Virtual Career Center

Job Search Tools

Alumni who are active and targeted in their job search or career transition achieve success in a job search or career transition more quickly. Job targets are developed and fine-tuned through self-assessment and career exploration. Once you have determined your targets, you can actively pursue them by searching for job postings, verifying salary information and researching companies.

Take advantage of the large variety of tools that are available to you for identifying positions in the open market. Look at traditional sources like newspapers, recruiters and job fairs, and spend time with the newer Internet job boards and company sites. For the best results, manage your time and don't spend too much time on any one tool.

• Job Search Sites — Web Job Boards and Company Directories
  
  
• Web Job Search Tips
  
  
• Working A Job Fair
  
  
• Using A Recruiter In Your Job Search
  
  

How can the Alumni Career Center help you identify and incorporate job search tools into your job search strategy?

• Professional Development Workshops — We host seminars to help you more effectively utilize the Internet in your job search, work a job fair, incorporate a recruiter, and prepare for and conduct salary negotiations. Fees for individual workshops are $25 and all workshops are offered at no additional charge as a feature of the Alumni Career Center's Comprehensive Service Package. See the calendar at www.uiaa.org/calendar for details.
  
  
• Job Fairs — Also check out the calendar for listings of job fairs held at different times throughout the year and featuring a variety of career areas. See the calendar for details.
  
  
• Job Listings — We post open positions at the Lou Liay Career Library and through password-protected Web sites.
  
  
• Resume Referral — Alumni who have registered for the Self-Directed or Comprehensive package of services and have published their resume through our 'Hire UI Alumni' system will increase their visibility with companies through employer and staff conducted resume searches.
  
  

• Knock 'Em Dead series by Martin Yates
  
  
• Job Search for Dummies series published by IDG Books Worldwide
  
  
• What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles
  
  
• Job Bank series published by Adams Media Corporation
  
  
• How to Make $1,000 in a Minute by Jack Chapman

Search for Job Postings
Review these sites carefully; many include unique career exploration features. Some will even let you register with virtual agents who will send appropriate postings to your e-mail.

TOP JOB SITES

• Hire UI Alumni — This primary job and resume board for UIAA members is a great way for University of Illinois alumni from its three campuses (Chicago, Springfield and Urbana) to connect with employers looking for experienced talent.
  www.uiaaconnect.org
  
  
• America's Job Bank — opportunities in many companies from a site managed by the U.S. Department of Labor and state agencies.
  www.ajb.dni.us
  
  
• Career Builder — search geographically, and by selecting other Web sites that this mega-site hunts for you.
  www.careerbuilder.com
  
  
• Community Career Center — Parkland College (Champaign, IL) has teamed up with the local Chamber of Commerce to promote Champaign-area career planning resources and job opportunities.
  www.parkland.cc.il.us/ccc
  
  
• Employment911 — pulls postings from other sites, based on your criteria and keywords.
  www.employment911.com
  
  
• Yahoo! Hot Jobs — General purpose job board and web crawler
  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
  
  
• Experience offers additional job postings for University of Illinois alumni, typically mid-level and higher. The system also provides access to Hoovers.com for additional company research.
  uiaa.experience.com
  
  
• InternshipPrograms.com — searchable database of internships.
  www.internshipprograms.com
  
  
• Job Source Network — hunt by occupational field, or geographically, and find sources that can help with your search.
  www.jobsourcenetwork.com
  
  
• Monster — many career-related resources; one of the most popular sites on the Web.
  www.monster.com
  
  
• MonsterTrak — offers targeted job listings for University of Illinois alumni who are registered with the Alumni Career Center.
  www.uiaaconnect.org
  
  
• Net-Temps — multi-faceted national job search resource, with 10 search categories.
  www.net-temps.com
  
  
• Six Figure Jobs — targets positions with salaries of at least $100,000.
  www.sixfigurejobs.com

