Job Hunting
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The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
Web Site Links
Choosing a Career
College Board -- Majors and Careers Central
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/index.html
What kind of career do you want? How do you choose the
right major for you? You find all kids of Information in
College Board's Majors & Careers Central.
Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium (LAOCRC) http://www.riohondo.edu/ecd/laocrc/
Disclaimer: The Los
Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium strives to provide current
and accurate information regarding the degrees and certificates
offered by its member colleges. Our institutions may use a variety
of titles to describe their programs and awards. Please contact the
individual colleges or visit their websites to verify your findings
since circumstances beyond our control may create inconsistencies in
the search results.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/) is a Bureau of Labor
Statistics publication that describes what workers do on the
job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings,
and expected job prospects.
USAJOBS
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
This is the official job site of the United States federal government.
"Your career in the U.S. Government starts here! ¿Habla
Español? (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/faqs.asp) Para saber más de las
oportunidades de empleo, iniciativas, y novedades."
Job Megasites
America's
Career Infonet http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp
This is a comprehensive site that includes career
information, career tools, and career videos of more than 360
jobs. Also has a job bank.
Los Angeles Public
Library Internet
Guide--Jobs and Career http://www.lapl.org/resources/inet/jobs.html
Los Angeles Public Library has a great site for searching the
Internet for jobs and careers information. The site has
particularly good information about California and Los Angeles area
job search sites.
JobStar Central
http://www.jobstar.org/
Considered one of the best places to begin a job search. A library-sponsored guide to
job search resources on the Web. Contains a salary
information section with connections to over 150 salary surveys.
Also has a resume
section with examples, and includes extensive listings of employer telephone hotlines, local career
centers, libraries and job search events.
JobHuntersBible.com
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
This site is a supplement to a very popular job-hunters book What
Color is Your Parachute? Information about job tests,
making contacts, doing job research, where to find jobs, and writing
resumes.
Monster Jobs
http://www.monster.com/
Monster.com is one of the largest job search sites on the
Internet. Your resume can be posted on this site.
Looking for a Job
CalJobs
http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/
This site is maintained by the California Employment Development
Department. Resumes can be posted online after
registering.
CareerBuilder.com Jobs
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Very simple to search for a job--select the job location and type
in or select the type of job wanted.
Joh-Hunt.org
http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/california.shtml
Also look at the Dirty Dozen Online Job Search mistakes.
JobStar Los Angeles http://jobstar.org/socal/adjobs/newspap.htm
JobStar has gathered sites containing Southern California
newspaper job classified listings including such newspapers as the Los
Angeles Times and Orange County Register.
Saludos.com -- Career
Pavilion http://www.saludos.com/sql/job-search.htm
This is a site for bilingual, English/Spanish, college graduates to
find jobs.
Resumes
College Grad.com http://www.collegegrad.com/resume/freeresumetemplate.shtml
This site offers more than 175 templates for different college majors.
Click on Choose Your Template ; on next page, click on
Click Her to Begin ; on the next page click on your major and then download
template.
Books
The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Best jobs for the 21st century
(JIST's
best jobs series)
Call number: Ref HF5381.15.F37 2006
The Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance
Call number: Ref HF5381.E52 2008
Enhanced occupational outlook handbook
Call number: Ref HF5382.F368 2007
Guide to Internet job searching
Call number: Ref HF5382.7.D54 2006
Jobs rated almanac : the best and worst jobs--250 in all--ranked
by more than a dozen vital factors including salary, stress, benefits,
and more
Call number: Ref HF5382.5.U5K72 2002
The resume makeover : 50 common problems with resumes and
cover letters--and how to fix them
Call number: Ref HF5383.M264 2003
Suggested Subject Headings (General)
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Suggested Subject Headings (Career-specific)
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
College graduates -- Vocational guidance
Early childhood education -- Vocational guidance
Education -- Vocational guidance
United States -- Armed forces -- Vocational guidance
Articles
The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases
http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The 3 sample searches
below are from the
ProQuest database. Use
Advanced Search and type each tern in a separate box:
1.
SUB(job hunting) AND (advice)
2.
SUB(Internet) AND SUB(Business networking) AND SUB( Job hunting )
3.
SUB(Business networking) AND SUB( Job hunting ) and SUB(Guidelines)
Researched and evaluated by:
D. Petticoffer, Librarian 5/1998
last update: W. Enright, Librarian 11/2009