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19 Nov 2009 16:48
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November 19, 2009
I am working my way through the backlog of link requests, but some weeks go better than others. This week I ended up doing some much needed maintenance on various sections of the website including the Career Research Center, so only a few new things were reviewed.
For those of you on Facebook or wondering Facebook is worth your time and/or effort, I have set up a Facebook page for The Riley Guide so I can send out news or new resources as I find them. Please consider joining us!
I have also broken down and set up a Twitter account for Riley Guide if that's one of your connection points.- Jobs for Diverse Audiences: The 50+ Workforce -- I've added 2 new sites for "boomers who want to make a change." Their words, not mind. One, WhatsNext.com, helps you find your "Career 2.0" while Encore.org encourages those of us who can call ourselves Boomers (yes, that's me too) to make a change to a career that makes a difference. These resources are actually good for anyone who is facing the "overqualified" label or who wants to make a career change at a point in life when your kids might think you've completely lost it.
- Veterans & Transitioning Personnel: DOD / Government-Sponsored Services -- added DoD Veterans: Opportunities to Use Your Abilities, a website from the DoD outlining opportunities for men and women who have honorably served the US an opportunity to continue your service as a DoD civilian employee. This sites does not offer actual job listings (you are referred to those resources), but it answers your questions about applications and Veterans Preference.
- Arts & Humanities: Music -- added a link to The Savvy Musician, a website (and book) with advice and resources to help musicians "find ways to thrive under any circumstances". I think the book would make a great holiday present for anyone considering a career in music.
- Resume Databases and Delivery Services - Deleted 1 listing
- Jobs for Diverse Audiences - Deleted 1 site which is not responding.
- Jobs in Canada - Deleted 1 site which is not responding.
- Natural Sciences - Deleted 1 site which appears to have switched to paid subscription only.
- File Unemployment Claims - Updated links to 2 state unemployment compensation services
- International Jobs- Updated the link to one site in our list.
Next Update: December 3
I am taking next week off. Well, not really, but I have got to clean the house and do some baking in advance of Thanksgiving Dinner, so I know I won't get to the website. However, if something good comes up I'll post it to Facebook and send out a Tweet, so think about joining us on either or both.
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18 Nov 2009 20:59
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12 Nov 2009 18:03
November 12, 2009
Free Job Hunt Boot Camp November 14 in Germantown MD
Just so you know....
I have reviewed everything submitted in August, so I believe I am on track to review everything submitted before November 15 by the end of 2009.The Riley Guide now has a Facebook page. My friends Susan Joyce and Bill Frank have been on me to Twitter, and Susan Ireland is an active blogger, so I am once again behind the times and running to catch up. I already use Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends, so I'm happy to add in a Riley Guide page where I can post news nuggets I hear, updates to my site, particularly useful things, and where you can post tips, share stories, or even tell me about your favorite sites and services. So please check out The Riley Guide on Facebook and become a fan!
I've also added in the AddThis widget so you can share content from this site with others.
I've also decided to take down the website and relocate all of that content into this site. I had forgotten how hard it is to create a new site from the bottom up, and I just don't have the necessary time to maintain it let alone develop it the way it should be. I'll be making that move in the next couple of weeks.
- Veterans & Transitioning Military: DOD / Government-Sponsored Services -- added a link to the Wounded Warrior Fellowships Program operated by the US House of Representatives. These are paid 2-year fellowships for wounded warriors to give them experience in and exposure to public service positions.
- Job Lead Banks: A -- added Alumwire, a free network of alumni associations, but the free registration for job seekers is not limited to members of the university or corporate alumni groups currently represented in their Network list. Good jobs!
- Healthcare & Medicine: Nursing -- added the Nurses's Career Center operated by the American Nurses Association
- Healthcare & Medicine: Travel / Locum Tenens -- added Locum Leaders of Georgia.
- Executive Search Firms: A B C -- added Andcor Companies, working with the country's leading companies in emerging growth.
