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Arts/Communications

General Arts & Communications Job Search

  1. Cool Jobs
    - search for jobs by location and type
  2. Wilfrid Laurier University
    - information about careers in the arts

Advertising

  1. Welcome to POP TIMES
    - point of purchase advertising jobs.
  2. Advertising and Media Job Openings
    - media field

Art

  1. Art Jobs 
    - information about graphic design
  2. ASID Interior Designer Referral - Design Finder
    - can get the names of  design firms
  3. Creative Central
    - employment magazine with graphic design jobs and more
  4. Creative Freelancers
    - illustrator/photographer/design portfolios
  5. Inside LucasArts (job postings) 
    -jobs at LucasArts
  6. Museums and Aquariums
    - information about museums
  7. Museum Employment Resource Center 
    - study abroad program
  8. SkillsNet
    - information on careers in animation, interactive digital media, visual effects, and information technology

Communication/Journalism/Writing

  1. AJR NewsLink
    - a site devoted to employment in journalism by the American Journalism Review
  2. The American Communication Association
    -represents communications students and scholars
  3. B Roll Online
    - the television news photography web site
  4. California Chicano News Media Association -CCNMA 
    - news media
  5. Employment Opportunities at Random House
    - job listings
  6. Employment Opportunities at the Source
    - mostly San Diego journalism and web editing jobs
  7. Hearst Magazines 
    - monthly magazines
  8. Journalism Job Listings
    - an excellent site published by UC Berkeley
  9. National Communication Association
    - promotes study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication

Entertainment/Performing Arts

  1. @LA Entertainment Industry 
    - films/motion pictures
  2. Creative Talent Management
    - monthly job posting newsletter for the entertainment industry: user name is master and password is 8675309.
  3. Entertainment Careers
    - job listings, internships, & career information in the entertainment industry
  4. Entertainment Employment
    - entertainment jobs & internships
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    - entertainment news
  6. Media Contacts 
  7. Playbill Online
    - some great links to jobs in theatre
  8. ShowBizJobs.com
    - show business jobs

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Business

General Business Links

  1. About.com: Business Majors
    - articles and resources for those interested in a career in business
  2. America's Job Bank
    - links to the job market, wages, trends and career exploration
  3. The Business Journal
    - business news
  4. Career Exposure
    - your link to the world's best jobs, careers, employment; job bank, resume bank
  5. Career Journal from the Wall Street Journal
    -the premier career site for executives, managers, and professionals
  6. Career Mosaic
    - the job seeker's home on the internet
  7. Careers in Business
    -designed to help you find a satisfying job in the business world
  8. CareerWeb
    - employment source
  9. Fed World
    - government jobs, summer jobs; various locations
  10. The Gate
    - (SF Chronicle, KRON-TV, SF Examiner) general articles
  11. JobOptions
    - business jobs, salaries, resumes
  12. Online Sports
    - sports products and services
  13. San Francisco Bay Area ASA: Job Listings
    - jobs in statistics
  14. San Jose Mercury News
    - news and clasifieds
  15. Wall Street Journal
    - business news

Accounting & Finance

  1. Accounting Net
    - resource for accounting and financal services, human resources, insurance & law.

Human Resource Management

  1. SHRM HR Job Listings - By Locations
    - great site for Human Resource Management positions.

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Community & Public Service

General Community & Public Service Links

  1. Center for Public Service
    - dedicated to improving the odds that America's most talented citizens will choose careers in the public service
  2. Careers in Social Sciences
    - descriptions of many careers in the social sciences
  3. National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
    - calling students to public service careers: The Campus Campaign

Non-Profit

  1. Action Without Borders
    - a good selection of jobs and a great collection of nonprofit organizations
  2. Community Career Center
    - jobs in nonprofits, includes Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts, and others
  3. Habitat for Humanity International
    - volunteer, salaried, & hourly positions
  4. Nonprofit Career Network 
  5. Nonprofit Charitable Orgs
  6. Northern California Businesses : Non-Profit Organizations 
  7. OpportunityNocs.org
    -the Internet's leading source of nonprofit jobs and career opportunities
  8. Planned Parenthood - Job Listing index 
  9. Red Cross
    - National Corporate Positions. 

