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Internet Resources
Compiled by the Librarians of the Akron-Summit County Public Library
This section contains links to websites which will aid you in your job search and assist you in evaluating job offers.
- Career Advice
- Interviewing
- Resumes and Cover Letters
- Resources for Company Information
- Salary and Relocation Information
- Career Assessment Tools
- http://www.quintcareers.com/career_assessment.html
- Links to a variety of websites providing free or low cost online self-assesment quizzes. From the Quintessential Careers website.
- Job Hunter's Bible
- http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
- Intended as an Internet supplement to the author's book What Color is Your Parachute? this site contains lots of articles and advice.
- O*net Online
- http://online.onetcenter.org
- A replacement to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, this source provides information and characteristics about a variety of jobs. Includes median salary information and also special links for those needing jobs with disabilities.
- The Riley Guide
- http://www.rileyguide.com
- A directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It provides instruction for job seekers on how to best use the Internet and contains links to resume and interview sources, job boards for specific professions, salary guides, and much more.
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- Job Interview Tips
- http://www.jobweb.com/Interview/help.aspx?
- Interviewers' favorite questions - with answers.
- SoYouWanna Ace a Job Interview?
- http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/aceinterview/aceinterview.html
- Offers interview advice on preparing for the interview, dressing the part, fielding questions, and follow-up tips.
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- Career Lab 200 Best Letters
- http://www.careerlab.com/letters/
- Sample career letters topically arranged, some free letters, with the rest available to subscribers only.
- eResumes & Resume Writing Services
- http://www.eresumes.com
- Samples of cover letters and resumes amongst advertisements for "pay for" resume services.
- Resume Tutor
- http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/careerdev/resources/resume
- ResumeTutor! is an interactive workbook designed to make resume writing less of a pain, and hopefully a bit more fun. While ResumeTutor! won't actually write a resume for you, it will teach you a lot about how to write a resume.
- The Vault's Sample Cover Letters
- http://www.vault.com/nr/ht_list.jsp?ht_type=9
- Craft the perfect cover letter with the help of Vault's sample cover letters for a variety of situations and industries. Includes what not to include, and links to the rest of the Vault website.
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Sources of free company information are few and far between. The links below, will provide you with a place to start. ASCPL subscribes to several databases for company information which you can access with your library card:
- ReferenceUSA provides basic directory-type information (company address, telephone number, type of business, contact/officer name)
- General Onefile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
- Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
- http://www.akronlibrary.com/databases/netadvantage.html
- A source for business and investing information.
- The Vault Company Research
- http://www.vault.com/companies/searchcompanies.jsp
- Search for company information, including a message board with postings by current employees.
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- Salary Calculator
- http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
- Compare salary between two cities. When making a relocation decision, it is vital to know how far your money will go.
- Salary.com
- http://www.salary.com/salary/layoutscripts/sall_display.asp
- Find what a particular occupation pays in different cities.
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Last Modified September 23, 2005
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