Guide provides lists and reviews of 340 of the very best sites on the Internet for information on careers, college, training, and job-search. Includes new information on electronic resumes and how to post them to online resume banks. Softcover.
Author(s): Rachel Singer Gordon, Anne Wolfinger
Edition: 4
Publisher: JIST Works
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 209
Best Career and Education Web Sites......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
About This Book......Page 10
Internet Tips and Electronic......Page 12
The World Wide Web......Page 13
Web Addresses......Page 14
Searching the Web......Page 16
E- Mail......Page 24
Free Web- Based E- Mail......Page 25
Using Electronic Resumes......Page 29
Types of Electronic Resumes......Page 30
Using Keywords......Page 31
Getting Your Resume Online......Page 32
CHAPTER 1 College and Financial Aid......Page 34
Researching Colleges......Page 35
Apply Online!......Page 40
Getting the Scoop on College
Entrance Exams......Page 41
Your Money’s Worth: College
Rankings......Page 43
Money Matters......Page 44
Interstate Student Exchange
Programs......Page 50
General Information on
Postsecondary Education......Page 52
CHAPTER
2 Distance Learning and
Lifelong Learning......Page 54
Learning About Distance Learning......Page 55
Distance- Learning Directories......Page 57
Distance-Learning Career and
Degree Institutions......Page 60
Distance- Learning Consortia......Page 64
Looking for Learning in All the
Right Places: Continuing Education......Page 66
Military-Sponsored Educational
Opportunities......Page 68
CHAPTER
3 Career Exploration
Information......Page 74
Steps for Career Planning......Page 75
Self- Assessment......Page 77
Informational Interviewing......Page 79
U.S. Department of Labor Career
Information......Page 80
Career Information Potpourri......Page 83
Apprenticeships and Job Training......Page 89
Salary Information......Page 90
CHAPTER 4 Finding and Applying for
Job Openings......Page 94
U. S. Department of Labor......Page 95
State Government Sources......Page 97
General Job Banks......Page 98
Job Banks for Recent or Soon-to-Be
College Graduates......Page 105
Other Specialized Job Banks......Page 108
Regional Job Sites......Page 113
Canadian Job Information......Page 114
Resumes and Cover Letters......Page 115
Interviewing......Page 117
What Is a Clearinghouse?......Page 120
The Best Clearinghouses......Page 121
CHAPTER
6 Researching Employer and
Labor Market Information......Page 128
Researching Employers......Page 129
Company Research Tutorials......Page 131
Company Rankings......Page 132
Government Sources......Page 133
Workforce Development Organizations......Page 137
CHAPTER
7 Military Careers......Page 140
General Information......Page 141
Army......Page 143
Coast Guard......Page 144
Marines......Page 145
U. S. Service Academies......Page 146
Air National Guard......Page 148
The Reserves......Page 149
Air Force......Page 150
Coast Guard......Page 151
Civilian Opportunities in the
Military......Page 152
Post- Military Careers......Page 154
CHAPTER
8 Self-Employment and
Small Business......Page 158
Government Resources for Small
Business......Page 159
Small Business Solutions......Page 161
Franchises......Page 164
Online Business Magazines......Page 166
Business Associations......Page 168
SOHO: Small Office/ Home Office......Page 170
SBA and SBA- Sponsored Resources......Page 172
Other Resources Mainly for Women......Page 173
Flex Work......Page 176
Temp Work, Flex Work, and Contract
Employment......Page 177
Freelancers, Free Agents, E-Lancers, and
Independent Professionals......Page 179
Teleworking/ Telecommuting......Page 182
Volunteer Opportunities......Page 185
Volunteer- Related Associations......Page 189
Glossary......Page 192
Index......Page 202
