Best Career and Education Web Sites: A Quick Guide to Online Job Search (Best Career & Education Websites)

Guide provides lists and reviews of 340 of the very best sites on the Internet for information on careers, college, training, and job-search. Includes new information on electronic resumes and how to post them to online resume banks. Softcover. Best Career and Education Web Sites......Page 1 Copyright......Page 3 Contents at a Glance......Page 4 About This Book......Page 10 Internet Tips and Electronic......Page 12 The World Wide Web......Page 13 Web Addresses......Page 14 Searching the Web......Page 16 E- Mail......Page 24 Free Web- Based E- Mail......Page 25 Using Electronic Resumes......Page 29 Types of Electronic Resumes......Page 30 Using Keywords......Page 31 Getting Your Resume Online......Page 32 CHAPTER 1 College and Financial Aid......Page 34 Researching Colleges......Page 35 Apply Online!......Page 40 Getting the Scoop on College Entrance Exams......Page 41 Your Money’s Worth: College Rankings......Page 43 Money Matters......Page 44 Interstate Student Exchange Programs......Page 50 General Information on Postsecondary Education......Page 52 CHAPTER 2 Distance Learning and Lifelong Learning......Page 54 Learning About Distance Learning......Page 55 Distance- Learning Directories......Page 57 Distance-Learning Career and Degree Institutions......Page 60 Distance- Learning Consortia......Page 64 Looking for Learning in All the Right Places: Continuing Education......Page 66 Military-Sponsored Educational Opportunities......Page 68 CHAPTER 3 Career Exploration Information......Page 74 Steps for Career Planning......Page 75 Self- Assessment......Page 77 Informational Interviewing......Page 79 U.S. Department of Labor Career Information......Page 80 Career Information Potpourri......Page 83 Apprenticeships and Job Training......Page 89 Salary Information......Page 90 CHAPTER 4 Finding and Applying for Job Openings......Page 94 U. S. Department of Labor......Page 95 State Government Sources......Page 97 General Job Banks......Page 98 Job Banks for Recent or Soon-to-Be College Graduates......Page 105 Other Specialized Job Banks......Page 108 Regional Job Sites......Page 113 Canadian Job Information......Page 114 Resumes and Cover Letters......Page 115 Interviewing......Page 117 What Is a Clearinghouse?......Page 120 The Best Clearinghouses......Page 121 CHAPTER 6 Researching Employer and Labor Market Information......Page 128 Researching Employers......Page 129 Company Research Tutorials......Page 131 Company Rankings......Page 132 Government Sources......Page 133 Workforce Development Organizations......Page 137 CHAPTER 7 Military Careers......Page 140 General Information......Page 141 Army......Page 143 Coast Guard......Page 144 Marines......Page 145 U. S. Service Academies......Page 146 Air National Guard......Page 148 The Reserves......Page 149 Air Force......Page 150 Coast Guard......Page 151 Civilian Opportunities in the Military......Page 152 Post- Military Careers......Page 154 CHAPTER 8 Self-Employment and Small Business......Page 158 Government Resources for Small Business......Page 159 Small Business Solutions......Page 161 Franchises......Page 164 Online Business Magazines......Page 166 Business Associations......Page 168 SOHO: Small Office/ Home Office......Page 170 SBA and SBA- Sponsored Resources......Page 172 Other Resources Mainly for Women......Page 173 Flex Work......Page 176 Temp Work, Flex Work, and Contract Employment......Page 177 Freelancers, Free Agents, E-Lancers, and Independent Professionals......Page 179 Teleworking/ Telecommuting......Page 182 Volunteer Opportunities......Page 185 Volunteer- Related Associations......Page 189 Glossary......Page 192 Index......Page 202 The Internet is loaded with information to help you find a job, choose a school, or learn about careers. That's great...if you know how to find what you're looking for. But if you don't, it's easy to get bogged down in information overload. That's where this book comes in. In this all-new fourth edition, we've researched and reviewed the many thousands of career, job search, and education sites on the Web -- and include only the very best places for solid information and advice. No more wading through site after site -- this book has already done all of the hard work for you! Lists and offers reviews of over three hundred top sites on the Internet for information on careers, college, training, and job searching. Listings and reivews of the 340 best career and education websites.