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Career/Employment Web Sites

Advice & Tools for the Career Search Process 

  • Career Journal -- A Wall Street Journal service.
  • Career Magazine provides general guidance on managing your career, starting your own business, and how to approach the job search process.

  • Careers-in-Business.com is designed to help you get started in the business world. This site contains job search advice from a variety of experts on areas such as: salary negotiations,binterviewing, networking, and resume & cover letter writing. The information is maintained at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University.

  • Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet (a.k.a. The Riley Guide) This meta-site indexes web sites which provide tips on most job search aspects. These include choosing an occupation, resume writing, interview preparation, salary negotiation, and more.
  • ForeignMBA.com -- Information-rich site that targets foreign nationals who wish to use their MBA in the USA, but it also contains pertinent advice for those who wish to work abroad.

  • JobWeb contains resources on interview and resume prep as well as links to sites of interest for minorities, international students, persons with disabilities, and persons relocating.

  • 200 Letters for Job Hunters contains pointers on writing cover letters and other employment correspondence.

  • Net-Temps offers guidance on the job search essentials. It also provides a directory of executive recruiters, a directory of companies which is searchable by industry and state, a chat room moderated by a career consultant, and an entrepeneurial resource center.

  • Vault.com -- The "insider career network."  Indispensable source of insider information about companies and industries, as well as discussion boards for selected and general career topics. Free registration gives you access to Vault reports for free. 
  • WetFeet.com -- "Inside insight on jobs and careers".  Competing insider service to Vault.com.  Also offers free access to full reports to those who register (for free).  Excellent company and industry coverage.  [NOTE: Johnson School students have access to WetFeet via the Career Management Center. See CMC staff for access.]

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Job Listings  

Biomed / Biotech:

Diversity:

  • HireDiversity.com -- Seeks to match "multicultural and bilingual professionals with the fastest-growing, most-profitable industry sectors both nationally and internationally.  [Their] clients include Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies." 

Environmental:

Financial:

  • AccountingJobs.com -- Search their finance and accounting jobs database or use their "articles and links" for more information.

  • BankJobs.com -- Allows you to exclude particular banks.

  • Bloomberg.com -- Search by job description or location. 

  • Financial Job Network -- An excellent, international resource.  

  • JobsintheMoney.com -- Search their database (by industry, job category, keyword, or location) for open positions in hundreds of financial firms.  Sign up for a "job alert" and be notified of new positions which match your criteria.

General:

  • Net-Temps has won a variety of site awards. It contains about 55,000 job postings and contains a meta-search engine that searches listings posted in newsgroups elsewhere on the Internet. There are over 40,000 employers for you to explore.

  • Career.com, a recruitment site administered by HEART Advertising, Inc., was selected by IBN, Internet Business Network, as one of the Top 25 Recruitment sites on the Internet . Career.com allows users to search by company name, job category, and location. It has small sections targeted at entry level and international jobseekers.

  • Headhunter.net contains the J.O.B.S. database for thousands of the latest opportunities from hundreds of employers. Post a resume and check out on-line job fairs at this site. Contains profiles of prospective employers with links to their company websites.

  • CareerBuilder lists Newspaper Employment Ads from many major cities. It provides expanded profiles on major employers and includes on-line resume submission. The user fills in forms; CareerBuilder returns it in a resume format which can then be viewed by employers.

  • CareerSite allows users to search both its database of jobs and those listed in Usenet newsgroups. It provides a "virtual agent" which pulls job postings based on confidential user created profiles upon login (a free service). It also provides company profiles and allows users to search by company name. Users may store their formatted resumes with employers and then request CareerSite to send it, for free, to employers. Members can develop a confidential, searchable profile.
  • CareerVoyager.com -- An exhaustive meta-site of every variety of career site, be they general or specific.
  • Careers in Business contains listings of job openings at specific corporations. It is smaller than other job sites, but geared specifically toward MBAs. It also contains profiles of business occupations and job search advice. The information is maintained at the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University. Includes a list of other career sites available on the Internet.

  • Career Resource Homepage contains databases of various professional organizations, research institutions, government agencies and other non-profit organizations. Also has links to other databases maintained by various employers seeking workers.

  • Chronicle of Higher Education - Academe This Week lists over 800 openings, primarily in academe but also in the corporate world.

  • Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet (a.k.a. The Riley Guide) is a meta-site that indexes both general and occupationally-specific job listing sites. Organized by subject categories to allow users to find the most appropriate site for their job search needs.

  • Information Week Online contains a resource guide for the technical job seeker.

  • JOBTRACK's Job Search allows students and alums to search for permanent and internship positions with employers interested in students from specific universities.

  • JobWeb posts internships and permanent jobs from corporations and the Federal government and contains links to sites that list postgraduate and field work jobs. Provides descriptions of various employers and links to their home pages.

  • Monster Board posts jobs across occupations and disciplines, will automatically send you job postings based on the personal profile you create, and provides profiles of the companies which post with Monster Board. It contains U.S. and International listings.

  • NationJob offers many job openings as well as a free personal job consultant service. Searchable by occupation, education, salary requirements, and geographic location.

  • RON, Recruiters On-line Network, allows users to search listings via a simple keyword search engine.

    High-Tech/Startups:

    • Dice.com -- One of the top online high tech career sites.  Search for contract and / or full-time positions.

