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Job Search & Related Web Sites

 

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       There are dozens of web site resources, as you'll see in the alphabetical list below. To identify the most active "job search" web sites we suggest you first visit the following site. It lists the top 99 job search web sites in use. See: http://www.top9.com/top99s/top99_employment_sites.html

       In addition to this list, the Acton Networking Group has compiled numerous sites for your review. They include the following types of sites:

  • Job search
  • Career Tools
  • Recruiters
  • Research
  • Salary research source
  • Temporary and contract employment
  • On-line magazine with searchable job board

       We do not endorse or make any comment on the quality of the information at these sites.

       For your convenience, this list [which includes descriptions] can be downloaded as an Excel Spreadsheet (Virus check it if you download. Approximately 40 K in size). To download with most browsers, Right Click on the link, and save the file to your hard drive. Then, open the file directly from your hard drive.

100 Hot Job Sites

Site Type = Super Search.
Listing of job search sites

4Jobs

Site Type = Search and Career Tools

4WORK

Site Type = Search.
Low cost job posting site

6Figures.Com

Site Type = Search - Fee.
“The Network for Preferred Career Opportunities”

AIRS Directory of Job Boards

Site Type = Super Search.
The largest job board directory on the Web with over 3,500 listings

All Job Search

Site Type = Super Search.
200 sites, 500 newspapers, 300 newsgroups

All Search Engines

Site Type = Super Search.
Lists every job search engine imaginable

America’s Career Infonet

Site Type = Research.

America’s Job Bank

Site Type = Search .
Component of CareerOneStop 913k jobs listed

American Marketing Assoc

Site Type = Search.

AmericanJobs

Site Type = Search.
Free resume posting and access to thousands of job listings.

Assoc of Financial Search Consultants

Site Type = Search.
Banking & finance jobs

Atlantic Research Technologies

Site Type = Recruiter Site.
Tedious process to enter your info

Bell & Associates

Site Type = Search.
IT job listings

Best Jobs in USA

Site Type = Search.

Boston Business Journal

Site Type = Research.

Boston College Career Center

Site Type = Career Tools.

Boston Globe Job Classifieds

Site Type = Search.

Boston Herald Job Classifieds

Site Type = Search.

Boston Hire

Site Type = Search.

Boston Job Bank

Site Type = Search.

Boston Recruiters

Site Type = Recruiter Site

Boston Works

Site Type = Search.

Brainhunter

Site Type = Search.
Based out of Canada -- no MA jobs on 12/30/03

Brass Ring

Site Type = Search.
Ultimate Technology Information and Career Portal

Brilliant People

Site Type = Search.
Run by Management Recruiters International

Broadband Careers

Site Type = Search.
Jobs in the broadband industry

Bureau of Statistics

Site Type = Salary.

Business

Site Type = Research.

Career

Site Type = Search.

Career Builder

Site Type = Search & Career tools.
Tools like a Layoff Survival Kit and online certifications make CareerBuilder.com a useful place for those searching for employment.

Career Exchange

Site Type = Search .
Technical Internet Career Site

Career Jet

Site Type = Search.
Employment Search Engine Site

Career Journal

Site Type = Search & Career tools.
Brought to you by The Wall Street Journal, offers a number of useful features, including classifieds, salary and hiring information, job hunting advice, and a database where interested parties can view your résumé. Q&As with recruiting company executives

Career Magazine

Site Type = Search.
In addition to great career advice and content, Career Magazine also offers job boards for several industries.

Career Shop

Site Type = Search & Career tools.
Career Enhancement for the Computer generation

Career Site

Site Type = Search - confidential.
Need to keep your job search discreet? CareerSite.com offers confidential access to more than 25,000 job opportunities.

Careers in Government -- US & abroad

Site Type = Search.
A clearinghouse of information, resources and jobs available in public sector organizations in America and abroad.

Chicago Tribune Classifieds

Site Type = Search.

Chief Monster

Site Type = Search.
Chief Monster is the executive counterpart to the popular Monster.com website. To use the site, executives first have to qualify by answering a series of questions about job title, compensation and education.

CIO Wanted

Site Type = Search.
A niche job board, this one posts only senior-level IT career opportunities.

CNA Career (Nursing Jobs)

Site Type = Search.

Columbia U

Site Type = Career Tools.

Community Newspaper Classified

Site Type = Search.

Companies On-line

Site Type = Research.

Compensation Link

Site Type = Salary.

Computer Jobs

Site Type = Search.

Computer Jobs Search Engine

Site Type = Search.

Contract Employees

Site Type = Search - interium.

Contract Technical Employment Services

Site Type = Search - interium.

Cool Jobs

Site Type = Search - Fee.

Craig's List

Site Type = Search & Career tools.
Non-profit, banner free site of jobs and lots more

D&B Small Business Solutions

Site Type = Research.