- Executive Search Firms: V - Z -- added WTW Associates, a boutique retained executive search firm specializing in the media, entertainment, and legal space.
- Networking & Support Groups: New England & Mid-Atlantic -- added new networking groups for Massachusetts in Acton and Lowell.
- Networking & Support Groups: Why Join a Job Search Support Group -- added a marvelous article by George Zeller titled Why Should Anyone Network with Me?
- Networking Tips and Pointers -- added 2 articles on networking by George Zeller -- Why Should Anyone Network with Me? and Is Your Networking Effective?. (psst - if you only network by phone or your favorite online social networking site, it probably isn't)
- Negotiating & Evaluating a Job Offer -- added an article on How to Evaluate a Job Offer by Stephanie Legatos
- Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals: Legal Recruiters and Job Sites -- added Major Legal Services, recruiting qualified attorneys, paralegals, and support staff for placement in permanent, contract (temporary) or temp-to-hire positions.
- Oregon -- added CoosJobs.net, offering employment listings for the Southern Oregon Coast
- Nonprofits: Executive Search Firms -- added the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, an executive search firm for nonprofit organizations
- Canada -- added Hunt Personnel / Temporarily Yours, a career placement agency providing temporary and permanent employment services.
- Building & Construction / Real Estate & Property Management -- I've moved the Real Estate/Property Management category to this page because I see many recruiters like Huntington Partners who serve both the real estate and construction industries.
- Jobs in the Netherlands -- added Careers in Holland, offering "English and multilingual jobs in Holland and cross border."
- Jobs in the Social Science Fields - updated 1 link
- Internships - updated 1 link
Malcolm O. Munro, "the Career Fitness Coach", is offering a free Job Hunt Boot Camp in Germantown, MD, on November 14. This 3-hour session will cover cover letters and resumes, online resources, interviewing, negotiation, and much more. To learn more or to register, visit http://www.jobhuntbootcamp.com/.
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06 Nov 2009 00:41
November 5, 2009
I woke up Monday with a nasty cold, so I did not get much done this week. However, I am into the resources and sites submitted in August, so I still hope to get to everything received by November 15 before the end of the calendar year.- Job Search Guidance: The Great Career Advisors -- added a link to Pete Weddle's blog Work Strong. This is a program for personal career management in which you pursue a personal Career Fitness Program much the same way to pursue a personal physical fitness program. As always, the advice offered is terrific and not your standard run-of-the-mill jargon.
- Executive Search Firms: Working with Recruiters & Search Firms -- added a review of How to Work with Headhunters by Nick Corcodilos (AskTheHeadhunter.com). It is a marvelous guide to the in-and-out of recruiting and how best to interact with and respond to calls from recruiters and headhunters.
- Other Meta-Guides for the Internet Job Search -- added a link to the Top 100 Job Site Niches for 2009 compiled by InternetInc.com. This isn't the Top 100 Niche Job Sites, but the top 100 field- or function-specific job searches identified by Google with an accompanying list of the top 3 or 4 sites in each field.
- Consider More Training: Seminars & Short-Term Training -- updated this heading a bit to include both short-term seminars plus education and training programs where you can earn a certificate, diploma, or award in less than 2 years, and I also listed the new Short-Term Training Finder from CareerInfoNet.org
- Certification Resources: General Info Sources -- I listed the new Short-Term Training Finder from CareerInfoNet.org in this section too.
- Networking Tips: The Art of Netiquette -- added 2 new resources here. The first is BusinessEmailEtiquette.com, a blog on this very topic authored by Judith Kallos, an expert in this field. The second is this marvelous guide to E-mail Guidelines and Etiquette in Your Job Search (and on the job, and in life generally) from the Career Services at Virginia Tech. Both are terrific.
- Cover Letters: Writing Cover Letters -- I added the "E-mail Guidelines and Etiquette in Your Job Search (and on the job, and in life generally)" from the Career Services at Virginia Tech to this spot too since it has much to say about submitting cover letters and resumes via email and even negotiations.