NON-PROFIT SITES

• Association Jobs — View positions at non-profit associations throughout the country; resume posting also available.
  www.associationjobs.org
  
  
• Donors Forum of Chicago — An association of Chicago-area grant makers offering jobs, education programs, and publications.
  donorsforum.org
  
  
• IdeaList — Job search service for positions in the non-profit or community sector; internships also searchable.
  www.idealist.org
  
  
• Internet Nonprofit Center — Information for and about nonprofits.
  www.nonprofits.org
  
  
• Metaindex for Non-Profit Organizations — a vast index to non-profit organizations and information.
  www.strano.net/network/internet/linkpage/links/metaindx.htm
  
  
• Nonprofit Resource Center — Information source for nonprofit organizations.
  www.not-for-profit.org
  
  
• NPO.net — Non-profit jobs, resources, and bulletins brought to you by Lumity and the Donors Forum of Chicago.
  npo.net

FREELANCE SITES

• Elance — post credentials, search for project work, and bid for opportunities.
  www.elance.com
  
  
• Guru — over 400,000 freelance opportunities.
  www.guru.com
  
  
• Monster Talent Market — post credentials, search for project work, and bid for opportunities.
  talentmarket.monster.com

INTERNATIONAL SITES

• 4 International Careers & Jobs — an international employment directory indexing worldwide top job sites and career resources. 4icj.com is a starting point for finding overseas jobs and work abroad and covers 190 countries and includes more than 1,000 job sites and career resources classified according to 18 categories.
  www.4icj.com
  
  
• Global Gateway — a feature of monster.com.
  globalgateway.monster.com
  
  
• Overseas Jobs — search by position or by country.
  www.overseasjobs.com
  
  
• International Employment Resources — Comprehensive list of short-term and long-term international employment resources brought to you by the Northwestern University Career Services staff.
  www.northwestern.edu/careers/international/internatioalindex.htm
  
  
• Workopolis — formerly CareerBridge, this service matches job seekers with available jobs throughout Canada.
  www.workopolis.com

GOVERNMENT SITES

• Fed World — an extensive listing of federal jobs, updated daily.
  www.fedworld.gov
  
  
• Federal Job Search — post a profile and set up a virtual search agent.
  www.federaljobsearch.com
  
  
• HRS Federal Jobs — A federal job search service complete with subscription e-mail to keep you up to date with the latest job openings.
  www.hrsjobs.com
  
  
• USAJobs — the official job site for federal employment information, from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
  www.usajobs.opm.gov

SPECIFIC CAREER FIELD SITES

• AbilityLinks — linking employers to candidates with disabilities. While the job posting section is still under development, you can explore links for employers, job seekers, and all who want to learn about valuable work contributions made by professionals with disabilities.
  www.abilitylinks.org/homepage.asp
  
  
• Academic 360 — a comprehensive site for all positions in higher education institutions throughout the country.
  www.academic360.com
  
  
• Advancing Women — a skills building organization, supporting success in the workplace through strategy and mentoring which help route around traditional barriers.
  www.advancingwomen.com
  
  
• Art and Design Career Employment — career information for the art and design graduate, brought to you by Northern Michigan University.
  art.nmu.edu/department/AD_Career.html
  
  
• Bio Online — research, development, and manufacturing jobs in biotechnology.
  www.bio.com
  
  
• American Chemical Society — a membership organization consisting of more than 159,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields. Provides a broad range of opportunities for peer interaction and career development.
  www.chemistry.org
  
  
• Chronicle of Higher Education — current job postings in academia.
  chronicle.com/jobs
  
  
• Core Industrial Design Network — job postings and other career resources.
  www.core77.com
  
  
• Dice.com — jobs targeted to computer professionals only, with an opportunity to post your "Announce Availability" listing.
  www.dice.com
  
  
• Engineering Jobs — includes many employers hiring engineers and other professionals in a wide range of occupations.
  www.engineeringjobs.com
  