Dice.com

Site Type = Search.
Looking for a job in the high tech sector? Stop at Dice.com for job listings, certification preparation tools and research reports geared toward technology professionals.

digitalMass at Boston.com

Site Type = Search.
Job Board provided by Boston.com. Job openings in all industries and levels. Tied into a national database, so job listings are not restricted to Boston area. Good selection of jobs from recruiters and employers. Updated daily.

Direct Employers

Site Type = Search.
Listing and links to various employers' sites

EE Times Online

Site Type = On-line magazine .
On-line version of EE Times magazine. Lots of industry info for EEs with a searchable job board. Listed jobs are in high tech industries. Not updated very often at all, maybe once a month or so.

Employment Guide.COM

Site Type = Search & Career tools.

Engineering Executive Search

Site Type = Search - recruiters.
Searchable recruiter's website. Most jobs are in telecom or IC development. Updated about monthly.

ExecuNet

Site Type = Search - Fee.
executive-level jobs

Executives Only

Site Type = Search - Fee.
Similar to ExecuNet

Federal Jobs Digest

Site Type = Search & Career tools.

FedWorld.gov

Site Type = Search.

FlipDog

Site Type = Search.
FlipDog offers automated job hunters, expert advice and recruiting tools for employees and employers alike. Be sure to check out the career resource center for company profiles for each employer listed in their database

Forbes Companies On-line

Site Type = Research.

Free Annual Reports

Site Type = Research.

Future Step

Site Type = Search.
Korn Ferry's website of job listings

Glocap Search

Site Type = Search.

Guide Star

Site Type = Search -nonprofit.
National database for nonprofit organizations

Hal Levy & Associates

Site Type = Recruiter Site.
Advertising and marketing focus

Harvard office of career services

Site Type = Career Tools.
a collection of skills and tangible tools necessary to realize your goals from the Harvard University Office of Career Services

Headhunter

Site Type = Career Tools.

Health Monster

Site Type = Search .
Healthcare jobs

Heidrick & Struggles

Site Type = Search .

Help wanted

Site Type = Search .
Started by laid-off Nortel Networks employees

Hire Top Talent

Site Type = Search .
Technology-focused, candidate forcused company

Hoovers Directory of Companies

Site Type = Research Fee.

Hot Jobs

Site Type = Search.
Set up a profile and Hot Jobs will send you email each time a job matching your qualifications is posted. Hot Jobs’ search engine combs through thousands of online job postings to bring you results in one place.

Interim Executive Recruiting

Site Type = Search - interium.

Job Alert

Site Type = Search - confidential.
Job screening agent, and job listing

Job-Applications.com

Find hundreds of printable job applications and online employment forms (Videos).

Job Factory

Site Type = Search.

Job Find

Site Type = Super Search.
searches 7+ newspaper classified

Job Hunt

Site Type = Search.

JobStar Salary Survey

Site Type = Salary.

Job Search at TheLadders.com

Where $100k+ talent finds $100k+ jobs

Job Source

Site Type = Super Search.
Limited value

Jobvertiser

Site Type = Search .
100k job listings

JobWeb

Site Type = Search .
JobWeb’s strengths lie in articles written to help the job seeker, helpful search tips, employment statistics and research reports. Ask their career counselor for personal advice about your specific situation.

Keane IT careers

Site Type = Search.
IT company's job site

Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Site Type = Career Tools.

Light Reading

Site Type = On-line magazine .
On-line magazine devoted entirely to optical communications systems (components, equipment vendors, service providers) - news, jobs, technology, etc. Job board is pretty well maintained, but new jobs are not added very frequently.

Market Pro Inc

Site Type = Search.
Marketing jobs

Marketing Jobs

Site Type = Search.
Marketing jobs

Mass Dept of Econ Devel

Site Type = Startup resource.
Thinking about starting a business in Massachusetts? The Department of Economic Development has documents on writing a business plan, how to finance your business, etc. etc.

Mass.Gov

Site Type = Search & Career tools.

Massachusetts Software and Internet Council

Site Type = Career Tools.
Company info / search engine and publishes the annual Complete Guide to the Massachusetts Software & Internet Industry

Massachusetts State Government

Site Type = Search .

Marketing Job Store

Site Type = Search .

MIMC MA Media Council

Site Type = Search .

Monster Board

Site Type = Search .

Monster Temporary Work

Site Type = Search - Temp.

MSN career tools

Site Type = Career Tools.

My Job Search

Site Type = Super Search.
6 pages of sites to search and post resume

Myers Briggs Test

Site Type = Career Tools.

NationJob.com

Site Type = Search.
Job openings in all industries and levels. Selection of jobs from recruitersand employers. New jobs are not added very often. Can set up to e-mal you with jobs matching your pre-defined profile.

NetShare

Site Type = Search - Fee.

Net-Temps

Site Type = Search.
Job Board for both permanent and temp assignments. Job openings in all industries and levels. Selection of jobs from recruiters. New jobs are not added very often, perhaps weekly, eventhough the listing date changes daily.

