto and Ottawa regions, now accessible on the internet.
- Job Bank - Service Canada
"Job Bank is the largest Web-based network of job postings available to Canadians."
- Job Shark Canada
- Public Service Commission of Canada - Jobs Open to the Public
Search and apply for PSC jobs from across Canada online. Categories include - Professional | Executive | Computer | Scientific | Clerical | Misc. | External.
- Workopolis
Search jobs by date, keyword, location etc. Create your own search box profile ! Links to excellent articles on job searching and job situations are included.
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SITES FOR POSTING YOUR RESUME
Canadian Sites
- Job Match
Job Match allows you to create and manage 1-3 job profiles that can be advertised to employers using Service Canada's Job Bank and/or matched against existing job advertisements in Job Bank.
- Monster Board - Canada
Search jobs by category, keyword or location or submit your resume to their database, research companies or check out career related resources.
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US/International Sites
- Yahoo! Careers
Job search and resume postings.
- America's Job Bank
"America’s Job Bank is a partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated public Employment Service. Most of the jobs listed on America’s Job Bank are full time listing and the majority are in the private sector. Likewise, the resumes listed on America’s Job Bank contain candidates with a wide range of skills and experience in all types of employment fields. " .
- Career Magazine
Career Magazine gives you a searchable job database, a place to post resumes and much more in the form of interesting articles, employer profiles, and interesting weekly columns.
- Monsterboard
Search the job database or post your resume. Get search tips or take more career assessment/personality tests.
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