Library Services

Internet Sites for the Job Seeker

These web sites provide free information and assistance to job seekers and employers, including resumes, cover letters, relocation, and job seeking strategies. They are listed in two groups: Comprehensive and Specialty.

Comprehensive Web Sites:

Americas Job Bank http://www.ajb.dni.us
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and 1800 state employment service agencies, AJB includes a nationwide job bank of more than 250,000 jobs and links to individual state job banks. Most jobs are full time, in the private sector, and span from professional to blue-collar.
Bay Area Jobs http://www.bayareacareers.com
Developed by a Sonoma County realtor, this site contains the most direct company links to San Francisco Bay area jobs. No link is too small to be included here. Listings for Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Seattle are also included.
CareerBuilder.com http://www.careerbuilder.com
Access jobs listings by type and industry searchable by keyword and by company. You can also search for international jobs. CareerBuilder allows you to post a resume and offers advice and resources for the job seeker.
CareerCity http://www.careercity.com
A database of over 125,000 jobs. View sample resumes and cover letters; learn interviewing skills and job searching techniques. Take the Should I quit my job? and the Should I take the new job? quizzes.
Internet Career Connection http://iccweb.com
Post a resume, search thousands of resumes, scan or post help-wanted ads. Also search HelpWanted-USA, a no-frills database of 10,000 job openings searchable by keyword. Regularly updated listing of high quality jobs.
JobStar California http://www.jobstar.org
A California job-searching and career advisory site sponsored by Bay Area Library Information Service and San Francisco TV station KPIX. Features Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego job markets.
Craig's List http://sacramento.craigslist.org
Craig's List is an online bulletin board for advertising community events, selling and buying real estate and much more -- all tailored for the communities it serves. Look at the Sacramento Craig's List for local jobs.
Monster.com http://www.monster.com
Features an outstanding search engine with more than 322,000 job listings, resume databases, job fairs, and employer information. The user may submit online resumes and employers may post jobs.
Brass Ring http://www.brassring.com
Brass Ring is a job search center for professionals in information technology, healthcare, business and finance and engineering. This company also develops human resources software aimed at recruitment.

Specialty Web Sites:

Career Magazine http://www.careermag.com
An online magazine with feature articles, job fair listings, indexes of recruiters, consultants, relocation resources, job openings, and employers. .
Federal Jobs Digest http://www.jobsfed.com
Jobs by broad category, e.g. engineering, law enforcement, clerical. Includes more information about federal jobs than any other sites, and interpretation of government.
Forty Plus http://www.fortyplus.org
A Northern California non-profit organization of professionals, executives, and managers in career transition, providing a number of member services, job search training, career guidance, counseling, networking, and practice interviews. Helpful for this specialized group of job seekers.
Sacramento Employers http://www.sacmetro.com/employers.asp
Links to more than 125 Sacramento employers Internet sites.
USA Jobs http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information which is provided by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Wall Street Journal http://www.careers.wsj.com
Features more than 2,500 articles on all aspects of job hunting and career management as well as in-depth salary data and a calendar of career events. Also featured is a database of more than 30,000 top-level jobs from the nations best companies.