Tools and Tactics- Job Search Resources

Tools and Tactics- Job Search Resources If you are in job search, you have probably read something that Alison Doyle has written.   Her post on Career Tools this week provides some  updated/new resources for those who are exploring new career options. I have long been a fan of O*Net, because it is free and links to credible data.   There are lots of options,  and now  CareerBuilder  offers  Job Discovery Wizard  that  Doyle mentions in her post. Doyle  also mentions these other sites: WetFeet       Career Key Are you using  Career InfoNet to conduct company research?  Its available through your local public library. The Career Doctor  has written about how to begin choosing a new career and the use of assessments to help make those decisions. If you are interested in using social media tools to assist in your search, youll have to read this critique and link to Chris Brogans eBook by Meg Guiseppi . While on the topic of eBooks, Tim Tyrell-Smith recently released an eBook, 30 Ideas .   It contains ideas for successful job search spun in Tims engaging style. CareerRocketeers post on Personality and Corporate Culture, puts it all together- how to really use the assessments in developing a strategy for your search. I also want to share links to other great bloggers and thinkers on the topic of career search and management.   Each has their own unique personality and specialty! Add them to you Google reader so you dont miss a single word they have to say. Keppie Careers Career Trend Sterling Career Concepts The Write Solution, Dawns Blog Career By Choice Gayles Blog on Top Margin Sweet Careers Career Chaos Dream Big Coaching