Helpful Websites
Green Websites
| PDF List of Workforce Development Sites | Green_Jobs_Online_Resources.pdf |
Career Exploration Sites
| MA Department of Workforce Development | www.mass.gov/dwd |
| MassCIS (Massachusetts Career Information System) | masscis.intocareers.org/loginmain.aspx |
| The Riley Guide | www.rileyguide.com |
| Weddle's Guide to Career Resources on the Internet | www.weddles.com |
| Monster Career Center | www.monster.com |
| What Color is Your Parachute? | www.jobhuntersbible.com |
| Descriptions/Profiles of Jobs | www.jobprofiles.org |
Personality Profile Self-Assessment Resources
| Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP) | www.assessment.com |
| Myers Briggs Type Test (Jungian Personality Test) | www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm |
| Keirsey Temperament Sorter | www.keirsey.com |
University Developed Occupational Interest Assessment Tools
| Henry Ford Community College | www2.hfcc.edu/careerpathways/cpsystemhome.htm |
| Boston College | www.bc.edu/offices/careers/ |
| The Princeton Review | www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm |
- Note: These should be sufficient, but to find others, go to a search engine and search for "self-assessment"
Industry and Career Research Sites
| The Riley Guide | www.rileyguide.com |
| America’s Career Infonet | www.acinet.org |
| Hoovers Directory of Companies ($) | www.hoovers.com |
| Wet Feet.Com | www.wetfeet.com |
| Corporation Annual Reports | wsjie.ar.wilink.com/cgi-bin/start.pl |
- TIP: Another approach is to research companies at investment-related sites, which includes most search engine sites (e.g.,Yahoo, Netscape, Excite, Lycos), online trade sites (e.g., www.Ameritrade.com, www.eTrade.com), and stock exchanges (e.g., www.NYSE.com and www.NASDAQ.com)
Outlook and Salary Research
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | www.bls.gov/oco |
| Salary.com | www.salary.com |
| JobStar Salary Surveys | www.jobstar.org/tools/salary |
| Career Journal (Wall Street Journal) | www.careerjournal.com |
| Bureau of Statistics | www.bls.gov |
Popular Job Search Web Sites
| ETR Job Orders | www.etrcc.com/jobs.php |
| Career OneStop | www.jobbankinfo.org/ |
| US.jobs by the National Labor Exchange | us.jobs |
| Massachusetts One-Stop Employment System (JobQuest) | |
| • For Jobseekers | • https://web.detma.org/JobQuest/ |
| • For Employers | • https://web.detma.org/JobQuest/Employers/ |
| Massachusetts Human Resources Division (State Jobs) | https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/index.do |
| CareerOneStop | www.careeronestop.org/ |
| CraigsList | www.craigslist.org |
| Boston Globe Classifieds | www.boston.com/classifieds |
| Boston Herald Help Classifieds | www.jobfind.com |
| Boston Business Journal | boston.bizjournals.com/boston/jobs/ |
| Career Builder Network | www.careerbuilder.com |
| Career Magazine | www.careermag.com |
| Career Exchange | www.careerexchange.com |
| MetroWest Community Newspapers | www.jobfind.com |
| FlipDog.Com | www.flipdog.com |
| HotJobs.com | www.hotjobs.com |
| Indeed | www.indeed.com/ |
| Job-Hunt.Org | www.job-hunt.org/jobs/mass.shtml |
| Jobs.com | www.jobs.com |
| JobSniper | http://www.jobsniper.com/ |
| Snag-a-Job | www.snagajob.com/ |
| The Monster Board | www.monster.com |
| The Career Shop (incl. info. on training) | www.careershop.com |
| The Job Search Engine | www.jobsearchengine.com |
| The Job Factory | www.jobfactory.com |
| Recruiters Online Network | www.recruitersonline.com |
| Wanted Jobs (search engine) | www.wantedjobs.com |
| WorcesterWorks | www.worcesterworks.com |
Specialized Job Search Sites