- Networking & Support Groups: Nationwide Listings & Organizations -- I've updated my review of the Crossroad Career Network. Since I last visited their site in 2005, they have greatly expanded their network and their online services. Right now, they are offering free online memberships to individual who are not near one of their member churches.
- Certification and Licensing Resources - updated 1 link
- Legal Issues in Employment & Hiri - updated 1 link
- Cover Letters - updated 1 link
- Jobs for Lawyers and other Legal Professionals - updated 1 link
- Other Meta-Guides for the Internet Job Search - deleted 1 listing which has not updated in a very long time and
- has several outdated resources.
- Networking and Support Groups - deleted 1 listing which is not responding
- Diversity Resources: Native Americans / Indigenous Groups and Local US Jobs: Washington -- the website for the Colville Tribes is not responding so I have deleted the listing for now and will keep checking back.
- International Jobs: British Isles: UK - deleted 1 site which has been merged into another company (I am considering the new company as a replacement). I also relocated MyJobGroups to the Regional Resources for the British Isles.
Alert for Folks in the DC / MD / VA area
Malcolm O. Munro, "the Career Fitness Coach", is offering a free Job Hunt Boot Camp in Germantown, MD, on November 14. This 3-hour session will cover cover letters and resumes, online resources, interviewing, negotiation, and much more. To learn more or to register, visit http://www.jobhuntbootcamp.com/.
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30 Oct 2009 01:56
October 29, 2009
Remember to set your clocks BACK one hour this weekend!I have reviewed everything submitted to me through July 2009.
Federal Legislative Alert for Active Duty Military Personnel
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647). The new law includes an expansion of the recently-enacted exigency and caregiver leave provisions for military families under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).
In January 2008, Congress amended the FMLA to provide:
- Exigency leave -- up to 12 weeks of leave for urgent needs related to a reservist family members (spouse, son, daughter, or parent) call to active service.
- H.R. 2647 expands the exigency leave benefits to include family members of active duty service members. Under current law, only family members of National Guard and Reservists are eligible for exigency leave.
- Caregiver leave -- up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave to an employee to care for a family member (spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin) who is injured while serving on active military duty.
- H.R. 2647 expands the caregiver leave provision to include veterans who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation or therapy for serious injury or illness that occurred any time during the five years preceding the date of treatment.
Alert for Folks in the DC / MD / VA area
Malcolm O. Munro, "the Career Fitness Coach", is offering a free Job Hunt Boot Camp in Germantown, MD, on November 14. This 3-hour session will cover cover letters and resumes, online resources, interviewing, negotiation, and much more. To learn more or to register, visit http://www.jobhuntbootcamp.com/.
- Seven Steps to Securing a UK Visa. This is a brief guide to obtaining a work visa for the UK, courtesy of Global Visas. I have listed it on my page for International Information: Living and Working Abroad
- Information Design, Delivery, & Management: Libraries & Information Management -- added a great article from Library Journal on one librarian's experiences in the International job market, with her advice (and resources) for others.
- Job Lead Banks: U - Z -- added a link to Voolkan, an online job search site which also offers apps for Android and iPhone smartphones so you can search, apply, and manage it all on the go.
- Utilities: Power / Energy -- added PowerPlantPro, a leading energy industry online job board for renewable and traditional energy careers openings
- Utilities: Clean / Green / Renewable Energy -- added Gaia Human Capital Consultants, offering executive search consulting along with other services to cleantech, all-renewable energy, energy efficiency, venture and investment-backed emerging technology, environmental and corporate sustainability organizations.
- Jobs in the British Isles: UK: General Resources -- added Daisy Thomas Recruitment Group, a UK-based recruiter covering many job areas
- Jobs in the British Isles: UK: Public / Nonprofit / Academic -- added JustTeachers, an agency based in the UK and Australia specializing in placing teachers in UK schools. This site is for persons already working in the UK. They have a separate one for folks in Australia and New Zealand who would like to work as educators in the UK.
