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| General Search Engines |
Best general search engine! Rated second highest usage general search engine. Tips about internet search engines. A meta-search site. |
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| Career Planning |
Wall Street Journal’s premier executive career site. Excellent daily and archived articles on job hunting advise, career management, salary & hiring information, executive recruiters, and other related areas. By Richard Bolles, author of What Color is My Parachute? Contains two parts, The Net Guide, a guide to job hunting resources on the Internet, and The Parachute Library, a library of career planning articles written by Bolles and his colleagues. Site contains articles on a systematic, targeted approach to job hunting and career planning. Many Marin Professional members have used their four excellent books, Targeting the Job You Want, Getting Interviews, Interviewing & Salary Negotiation, and Building a Great Resume, which can be purchased on-line. You can also become a club member and join their weekly job search strategy meetings. Information on using the Internet as a tool in the job search process. Contains links to hundreds of job hunting resources, services, and information guides on the Internet. Sonoma County job counseling and job search site. |
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| Networking Resources |
A site for technology startups. Click on the View Events Listings link for listing of business seminars and networking events in the Bay Area. |
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| Companies |
Company profiles on over 9,000 public companies. Features search by company, public and private. There is a fee for some information, but there is plenty of free information. Very useful guide on companies and industries, particularly if you are contemplating a career change. Contains Book of Lists for North Bay, including listing of top employers, and manufacturing companies. Good listing of companies, resources, and lifestyles located in the North Bay (Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties). |
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| Occupational Trends and Salary Information |
Features wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, and career resources. Use the on-line Salary Wizard to determine salaries for jobs. Great reference tool for salary negotiations. |
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| Bay Area Newspaper Classified Ads on-line |
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| Job Search Engines (California and Bay Area) |
San Francisco Bay Area on-line community site that lists new jobs daily. Also, contains many other resources such as housing, for sale/wanted, services, forums, personals, and community activities. There are separate pages for San Francisco, North Bay, East Bay, etc. California jobs and job search resources. Contains many links for the job search in California. The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley’s Online Employment Resource Popular site for Bay Area job opportunities. San Francisco Bay Area jobs. Job site sponsored by the California Employment Development Department. Link to Marin County government job postings. |
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| Job Search Engines (Nationwide) |
Largest job board! Popular job search engine now owned by Yahoo. Job seeker page. General job board, good alternative to others. A favorite job search site; has extensive listing of occupation categories. Leading Technology job board for permanent employment, consulting, and contract work. Leading source of nonprofit jobs and career opportunities. Career Center for the $100K+ Executive. Network for preferred career opportunities for executives. Popular site for finance, law, consulting, and business professionals seeking jobs. Also, you can buy their “insider” reports detailing industry trends and opportunities. |
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| Free Agents |
Wall Street Journal’s site for entrepreneurs. Several articles on marketing, technology, franchising, and special needs for starting and growing a small business. An About.com site with links to articles on consulting. Leading professional association to promote excellence and ethics in management consulting. Has monthly educational seminars and area breakfast meetings. An About.com site with links to articles on small business. Government agency site with information on starting and financing your small business. |
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| Insurance Resources |
Low cost health insurance. Low cost, term life insurance. |
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| Other |
Order free business cards-great for networking functions. Site for on-line reference books. Contains listings for manuals of English composition and style, encyclopedias, thesauri, etc. |
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