Resources

The Serious Job Seeker - This website has several résumé format styles and examples of résumés for your reference. The site also walks through some self-assessments and how to put together all the documents.

LinkedIn - I recommend that active job seekers have a LinkedIn account because there is the opportunity to share more than your résumé's single page. LinkedIn should not be used to take the place of your résumé but supplement it. Articles can be shared through your profile if you receive awards, scholarships, or present at a conference. LinkedIn's Help section has some tips for getting more out of the profile. I've also found googling the best LinkedIn profiles to be helpful for recommendations on formatting my profile. Just like a résumé, you want your LinkedIn profile to provide relevant information about you to companies. Keywords, links, and participating in LinkedIn groups and discussions help elevate your profile to be found by recruiters.

LinkedIn - Excellent resource to find information about the company and its employees. If you have the names of the interviewers, look them up before the interview. Develop questions to ask the interviewers during the interview based on their projects and their experience. Always prepare some questions ahead of the interview. LinkedIn is also a great way to flex your network to be introduced to someone at a company where you want to work.

Better Business Bureau - If the company interfaces with customers, you can check with the BBB to see what kind of complaints customers have about the company and how they resolve those complaints.

Google News - Resource to help you find current and past news regarding the company. Great way to get some talking points and to demonstrate your interest and knowledge about the company. Develop questions regarding recent project news to ask during any interviews or refer to the projects in a cover letter to demonstrate your interest in the company.

MarketWatch - For public companies you can check the stock price over time to see if there are any concerning trends.

Crunchbase - Use Crunchbase to review financial information about companies.

salary.com - Excellent resource to research salaries in an area based on education and job description. Salary.com has been very helpful for me to negotiate raises or higher starting salaries. I always recommend that you review the salary range for a job that you are applying to before going in to interview.

indeed - Indeed has company reviews and can be used to find/apply to positions.

GlassDoor - Employee reviews of the company. These reviews may bounce between the extremes of either the best company or the worst company, so take them with consideration.