- Jobs in the Pacific Rim: Australia -- added the JustTeachers site recruiting folks from Australia and New Zealand in this location.
- Jobs in the British Isles: UK: Engineering / Architecture / Construction / Manufacturing -- added GreenJobsOnline, a source for environmental, green, and renewable energy jobs in the UK, and SupplyChainOnline, a source for supply chain and procurement jobs in the UK.
- Jobs in Social Science Fields: Economics / International Development -- added Econ-jobs.com, but only because it has very good jobs and non-US jobs.
- Healthcare & Medicine: Recruiters -- added Global Edge Recruiting, a leading contingency search firm for the medical / healthcare industry.
- Writing / Broadcasting / Journalism: General Resources -- added a link to Editors Online, a resource for publication editors which also offers Help Wanted, Positions Sought, and Freelancer ads.
- Executive Search Firms: A B C -- added Cultural Solutions, an executive search firm that works to connect top executives and entrepreneurs with exclusive opportunities around the globe.
- Executive Search Firms: M N O -- added MitchelLake, specializing in search and talent sourcing solutions for early stage and mature convergent media and digital technology companies. They also work with companies entering the US market from Australia and visa versa.
- Interviewing: The 30-Second Elevator Pitch -- added a list of Do's and Don'ts by Katharine Hansen of quintcareers.com
- Job Search Guidance: Working a Job Fair -- added a marvelous article on this very topic from the School of Management at the University of Buffalo.
- Interviewing - relisted 1 resource which was not available last week
- Utilities - deleted 1 listing
- Healthcare & Medicine - updated 1 link
- Information Design, Delivery, and Management - updated 1 link
- Veterans - updated 1 link
- Local US Jobs: Washington (state of) -- updated 2 links
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22 Oct 2009 09:22
October 22, 2009
I am pushing through the requests for listing that I have received through the year. As of today I've gone through everything received before July 10, 2009.- Arts & Humanities: Graphics / Animation / Electronic Games / Creative Media -- added a link to GameIndustry.biz, "a market-leading online resource for news and information about the global videogames industry".
- Job Resources for Canada -- added a link to ResumeResources.ca from Audrey Prenzel. One of her specialities is working with transitioning and former members of the Canadian Forces, and she has terrific info for these men and women along with information on how to connect with her for free via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Plaxo.
- Consider Relocating: Cost of Living & Demographics -- added Numbeo, a free Internet database with international cost of living and property investment indicators (i.e., housing costs).
- Consider Relocating: Real Estate Links -- added Century21 to our list of searchable real estate listings.
- Consider Relocating: Moving and Relocation Guides -- added LocalMovers.com to our list, a resource for finding companies that handle moves of 99 miles or less. This site also has great information on how to qualify a mover (checking for the DOT license is one step) and how to avoid scams.
- Local US Jobs: California -- added a link to CalGrants, the California State Student Aid Commission. Yes, funding levels are uncertain at this time, but this is your source for information on education grants from the state.
- Finance & Accounting: Executive Search Firms -- added Titan Executive Search Partners, providing retained and contingency search services for all financial disciplines
- across all industries.
- Manufacturing: Abrasives -- added this category and links to open executive positions listed with AbrasivesMall.com as well as Griding & Abrasives Magazine.
- Executive Search Firms: S T U -- added TEM Consulting. Based in Tokyo and Hong Kong, TEM Consulting works with the banking industry (commercial, corporate and investment banking, as well as private equity/venture capital) and has recently added the advanced technology market.
- Executive Job Search and Support Services -- added 2 executive networking and support groups, the Executive Network Group of Greater Chicago (ENG) and TLA, the Technology Leaders Association.
