The Ultimate Job Search and
Résumé Posting Resource Sites
For New York and the USA!

You find yourself without a job . . .

You ask yourself . . .

• What now?
• What do I do?
• Where do I go?
• Who can I turn to?
• How has the industry changed since the last time that I looked?
• What new techniques are people using, and how do I learn them?

In the old'n days (I can't believe that I just said that!) everything was done by telephone and what is now known as snail mail. From there we progressed to fax machines. (Fortunately for those of us who do not have physical fax machines we can still participate in this new phenomena using our computers via fax programs like Symantec's WinFax.

If you have been in the job market lately, you may have noticed how things have changed even more. At one time... even though companies put phone numbers in the newspapers, the first response you got when you called was to ask you to fax your résumé. Now... things have changed even more. You're lucky they even put a phone number in the papers, and if they do... When you call they no longer ask you to fax your résumé, but ask you to send it via an MS Word document via as an Email attachment. Have you ever wondered why this is... Let me enlighten you. You are asked to send your résumé via an MS Word document because the employment agencies have now become computerized. They are feeding your MS Word document into their own databases. When they send your résumé out to prospective employers they are creating new versions of them on the employment agency's stationery. This way the companies don't know how to contact you, or if your contact information is left in, they know that the employment agency recommended you first. (I even went to an employment agency that requested those that did not have Email access to send their résumés via MS Word attachments to bring their résumé to the employment agency via a floppy diskette. I once asked what would happen if a person did not have a computer and could not bring the floppy disk. I was told that it was a requirement to give them the résumé in digital format. They said that those that applied to their agency were computer oriented people and that this was not an issue. I just shrugged and sat down and waited my turn.)

Aside from having a traditional MS Word résumé, one must now have an ASCII Text version that can be sent via Email— often referred to as a scannable résumé. Another format to consider is PDF. PDF can be created using Adobe's Acrobat. I believe that there are other programs that will accomplish this as well.  To download Adobe Acrobat Reader click on the graphic icon below.

The ASCII Text résumé can be created using a simple text editor like MS Notepad, using your word processing program and saving as ASCII Text, or by using a wonderful program called UltraEdit-32, which I use.(really any text editor will due)  I personally use UltraEdit-32 because it has more capabilities than just an ASCII text editor and helps when you need to change the line character count on the fly.

For those that have no clue what ASCII Text is... ASCII Text is a stripped down version of the résumé. No bold, italics, bullets are accommodated. Usually a monofont like Courier is used(A monofont is a font that has the same width for each character whether it be the letter m or the letter i. In an ASCII Text résumé one uses the word processor like a typewriter. You use hard returns to make the lines break after a specific number of characters, you indent using the dreaded space bar and you use dashes or asterisks in place of bullets. It's really quite simple once you get the hang of it. And if the résumé is formatted correctly it can look very attractive. In the list below you will find sites that will lead you through the process of creating an ASCII Text résumé.

Special New York State Resources

• New York State related links

Internet Job Search Tools

• WantedJobs — Wanted Jobs 2K is the ultimate tool to managing your career on the Internet It's quick. It's easy. It's painless. And best of all...it's FREE! Now, you can have your free ticket to that job you've always wanted, thanks to Wanted Jobs 2K.
  
• JobPointer for Windows — Job Pointer is a collection of bookmarked databases containing over 4000 job sites' pages including job search engines, job banks, job databases, help wanted classifieds, career development resources and many, many more. Search by location, company, job function, job title or keywords, Job Pointer links right to the appropriate page at the job search sites.

Training

(On-line, Off-line, Training Videos and CDs)

• Eclectic Academy — #1 alternative to brick and mortar learning. Learn in the safety and comfort of your home or office or anyplace you have Internet access to download each week's class lessons. Once you have your weekly lessons you can work anyplace, no Internet necessary. Over 100 classes to choose from at $20 for a 6-week teacher-led class.   (Please tell them Roz Fruchtman (roz@designsbydaybreak.com) referred you!)
  
• LVSonline.com — Visit my personal; testimonial page for this phenomenal online facility. I have been taking classes here forever, or at least since they opened their doors almost two years ago. LVS has the most up-to-the-minute classes on the top web development programs at an affordable price(as well as some of the administrative standards like MS Office).   Fees: $12 for returning students; $20 for new students.  (Please tell them Roz Fruchtman (roz@designsbydaybreak.com) referred you!)
  
  
• Virtual University — Classes are scheduled 4 times a year. During each semester you are entitled to take up to 3 classes for a total fee of $15. In most cases, the course documentation is provided at no charge. You can either print it out, download it to your computer or both. There is usually no additional outlay of money in order to complete a course. They have study groups and discussion boards to make the learning experience more enjoyable and efficient.
  
