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A Better Job Fast! - myjobsearch.com - Free job-hunting supersite. Catalogs *all* online resources: job postings, Fortune 500 HR sites, classified ads, recruiters, etc. Your gateway to over 3 million jobs!
AAS Careers in Astronomy Brochure - Were you the first kid in line when the new Star Wars movie was released? Have you memorized all the Star Fleet Academy vessel classes? Do you eat (and like) astronaut ice cream? You know, you could grow up to work in astronomy and space science. Find out how at this site!
CareerMosaic - Provides a searchable database of job listings, a schedule of online job fairs, and details of career opportunities abroad. Post a resume.
CareerPath.com - CareerPath.com provides job listings from the Help Wanted ads of the nation's leading newspapers and from web sites of leading employers. Listings are removed every two weeks, so users can be assured they are current. Search by job type, location, employer or keyword. You can also post a resume, view company profiles and find a job fair.
Careers in Botany - Who knew you might grow up to be a botanist? There are lots of interesting careers for kids who want to branch out into the world of plants. Be an ecologist, or forester. Or a horticulturist or agronomist (field crops). This site explains it all, including typical salaries, training needed, and more.
Careers in the Geosciences - It's a real down-to-earth career path! Work as a geologist, atmospheric scientist, geochemist, or any one of several more rock-solid careers. This site offers job outlook predictions and suggests places for you to mine other sources of information.
Engineering: Your Future - What's up with engineering? Do you have to look like Dilbert? Will you be forced to work in a cubicle and have a pointy-haired boss? Not always! Check the Alphabet of Engineering and discover that you can be an aerospace engineer, a transportation engineer, and lots of other careers in between. Which ones interest you? There are also additional links to find more.
FBI Kids & Youth Educational Page - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has had a long history of helping to solve crimes in the United States. At their Web site you can find out about fingerprinting, polygraph (lie detector) testing, DNA analysis, and other methods of crime detection. You'll be fascinated by the information on real-life crime dogs. They look for explosives, perform search and rescue operations, and also can be trained to sniff out drugs. Check the games section for a fun little concentration matching challenge.
Headhunter.net - Posting and searching for jobs and resumes is free on this site which lists over 130, 000 jobs with a regularly updated database.
Interviewing for Employment - The interview is the last step of the hiring process--and the most important. It offers both you and the employer the opportunity to meet one another, exchange information and come to tentative conclusions about "hiring" one another. The interview is often a tense situation. The better prepared you are the better you will perform. You'll find practical advice for interviewing successfully. This is just one of the many handouts available online from the University of Virginia Career Services Center. This is a great resource for anyone in the job market.
JobOptions - JobOptions posts thousands of high quality jobs every month which are updated daily. The employer database has information on over 6,000 employers and is searchable by keyword, industry and location with one-click resume forwarding to the employer. The Career Tools area offers resourses including writing resumes and letters, salary information, relocation resources, information on career fairs and trade shows, tips on interviewing and finding a home.
JobQuest - This site contains useful information on how to prepare for a job interview, the best way to detail your accomplishments and skills in a resume, and tips on finding an internship program. You can also find out what types of jobs will be most available in the future. This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest competition.
Monster.com - Monster.com features resume management, a personal job search agent, careeers network, chat and message boards and expert advice on job-seeking and career management. For employers they offer real-time job postings, complete company profiles and resume screening, routing and searching.
Peterson's: Summer Programs - Get your older brother or sister to apply for a job at camp! Peterson's (the educational directory publisher) posts lists of summer jobs here, mostly at summer camps, for both older teenagers and young adults. Phone numbers and e-mail contact addresses are included, making this a good place to look for that first-time job. There are also links to the American Camping Association's Directory of Accredited Camps and lots of information for international students. Your parents may want to explore the rest of the items at this comprehensive educational directory. They will find everything from K-12 schools, to colleges, from studying abroad, to career information.
Planet Ag - Agricultural science may be the path for you if you're into plants, animals, biochemistry, engineering, or health. This site explains 40 such careers and offers many links to other agricultural information as well as science fair ideas.
Yahoo! Get Local - All this national and international news is sometimes overwhelming! If you just want to focus on your local community news, this is the place. You need to set up a profile the first time you use it. You have to type in the name of your city, and sometimes your ZIP code, but that's about it. Then, every time you go to this page, it will bring up your local news. This may include links to your local TV station's and newspaper's Web sites, local team scores, movie listings, special event calendars, weather, and lots more. If you ever want to change to another city, a button at the top of the page will let you do that.
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