- International Jobs: Western Europe - deleted 2 listings, updated 1
- Computing & Technology - deleted 1 listing
- Vets / Transitioning Military - deleted 1 listing, updated 1
- Interview Tips - deleted 1 listing
- Job Lead Banks - deleted 1 listing
- Arts & Humanities - deleted 1 listing
- Employment Trends - updated 1 listing
- Executive Job Search - updated 1 listing
- Executive Search Firms -- Ray & Berndtson is now Odgers Berndtson
- Job Resources for Canada -- Ray & Berndtson is now Odgers Berndtson
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16 Oct 2009 12:50
October 15, 2009
- Interviewing Advice -- added an article by Billie Sucher listing annoying words and phrases used in interviews and business meetings.
- Resume Preparation: Tips & Pointers -- added a nice short article with resume advice from Voltaire. (Yes, Voltaire).
- US Government Jobs: Official Government Job Banks -- added Making the Difference, a recruiting site targeted to recent (or soon-to-be) college graduates. Sponsored by USAJobs and The Partnership for Public Service.
- US Government Jobs: More Sources for Your Search -- added a link to Where the Jobs Are. Created by the Partnership for Public Service, this site identifies nearly 273,000 mission-critical employment opportunities that will be available in the federal government from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.
- Transportation: Rail Industry -- added a link to rtmjobs, operated by Rail Technology Magazine.
- Retained Search Firms: M N O -- added MAS Recruiting based in Cherry Hill NJ but serving clients across the US.
- Arts & Humanities: Graphics / Animation / Electronic Games / Creative Media -- added a link to Zoom In Online / Magnet Media in Manhatten. They have openings for web / graphic design interns.
- Networking Tips and Pointers -- added a link to a collection of Blog and Articles from Jump Start Media Professionals, , a service designed to help business professionals make the most out of their time on social networking sites in an effort to find a job, enhance his/her personal brand, or seek new business opportunities.
- Networking & Support Groups: New England & Mid-Atlantic -- added a link to Workcenter, a networking and support group with meetings in various locations around Washington DC.
- Networking & Support Groups: Online Groups -- added a link to IM Unemployed, an online support group for the unemployed or those who are just concerned about their employment status.
- Engineering: Multiple Disciplines -- added EngineeringDaily.com, a daily news and job/career information source for all engineers.
- Coping with a Job Loss: Advice on Surviving a Job Loss -- added a link to You've Lost Your Job, Now What? from EngineeringDaily.com. It is directed at engineers but includes good advice for all, including rolling that 401K into an IRA.
- Healthcare & Medicine: Executive Search Firms -- added Allen Adell, Inc., a retained recruiting specializing in the healthcare industry.
- FreeAgents & Franchising: Free-Agent Web Sites -- added oDesk, "The Marketplace for Online Workteams". This free service connects employers (buyers) to contract talent (providers), helps to track actual time spent and progress made on a specific project, and processes payments.
- Finance & Accounting - deleted 1 listing
- US Jobs: South & Southeast, USVI & Puerto Rico - deleted 1 listing
- File for Unemployment - updated 1 link
- International Jobs: Multiple Regions / NGOs - updated 1 link
- Steps in Starting Your Own Business - updated 1 link
- International Jobs: Western Europe - updated 2 links
- Job Lead Banks - moved 1 listing from here to Ohio
- Certification Resources - updated 1 link
- US Jobs: New England & MidAtlantic - updated 1 link
- Consider Moving - deleted 1 listing
- Hospitality / Recreation - updated 1 link
- Directories of Recruiters - updated 1 link
- Resources for Veterans, etc. - updated 1 link
- Resources for Victims of National Disasters - updated 1 link
- Education & Instruction - updated 1 link
- US Government Jobs - updated 1 link
- Transportation Jobs - deleted 1 listing
- International Jobs: India - deleted 1 listing
- Utilities & Telecommunications - deleted 1 listing
- Computing & Technology - deleted 1 listing
- Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers - deleted 1 listing
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24 Sep 2009 23:09
September 25, 2009
Vacation Alert
I am out of the office and off the computer from September 28 through October 7. While I will occasionally check email, I will not be responding to messages until October 8. The next update of this site will be October 15.- Working with Recruiters & Search Firms -- added an article from the Job Search Debugged blog titled Why Don't Recruiters Respond?
