Counselors' Picks

Our career counselors have visited the sites listed below and find them to be very useful for your career planning and job search. Some of the sites are geared toward targeted job listings in specific disciplines while others have information on career trends, career options or employer profiles. The brief description of the site will help you determine if it is right for you.

   
Bio Space Contains job listing, company profiles, and detailed listings of biotech start-ups.
CareerJournal Excellent articles on career management issues such as telephone interviewing, behavioral interviews, career changing, networking, and Internet job search.
Craigslist Daily searchable job postings both national and international. Also lists volunteer opportunities.
Fortune Magazine Learn about the "100 Best Companies to Work for 2007."
Idealist Non profit career and information.
Jersey Intern Searchable internship database for NJ and surrounding areas.
Job Hunters Bible Richard Bolle's comprehensive website on career development and job search information.
Linkedin National site for networking with over 1 million members.
Media Bistro Careers in the Arts and Media.
My College Major Comprehesive college related site featuring information on many college related topics-major, career, admission, loans, financial aid, etc.
New Jersey Next Stop Government web site for students and career changers highlighting growth industries, also includes on-line career videos.
Riley Guide Major career portal offering specialized job listing sites as well as career management articles. See sections on resume and networking as well as the A-Z index for job listings.
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center Contains information specific for careers in science and engineering.
The Chronicle of Higher Education Trade journal for higher education. The Chronicle Career Section contains job listings, discussion forums on career management topics and special feature resources The CV Doctor and From CV to Resume.
Vault Online Career Library For access, students are e-mailed a 24 hour temporary password to their university e-mail. The site contains 80 career and industry guides, career outlooks for 53 top career paths, industry overviews, 2500 company profiles, a new internship database, and extensive career management articles.
Career Zone This website provides in-depth information on a wide variety of careers, including careers in the arts, business, engineering, healthcare, sciences, human and public services. It covers everything from tasks, skills, wages, job outlook to similar careers. Users can input their areas of work interests and view a list of careers based on their Holland code.

Quintessential Careers This site provides leading career and job-search advice. Great site to download articles, quizzes, sample letters and resumes.
Indeed Searches popular job sites such as: America's Job Bank, Career Builder, College Grad, HotJobs, Monster, FlipDog, Job.com, Computerjobs and more all in one query.

Center for Communication Offers users interested in media careers a unique opportunity to learn about the world of communications. The site provides a job listing section that links users to a range of websites in all areas of communication.

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