    • MBA FreeAgents.com -- Provides both full-time and temporary assignments, geared towards startups and the "new economy".

    • Startup Company Jobs information from About.com -- Provides links to Silicon Valley, Asian and other tech-oriented job sites.

    Human Resources:

    International:

    • EscapeArtist.com maintains a "Jobs Overseas Index Page" which links to job listing sites for a range of countries.   

    • Fincareer.com maintains a "Global Players" list of banks, accounting firms, insurance companies, etc.  Includes the name of each firm (with a link to its website) as well as specific information for  MBAs, PhDs, and Master's graduates.

    • MBA Enterprise Corps -- "During a 15-month assignment, Corps members serve as management consultants for host companies in the process of adjusting to a market economy."  Excellent international volunteer opportunities for senior MBA students and recent graduates.
    • The Riley Guide has an extensive International Job Opportunities page.

    Internships:

    TIP:  If you are interested in interning with a particular company, check its website for possible leads.  Many firms now have information online which details their internship programs.  For example, Adobe offers MBA internships in a variety of areas.

    Location-Specific (Selected):

        Boston:

        General:

        Hong Kong:

    • South China Morning Post's Careers page -- "...Hong Kong's leading Web-site for quality jobs..."

        San Francisco / Bay Area:

    • Craigslist.org -- Scroll through the categorized job listings, which include specific Bay area locations, or subscribe to receive e-mailed updates. 

    Silicon Valley:

  • The Silicon Valley Job Source -- Offers: searchable database of positions; e-malied listings; apartment ads; a "company of the day" spotlight; etc.

    United Kingdom:

  • Top Jobs -- A slow but useful site.  After choosing a position category, narrow your search by region, etc.

    Washington, DC Area:

TIP:  If you're interested in working in a location not listed above, visit CareerVoyager.com -- scroll down their main page to their extensive international job links.

Management Consulting:

  • Management Consulting Online -- This site provides much more than mere job ads.  Links to MC firms, salary information, and selected articles.

MBA-Specific:

  • MBA Careers contains a searchable listing of jobs open to MBAs. It allows users to post resumes via an online form, provides links to a variety of MBA resources, and provides limited company profiles.
  • MBA Enterprise Corps -- "During a 15-month assignment, Corps members serve as management consultants for host companies in the process of adjusting to a market economy."  Excellent international volunteer opportunities for senior MBA students and recent graduates.
  • MBA FreeAgents.com -- Provides both full-time and temporary assignments, geared towards startups.

  • MBA Jobs provides an engine that searches the following sources: Yahoo!, Net Temps, Headhunter, Wall St. Journal, Monster Board, and Intellimatch. Search engine is clunky - e.g searching by city in WSJ doesn't work well.

Non-Profits:

  • ExecSearches.com -- "Independently owned and operated since 1999, ExecSearches.com now services top non-profit, public sector, and socially conscious organizations and other search firms and 3rd party recruiters in the United States and around the World."

  • Idealist.org -- Search for positions with "20,000 organizations in 150 countries.

  • Philanthropy News Network Online -- Search by job type (executive, development, etc) or subscribe to their "Nonprofit Job Alert".

Pharmaceuticals:

  • International Pharmajobs -- "International Pharmajobs Ltd is an Internet-based job market specializing in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. Current job opportunities cover pre-clinical research to marketing, entry level through upper management positions."

Temporary:

  • Net-Temps.com -- Search for contract (or full-time) positions in particular industries (such as Internet, Management, Health Care, etc.).


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Industry Information

Consult our answers to frequent industry questions for information about industry trends, key associations, etc.


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MBA Occupational Profiles

  • Careers in Business contains information on a variety of business career areas, including banking & finance, accounting, management consulting, and logistics. Profiles include skill requirements, trends in occupational market, salary levels, top employers in the market, and interviews with people in the occupation. The site points to resources on the Internet and in print which are relevant to each occupation. The information is maintained at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University.

  • Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet (a.k.a. The Riley Guide) This meta-site indexes web sites which provide profiles of a range of occupations, including the traditional MBA occupations.


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Other Job Search Indexes


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Resume Posting Services  

 

  • Career.com, a recruitment site administered by HEART Advertising, Inc., provides a resume form; users fill in personal information and job history.

  • CareerBuilder lists newspaper employment ads from many major cities. It provides expanded profiles on major employers and includes on-line resume submission. The user fills in forms; CareerBuilder returns the information in a resume format which can then be viewed by employers.

  • CareerSite allows users to fill out a profile form and to save copies of formatted (e.g. MS Word) resumes online. Employers screen for potential employees in a database which keeps applicant names confidential. CareerSite will send out copies of the resume to employers, upon request from either the applicant or from the employer, with the applicant's permission.

  • MBA Careers contains a searchable listing of jobs open to MBAs. It allows users to post resumes via an online form, provides links to a variety of MBA resources, and provides limited company profiles. Contains a directory with links to U.S. and international business school web sites.

  • Net-Temps provides a resume form. Users log into database and openings which meet the resume profile are generated automatically. Users are not sent job openings via e-mail. Postings are confidential; i.e. names, addresses, etc cannot be seen by those searching the resume database.

  • RON, Recruiters On-line Network, allows users to post resumes by cutting and pasting information into their form. Approximately 6,000 employers are members of RON. Users can also search RON's directory of recruiters.

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