  
• Ziff Davis University, now known as SmartPlanet — A broad variety of classes which usually entail you to purchase additional books/courseware to take a course. The courses are not charged individually but more by the month or year. Prices are changing so you might want to take a surf over and take a look for yourself. (There is also a free membership so you can try them out!)
  
  
• Lynda.com — Lynda Weinman is one of the most recognized web development educators in the world of new media.  Lynda's training tools include Learning CDs/Video Tapes, and books.  Some topics include:
  • Adobe
    • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady, Illustrator, GoLive — Learning CDs and books
  • Macromedia
    • Dreamweaver 3/4, Flash 4/5 (Intro, Intermediate, Advanced, Animation); Fireworks 3/4 — Learning CDs and books
  
  In my opinion I could not learn without these tools.  I not only review Lynda's Leaning Tools, but use them.  Go here to read some of my reviews.  Enter the subject you are looking for in the site search engine. 
  
  
• US Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration — A must visit for all US job seekers. So much here that I can't begin to describe it. (Info for employers and employees.)
  

New York New Media Associations

• New York New Media Association — NYNMA is a not-for-profit industry association founded in 1994 to support and promote the new media industry in New York. Since then their membership has soared to over 5,200 individuals representing over 1,900 companies. NYNMA members exemplify all the talent, resources and energy to be found in the new media industry. They work in such diverse fields as broadcasting and publishing, web site development, design, entertainment, education, and professional and financial services. They run one person shops, are employed in small agencies and in divisions of some of the world's largest companies. NYNMA has helped promote Silicon Alley as a leading global center of this emerging industry, and is well positioned to target its most influential decision-makers and pioneers. (If you live in NYC and are interested in new media, then you owe it to yourself to visit this site!)
  
  

Résumés

(Traditional and Electronic)

• Is Your Résumé a Dinosaur — This site is operated by the New York State (NYS) Department of Labor. Here you can read a short synopsis of how the industry has changed as far as the electronic résumé goes. You will find samples that you can edit to your own taste or just copy, inserting your own information.
  
• Your Winning Edge — is a general, all-purpose job search guide covering topics from self-assessment, résumés, cover letters, follow-up letters, the 25 most asked questions at interviews, and more. This book is provided online by the NYS Department of Labor. It can be gotten in hard copy from your local Department of Labor.
  
• Career Avenue — Sample Résumé
  
• Email Résumés — Proven Résumés.com — An in-depth account of how and why one would create an Email résumé and how to send it. (Good tips and tricks to make sure the résumé arrives in the proper format it was sent in!)
  
• Internet Résumé Posting Banks Let You Target Employers — How to be creative! — Tips and tricks on how to fill in the blanks at the Internet Résumé Posting Banks to best show your qualifications and skills. (Lots of ways to be creative to highlight your best skills and get your message across quickly to the interviewer reading your résumé! Interesting stuff here that one might not think of — I know that I did not think of some of them!)
  
• Home Page Résumés - Can Showcase Your Internet Skills — Dos and Don'ts! — Should you have a homepage résumé, shouldn't you have a homepage résumé — that is the question! After reading these tips and tricks you will be in a better position to decide what is best for you and how to promote your homepage résumé if you choose to create one. (Lots of help here on deciding what to do and what not to do!)
  
• Proven Résumés.com — 40 Free Résumé and Online Workshops — (Lots of good stuff here, including cover letters, thank you letters, résumés, and much more! This is a must visit site!)
  

Cover Letters

• CareerLabs — 200 Free Letters for Job Hunters — This site is a gold mine. A letter for just about every job search occasion.
  
• Career City — Cover Letters
  
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Sample Cover Letters
  
• Cover Letter Essentials — Career Magazine presents Kim Little, Professional Résumé Writer & Job Search Consultant. Kim discusses Cover Letter Essentials. (Did you ever wonder what should and should not go into a good cover letter? This article might be of some help!)
  
• Proven Résumés.com — 40 Free Résumé and Online Workshops — (Lots of good stuff here, including cover letters, thank you letters, résumés, and much more! This is a must visit site!)
  

Letters of Reference

• Tips on Writing a Letter of Reference
  
• Career City — Networking
  
• 4.0 Résumés and Job Listings: — Free service dedicated to assisting college students and recent graduates in seeking employment during their college years and immediately after graduation.
  

