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The following sites provide a wealth of career information including employment trends, salary ranges, job listings, job search tips, resume and cover letter samples and tips, resume posting services, and assessment tools. A brief description is provided of each site.
GENERAL SITES
U.S. Department of Labor (Occupational Outlook Handbook)http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
This site provides access to the online version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. "The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations." -- U.S. DOL
America's CareerInfoNet
http://www.acinet.org/
This site provides tons of useful career information including, state and national salary figures for hundreds of jobs, job requirements, the fastest growing and declining job trends nationally and by state, occupations with the most openings, largest employment and highest pay. This site also has a Career Resources section with more than 4,000 links to helpful resources.
Great Place to Work® Institute
http://www.greatplacetowork.com/
Provides research results and lists of the best places to work throughout the United States as well as a Pennsylvania listing. This listing is complied partly through results of a current employee survey, The Great Place to Work® Trust Index© It is a survey tool "that measures the level of trust, pride, and camaraderie within your workplace. Employee responses to this instrument comprise the majority of an organization's score for all of our Best Companies lists...
Career Overview
http://www.careeroverview.com/
Provides descriptions of different career areas, job titles within each area, useful information about the nature of the work, training and qualifications, earnings and the job outlook.
Monster.com
http://www.monster.com/
A mega site which claims to have over 300,000 job postings. You can post your resume, browse career articles, take career assessments, and look up salary information.
HotJobs
http://www.hotjobs.com/
A very popular employment website that allows jobs seekers to search for jobs by keyword, industry and location.
America's Job Bank
http://www.ajb.org/
Contains a huge database of over 1 million jobs, a resume posting service, and lots of resources for conducting an effective job search or advancing your career.
Riley Guide
http://www.rileyguide.com/
This site is authored by career librarian, Margaret F. Dikel, who has compiled a massive database of links which are categorized for user ease. Includes links for online self-assessment tools, resume and cover letter guides, sites which allow you to research companies, moving guides and assistance, interviewing and networking advice, job listings and salary guides.
Flipdog.com
http://www.flipdog.com/
Searches the web and compiles job listings from employer websites-has a very comprehensive directory of jobs.