Paralegal

  1. Census Bureau: Employment Opportunities 
  2. Federal Communications Commission Jobs 
  3. National Federation of Paralegal Associations
    - nationwide paralegal postions are listed
  4. Paralegal Jobs
    -a very nice listing of paralegal jobs

Social Services

  1. SocialService.Com
    - job listings by state
  2. Social Work and Social Services Jobs Online 
    - job listings by location

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Computer Technology

General Computer Technology Links

  1. Career Magazine Search Of High Tech Jobs
    - hi-tech careers
  2. Career Mosaic Of High Tech Employers
    - resources; job opportunities
  3. Dice
    - jobs
  4. Circuit Online/Tech Job Bank
    - job openings in the computer, industrial technology, electronics, and semiconductor industries
  5. Developers.net
    - computer programming and software engineering jobs
  6. Information Professionals
    - jobs
  7. Inside LucasArts (job postings)
  8. Mathematical Sciences Career Information
    - project for nonacademic employment
  9. National Center For Supercomputing Applications
    - job opportunities and articles
  10. San Jose Mercury News
    - an excellently maintained site with easy-to search classified ads; one of the best sources for technical jobs including technical writing
  11. Tech Web
    - the technology news site
    - jobs throughout the nation in various occupations
  12. Be sure to check the General Job Listings for additional jobs. If you know where you would like to work, also look at the jobs for particular states and cities in this category.

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Education

General Education Links
  1. Academic Employment Network 
    - teaching jobs, education position ad placements, and college, university, primary, and secondary school registration
  2. CAEE
    - California Association for Employment in Education
  3. Peterson's Channel: Careers & Jobs

K-12

  1. ABC Teaching Jobs - a listing of national teacher job postings & related resources
  2. ACSA
    - administrative job listings for California educators
  3. Education Jobs 
    - education/teaching/child care positions
  4. EduTech
    - Largest online employment listings of K-12 California certificated and classified positions on the Internet
  5. ISM's Career Corner
    -jobs in Independent Schools
  6. Teacher Jobs 
    - eEducational placement service
  7. U.S. Department Of Education

Higher Education

  1. Academic Position Network 
    - higher education job search site
  2. Affirmative Action Register
    -lists public sector positions with hundreds in higher education.
  3. Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
    -opportunities in Northern California colleges & universities
  4. The California Community College Registry
    - listing of CCC faculty and administrative job applicants, also contains CCC JobBank
  5. Job Opportunities
    - California State University System
  6. Chronicle of Higher Education

Instructional Technology

  1. AECT WebSite
    - Association for Educational Communications and Technology; good  job site for instructional technology
  2. Most Recent Jobs Postings 

International Teaching Jobs

  1. Asia-Net, Inc.
    - Japanese, Chinese, and Korean employment
  2. TEFL Job Centre
    - a source for jobs teaching English abroad
  3. Overseas.Com  
  4. O-Hayo Sensei
    - the newsletter of (teaching) jobs in Japan
  5. CAPCA's Peace Corps Linkss 
  6. Teaching Jobs Overseas
    - job listings, educational links, and info for international job seekers and teachers interested in working overseas

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Engineering/Industrial Technology

General Engineering/Industrial Technology/Aviation Links

  1. ABAG GLOBE
    - jobs in Bay Area local government
  2. Career Exposure
    -your link to the world's best jobs, careers, employment...job bank, resume bank
  3. Kelly Technical Services

Aviation/Aerospace

  1. Aviation/Aerospace Jobs Page

Civil Engineering/Construction/Urban Planning

  1. American Society of Civil Engineers - San Francisco Section
  2. Building Industry Exchange
    - jobs in construction management, planning, mining, geography
  3. Construction Careers. Com
    - national construction recruiting & job employment service
  4. Construction Recruiting International
    - serves construction and related industries
  5. Michael Latas & Associates
    - a placement agency specializing in architecture, construction management, and engineering
  6. Urban Planing Job Links 
  7. Housing & Urban Development

Engineering

  1. EngineeringJobs.Com
    - a national index of engineering, science, and high-tech jobs and resources. 
  2. IEEE-USA Job Listing Service
    - jobs available for electrical and electronics engineers in the Bay Area.
  3. Occupational Outlook Handbook: Engineers
    -the US Department of Labor's profile of the engineering career