  
• Envirolink Library — job opportunities and activities for those interested in environmental concerns.
  www.envirolink.org/orgs
  
  
• George Warren Brown School of Social Work — comprehensive social service resources, some containing more links that may also lead to career opportunities.
  gwbweb.wustl.edu/websites.html
  
  
• Higher Ed Jobs — search open faculty and staff positions, by category, at institutions of higher education.
  www.higheredjobs.com
  
  
• International Education Daily — international teaching jobs, with some domestic positions. You can also post a resume.
  www.iteachnet.com
  
  
• Journalism Department Magazine of the University of Illinois — online news and feature articles, and an interactive job board.
  www.comm.uiuc.edu/spike
  
  
• Law Jobs — positions in 16 legal and legal support categories.
  www.lawjobs.com
  
  
• The Law School Admissions Council — a nonprofit corporation whose members are 202 law schools in the United States and Canada. LSAC is best known for administering the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
  www.lsac.org
  
  
• Management Consulting Online — job postings, company home pages, and articles from the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University.
  www.cob.ohio-state.edu/fin/opler/mco.html
  
  
• National Business & Disability Council — "the leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace." Find job postings, post your resume, and link to training programs and service agencies throughout the nation.
  www.business-disability.com
  
  
• OnlineSports — a comprehensive site, with job and resume postings.
  www.onlinesports.com/pages/CareerCenter.html
  
  
• University of Illinois Jobs — click on "Jobs" to view all postings at all campuses.
  www.uihr.uillinois.edu

RESEARCH COMPANIES AND COMPANY CULTURE SITES

• Big Book — "Yellow pages" that provide access to over 11 million organizations and street-level maps to each.
  www.bigbook.com
  
  
• CareerSearch — This powerful password-protected online company directory includes employers from every major sector of business and academics in the nation.òLocate companies and search firms by industry, location, competitors and size.òObtain company information and link to the company Web sites. CareerSearch is a feature of the Comprehensive services package.
  www.careersearch.net/ui
  
  
• Chicago Business — directories and "top" lists, and links to industries, from Crain's Chicago Business.
  www.chicagobusiness.com
  
  
• Companies Online — research over 100,000 public/private companies in 14 different categories. business.lycos.com/companyresearch/crtop.asp
  
  
• EDGAR — this U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission site lets you review and retrieve quarterly and annual SEC reports from public domestic companies.
  www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
  
  
• Fortune Magazine's Lists of Companies — Fortune magazine provides annual company lists: Fortune 500, Global 500, America's Most Admired, Global Most Admired, Best Companies to Work for, Best for Minorities, 100 Fastest Growing Companies, Fortune e-50 and more.
  www.fortune.com
  
  
• Gay Financial Network — The gfn.com 500 lists the same companies as the S&P 500 with a gay twist. The gfn.com 500 is an easy-to-use comprehensive database of information of interest specific to gay and lesbian investors and employees.
  www.gfn.com/gfn/gfn500.phtml
  
  
• Hoover's — capsule information on over 10,000 of the largest and fastest growing companies in the U.S.
  www.hoovers.com
  
  
• Human Rights Campaign WorkNet — Comprehensive list of employers that have non-discrimination, policies, domestic partnership benefits and employee networks.
  www.hrc.org/worknet
  
  
• The Inc. 500 — Inc.'s Annual List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies.
  www.inc.com/inc500/index.html
  
  
• Public Register's Annual Report Service — order free annual reports for 3600 companies.
  www.prars.com
  
  
• Web 100: Big Business on the Web — a directory of the 100 largest U.S. and 100 largest international companies on the Web, searchable by industry as well as size.
  www.metamoney.com/w100
  
  
• Wetfeet — a comprehensive site with company profiles and bulletin boards that give you inside information.
  www.wetfeet.com

Can't find the resources you are looking for? Have questions about the Alumni Career Center services? University of Illinois alumni can ask our career experts for help with job searching and career questions.