Harrison Memorial Library

Jobs & Employment

Career Resources

Career Bookmarks - From the Toronto Public Library. Extensive directory of job and career related links.
Career OneStop - assists in exploring careers, writing résumés, interviewing, and locating jobs; from the U. S. Dept. of Labor
EDD - Good for much more than applying for unemployment
Job Interview.net - Lots of job interview information including practice questions.
Job Searching - From About.com a great site covering all aspects of the job search.
JobStar California - Resume, salary, and career guides; job listings, job fairs and hotlines for Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego areas.
Riley Guide - In-depth resources for the job search process including resumes, company research, networking and negotiating and more.
WetFeet.com - This very comprehensive site has company, salary, and resume information, job descriptions, job listings and more.

Job Listings

Local:
Craigslist Monterey, Monterey Bay Help Wanted, Monterey Bay Jobs - All provide job listings in the Monterey Bay Area.
Local Newspapers - the Monterey Herald, Salinas Californian, and Monterey County Weekly.
Major Employers of Monterey County - Provided by the Employment Development Department. Includes links to employer's websites.
Bay Area Careers.com - Listings of jobs in the San Francisco Bay area and more.
CalJOBS - The California Employment Development Department's (EDD) job service

National:
Academic 360.com - Links to resources for academic jobs, both faculty and administrative.
Glassdoor - company salaries, reviews, and interview questions
Indeed - free access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites.
LinkUp - job listings taken directly from company websites
Monster and CareerBuilder - Popular job search banks
SnagAJob.com - Great source for hourly employment and second job hunters; part-time, full-time, and seasonal.
USAJobs.gov - federal job listings

Occupational Guides

California Occupational Guides - includes the training, job outlook, and earnings expectations for various occupations, California specific.
Criminal Justice Career Center - information on careers and educational opportunities
Green Careers Guide - occupational information for green careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook - includes the training, job outlook, and earnings expectations for various occupations, on a nation-wide level
Occupational Licensing - requirements by state
O*Net Online - the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.
Vocational Information Center - Career and technical education resources

Resumes and Cover Letters

Resume Center - Sample resumes, cover letters, do's and don'ts, from Monster.com
Resume Templates - from JobStar
Resume Tips for Success - from the Employment Development Department
Resume Tutor - University of Minnesota website that will help you write your resume.
Sample Cover Letters - from CVTips.com
Sample Resumes - from CVTips.com