UMD Career Services

General Links:

http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/about/

The Best Places to Work rankings are the most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee engagement in the federal government.

http://careers.twincities.com

Resources available on CareerBuilder include job listings, resumes, company profiles and advertising, and other career and recruiter resources.

http://data.wherethejobsare.org/wtja/home

Where the Jobs Are is the only comprehensive projection of hiring needs for critical occupations in the federal government.

http://www.acinet.org/acinet

America's Career InfoNet has great information on careers for every state in the U.S. It also has a collection of short occupational videos, a resource library and a search feature that searches 10 million employer databases.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/

The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information. It is a way to find out who is needed by various industries and assess a lateral move from one industry to another. Like the OOH and the OOQ, this guide comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.careervoyages.gov/

Career Voyages is designed to provide information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs. This site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.

http://www.collegejournal.com

Articles that give tips and advice on resumes, interviewing, job searching,salary info, graduate school, and financial aid

http://www.hoovers.com/free/

Hoover's is a well-known and respected publisher of business almanacs. Users can access a tremendous amount of free information from the website, but paid subscribers will have access to even more detailed profiles. Hoover's OnLine covers U.S. and non-U.S. companies as well as Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com

This site has information about resumes, networking, finding a job and more. It has everything you need to know about finding a career that's right for you.

http://www.jobweb.org

JobWeb is a web site of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) that contains information about career development and the employment process. It is especially useful for college students and alumni and the people who hire them.

http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/

This step-by-step, interactive tutorial provides instructions for using the site's many resources to research potential employers. This tutorial was designed by a professional trainer and is an excellent guide to this research process.

http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalbenefits/

Top Ten Reasons to work for the Federal Government.

http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalbenefits/bestplaces.shtml

Best places to work in the Federal Government.

http://www.makingthedifference.org/index.shtml

What jobs are HOT in the US government? Job & internship postings, articles, and information about careers working for the federal government.

http://www.monster.com

You can search for jobs, get career advice from experts, join community discussions, post your resume online, and have job opportunities delivered to your email by Monster.com.

http://www.rileyguide.com

The Riley Guide is one of the best and oldest career planning web sites. It can guide you to the many online sites and services to make your job search and career planning a lot easier. It contains information about networking, interviewing, writing resumes and cover letters, and other job search tips.

http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

Covers more than 70 majors with sample job titles, hot to enhance employability, examples of employers, and links for other sources of information.

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/N.shtml

A to Z index of federal, state, local and tribal government departments and agencies.

http://www.vault.com/

Online services offer "insider guides to employers." These consist of interviews with employees of the organization or the employers themselves. They are good insights into the company's culture, interview process, and career development possibilities. In addition, both Vault.com and Wetfeet.com offer job and resume boards along with career and job search advice.

http://www.wetfeet.com/

Online services offer "insider guides to employers." These consist of interviews with employees of the organization or the employers themselves. They are good insights into the company's culture, interview process, and career development possibilities. In addition, both Vault.com and Wetfeet.com offer job and resume boards along with career and job search advice.