Career Management Resources and Links
from
May 20, 2009
Mini-Conference
Government
Resources
•Ohio Labor Market Information
http://lmi.state.oh.us
•Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services
http://jfs.ohio.gov
•The Source of Northwest Ohio:
One stop area for employment solutions
http://www.thesourcenwo.com/
•Statistics
from various agencies in the US Government
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Health
•Article:
“Five Tips for a Better Work-Life Balance” Webmd.
http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/5-strategies-for-life-balance
•Article: “Why Wasn’t I Hired?
Dealing with Rejection” MSNBC.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29796678/from/ET/
•Article: “Unemployment and Job
Loss Support – Handling Layoff Stress while Unemployed and Job
Searching” Job-Search.
http://job-search.suite101.com/article.cfm/unemployment_job_loss_advice
Interviewing
•Article:
“How to Conduct a Job Interview” Bnet.
http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-52947.html
•Article:
“Ask Right to Hire Right: Effective Interview Questions” About.Com/HR.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/selectemployees/a/hiringtips.htm
•Article:
“Close Encounters with the Brainteaser Job Interview” CIO.
http://www.cio.com.au/article/169666/close_encounters_brainteaser_job_interview?fp=4&fpid=11
Job Searching
•American
Society for Training and Development (ASTD) job postings
http://jobs.astd.org/
•International
Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) job postings
http://www.jobtarget.com/home/index.cfm?site_id=2637
•Article:
“100 Best Companies to Work For” (and who’s hiring) CNN Money.com.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/
•The
Ladders: Job posting site for senior positions at $100K+.
http://www.theladders.com/
•Ohio
Means Jobs: Job Search Site
https://ohiomeansjobs.com/omj/
LinkedIn
•LinkedIn
site
http://www.linkedin.com
•Information and links about
using LinkedIn
http://www.linkedintelligence.com/smart-ways-to-use-linkedin/
Networking
•Article: “The Art of Mingling
and Networking” Toastmasters.
http://www.toastmasters.org/NonNavigableDocs/MinglingandNetworking.aspx
•Book on Networking: “The
Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional, and Virtual
Networks” By Michael Dulworth
http://store.astd.org/Default.aspx?tabid=44&action=INVProductDetails&args=7752
Resumes
•Article:
Making your Resume Technology-Friendly: “Resume, Meet Technology:
Making Your Resume Format Machine-Friendly” HR Ladders.
http://hr.theladders.com/career-advice/resume-technology-resume-format-machine-friendly
Toastmasters
•Toastmasters
International: develop your speaking and leadership skills
http://www.toastmasters.org
•Toastmasters
website for Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan
http://www.d28toastmasters.org
Web 2.0
•PBworks
(formerly PBwiki) Information on using Wiki’s
http://pbworks.com
•Google
Reader
Manage your favorite websites through Google
http://www.google.com/reader
•Set-up a
free blog
https://www.blogger.com/start
•Instructions on “How to use RSS feeds
in your job search”, listing popular job sites
http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/Web_Sites/General/How_to_Use_RSS_in_Your_Job_Search/
•Podcasts of employers talking about
what it is like to work at their company
http://jobsinpods.com/
•Video: “Job Hunting with RSS Feeds.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e56kbdx4VnU
•Video: “How to Use RSS Feeds in Your
Job Search." PC World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DW7Hpq5Nic
•Article:
“Four free wikis you should try.” PC World.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150507/wikis.html?tk=rss_news
•Article:
“Web 2.0 Compact Definition: Trying Again.” O’Reilly Radar.
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/12/web-20-compact-definition-tryi.html
•Article: “How to Use Twitter to
Job Hunt.” PC World.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/160280/twitter_tips_how_to_use_twitter_to_job_hunt.html
Other Links
•Employment
Law for Small Business links
http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/employment-employer/employment-employer-/
•Article:
“You, Yourself “ on Marketing Yourself, HigherEdJobs.com
http://www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/ArticleDisplay.cfm?ID=6
•Article:
“Is Freelancing for You?” Wall Street Journal site.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-freelancing-for-you
•Article:
“What People Want from Work” About.com
http://humanresources.about.com/od/rewardrecognition/a/needs_work_2.htm
•Articles:
Life After Work site, CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/life.after.work/
