Web Resources

 

UHD Library Resources

The W.I. Dykes Library has helpful resources for job search.

http://library.uhd.edu/career

Career Decision-Making/Choosing a Major

What can I do with this Major?

a series of detailed information about career options for particular majors. Not all the majors listed are offered at the university.

www.typefocus.com – Learn more about your interests, values, personality and careers through TypeFocus, an online career assessment. Call Career Services for access.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/oco

O*NET : www.onetonline.org

After checking out the links above, it’s a good idea to make an appointment with a Career Counselor to discuss deciding a major or choosing your career.

Graduate School

Master’s Degrees

GradSchools.com
education.yahoo.com

Job Search Guidance

Resumes, Interviewing, (behavioral interviewing) other job search issues:

Job Search Guidance

www.quintcareers.com QuintCareers.com has tools to empower you to succeed in your career and job-search.
www.GottaMentor.com Gotta Mentor connects you to the Advice and People you need to achieve your career goals

The Campus Career Coach – Practical answers to career questions for college students.  

 

Networking

www.LinkedIn.com – A Professional/Social Networking Job Search Engine
LinkedIn.com combines the best of two worlds: its job search engine, and the opportunity to network with friends and individuals to deepen your job search.

Associations Unlimited, A directory of professional and nonprofit organizations.

 

Professional dress

You will be picking clothes to make the best first impression possible—sharp, conservative, professional.

www.dresstoachieve.com

Compensation

NACE Salary Calculator – The Salary Calculator program will ask you for information relating to your education, employment history, and other factors, to create the most accurate compensation and employment guidance available.

www.salary.com – Provides salary information and salary calculator.
www.cdr.state.tx.us/RealityCheck/ – Select the right careers for your spending needs.

www.glassdoor.com – Company salaries, reviews, interview questions, and more - all posted anonymously by employees and job seekers.

Online Job Search

General Search Engines

www.Monster.com – Job Search Engine with Lots of Extras
With Monster, you can narrow your search by location, keywords, and employer; plus, Monster has plenty of job search extras: networking boards, job search alerts, and online resume posting.

www.CareerBuilder.com – One of the Largest Job Search Engines
CareerBuilder offers job searchers the ability to find a job, post a resume, create job alerts, get job advice and job resources, look up job fairs, and much more.

www.SimplyHired.com – Simple Job Search Engine
The SimplyHired user "trains" the job search engine by rating jobs he or she is interested in. SimplyHired also gives you the ability to research salaries, add jobs to a job map, and view profiles of companies

Don’t forget the importance of a Google Search!
Google specific terms for professional fields, job titles or functions, industries, locations and combine with the words “job,” “professional organization,” “career.”

 

Not-for-profits

www.Indeed.com – A Meta Search Job Engine
Indeed.com is a meta search engine of many major job search engines and job search boards. You cannot submit your resume from Indeed.com, but Indeed uncovers a lot of jobs you wouldn't normally find on most job search sites.

http://txnp.org/ – TexasNonprofits Job Postings allows every single nonprofit to benefit from a web-wide search for the most qualified employee.

www.idealist.org – Find volunteer opportunities, nonprofit jobs, internships, and organizations working to change the world

 

Government

www.FedWorld.gov – Find a Federal Government Job
Think of FedWorld as your gateway into the huge world of US government jobs.

www.USAjobs.gov – The Federal Government’s Official Jobs site

www.twc.state.tx.us – Texas Workforce – jobs in the State of Texas. Click “Job Seekers & Employers.” Click “Search for Jobs.”

www.hctx.net/hrrm – Harris County’s Employment Website

agency.governmentjobs.com/houston/default.cfm – City of Houston jobs.

https://www.usajobs.gov/studentsandgrads/ – Federal Jobs for Students and Recent Grads

 

Technology

www.Dice.com – Technology Job Search Engine
Dice.com is a job search engine dedicated to only finding technology jobs. Dice also offers those job searchers with a security clearance the ability to search on ClearanceJobs.com.

 

Internships

www.careerrookie.com – connects students and recent graduates seeking internships, part-time jobs and entry level jobs with the nation’s top employers

www.internships.com – The world’s largest internship marketplace. Internships.com is also available through jobs4gators.

 

Veterans
Recruitmilitary.com – Find veteran careers and civilian careers at RecruitMilitary.com

https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans – A one-stop web site resource for Federal veteran employment information.

www.LoneStarVeterans.org – Provides a wide variety of services, programs, and events that bring veterans and employers together.

http://www.vetslist.us/ – Job search site operated by Lone Star Veterans Association.

Something a Little Different

www.CreativeJobsCentral.com – This page is specifically for students interested in Creative fields such as Fashion, Photography, Music, Interior Design, Event Planning, Modeling and Makeup.

www.Craigslist.com – Community Classifieds Job Search
Technically, craigslist.com is not a job search engine, but there is a place to look for jobs. Find your community and find jobs - and the jobs posted on Craigslist tend to be some of the most eclectic, truly interesting jobs around on the Web.

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Last updated or reviewed on 5/6/13