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Best Companies Lists / Company Related:

• 100 Best Companies to Work for 2008 -Fortune’s annual ”100 Best Companies to Work for”
• 2008 Best Companies to Work For –  About.com page of America’s best companies to work for
• Best Diversity Employers – Diversity.com’s list of the best diversity employers.
• Diversity Organizations – Long list of diversity organizations (with links)
• Investigating a Company’s Commitment to Diversity – Determining if your target company is committed to diversity.
• Reader’s Choice: Best Diversity Companies 2008 – This list, provided by Diversity/Careers, lists companies, government agencies and other organizations that have been voted by readers as the best diversity companies
• The Best Places to Work for Recent Grads – This article, by www.experience.com, lists the top 20 companies for recent Grads based on a survey using set criteria.
• Top Entry Level Employers – This is a list of top entry level employers based on the projected number of entry level hires for 2008.

Career Coaches:

• Career Coaches: Should You Hire One? – This article provides some tips on finding a career coach.
• Career Coaches – Shifting Careers – These two articles from the New York Times provides some background and a few good links on the topic.
• Quintessential Careers Directory of Life and Career Coaches – This resource provides everything you need to help in your decision process.

Closing the Deal:

• Evaluating a Job Offer – About.com series of articles covering job offers
• Negotiating your job offer - Spencer Stuart article on negotiating a job offer
• The Riley Guide – Articles on negotiating employment contracts and submitting your resignation

College Grad / Entry Level Related:

• Careerfairs – BusinessWeek – BusinessWeek article about Career Fairs.
• Graduates Won’t Have Job Woes – Article published by the Shreveport Times
• Many Entry-Level Workers Find a Rough Market – NY Times article  provides statistics on entry level jobs
• Preparing new grads for uncertain job market – This article covers what the job market will be like for this year’s college grads.
• Ten Keys to Success at Job and Career Fairs – This article provides  advice on preparing for career fairs.
• Top 10 College Career Services Blogs – Top college career blogs
• Wikijobs – Internships – Wikijobs article on Internships

Interview Related:

• Good Questions to Ask in an Interview – A long list of potential questions you can ask from GradView.com
• How to Dress for an Interview – About.com article on how to dress for an interview.
• How to Dress for a Job Interview – Collegegrad.com provides  information on how to dress from the point of view of a college grad
• Interviews – Monster career article on how to approach the interview
• Interview Answers – About.com article on potential interview questions and recommended answers
• Interview Questions Practice makes perfect – Spherion.com provides an extensive list of questions you might be asked.
• Interview Survival Kit – This resource, from the Washington Post, provides a wealth of information regarding the interview process.
• Interview Tips – MSN list of interview questions, what to do, what not to do
• Six Reasons to Run From a Job Interview – This article provides some good advice on how to spot a problem interview/company.

Job Search Tips:

• 5 Steps for Surviving the Job Search Doldrums – Points on how to leverage this time of year in your search
• Get Into the Holiday Spirit for a New Job – Tips on how to leverage the Holiday season to jump start your job search
• Job Offer Negotiation -Articles on negotiating a job offer
• Job Search Internet Privacy – About.com article on internet privacy
• Job Seekers’ Guide to Resumes: Twelve Resume Posting Truths – Article on resumes
• Ten Careers that Pay More Than $50k the First Year – Yahoo! Education provides a list of the top paying careers
• Thanksgiving to New Year’s Job-Search Doldrums Got You Down? – Get an edge on your job search during the Holidays
• The Dos and Don’ts When Looking for a Position – advice on how to conduct your job search
• The Risks – What Do You Have to Lose? – Article on protecting your privacy
• The Rules of the Road to a New Career – Focuses on the rules of the road for conducting your job search
• Tips for Using the Internet to Your Advantage – Article about leveraging the Internet in your search
• Tips For Writing Cover Letters – A very good article from WorkTree.com
• Top 10 Job Search Sites used by HR Professionals – About.com survey of HR professionals and recruiters
• Top 10 Online Job Search Tips – Some job search tips from Newsday

Marketing Campaign:

• Elevator Speech is the Swiss Army Knife of Job-Search Tools – Offers a comprehensive review of the topic
• How To Write an Effective Elevator Speech – Edugree.com’s take on writing your elevator speech
• Nine Worst Resume Mistakes – What not to do on your resume.
• Resumes – About.com’s section on resumes is very extensive
• What is an Elevator Speech? – Provide seven basic components of a job search elevator speech

Networking:

• LinkedIn for Job Search – A step-by-step guide
• Riley Guide on Networking – This article provides an excellent review of networking
• Successful Job Search Networking - About.com article on networking
• The Art of Career and Job-Search Networking - Quintcareers page dedicated to networking
• The Social Network as a Career Safety Net - NY Times article on social networking

On the Lighter Side:

• 37 WEIRD JOBS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A LIVING AT – From www.jobprofiles.org
• 51 Funny Craigslist Job Titles and Listings
• Creating a 30-Second Elevator Speech – A short article (in pdf format) by Womenwork.org
• Top 10 Funniest Job Horror Stories – It is what it is!
• Top 10 Worst Job Tips – A list of the “top 10″ (maybe it’s really the bottom 10) job tips

Recruiters & Headhunters:

• The 150 Most Influential Headhunters in the World – The title says it all (by BusinessWeek)
• Effective use of recruiters in your job search – It covers the basics for working together effectively
• Search Firm Rules of the Road – Covers some of the basics for working with recruiters

Resumes:

• Resume Tips for Technology Professionals -  Aarticle by Monster Career Advice, covers specific requirements for Technology resumes

Thank You Letters:

• Write Winning Thank-You Letters – From Monster.com’s Career Advice section
• Thank You Letters – Boston College’s Career Center offers good advice on Thank You letters
• Sample Thank You Letters – A number of interview Thank You letter samples from About.com
• Thank-You Letters and Other Job-Search Correspondence – From Boise State University’s Career Center

Who’s Hiring:

• Desperately Seeking Workers – AOL page lists the top 10 companies hiring this week based on job postings
• Who’s Hiring – The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) online career site lists companies that are currently hiring