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JobStar www.jobstar.org. . . (previously called JobSmart -- but it's exactly the same site)
Probably the classiest, sassiest, and most useful site for top caliber CAREER and JOBS information for California, with lots of goodies for anybody anywhere. Created and maintained by my good friend Mary-Ellen Mort (researcher-counselor-sleuth-extraordinaire) the Librarian-With-An-Attitude, on behalf of the Bay Area Library and Information System, Oakland, California. Zillions of links to other quality sites---but NOT just ANY old links; this has been done with discretion so you don't have to pick through a lot of garbage. Salary surveys and sample Resumes are the most popular features.
Hot tip: Check out "Ask Electra" thoroughly. This "E-Search Goddess" is a very savvy lady with expert job advice and tips on finding a vast array of targeted, valuable information on the WEB.
Another hot tip: JobStar is the best place to get all that Salary Information, including a link to America's Career InfoNet's great interactive database for comparing wages for a particular occupation, from one city to another. JobStar won the prestigious annual Award for Excellence from the American Library Association, as an outstanding library resource project. AND, now JobStar is in the TOP TEN CAREER SITES on the planet!

The Riley Guide - by Margaret F. (Riley) Dikel
(Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet)
Among the most respected and authoritative resources for job hunters, this is the first and most complete guide to using the Internet to aid in your job search and the only one with evaluations for the resources. Shows how the Internet can be a tool in the job search and recruiting process, and provides links to hundreds of job resources, services, and information guides all over the Internet. Margaret is the author of The Guide to Internet Job Searching and used to write the monthly Internet column for National Business Employment Weekly.

What Color is Your You-Know-What
Dick Bolles' NEW website covers everything you EVER wanted to know about the job search, including some timely tips on using the latest technologies in your job search. I assume you already know that his classic book is the best-selling job search guide in the Local Universe. Browse the website for a taste of what's available in the book. (THEN, buy the book, of course: "What Color Is Your Parachute?")

CareerGames.com -- By Dick Bolles' EUROPEAN buddy and counterpart, job search expert DANIEL POROT. Great guy. Great website.


Electronic Resume Banks
A guide by Clara Horvath of CAREERWORKS
(Technology for Career Management, Recruiting, Job Search); czh@careerworks.com
As described on JobStar: "Is there an electronic resume bank in YOUR future? Electronic resume banks are the computer dating agencies of the job search. Like dating agencies or personals ads, resume banks assume that you can describe, quantify and match the most likely prospects.
Find out how these electronic matchmakers work, what you should keep in mind and what employers are looking for."



Joyce Lain Kennedy
Joyce says, "Find everything you ever wanted to know about careers and jobs -- and the education to prepare for them-- on the World Wide Web. Here are the sites I immediately think of when I'm Webbing around the Net."JOB-HUNT: All Job Resources (over 700 relevant links, EASY to scan; includes recommendations)
A Meta-list of Online Job-Search Resources and Services. Online Job listing. Job resources. Academia; General job listings; Science, Engineering, Medicine; Classified Ads for jobs; Recruiting agencies; Companies with job openings; Newsgroup Searches; Resume Banks; Reference Material; Commercial Services; University Career Resource Centers; Other Jobs Meta-Lists.
MILITARY-RELATED SITES:
The Retired Officers Association (TROA)
Good resource for folks leaving the military.
Transition Assistance Online
http://www.taonline.com
International Job Bank -- new, but dynamic
http://www.internationaljobbank.com
www.Military.com - Daily military news and more.
http://www.military.com/Careers/FrontDoor



Jack Chapman / Negotiating Your SALARY
--Author: Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute, Ten Speed Press, ISBN#0-89815-890-7.
--Telecoach: for individual salary negotiations.
--Address: 511 Maple Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091
--Email: jkchapman@aol.com; Voice/Fax: (847) 251-4727
--Website: http://members.aol.com/payraises
--Quote: "Being well-paid is critical to career satisfaction and success."
EMAIL from a job seeker:
"Yana, Just wanted you to know that I checked out your web site and with information gleaned from it via one of the links, ordered Jack Chapman's Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1,000 a Minute." Well, it worked I increased my salary 25%. ---Thanks, Margaret Shebalin"