- References: The Internet as a Job Reference or Your Online Presence -- added an article on employers' use of social networking sites to investigate you (subtitled "How to Twitter Your Career Away").
- Job Lead Banks: J -- added JobIRN, a.k.a. Insider Referral Network. They have the standard job board and resume database but add a "real time chat" capability making it possible for you to interview directly and even immediately with a recruiter who has seen your resume.
- Personal Services: Estate & Household Employment -- added 2 new listings for domestic staff, primarily in the UK but also handling some non-UK placements. Both are operated by Marshall Harber, a confidential recruiter for domestic staffing needs.
- US Jobs: Louisiana -- added WorkNOLA, "A collaboration of many local partners and businesses" working to match opportunities to job seekers.
- Agriculture: General Resources -- added a link to the job board at ForFarmers.com
- Animal Sciences: General Resources -- added a link to the job board at ForFarmers.com in this location as well.
- Jobs in the British Isles: UK: Healthcare / Medical / Scientific -- added a link to Seltek Consultants, recruiting technical sales and service people at all levels from graduate to director. "Our particular areas of interest are life sciences, biotechnology, molecular biology, chemistry, diagnostics, immunology and instrumentation."
- Internships / Fellowships -- added a link to the many internship programs listed with the American Association of People with Disabilities
- Writing / Broadcasting -- deleted 1 site which is not responding
- Veterans -- The DOD Transportal is officially offline. You are now redirected to TurboTap.org
- Diversity -- updated 1 link and edited the Affirmative Action Register to show its new name, Insight Into Diversity.
- International Jobs
- Living and Working Abroad
- Jobs in Education
- Job Lead Banks
- Local Jobs: Louisiana - deleted 1 listing which has not updated in over a year.
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17 Sep 2009 22:55
September 17, 2009
Life is good. Orchestra rehearsals begin tonight, I go on vacation in 11 days (September 29 through October 7), and just this week I received via Facebook an email from a ballet dancer from Italy who was one of my roommates my first semester in college. She went home after that first semester, so we have not seen nor heard from each other in almost 30 years. This is on top of re-connecting with many long-lost friends from high school, college, my life in Boston, people met at past conferences, and the opportunity to canoodle with family and current friends online (including nieces and nephews). I really feel blessed that people in my past have sought me out like this.If you want to "friend" me, please note that I restrict my Facebook friends to Friends, but go ahead and shoot me a message. Colleagues who would like to be "in my network" are welcome to connect with me on LinkedIn.
- Veterans & Other Military Personnel: Job Search Advice -- added 2 new listings. The first is a series of articles on what to do after you've made the decision to separate from the military, courtesy of HireCanadianMilitary.com. Yes, insert US terms for the Canadian ones, but the general advice is great. The second listing is a quick review of Job Search: Marketing Your Military Experience by David G. Henderson (Lt. Col. USMC ret.). It is a very good book on making that transition from military to civilian life work well for you. He starts before you separate but also has good advice for persons already out and in the workforce.
- Legal Issues in Employment: Pre-Employment Testing -- added a link to the section on Employment Tests: Pre-Employment Testing and Selection done by Alison Doyle for About.com
- Healthcare & Medicine: Dietitian / Nutritionist -- added 2 job search resources for these professionals, DietitianCentral.com and NutritionJobs.com
- Sales & Marketing: General Resources -- added a link to the executive search firm of Wing & Associates LLC
- Human Resources -- added a link to the executive search firm of Wing & Associates LLC
- Earth & Environmental: Multiple Fields / Green Jobs -- added SustainLane's Green Collar Job Board, "a place where employers, recruiters, and staffers can post green jobs, and green jobs seekers can look in one convenient place for green collar work all across the country".
- International Jobs; New Zealand -- added Rob Law Maxrecruitment, a leading provider of engineering and technical jobs across New Zealand.
