LibGuides: Careers, Jobs & Employment: Web Resources

Job Postings Websites

Monster.com: Largest online jobs database on the Web; search by company name, location, discipline, industry, job title, or combinations of these; employer overview gives some background information into the company selected, the products and services, and employee benefits.

CalJOBS: County-by-county listing of jobs from the California Employment Development Department (EDD).

JobStar Central: Library-sponsored guide to job-search resources on the Web focusing on California; connections to over 300 salary surveys.

Spherion Jobs: geographic, industry, and/or keyword search for thousands of jobs, updated daily; free resume posting to a database used by companies searching for employees.

Indeed.com: Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages
Indeed.com Salary Search: Look up current salaries by job type and location

Linkedin Job Search Tool : LinkedIn Job Search Engine: Leverage the world’s largest professional network to connect with opportunity. Use LinkedIn Jobs to harness the power of your network and get hired. LinkedIn Jobs surfaces insights such as whom you know at a company, providing you an edge in your job search.

ZipRecruiter
Find job/Internship opportunities, get salary estimates etc.

Income Data

Real Median Household Income in the United States

Household Income: 2015

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014

California Median Household Income - by County (2010-2014)

Test Preparation Database

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Each of the Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.

Recommended Websites

Career Outlook
Career Outlook, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, has articles on a variety of topics—including career fields, career planning, education and training, pay and benefits, and more.
Education Planner
Provides practical advice so you can find the career and educational path that's right for you.
Eureka
One of the oldest and most successful career and educational information systems in the country, most popular system of its kind in California
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making.
Assist.org
An online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another.
FastWeb
Search for scholarships for college students with our free matching service for scholarships. Also learn about financial aid and student loan options to find money.
Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
The US Dept. of Labor's site providing all types of information related to employment and training.
Projections Central: State Occupational Projections
Projections of occupational employment growth are developed for all states and the nation as a whole. One of the most important uses of the projections is to help individuals make informed career decisions. Information on this site allows projected employment growth for an occupation to be compared among States. It also allows projected employment growth among occupations to be compared within one
State.

Self- Assessment Sites

O*Net Interest Profiler: This instrument is a self-assessment career exploration tool that can help you discover the type of work activities and occupations that you would like and find exciting.

Career Interest Game: Based on Holland RIASEC model, the University of Missouri has put together a list of occupations corresponding to each of the six categories including brief occupational descriptions.

Career Zone: Excellent ste for exploring how one's interests relate to the various occupational titles. To learn more about your interests select "Assess Yourself".

VIA survey: The VIA Institute on Character offers the VIA Survey on character strengths free of charge. You will have the opportunity to learn more about your character and personality strengths with an in-depth VIA Character Reports.

Keirsey Temperament: This web site includes foreign languages versions and detailed information about your temperament. A cost is required for extensive information about your profile.

Resume Help

LiveCareer: Resume Builder: Resume builder, cover letter builder

Resume Help.org: over 100+ free resume examples and templates

Resume Genius: Free resume builder