Job Search Resources
Take advantage of our comprehensive list of links including job search, social networking, salary calculators, career research & exploration, and self-assessments. If you have suggestions about other sites to include, let us know at info@exclusive-executive-resumes.com.
Free and For Pay Job Search and Membership Sites
www.6figurejobs.com
www.career.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.careerexchange.com
www.careerJET.com
www.careermagazine.com
www.careershop.com
www.contractjobhunter.com
www.coolworks.com
www.dice.com
www.employersonline.com
www.entryleveljobs.net
http://execunet.com/
www.futurestep.com
http://www.healthjobsusa.com/
www.hotjobs.com
http://hundredk.com/
www.indeed.com
www.job.com
www.jobbankusa.com
www.jobcentral.com/
www.jobdig.com
www.jobs.com
www.jobplanet.com
www.jobseeker.com
www.jobster.com
www.jobweb.com
www.linkup.com
www.medzilla.com (biomedial and healthcare field)
www.monster.com
www.netshare.com/
www.ritesite.com/
www.simplyhired.com
www.usajobs.opm.gov (The Federal government; official job search website)
www.vault.com
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Work at Home Mom’s (WAHM) Site / Working Mom’s / Working Women /Small Business Ideas for Women
www.womenforhire.com
www.wahm.com
www.jobsformoms.com
www.bizymoms.com
Coaches (Career, Life, Empowerment)
Chronic Illness Career Coach, Rosalind Joffe, http://www.cicoach.com (@workwithillness)
Career Coach, Terry Del Percio, http://www.workstrategies.com (@workintegrity)
Career Accelerator Coach, Joe Lavelle, http://www.actasifblog.com (@actasifsite)
Life Strategist Coach, Deborah Painter, http://www.wheretheheartis.com
Seattle Interview Coach, Lewis Lin, http://www.seattleinterviewcoach.com (@interviewcoach)
Salary Calculators & Relocation Guides
These sites help calculate current salary rates for specific job titles and industries; aid in determining how much your current salary is worth in a new city; compares the cost of living between two different cities; or provides information on cities in America based on cost of living and employment rates:
http://about.salary.com/
http://www.cbsalary.com/cost-of-living-calculator.aspx
www.greatplacetowork.com/best/lists-us.php
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html (The Salary Calculator)
http://jobstar.com
http://www.aboutus.org/monstermoving.com
http://www.payscale.com/
http://www.relo-usa.com/
www.relocationcentral.com
http://www.salary.com/
http://www.salaryexpert.com/
http://www.usajobs.gov/ei30.asp (Senior Executive Service Pay Chart for Federal)
The Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.dol.gov/index.htm. The Department of Labor (supplies a wealth of information to US citizens from wages, health plans and benefits, unemployment insurance, and information for workers, employers, job seekers, and others, to information on the White House, USA.Gov, HireVetsFirst.gov, and even PandemicFlu.gov information. )
http://www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-unemployed.htm (includes disability resources, job and training information, layoff resources, retirement and health benefits, statistical information, wages and work hours, and workplace safety and health)
stats.bls.gov/home.htm (Bureau of Labor Statistics site with detailed information on employment and industry trends.Includes the Occupational Outlook Handbook.)
www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm (Career Guide to Industries.)