| Higher Education Recruitment Consortium | www.newenglandherc.org |
| Good Links to Industry-Specific Sites | www.quintcareers.com/business_jobs.html |
| Hospital Job Information | www.etrcc.com/directory-of-hospitals/ |
| Engineering jobs and resources | www.engineeringjobs.com |
| Aviation Employee Placement Service | www.aeps.com |
| Banking Jobs - Financial Resumes | www.bankjobs.com |
| BioPharmGuy - Pharmaceutical and Biotech | www.biopharmguy.com/ |
| Biotechnology Career Center | www.biotechcareercenter.com/ |
| Computer consulting and programming jobs | www.dice.com |
| Resources for teacher employment opportunities | www.educationplanet.com |
| JobCenter for teachers | www.teachersplanet.com |
| Information Technology Professional's Resource Center | www.itprc.com |
| Medical Field Jobs | www.medhunters.com |
| Performing Arts Employment | www.employmentspot.com/vocations/arts/ |
| Leading supplier of technical resumes | www.interbiznet.com/top100/reviews/PassportAccessInc/IndustryNiche.html |
| Interactive Site for Engineering Contractors | www.roadtechs.com |
| Tech Telecommuting jobs brought home | www.tjobs.com |
| The Computer Merchant, Ltd. | www.tcml.com |
| Job Bank and Links for Seniors | www.seniorjobbank.org |
| National Banking and Financial Services Network | www.nbn-jobs.com |
Other Job Seeker Sites
| Mature Job Seeker Needs | www.quintcareers.com/mature_jobseekers.html |
| Contract employees | www.ceweekly.com |
| Contract Technical employment services | www.ntes.com |
| Contract and temporary job market site | www.net-temps.com |
Government Jobs
| U.S. Government Jobs | www.usajobs.gov |
| Massachusetts State Jobs | www.mass.gov/hrd/ceo |
Sites with Education/Training Information and Offerings
| Teri College Access | www.teri.org/college-access/ |
| Barnes and Noble University (Free!) | www.barnesandnobleuniversity.com |
| EduPoint | www.edupoint.com |
Sites for College Students or Recent Graduates
| U.S. Dept. of Education | www.ed.gov |
| The Princeton Review Career Site | www.review.com/index.cfm |
| Career College Association (financial aid info.) | www.career.org |
| MonsterTrak | www.monstertrak.monster.com |
Relocation Information Online Sites
| 123Relocation.com | www.relo-usa.com |
| Moving.com | www.moving.com |
| Relocation Central | www.relocationcentral.com |
| Home Fair | http://www.homefair.com/ |
Search Engines
| AltaVista | www.altavista.com |
| Ask.com | www.ask.com |
| Excite | www.excite.com |
| www.google.com | |
| Go.com | www.go.com |
| Lycos | www.lycos.com |
| MicroSoft Network | www.msn.com |
| Yahoo | www.yahoo.com |
Youth Services
| MHS Career Connection | https://home.comcast.net/~kelley.french/ |
Networking Groups
| Acton Networkers | www.actonnetworkers.org/ |
| Face2Face Job Search Networking | www.face2.net/ |
| WIND (Wednesday is Networking Day) | www.windnetworking.net/index.html |
Business Cards
| Vista Print | www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns |
On-line Tutorials
| JaxWorks Microsoft Office Training | www.jaxworks.com/training.htm |
| Lynchburg College - Microsoft Office Tutorials | www.officetutorials.com/index.html |
| Education Online For Computers.com | www.educationonlineforcomputers.com |
| Grass Roots Design | www.grassrootsdesign.com/intro/index.php |
| Basic Computer Training Workshop, Module 1 | www.ssp.k12.nf.ca/ssspmodules/module1.html |
| Basic Computer Training Workshop, Module 2 | www.ssp.k12.nf.ca/ssspmodules/module2.html |
| Basic Computer Training Workshop, Module 3 | www.ssp.k12.nf.ca/ssspmodules/module3.html |
| Learn To Type (free typing tutor & keyboarding tutorial) | www.typingweb.com/ |
| Learn To Type Online | www.typeonline.co.uk/ |
