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Career Corner

Free Job/Salary Resources

 

Glassdoor

Great insider information including salaries, employee reviews, interviews (many real interview questions).

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Monster.com

Salary information, resume advice, sample resumes, interview tips.  Users can post resumes for employers to look at.

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Indeed.com

Utilizes a special search tool that aggregates results from other search engines/databases.  Access to thousands of company career sites and job boards for domestic and international companies.

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LinkedIn

Professional networking tool with over 60 million members (representing over 150 industries and 200 countries), including executives from all Fortune 500 companies.  Includes job postings, robust tools for including skills and other attributes on user profiles, and 

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Government Jobs

USAJOBS

Offers a large number and variety of government jobs in many states and countries, featuring reasonable wages and salary increases.  It can be easier to get other government jobs once you are in the government system.  Note the job application process can take a lot of time, might require taking civil service exams, and some positions are very competitive.

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Nonprofit Jobs

GuideStar

Nonprofit database with more than 1.8 million nonprofit organizations using 12 search fields.  Relies on nonprofits provide their mission, programs, leaders, goals, accomplishments, and needs.

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Charity Navigator

Evaluates the financial health of over 5,500 of America's largest charities.  Includes access to some 990 IRS forms (forms that nonprofits must submit to the government).

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Free Industry Resources

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (use "Search OOH" search bar or search alphabetically)

Contains more that 6,000 job descriptions. Each description includes lengthy explanations of training and qualifications, employment, and job outlook.  Job outlook section may be based on old statistics. Pay careful attention to the date of the data.

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