Network Moves

Site Type = Network news.
Monthly source for networking interviews, news, opportunities, and success stories. Looks good for an all around networking information site

Network World Fusion

Site Type = On-line magazine .
On-line version of Network World Magazine. Includes a wealth of information for anyone involved with any aspect of IT in general, including equipment makers and service providers. Also contains a Careers/Jobs page with openings from all industries and lev

New Dimensions in Technology

Site Type = Recruiter Site.
Proffesional & technical placement

New England Non-Profit Jobs

Site Type = Search -nonprofit.

Nonprofit Career Netowrk

Site Type = Search -nonprofit.

OneSource

Site Type = Research Fee.

OverseasJobs

Site Type = Search .
This source of international job listings offers more than just employment prospects. Tips for new expatriates and personal stories can help make the journey (and visit) easier.

Oya's Directory of Recruiters

Site Type = Search - recruiters.

P.A.C.E

Site Type = Contract work.
Prof assoc of contract employees Direct Employment Solutions For Contract Professionals And The Companies That Engage Their Services

People Bonus

Site Type = Search.
If you get a job through them, they pay YOU a bonus

Preferred Jobs

Site Type = Search.

Quintessential Careers

Site Type = Career Tools.
Assement tool

Recruiter Link

Site Type = Search - recruiters.
Free -- Competitor to Kennedy's Red Book

Recruiter World

Site Type = Search - recruiters.

Recruiters Network

Site Type = Search - recruiters.

Recruiters Online

Site Type = Search - recruiters.
Community of recruiters, headhunters & prof staffing

Riley Guide

Site Type = Search & Career tools.

Robert Half International

Site Type = Search.
Accounting & Finance jobs

Salary.com

Site Type = Salary.

Sales Giant

Site Type = Search.

Search Ease

Site Type = Search.

Self Directed Search

Site Type = Career Tools - Fee.

Sensor Jobs

Site Type = Search.
Manufacturers of sensors, instruments, measurement and control systems and factory automation software.

Software Jobs

Site Type = Search .

Solo Gigs

Site Type = Contract work.
Marketing the talents of experienced freelancers, consultants and independent professionals to a nationwide audience of top employers

Startup Execs

Site Type = Search.

Startup Seekers

Site Type = Search.

Step Beyond

Site Type = Search.
A niche job board serving the Electronics Industry, only

Tech Jobs

Site Type = Search.

Technies com

Site Type = Search .
Technical & Internet Jobs

The Works

Site Type = Search .
Marketing jobs

Think Jobs

Site Type = Super Search.

Top Echelon

Site Type = Search .

Top Echelon

Site Type = Search .
Recruiter's website which accesses the Top Echelon database, a network of independent recruiters. Job opportunities in the full range of high tech industries.Updated about weekly. Professional Recruiting Consultants (PRC) specializes in, Engineering, Mark

Top Startups

Site Type = Search.

Top.Com Web Rankings & Search Directory

Site Type = Super Search.
Ranks and categorizes 99 job boards with links to all of them

True Careers

Site Type = Search .

U.S. Dept of Defense Job Search

Site Type = Search.

U.S. Dept of Labor

Site Type = Career Tools.

U.S. Fed World Search

Site Type = Search.

U.S. Gov FedScope - Fed HR info

Site Type = Research.

U.S. Gov Job Pay Scale Info

Site Type = Research.

U.S. Govtjobs.com

Site Type = Search.
Agencies listing positions with govtjobs.com include cities, counties, states, executive search firms, advertising agencies and other governmental jurisdictions. Non-profits are also invited to advertise.

U.S. State Dept Recuitment

Site Type = Search.

U.S.A. First Gov for Workers

Site Type = Portal.
Info on jobs, money, citizenship, rights, etc

U.S.A. Government Jobs Bank

Site Type = Search.

US Careers Resource Center

Site Type = Search & Career tools.

US Nursing Jobs

Site Type = Search.

US National Library of Medicine

Site Type = Information.

USA Jobs

Site Type = Search .
USAJOBS is the Federal Government's official one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information.

USA Recruiters

Site Type = Search.

Vault

Site Type = Search .

Wage Web

Site Type = Salary.

Web Professional Wanted

Site Type = Search .
This job board is for jobs directly involved in the creation, maintenance, and/or strategy of online initiatives.

Wet Feet

Site Type = Research.
Careers/Jobs page with openings from all industries and levels. Good selection of jobs from recruiters and employers. Updated daily. Many other career resources, some of more value than others.

Work Tree

Site Type = Super Search.

WORKinOPTICS.com

Site Type = Search.
Devoted almost entirely to optical communications systems. Job board was recently redesigned but still contains a few listings over a year old. New jobs are not added very frequently.

Yahoo Finance

Site Type = Research.
Finance site on Yahoo. Useful for company info such as officers, revenue, research highlights, company profile, insider transactions and news.

Yale Univ Job listings

Site Type = Search.