Job Information and Career
Guidance
Job Listings
USA JOBS
The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information
City of Chicago
- Department of Personnel
Cook County
Information Center - Job Opportunities
Illinois Dept. of
Employment Security
Monster.com
Employment Classifieds
from Yahoo.com
Law Employment Center
National job listings, classifieds, and ads for paralegals, law
support staff, and lawyers
National Federation
of Paralegal Associations Career Center
Includes paralegal directory, job listings, and recruiters; job listings
organized by state
Career Research
Illinois
Career Resource Network - CIS
Click on CIS (Career Information System) icon, and create a login and
password for access. Gobs of information on planning your education, discovering
occupations, employment tips, education and training. Financial aid sources
included. Created by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook
For any occupation that sounds interesting,
use the Handbook to find out what the work entails; what education and
training is required; what the advancement possibilities, earnings, and
job outlook are; and what related occupations are. Each occupational
statement in the Handbook follows a standard format, making it easier for
you to compare occupations. The Occupational Outlook Handbook is published
by the United States Department of Labor.
America's
Career InfoNet - Informed Career Decisions
Initiated by the folks from the U.S. Department of Labor, use InfoNet
to “check education, knowledge, skills and abilities against requirements
for most occupations, search for employer contact information nationwide…find
nearly 6,500 external links to the most extensive set of career resources
available on the Internet.”
Overview
of the U.S. Job Market
Lists fastest growing jobs, highest
paying jobs, jobs that are declining in employment, and more
Career
Click
Illinois occupation information from the Illinois Department
of Employment Security. Descriptions, salaries, employment levels,
etc.
Resume & Cover Letter Help
Electronic
Resumes, Oakton Community College
Guidelines, technical
information, and security issues related to electronic resumes.
Resumes and
Letters, University of California, Berkeley, Career
Center
Guidelines, samples, and types of resumes and cover letters.
Tips for recent college grads.
Company Information
Hoover's
Online
Find U.S. and foreign company
information using a company name, ticker symbol, keyword, or person's last
name. Includes stock information; company address, phone, fax and
website; names of company officials (CEO, president, etc.); company
profile; sales data; and industry information.
Companies
Online
An online database of U.S. companies. Provides
company contact information, web address(es), and DUNS number.
Searchable by company name, ticker symbol, city, and industry.
General Information
Illinois
Career Resource Network - CIS
America's
Career InfoNet - Informed Career Decisions
Cool Works
Information about working at cool places, like national parks,
resorts, and amusement parks
Southwestern
College Publishing's Career Cafe
JobWeb from the
National Association of Colleges and Employers
Monster
Campus
Career search information for college
students and recent grads
CareerBuilder.com
CareerMosaic
Monster.com
National Association of
Legal Assistants
News and information about the paralegal industry
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