See You in September – Revisited Career Links for College Grads

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“See you in September See you when the summer’s through” – Sherman Edwards and Sid Wayne

For your first three summers of College, “see you in September” was okay. If you graduated in May and don’t have a job yet (and you are not alone), September does not look as good as it once did. Today’s post, which mixes several types of resources, provides a long list of resources (not so long that you can’t finish it before the end of August) to re-start your search and help you land a job.

monstertrak.com – This site, which is a job search site, focuses on internships and entry level jobs. The site allows posting of resumes, saved searchs, cover letters, internship advice, salary advice and much more.

Collegegrad.com – Due to the broad range of information available on this site, I would classify it as a Job Career Site which also includes job search. This site also allows search and post your resume. There is a wealth of information on this site including Preparation (explore careers, resumes, cover letters and interview prep). There are featured articles as well as a section on offer negotiation.

Apple.com – New Grad – A company site, Apple has a career section that is dedicated to college grads. The site is geared to students about to graduate, new graduates and those who graduated in the last year. There is also a section on campus events.

Quintcareers.com – College Grad – A job search site, this section of the site focuses on college students and recent grads career and job resources. The site includes articles, searches and links to other related sites. There are quite a few additional resources (too many to list here). Definitely worth a look.

Careersearch.net – This site offers a broad based research tool for corporations, industries and individuals at companies (by title). This site requires a code (which can be obtained from your college). This is an amazing research tool in your job search.

Jobseeker – Specific Career and Job Sites – Quintcareers.com offers an excellent page of resources for teenagers, college grads, temporary workers, executives and much more. This should definitely be on your list of “to do’s” in your job search.

Careercruising.com – This site provides interactive career exploration and analysis (it’s never too late to review your career choices). This is a “pay” site, but they provide a 30 day trial (you must get this through your college or university), but the site offers some information about their services which should help you decide if this is worth the $.

Careerfairs – BusinessWeek – “Hot off the press”, BusinessWeek published an article about Career Fairs. These are no longer geared towards the younger crowd. According to the article (worth a read), career fairs are drawing older crowds. Consider the article and consider career fairs in your job search.

Good luck in your search.