Internet Job Search Guides

• Catapult — over 200 links to career resources
  
• Educational Placement Service
  
• Finding a Job Electronically by Steve Lodin, Purdue University
  
• Help With Using the Internet In Your Search by Margaret Riley
  
• Introduction to the Internet: Some Ways and Means of Navigating This Place by Margaret Riley
  
• Impact Publications — Impact Publications is an innovative publisher and distributor specializing in career and travel titles. Impact was founded in 1982 with the goal of publishing quality books relating to the career planning process (self assessment, résumés, cover letters, networking, interviewing, salary negotiations). Today they publish over 60 career titles dealing with job finding skills and a variety of career specialty fields, including government, military, international, sports, travel, hospitality, and dress and image. (From what I understand, they have any job related book you may be looking for!)
  
• Internet Sites for Job Seekers
  
• Job Alert — is your Personal Agent that you can task to search 4WORK. You can register your Personal Profile simply by entering in your name and e-mail address, the Keywords that identify your skills, and the geography in which you'd like to search 4WORK. It's that easy. Every time an employer posts an opportunity that matches your Personal Profile, Job Alert! will send an e-mail to let you know!
  
• Job and Career Information Links
  
• JobHunt — From Stanford
• JobHuntersBible.com  This site is run by Dick Bolles, known the world over as the author of the best-selling job-hunting book in history, What Color Is Your Parachute?  This is certainly a site you should not miss if you are even thinking of looking for a new job, or changing your career.
  
• JobZone
  
• Marching To Your Next Career — A Veteran's Job Search Journal — is designed for Recently Separated Vets — those released in the last 48 months. Whether you were released as a result of military downsizing or are retiring after a long and fruitful career in the Armed Forces, A Veteran's Job Search Journal contains information that will help you make the transition to civilian life.
  
• Margaret Riley's Internet Job Guide
  
• The OCPP Guide to Internet Job Hunting by Jim Neumeister, University of Virginia
  
• Other Job Guides
  
• Using the Internet for Your Job Search by Margaret Riley
  
• What Color is Your Parachute — Job Hunting Online— The online version of What Color is Your Parachute written by Richard Nelson Bolles.
  
• What Color is Your Parachute — The Book — The book can be purchased in the store or online. (Take it from me, I have bought various versions of this book and it is fabulous! It has grown with the times.)
  
• What Next? The Road to a New Job — What Next?... was designed as a road map to guide you past some of the rough spots you may face if you've lost your job. This publication aims to assist you by outlining job search strategies, providing advice on how to handle financial problems, and suggesting methods to reduce stress and improve mental and physical health. This online source is also provided by the NYS Department of Labor.
  
• World.Hire
  

Résumé Posting Sites

• AboutWork — The Ultimate Career Community Resource; Chat, Find Jobs, Run a Business and much, much more.
  
• Academic Employment Network
  
• Adams Jobbank
  
• Ada-related jobs
  
• Advance Tech Consulting, Inc. — Advance Tech is a free service to job shoppers that assures you will be contacted only for jobs that interest you!
  
• America's Job Bank — This one is a little tricky to fill out. Although they allow you to drop in your ASCII DOS Text résumé there are certain questions that must be answered such as goals, skills, job title, category, etc. Lots of job titles and categories but I could not find one for Internet/new media or web design related positions. I managed to add it into the résumé itself but it took a bit of creative juggling. (Certainly a place to add one's résumé! BTW, there are 3 different options for résumé submission... take a surf over and check-it-out!)
  
• BridgePath Student Employment — Submit your résumé to over 150 companies instantly! Get free job and internship announcements from employers that want to hire you!
  
• Career Avenue — One-stop job search site. Submit your ASCII formatted résumé, or use their pre-formatted résumé-builder to construct an impressive HTML formatted résumé.
  
• CareerBuilder (WAS: CareerPath.com) — ASCII Text, or formatted attachment. Nice feature is blocking, which will block up to 20 companies of your choice -- that subscribe to their service.
• CareerCity
  
• Career Companion
  
• Career Magazine — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission. (This has to be one of the most painless résumé submission sites around. Career Magazine has been around for many years, and has an abundance of helpful career resources besides the résumé submission service. And... the people are very nice as well!)
  
• Career Mosaic — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission
  
• Career Path (NOW CareerBuilder.com) — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission
  
• Careers & Jobs
  
• Career Shop — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission
  
• Career Site
  
• Career Web
  
• Catapult
  
• ChasePro
  
• CNET Tech Jobs — Find a job; See who's hiring; Use Personal Search Agent and have the jobs embalmed to you; Post a job; Tech jobs FAQ; Check out jobs at CNET. (Search by keyword, job description, job location, salary, etc.)
• ComputerJobs.com — Computer related jobs that range from web design/new media, to word processing, to graphic design, to database, and so much more. Certainly worth a trip over!
  
