Jobs Seekers Reference
Note: I am rebuilding this site as I verify links from my old site.
Related Pages: Careers
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Support Groups: Recruiters - Employment/staffing agencies Library Resources Books: |
Indexes & Portal Sites Guides Job Listing & Resume Posting Sites Self Employment - Government Grants |
Note: The "www." at the beginning has been dropped from the web addresses below.
Support Groups: - North Central New Jersey
- "Career Forum" at Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Road in Basking Ridge 7:30-9:30 every Tue.
(Select Programs > Community Outreach > Career Forum)
(groups.yahoo.com/group/Somerset_YMCA_Career_Forum/) - "Career Networking Group (CNG)" Bernards Township Library
32 South Maple Ave.- 1st and 3rd Thursday 6:30-9 PM
(groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerNetworkingGroup/) - "Careers in Transition (CIT)" - Christ Church, Short Hills - 1st and 3rd Sat. 8:30 AM
(groups.yahoo.com/group/Careers_In_Transition/) - "St. Paul's Networking Group (SPNG) " - St. Paul's Church - 1st and 3rd Sat. 8:30 AM
214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
(groups.yahoo.com/group/SPNG/) - Job Seekers at Princeton Trinity Church - every Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30
(groups.yahoo.com/group/NJJOBSEEKERS/) - Career Connections Consortium (CCC) - A group set up by several other groups (Career Forum, Basking Ridge;
Career Networking Group (CNG), Basking Ridge;
Careers In Transition, Short Hills) to avoid duplicate postings of job leads and other email.
(groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerConnectionsConsortium/) - Groups that don't meet now, but still have web sites:
- "Career Connections" - Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church
(groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerConnections/) - Central New Jersey Job Search Network (CNJJSN) - Don't hold regular meetings now.
(groups.yahoo.com/group/cnjjsn/, - Links:
- List at Morris Co. Library
- hibberdslist.org/index.html - Networking Groups in NJ, NY, PA, CT
- Employment_and_Work at Yahoo Groups
- Women. Insights. Technology (WIT) - NY Chapter (NycWIT)
- Five O'Clock Club
- List of Networking Group in NJ, NY, PA, CT at Hibberd's List
- Work & Career at MeetUp.com
Workforce NJ (WNJPIN) - Find a Job, Career Development, Labor Market Info.
One-Stop Career Centers
Resumes - See resume page
Books: Top 
CareerXroads, by Crispin and Mehler
"How to connect in business in 90 seconds or less", by Nicholas Boothman
"Perks and Parachutes : Negotiating Your Best Possible Employment Deal, from Salary and Bonus to Benefits and Protection",
by PAUL FARGIS
"Executive Resumes: Marketing Yourself at $100,000+", by Giles Goodhead
"Executive Job Search Handbook", by Robert F. Wilson
"Time management from the inside out" Julie Morgenstern
Books to help you discover your values and set goals:
"Man's search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl
"What Color Is Your Parachute 2007", by Richard Bolles.
See Bolles web site JobHuntersBible.com
"Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out" by Phillip C. McGraw (Dr. Phil)
"How To Find Your Mission In LIfe", by Richard Bolles.
"Searach for Significance: Seeing Your True Worth Through God's Eyes", by Robert S. McGee
"The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?" by Rick Warren
"Halftime" by Bob Buford, et al
"Stand Up For Your Life", by Cheryl Richardson
"Now, Discover Your Strengths", by Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton (note: if you buy the book, you get to take the web-based inventory, by matched what I thought I was in reading the book)
"Finding Your Own North Star discovering the life you were meant to live", by Martha Beck (note: a little on the feeling side but the change transition sections are excellent)
"Do What You Are", by Paul Teiger and Barbara Barron- Tieger (note: Meyers-Briggs based book, has a short self test in it, there are also free short tests generally available on the web)
"The Assignment", by Mike Murdock (note: Christian book and not as exercise-based)
"The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life", by Laurie Beth Jones (note: Christian based book, heavy on exercises)
Self Coaching:
"Personal Best: Step by Step Coaching for Creating the Life You Want", by David Rock
"Take Time For Your Life", by Cheryl Richardson
"Life Makeovers", by Cheryl Richardson
See the resume page for resume books
Career Books at Amazon.
Library Resources:
Somerset Co. Library
Morris County Library - 973 285-6930
Job Search Guides:
Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys (332.67 STA)
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional (Gale) (060 ENC)
(Professional and Non-Profit Orgs)
American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries (331.702)
The Career Guide (331.128 CAR)
The National Jobbank (331.128 NAT) (Geographic listings)
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (016.33 ENC)
New Jersey Business (338 NEW)
Princeton Management Consultants Guide to your New Job (650.14 NIE)
Bernards Township Library - (908) 204-3031
bernards.org/library/
32 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge, - Ruth Lufkin
gti.net/mocolib1/bizserv.html - jobs.html
30 East Hanover Ave., Wippany,
CareerXroads
JobHuntersBible.com, Dick Bolles
ask the Headhunter
The Recruiting & Search Report - How to Conduct Your Job Campaign, Executive Search Firm Directories
Employment Site Indexes, Portal Sites: Top
Yahoo | Google |
Quintessential Careers (List of best job posting sites)
www.job-hunt.org | Career Central-links to many NJ job sites.
