This page contains selected Internet sites that are designed to provide information which will help you during the Job Hunting Process. If there are other related Internet sites that you would like added to this page, please contact the Webmaster.

Internet Sites to Help Get Prepared for Job Hunting

• Education Portal.Com - A guide to undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, career education and online degree programs.

• Job Hunting on the Internet - This site is provided by the Albany Public Library and contains information about Getting Started, Preparing Electronic Resumes, Employment Databases, and Keeping Informed.

• The Damn Good Resume - General tips on resume writing and how to solve tough resume problems, examples of good resumes are provided.

• Letters for Job Hunters - Provides letter writing tips and examples of letters tailored for a variety of job situations.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Provides detailed descriptions of various careers which includes education and training required, average salaries, working conditions, and employment outlook.

• Resume Writing Help - This website dedicated to providing job seekers with free information on everything from how to write a resume (including free examples) to following up after the interview.

• What Color Is Your Parachute Online - A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers.

Employment Internet Sites

• America's Job Bank - This site is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and the State operated Public Employment Service. There are databases for job seekers and employers, each with more than 1.5 million entries.

• Capital Area Help Wanted - Site contains job information from over 600 employers in the Capital District Area.

• Career Builder - Search help wanted ads from newspapers across the country.

• Career Resource Center - A massive directory of career sites.

• Career Resources @ JobBank USA -Accepts resume postings without charge. Offers a single web page called a Jobs Metasearch page from which you can access most of the Internet’s largest employment databases.

• Colleges and Careers Center (US News & World Reports) - Provides links to college rankings, graduate school rankings, financial aid, and a guide for parents with children going to college.

• Jobs in Government - A search engine to help individuals find challenging opportunities in government and the public sector.

• Jobs Online - Database of more 200,000 jobs.

• Job Web - Published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, includes Catapult, "the springboard to career- and job-related sites."

• Monster Job Site - Contains over 450,000 job postings.

• Net - Temps - National job search database and resume bank for job seekers looking for temporary work.

• New York State Department of Labor- Information about job and career Resources.

• NYS Dept. of Civil Service -Information about Civil Services exams, when the tests are scheduled, how to study for them, and a new section on what jobs are most in demand.

• The New York Job Source - Listing of employment in New York including jobs at top employers in Manhattan, Long Island and Upstate, NYS government, County government, Federal government as well as links to newspapers, TV stations and colleges online

• Telecommuting Job - Job database and information service for people looking to work at home and telecommute.

• Times Union Classifieds - Search help wanted ads from the Times Union.