Career Resources on the World Wide Web
Resume & Interview Help | Career Information at ACC
General Career Information
| Indeed - job web search engine | This search engine covers many web sites with job listings. The Advanced Search lets you specify part time jobs or internships, among other features. You can sign up so new listings that match your criteria are e-mailed to you. |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | Highly recommended as a place to begin searching. Published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Has short descriptions of hundreds of careers, giving required training, likely salary, growth potential, and more. This also links to several other useful government sources. |
| CareerOneStop | Huge amounts of information--specific jobs, information on resumes and job searching, educational opportunities, worker and employer legal rights and regulations, links to many other related web sites. Funded by the U.S. government. |
| O*Net | A site from the U.S. Department of Labor. Gives standardized descriptions of hundreds of jobs. You can search it by the name of a specific job or by general work areas or by skills. |
| Career Voyages | Another site from the U.S. government. This one emphasizes how to choose a career and which careers have promising futures. There are also links to state-by-state jobs in specific career areas. |
| Careerbuilder.com
Monster.com AfterCollege Net-Temps |
These commercial sites have job listings, some internships, information on employers, on-line job fairs, advice on job hunting, and places where you can post your resume for free. There are many others. The Google web directory lists dozens. |
| The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and
Job Resources on the Internet |
A huge collection of information on job hunting. No actual jobs are listed, but there is extensive information on resumes, job searching, interviewing, etc. The "A-Z Index" lets you focus on very specific portions. |
| What Color Is Your Parachute? (Job Hunters Bible) | A supplement to the popular annual book (available in the ACC libraries). Help on job searching and resumes and links to other career web sites. |
| Health Careers Resources on the Web | An extensive collection of career information in the health science fields. Developed by an ACC Librarian. |
| National Opportunity NOCs: Nonprofit Organization Classifieds | A nationwide listing of jobs in nonprofit organizations. Also, the Career Center and Nonprofit Library have excellent lists of links to related web sites. |
| Best Career and Education Web Sites: A Quick Guide to Online Job Search |
This is an online e-book and is only available to those with an. ACC i.d. From the Library Catalog, do a title search for the above book title; connect to the electronic book; then click on View this e-book. |
Austin & Texas Career Information
| Austin Community College Job Postings | Current job openings here at ACC. |
| Google's Directory of Austin Job Sites | Good listing of web sites with job listings, resume postings, information on job searching, all related to Austin. |
| Austin Yahoo Employment Pages | This section of the Austin Yahoo search engine focuses on local career options. The "Jobs" section links to several job listings. The listings on any page can be searched for specifics. |
| StatesmanJobs | From the local daily paper. Local job listings. |
| Workforce Solutions - Capital Area | Austin jobs, plus many other work-related resources, such as job fair listings, resume help, information on child-care, and much more. |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Official website of the state's workforce office. There are job listings and additional useful information, such as labor laws, unemployment insurance, etc. |
Resume & Interview Help
| A variety of Web sites on resumes | A section from the Yahoo search engine and index. |
| Job Interview.net | Lots of useful advice on handling interviews. |
Career Information at ACC
| ACC Career Centers | Help with picking a major, selecting a career, and finding a job |
| ACC Libraries and Media Centers | many books and videos on specific careers, resume-writing, job-hunting, and interview techniques. |
Comments or questions about these resources, send e-mail to Lola Cowling (lcowling@austincc.edu).