- Engineering: Multiple Disciplines -- added enginUity Advantage, a women-owned recruiting firm based near Seattle, WA, and conducting retained and contingency searches for engineering professionals in all fields.
- International Jobs: The British Isles -- I have so much content for the UK that I decided to give the entire British Isles (Ireland & Northern Ireland, Scotland, and the UK) a space of their own. I also divided the resources under UK into several groups to make the list a bit more manageable. I've updated the internal links in my site, but you might need to update individual links or bookmarks.
- British Isles: UK: Engineering / Architecture / Construction / Manufacturing -- FoodIndustryCareers.co.uk, a source for jobs in food production and manufacturing in the UK
- UK: Sales / Marketing / Media -- RHR: Retail Human Resources PLC, a leading retail recruitment agency in the UK.
- I also added several niche job boards operated by the Simply Jobs group in the following groups under UK:
- Legal Issues in Employment - deleted one listing, updated 2 links
- Explore Career Options - updated 2 links
- Consider More Training - updated 1 link
- Veterans - deleted 1 listing. I'm not sure it meets my mission nor yours any more.
- Jobs for the Disabled - deleted 1 listing which has no job listings. I'll check it again in a few weeks to see what is happening.
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10 Sep 2009 19:07
September 10, 2009
I'm tired today. It might be allergies (ragweed, ick) or the fact that I was at my cousin's wedding last night and didn't get until late. But in any case, it feels like all of the good effects of my last vacation have completely vanished, so I'm taking another one at the end of September. I'll warn you when the time comes.- Business & Employer Research : Business Directories & Corporate Profiles -- added a link to the Employer Locator from CareerInfoNet.org. This is licensed from InfoUSA, the same folks who sell ReferenceUSA to so many public / academic / corporate libraries. It isn't as robust a search, nor does it give you as much data on each employer, but it is still a searchable list of over 12 million potential employers in the US. And its free because your tax dollars support this site.
- International Jobs: International Agencies & NGOs -- added a link to the job opportunities with the United Nations. This page covers positions with missions all over the world, and there is a separate link here to openings with the Peace Missions. This site is also available en Français.
- Job Search Guidance: Working a Job Fair -- added a link to a great article on how to work a trade show, especially when you don't want to be carrying a stack of resumes with you.
- Computing & Technology: Recruiters / IT Job Sites -- added TechNix of Toronto, "an experienced recruiter of sales, marketing, project management, design and manufacturing engineers and senior management personnel for a wide variety of high tech vendors." They recruit for both Canada and the US.
- Business & Administration: Start-Ups / VC-Backed Companies -- added this category to the Business page and moved one listing here which I had in another area (StartUpHire.com).
- Job Search Guidance: Staying Organized & Managing Your Job Search -- added a nice article titled "3 Effective Steps to Manage Your Job Search" which comes complete with downloadable Excel spreadsheets and printable PDF files you can use.
- Coping with a Job Loss: Advice on Surviving a Job Loss -- added an article which outlines 7 tasks you need to work through to get yourself moving again, starting with "apply for unemployment" and ending with "plan for job hunting".
- Transportation: Logistics -- added LogJobs, with jobs for logistics professionals.
- Government Jobs in the US: Other Opportunities with Government Contractors - added a link to GovZine, "a social news aggregation service (similar to Digg) with a focus specifically on the government industry." It also aggregates opportunities in government and with government contractors.
- Job Lead Banks: J -- added JobSource.Info, a meta-indexer for jobs which has some particularly nice sorting and categorization features.
- Education & Instruction: Executive Search Firms -- added this category for search firms who specialize in higher education / academe. I moved two resources to this list and added a new one, PlacementCorp.
- Internships: Study / Non-Study Experience Abroad -- added Educations.com, offering students all around the world the opportunity to connect to educational opportunities and students around the world.
- Education & Instruction - updated 1 link
- International Jobs: Central and Eastern Eu - updated 1 link
- Jobs for Diverse Audiences - updated 1 link
- Healthcare & Medicine - updated 1 link
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