Employment Info Search at cnet search.com
TechnicalJobSearch.com
Librarians Index to the Internet (lii.org): Job Hunting | Job Listings
Employment Agencies - Recruiters: 
Temp: Manpower - 732 404-0747 us.manpower.com 485 Route 1 south, Suite 180 Iselin, NJ 08830 Lakeland Personnel - 908 685-0303 temployee.com 1302 Prince Rodgers Ave., Bridgewater Kelly Services - (800) 535-595 kellyservices.com PDQ Personnel Services, Inc - 610.438.3923 pdqcareers.com 726 Route 202 South, Suite 320-327 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Randstad - 908.771.5600 randstad.com 10 Corporate PL S Piscataway General: Altco Group (732) 549-6104 100 Menlo Park Edison, NJ altcogr.qpg.com Benchmark (732) 855-8440 benchmarkstaffing.com 34 Main Street Woodbridge, NJ 07095 MatchStar matchstar.com/ Hybrid between the traditional contingency and retained search firm, employing a business model designed to address the distinct needs of the venture market place. Search EDP Inc. 973-794-2367 SearchEDP.com Montville, NJ Maria J. Bussey Technical Recruiter C C Talent 972-383-1322 Jerrad Bowes The Norell Group 973.543.6242 norellgroup.com Teri FellerOthers:
| recruitersonline.com | All - lists of recruiters + jobs available |
| recruitusa.com | All |
| AnalyticRecruiting.com | Analytical pros - Mktg; Fin; Ops; Mfg; Planning; Systems |
| collegerecruiter.com/ | CollegeRecruiter.com |
| spherion.com | 7th largest U.S. staffing firm |
Career Counseling:
Lee Hecht Harrison (732) 632-9303 499 Thornall Street, Edison, NJ 08837 Lloyd Feinstein - 908-665-7983 www.careermarketing101.com 60 Colonial Way, New Providence, NJ John Hadley Associates, LLC (908) 725-2437 8 Lori Drive, Somerville, NJ 08876 www.JHACareers.com/HiddenJobMarket.htm
Web Sites: Top
Post on one or all of the top three:
CareerBuilder.com | HotJobs.yahoo.com | Monster.com
Other top rated / popular sites are:
Indeed.com | FlipDog.com | JobCentral.com | SimplyHired.com | CraigsList.org
careerjet.co.uk - Employment search engine for the UK. It allows you to search a
growing selection of jobs listed on company sites as well as jobsites
See reviews at ConsumerSearch.com | Job Search Engine Guide/ at rmWilsonConsulting | Quintessential Careers
Job-Board Journalism: Selling out the American job hunter at AskTheHeadhunter.com
List from Career Forum a/o 2/21/06
| New | |
| URL | Industry focus |
|---|---|
| 1-allusjobs.com | All |
| 6figurejobs.com | All - 6 figures jobs |
| aftercollege.com | All - college students; recent grads |
| ajb.dni.us/ | All - America's Job Bank. (A government sponsored job search site) |
| allretailjobs.com | Retail |
| bestjobsusa.com | All |
| bioview.com | Biotech |
| brainbuzz.com | IT |
| brassring.com | All |
| brilliantpeople.com | All - part of MRI |
| careerbuilder.com | All |
| careercity.com | All |
| careerjournal.com | Executive career site of Wall Street Journal |
| careermag.com | All |
| careers.wsj.com | All |
| clearancejobs.com | Jobseekers holding security clearance |
| cmjobline.com | Marketing/Communications |
| collegecentral.com | All |
| collegegrad.com | All |
| computerjobs.com | Tech |
| computerwork.com | Tech |
| cpri.com | Marketing - temp assignments |
| crain.com/classified/ adage/index.cfm | Advertising |
| creativehotlist.com | Architecture management |
| davincijobs.com | Varied |
| dice.com | Tech |
| employmax.com | Links to selected job sites |
| employment911.com | All |
| employmentwizard.com | All |
| execunet.com | All - Executives @ $100K+ |
| federaljobsearch.com | Federal jobs |
| freshjobs.com | All |
| gantthead.com | Project management |
| geowebinc.com | All |
| healthcarejobbank.com | Healthcare |
| healthecareers.com | Healthcare |
| healthjobsusa.com | Healthcare |
| hirehealth.com/ci/servlet/ com.ci.home.Home | Healthcare |
| hirenet.net | All |
| hotjobs.yahoo.com | All |
| idealist.org | Non-profit; fund raising |
| Imdiversity.com | Diversity sensitive |
| indeed.com | All - searches thousands of websites |
| itcareers.com | IT |
| job.com | Retail |