• D.I.C.E. — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission.  D.I.C.E. is the premier job search web site for computer professionals, with thousands of high tech permanent, contract, and consulting jobs nationwide!  Your résumé remains active for 30-days and then you have to resubmit or reactivate if you are still looking for a job. The résumé itself remains on the website, but it is not active! D.I.C.E. also has lots of other job facilities on their site. (Take a surf over!)
  
• Employment Edge
  
• Entertainment Recruiting Network
  
• E-Span
  
• 4 Work.Com
  
• Headhunter Net — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission
  
• HotJobs — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission — Lots of options here. You can have them Email your résumé to anyone you want, with or without a cover letter. Respond to jobs by just typing in your Email address and passwords and your résumé will be sent off to the company, with a cover letter or not. Very straight forward to use.
  
• The Internet Job Locator
  
• The ITTA Connection
  
• ITClassifieds.com — ITClassifieds, is your online source for Job Postings, and FREE Résumé Hosting! They provide this service FREE of charge to all candidates who want to post their résumés and search for career opportunities on ITClassifieds.com. They act as career counselors to help you define, locate and successfully secure the right career opportunities and/or consulting assignments.
  
• Job Bank USA
  
• JobOptions — Choice of formatted or text résumé submission. (This is an interesting site, you have the option of viewing the résumés, editing the text, viewing the Email version, and much more!)
  
• JobDirect — Entry Level Positions
  
• jobEngine — Computer Industry and Information Technology Professionals
  
• JobFind.com — JobFind.com offers help in job search, résumé posting, corporate profiles, advertising services, information, job fairs, and so much more. (Certainly worth taking a look!)
  
• JobsOnLine — ASCII DOS Text Résumé Submission.
  
• JobTrak — For College Graduates and Alumni
  
• Jobs USA
  
• jobs.internet.com — Matches Internet industry professionals with employers who offer high-quality jobs. Its easy and free to use, just click on the link that is appropriate for you. Be sure to browse their Internet World weekly news section "Internet Careers" for articles specifically related to finding a job in the Internet industry. The service is confidential and completely free! (Set up your Personal Search Agent and have the jobs sent directly to your mailbox! This is a great feature, I am using it right now! The service is confidential and completely free!)
  
• Jobweb
  
• Monster.com — Up to five customized résumés!  Step-by-step walk through — kind of like filling-in-the-dots!  Choose from confidential or non-confidential résumé.
  
• Net Temps — ASCII DOS Text résumé submission — Net-Temps, Inc., a leading temporary employment portal on the Internet, serves recruiting firms and job seekers. Net-Temps provides job seekers with a large pool of active job opportunities and nationwide exposure for their résumés through their alliances.
  
• NYS Department of Labor
  
• Recruiters OnLine Network — Online association of recruiters, employment agencies, search firms and employment professionals.
  
• Select Jobs — The On-line On-Target Job Finder for Computer Professionals
  
• SkillScape — Your Next Job is Searching for YOU!
  
• Telecommuting Jobs
  
• Yahoo!
  
• Youth Specialties
  

Career Centers

• The Career Builder Network — For both jobhunters as well as employers. For the jobhunter ... Free Job Notifications; Take a close look at a company now hiring in your area; An A-Z list of every company posting jobs to CareerBuilder.com; Salary calculator, apartment search, metro guides and more.
  
• America's Career InfoNet Center Resource Library — Looking for some ideas or assistance in where to go or what to do? This site links you to other resources you can use to find ideas and answers. Information is grouped into four main areas: Occupational Information
  
• Job Search Aids
  
• Job and Résumé Banks
  
• Relocation Information. — (Please note that they do not have control over these external sites and urge you to use discretion when reviewing the information at these sites.)
  
• Resources For Job Seekers And Employers — Visit Smartbiz.com and be prepared to spend a long time there — every job resource needed for the unemployed and those wanting to make a career change.
  
• Career Library — This site is separated into categories and subcategories — The major categories are: The Job Hunt; Career Counseling; Career Publications, and Other Career Resources. (Lots of good information here!)
  
  
  

Usenet Job-Related News Groups

New York

• nyc.jobs.contract — contract jobs located in New York City
  
• nyc.jobs.misc — jobs located in New York City
  
• nyc.jobs.offered — jobs located in New York City
  
• nyc.jobs.wanted — New York City
  
• nyc.jobs — jobs located in New York City
  
  
  

Miscellaneous States

• Master List of Job-Related Newsgroups — This list was compiled and is maintained by Steve Lodin. (Thank You ... Steve!)