Consulting Firms
American Management
Andersen Consulting
Arthur Anderson
Bain & Company
Booz Allen Hamilton
Boston Consulting
Braxton Associates
Cap Gemini
Cleveland Associates
Computer Sciences Corporation
Delloite and Touche
Electronic Data Systems
Ernst and Young
Harbridge House
Hay Group
Hewitt Associates
IBM Consulting
Kearney
KPMG
LEK Partnership
Lybrand
Marwick
Mercer Consulting
McKinsey
Quantum
Salmon
Sema Group
Siar Bossard
Sogeti
Strategic Decisions
Towers Perrin
Waterhouse-Coopers
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Contracting Firms
http://www.govexec.com/features/0807-15/0807-15s2s1.htm
(Top 200 government contractors)
http://www.govexec.com/features/0807-15/0807-15s4s1.htm
(Top 100 civilian agency contractors)
http://www.govexec.com/features/0807-15/0807-15s3s1.htm
(Top 100 defense contractors)
http://www.govexec.com/features/0807-15/0807-15s5s1.htm
(Top 50 technology contractors)
http://www.govexec.com/features/0807-15/0807-15s6s1.htm
(Top small business contractors)
Recruiters Directories
http://i-recruit.com/ (Oya’s)
http://www.recruitersdirectory.com/ (Recruiters Directory)
http://www.recruitdirectory.com/ (Recruiters Online Network)
www.recruiterresources.com
http://www.headhuntersdirectory.com/ (Headhunters Directory)
http://www.onlinerecruitersdirectory.com/ (Online Recruiters Directory)
Classifieds Online & Print
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
http://www.adquest3d.com/search/
search.asp?BRD=1&PAG=87
http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html
http://www.newsdirectory.com/
http://online.wsj.com/careers
Directories
http://www.newspapers.com/
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html
Virtual Career Fairs / Conventions & Trade Shows /
Associations (online and resources for)
www.CareerFairs.com
www.CareerSummit.net
http://www.cfg-inc.com/ (Career Fairs Global)
http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-networking/job-searchnetworking.shtml
http://www.nationaljobfairs.com/ (National Job Fairs)
http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/ (Monster, National Career Fairs) –
http://www.taonline.com/militaryjobfairs/TAOnline (Military Job Fairs & Career Events)
www.marketingsource.com/associations (2,500 national and international business associations with contact info.)
http://www.seniorexecs.org/ (Association for Senior Executive Service Federal Employees)
www.trainingforum.com/assoc.html (10,000 US business associations hosted by Interactive Training)
http://www.weddles.com/associations/index.cfm (Professional associations)
Book Reading
Rites of Passage, by John Lucht
How to Interview Like a Top MBA, by Dr. Shel Leanne
Career Distinction, by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixon
Power Interviews, by Neil Yeager and Lee Hough
Co-Active Coaching, by Laura Whitworth
Now Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham
The Hero and the Outlaw, Building Extraordinary Brands
Through the Power of Archetypes, by Margaret Mark
Sales Gurus Speak Out, Editors: Edele Alfano and Kathy Glover Scott
The Rainmaker’s Toolkit, by Harry Mills
Blue Ocean Strategy, by W. Chan Kim
Research Sites
www.annualreportservice.com (Largest free directory of annual reports online.)www.ask.com
http://www.business.com/
http://biz.yahoo.com/topic/earnings/ (Company finances)
http://caldwell-list.com (Caldwell List Company)
http://www.ceoupdate.com/
http://www.bizjournals.com/ (American Business Journals)
http://forbes.com (Forbes Magazine Lists)
http://hoovers.com (Hoovers)
http://www.inc.com/ (Inc. Magazine Lists)
www.job-hunt.org (A wealth of information…as the “objective source for the web’s best job search resources.)
www.military.com
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/ (Fortune Magazine Lists.)
www.profileresearch.com (Recruiter and company lists with contact info. Mail, e-mail campaigns, and fax campaigns.)
www.sec.gov (Links to EDGAR database of SEC filings, www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm )
http://www.wetfeet.com/
http://www.zapdata.com/ (ZapData (Dunn & Bradstreet))
Reference Checking
http://www.jobreference.com/ (Job Reference)
http://www.myreferences.com/ (My References – Allison & Taylor)
Job Agents / Alerts
www.CareerBuilder.com
www.CareerJournal.com
www.ExecuNet.com
www.Indeed.com
www.Monster.com
www.JibberJobber.com
Social Networking Sites
Ecademy
Facebook
LinkedIn
Plaxo
Ryze
Twitter
Xing
Self-Assessment
www.assessment.com







- Association of Online Resume and Career Professionals (AORCP)
- "Designing a Cover Letter to 'Wow' Hiring Personnel", Teena Rose, 2010
- "The Twitter Job Search Guide", Jist Publishing, 2010
- "Cover Letters for Dummies, 3rd Edition", John Wiley Publications, 2009
- "Expert Resumes for Engineering Professionals", Jist Publishing, 2008
- "Resumes for the Rest of Us: Secrets from the Pros for Job Seekers with Unconventional Career Paths”, Career Press Publishing, 2008
- "The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book, Fourth Edition", Jist Publishing, 2007
- "Military-to-Civilian Resumes and Letters", Impact Publications, 2007
- "No-Nonsense Resumes", Career Press, 2006
- "No-Nonsense Cover Letters", Career Press, 2006