| jobadvertise.com | All |
| jobcentral.com | All |
| jobcircle.com | Biotech; healthcare; engineering; finance; tech; telecom |
| jobdirect.com | All |
| job-hunt.org | Links to job sites (eg. Mktg, Eng, Finance, etc.) |
| jobisland.com | All |
| jobs4sales.com | Marketing/Advertising/Sales |
| jobszoo.com | Tech |
| justtechjobs.com | Tech |
| latpro.com | Hispanic & bilingual professionals |
| marketingjobs.com | Marketing |
| marketingmanager.com | Marketing |
| marketingpower.com | Marketing |
| mbaglobalnet.com | MBA's |
| medcareers.com | Healthcare |
| medzilla.com | Healthcare; biotech; pharma |
| megajobsites.com | All |
| monster.com | All |
| nationjob.com | All |
| nationjob.com/pjscout | Personal job email service matching your background |
| netshare.com | Executive positions |
| net-temps.com | All |
| nj.com/jobs | All |
| nyama.org/jobs/career.htm | Marketing |
| nytimes.com | All - NY Times |
| pmi.org | Project management |
| researchinfo.com | Market Research |
| salary.com | Online compensation information |
| salesjobs.com | Sales |
| salesladder.com | Sales |
| sciencejobs.com | All sciences |
| scip.org | Competitive intelligence; market research |
| shrm.org/jobs/ | Human resources |
| simplyhired.com | All |
| staffinglinks.com | All - metajob search + links to employers |
| tcm.com/hr-careers/ | Human resources |
| telecomcareers.net | Telecom |
| teten.com/networking.htm | Lists for MBA jobs & consulting opportunities |
| top-consultant.com | Consulting |
| topechelon.com | All |
| topsalespositions.com | Sales |
| topusajobs.com | All |
| tristatejobs.com | All - NJ, NY, PA, CT |
| usajobs.com | Federal jobs |
| usjobboard.com | All |
| vault.com | All |
| wantedjobs.com | All |
| wetfeet.com/asp/ advanced_search.asp | All |
| //jobs.boston.com | All - not just Boston |
| Resume Blasting | |
| resumerabbit.com | |
| jobadvertise.com | |
| Agencies | |
| forumpersonnel.com | All - agency |
| Links | |
| ceoexpress.com | Gatewat to the Net; organizes best resources on the Web |
| job-hunt.org | Links to job sites |
| gti.net/mocolib1/jobs.html | Careeer Central Links to web sites |
Grantsdot website
Part time
House Sitting Made Easy: TrustedHousesitters.com car delivery jobs - Google SearchOther Web sites
Job Statistics:
2005 IT Job Skill Projections
bls.gov/emp/ - BLS Employment Projections Homepage
CraigsList: North Jersey, New York City
careersearch.net
CEOupdate.com - Non Profits (senior level)
flipdog.com
lhhcrn.com - Lee Hecht Harrison (need passwd for most information)
medhunters.com/index.html - Helathcare Jobs
searchease.com
wnjpin.com
4jobs.com
employ.com
jobanimal.com
megajobsite.com
withinmiles.com
New Jersey Jobs
gti.net/mocolib1/jobs.html
www.newjerseyjobsite.com
jerseycityjobs.net
newarkgigs.com
newarkjobs.com
newbrunswickjobs.com
newjerseyexecutive.com
newjerseygigs.net
newjerseyjobsite.com
njdiversity.com
patersonjobs.net
Somerset Co:
www.co.somerset.nj.us/joblist.html
service.govdelivery.com/service/category.html?code=NJSOMER_C2
Another list from one of the support groups
| directemployers.com/ | www.directemployers.com |
| coolworks.com/ | Cool Works has jobs in cool places! |
| Department of The Army, Civilian Vacancy | |
| 1.excite.com/home/careers/ careers_overview/0,11803,,00.html | eXcite.com Jobs |
| floridacareerlink.com/ | Florida Career Link |
| joboptions.com/ | Job Options Let your next employer find you! |
| nursingcareercenter.info | Nursing Careers |
| nasajobs.nasa.gov/ | NASA Jobs |
| review.com/career/ | Princeton Review Career Search |
| saludos.com/ | Saludos Hispanos has Hispanic & Bilingual Jobs |
| thecareerchoice.com/ | The Career Choice.com has local hospitality jobs |
| futurestep.com/ | The Future Step by the Wall Street Journal |
| usajobs.opm.gov/ | USAJOBS Internet site. |
| Yahoo Employment |
My old jobs site has more information but some of the links are out of date.
Links:
Resumes - See resume page
Careers
BSN to MSN Job Board | BSN to MSN Online
Health Careers, Online Degree Programs, Healthcare Schools & Jobs