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Government/Military

  1. Federal Jobs
    1. USA Jobs
      - the definitive site for federal jobs on the web
    2. Careers in Government
      - a clearinghouse of information, resources, and jobs available in public sector organizations in America and abroad
    3. FedWorld.gov
      - job search by subject
    4. Border Patrol Employment
    5. Census Bureau: Employment Opportunities
    6. Department of Justice Agency Search
    7. Federal Communications Commission Job 
    8. FederalJobSearch.com
      - a powerful online search agent that scans 30,000 federal government jobs daily and delivers free via e-mail
    9. HRS Federal Job Search
    10. Federal Jobs for College Graduates
    11. Jobs In Government
      - an excellent source for all kinds of government jobs
    12. NASA
      - employment
    13. The Job Source
      - links to government federal, state, county, and city jobs.
    14. US State Department - Services - Careers Website 
  1. State Jobs
    1. America's Job Bank:
      - links to state employment services
    2. Caltrans Links to Other Resources
      - links to various state agencies
    3. CapitolWeekly Jobs
      - lists upcoming exams and open positions for the State of California
    4. Internet Source
      - an extensive list of state & federal jobs
    5. Jobs In Government
      - an excellent source for all kinds of government jobs
    6. California State Personnel Board
      - great site with links to education job sites as well as sites in other states and in California counties
    7. The Job Source
      - links to government federal, state, county, and city jobs.
  2. Law Enforcement
    1. Border Patrol Employment 
      - career opportunities with the US Border Patrol
    2. CopQuest Law Enforcement Resource Pages 
    3. Department of Justice Career Opportunities 
    4. Officer.Com
    5. FBI Employment 
      - career opportunities with the FBI
    6. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!: Job Market for Law & Justice Students 
      - employment openings for law and justice students
    7. USA Jobs
      - the definitive site for federal jobs on the web
    8. USSS
      - careers with the United States Secret Service
  3. Local Government
    1. ABAG GLOBE
      - jobs in Bay Area local government
    2. The Job Source
      - links to government federal, state, county, and city jobs.

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Health/Health Sciences

Health Science
  1. AHD Guest Services - Gateway
    - look up hospitals according to criteria you specify
  2. HealthCareerWeb
    - jobs for health care professionals
  3. Hospital Jobs Online
    - employment website dedicated to hospital professionals
  4. medhunters.com
    - jobs in healthcare with valuable articles on the job search and informative stories about healthcare professionals.
  5. medicalWorkers.com
    - an employment site for the medical and healthcare professionals
  6. Monster Healthcare
    - healthcare careers on the web—has lots of jobs!
  7. NYU Health Education Professional Resources
    - designed to help health educators access to information which may be useful for professional practice
  8. The Pam Pohly Internet Guide
    - links to healthcare employment & recruiters
  9. Planned Parenthood - Job Listing index 
    - positions with Planned Parenthood Federation
  10. Professional Information
    - national & international job postings

Kinesiology

  1. Online Sports - Career Center
    - has nice listings & they are free
  2. RDST ENTERPRISES
    - information about Athletics Employment Weekly

Nursing

  1. HealthCareColorado
    - one of the largest health care recruitment sites in Colorado
  2. Health Care Hiring
    - jobs, resumes & resources in nursing, medicine & clinical research
  3. Hospital Jobs Online
    - employment website dedicated to hospital professionals
  4. Hot Nurse Jobs
    - a free job database across USA & Canada for nurses
  5. medicalWorkers.com
    - an employment site for the medical and healthcare professionals
  6. Nursing Jobs
    - nursing opportunities nationwide
  7. Professional Information
    - midwifery career information

Nutrition

  1. Campbell's Community 
    - resources about Campbell
  2. FoodCom Career Center Job Listings 
  3. Job Postings - The Quaker Oats Company 
  4. Nabisco: America's Favorite Food Company!
    - resources & job opportunities

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Recreation/Hospitality

Hospitality
  1. The American Hotel and Motel Association
    - information about the industry, industry research, government regulations, educational opportunities, company information, and links to other related websites
  2. Employment Opportunities with MMS
    - jobs at the Marriott hotels
  3. Maritime Companies 
    - links to opportunities on cruises

