The Muse is the go-to destination for the next gen workforce to research companies and careers.
An online and offline community dedicated to setting up every young professional for career success
Dedicated site full of advice on maximizing your LinkedIn profile and strategically using the site to support your job search.
A free, 21-day online course that will teach you how to get a job faster. Targeted at college students. Topics include: attitude, mental preparedness, creative thinking, communicating, selling and launching.
Comprehensive site with articles on career development, social media, education, and job search resources.
An interactive site that gives you all the steps you need to take to find a job that makes money and does good
Publisher of numerous "FabJob Guides," ebooks about breaking into "dream" careers (e.g. how to become an art gallery owner, cartoonist, cake decorator, florist). Also provides general career advice.
Comprehensive job search site exclusively for college students and recent graduates; provides job listings and advice.
Recommended resume and CV standards that are particularly relevant to individuals in fine and visual arts fields.
LiveCareer provides resume and cover letter builders and examples, as well as a job search tool.
Over 100 sample resumes, spanning a range of industries and professional levels.
Sample cover letters and cover letter advice from an executive career strategy firm.
Online article providing information about CV's & Resumes.
Introduction to the idea of Career Maps, with a template and example.
Article discussing the process of creating a career roadmap, including templates.
A primary source of occupational information; its database describes the particular skills, knowledge, and abilities required for hundreds of occupations. Also provides access to career exploration tools, assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
Compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the occupational handbook describes hundreds of jobs in great detail, including the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. The handbook also provides job search tips and links to information about the job market in each state.
Provides information about companies submitted anonymously by current employees. Includes salary information and interview questions.
Provides honest career information and career planning help through an extensive library of video interviews that are filmed without narration or actors – just real people speaking from the heart about their career experiences. Explore by industry, career title, company or topics. Contains lots of interviews with creatives!
Over 3500 videos with hundreds of leaders talking about their careers and giving advice. View snippets for free. Affordable annual subscription provides access to the full videos, as well as streaming of their TV episodes. Search by interest, theme or person. Interest areas include Acting & Theater, Art, Design, Education, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Film, Music, Television, Writing, and more.
Free, curated database of companies to kick off your job search. Find companies by industry and location.
A clearinghouse for information on small companies; includes profiles of more than 64 million businesses and organizations.
Provide a free salary report based on job title, location, education, skills and experience.
Provides a number of career tools, including a cost of living calculator, career salary potential reports, and the ability to search jobs by salary.
Provides average salaries for thousands of job descriptions, taking company size and education into account.
Page that provides direct links to numerous job boards, both general and field-specific.
WayUp was made to enable early-career candidates to discover and be discovered by employers. From landing paid internships throughout college to your first or second job (or even third job), WayUp is there for you and helping you to uncover opportunities for your future that you never even knew existed.
Job search engine that works like Google, using keywords and locations to find matching job listings.
Another job search engine that uses keywords and locations to find matching job listings. This site also can connect the jobs to your contacts on LinkedIn, and has a feature that connects to your Facebook so you can easily see where your friends work.
The fastest-growing job search engine on the web. Completely unique among job sites, LinkUp only aggregates jobs from company websites.
Job board promoting only work-from-home remote jobs.
Online classifieds. Search for opportunities in the Jobs & Gigs sections. Post an ad promoting yourself in the Services section.
The premier global online employment solution for people seeking jobs and the employers who need great people.
CareerBuilder has the largest online job site in the U.S.
Search hundreds of job boards at once to find the best match just for you. Site tracks your searches to remember your interests and then notifies you of new postings. Has lots of additional features.
The number one hourly job site in the world. Great for finding part-time and summer jobs.
Job listings and volunteer opportunities at non-profit organizations.
Job listings and volunteer opportunities at non-profit organizations.
Job openings in the federal government.
One of the most widely used personality instruments in the world; links to a personality quiz and to a list of recommended careers for each personality type.
Tell us what you like to do. And what you don’t like to do. We’ll show you careers that fit your interests. 30 questions.
Rate your levels on 40 key workplace skills. We’ll show you careers that match your ratings and might be a good fit.
A quick inventory that will help determine your preferred work style. Useful when beginning to brainstorm potential career paths.
This free career test takes 15 minutes to fill out and gives you a wealth of information to help you make wise career choices.
An activity created by Brene Brown that challenges you to identify core values that you want to utilize in your work.
This article discusses the meaning of Ikigai and provides definitions, diagrams & myths about the Japanese Life Purpose. It links to a series of posts focused on exploring this tool.
Assess the strength of your six Holland personality types and identify matching occupations. You get full and accurate information about each occupation, and download a 4-page interpretive booklet. Research shows that a good personality-career match leads to higher job satisfaction and better grades.
Based on the Holland career choice theory, which divides occupations into six major types. Determine your 3-letter Holland code to help you find the careers that best match your interests and abilities. A list of occupations (and college majors) with codes identical and/or similar to your own will be displayed on your screen.