Recreation

  1. American Association for Recreation and Leisure
    - serves recreation professionals -- practitioners, educators, and students -- who advance the profession and enhance the quality of life of all Americans through creative and meaningful leisure and recreation experiences
  2. American Camping Association
    - a community of camp professionals who have joined together to share knowledge and experience and ensure the quality of camp programs
  3. American Therapeutic Recreation Association
    - the largest, national membership organization representing the interests and need of recreational therapists
  4. CampDepot.com
    - thousands of summer jobs listed by camps around the country
  5. Community Career Center
    - jobs in nonprofit; includes Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts and others
  6. Cool Jobs - Your Guide To The Coolest Jobs On The Web
    - several jobs available in recreation
  7. Coolworks Job List Of National Parks And Ski Resorts
  8. Marine Links 
    - links to other web sites-articles
  9. National Recreation and Park Association
    - advancing parks, recreation, and environmental conservation efforts that enhance the quality of life for all people
  10. Texas Parks And Wildlife Department
  11. Also check federal and city/area jobs for your field. 

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Sciences/Environmental Sciences

General Sciences

Biology

  1. Bio Online Career Center
    - career guide, job opportunities
  2. The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) 
    - resources, articles, job opportunities

Biotech

  1. BiologyJobs.com
    - biotech jobs and resources
  2. Biotechfind
    - directory of international links covering the fields of biotechnologies and biofinances and including a Biotechnology Career Center
  3. MedZilla
    - jobs and candidates in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and medicine
  4. Welcome to BioSpace
    - the hub site for biotechnology

Chemistry
Environmental Sciences

  1. American Water Works Association
    - search by category, location & setting
  2. Cyber-Sierra's Natural Resources Job Search
  3. Environmental Career Center
    -the first environmental jobs service on the web
  4. Environmental Careers Organization
    - offers, paid internships, insight/jobs
  5. Environmental Jobs in Environmental Career Opportunities
    - the only comprehensive resource of environmental job vacancies and internships available.
  6. Environmental Organization WebDirectory - Employment
  7. GeoWeb Interactive
    - a nice variety of jobs offered
  8. GeoSearch, Inc.
    - Career research & employment opportunities. 
  9. Mining USA
    - mining employment page
  10. National Wildlife Federation -- Job Opportunities
  11. Pollution Online News Front Page
    - a great site!  Scroll down to the Career Center and click on job search
  12. The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) 
  13. Solid Waste Online
    - a community for industry professionals
  14. Urban Planning Job Links

Medicine

  1. Health Care Hiring
    - jobs, resumes & resources in nursing, medicine & clinical research
  2. MedSearch America 
    - general resources & job opportunities 
  3. MedZilla
    - jobs and candidates in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and medicine
  4. Red Cross Career
    - chapter and regional biomedical positions

Natural Sciences

  1. Employment Available as Reported to the ACA
    - job opportunities in crystallography
  2. Offshore
    - companies involved with offshore oil patch

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General Career Information and Job Listings

  1. CareerBuilder
    - specifically geared to college students; offers links regarding salaries and relocation, research on careers and companies, tips on building network as well as countless other articles, links and tips
  2. CareerCity
    - tips for the new college grad
  3. CollegeGrad.com
    - one of the top internet sites for job search information geared for entry-level college grads
  4. Edgar Online
    - provides business, financial and competitive information derived from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data
  5. Hoover's
    - comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence
    -Come into the Career Center and use our subscription to access all of Hoover's resources!
  6. JobHuntersBible.com
    -maintained by Richard Bolles, author of "What Color is Your Parachute?"
  7. JobWeb
    -listings by field
  8. SiliconValley.com
    - SV industries, companies, business, and start-up info
  9. Employment Resources on the Internet 
    - career links, articles, job opportunities
  10. York University CareerCyberGuide – award-winning on-line Job Search Video Series. Click on Launch to view online videos.
    1. Interviewing Videos
    2. Networking Videos
    3. Resume Videos
    4. Cover Letter Videos

Equal Opportunity Links

  1. Affirmative Action Register
    - professional, managerial & administrative positions
  2. CareerWomen.com
    - leading career portal by and for women
  3. Cultural Diversity 
    - diversity links for women & minorities
  4. Equal Opportunity Publications
    - helps underrepresented groups find employment
  5. HireDiversity.Com
    - career placement & recruitment for diverse groups
  6. Jobs Consortium Home Page
    - to assist persons with disabilities
  7. Saludos.Com
    - site specifically dedicated to the Hispanic job search community
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