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PRIME SITES
The CareerMeister's "Top 12" Career and Job Search Sites (alphabetical order)

• America's Job Bank Probably the largest single source for job postings on the web. This site boldly claims to have over 100,000 job openings at any given time. The variety of positions is excellent. You'll find much more than the typical technical stuff here. The procedure, (looking up job codes), for using their search engine is cumbersome, and the information is presented in a formal and somewhat stuffy manner, but what do you really expect from a site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor? All of the information you find at this site is free to public. If you're looking for postings, this is a grand place to begin.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.7/functionality 7.8/artistic impression
  
  
• Business Job Finder Currently the absolute best website for direct information about specific business career opportunities and hiring organizations. A must-see for Emory's BBA's. Extremely comprehensive and very well laid out. (Excellence in Finance, Accounting and Management/Consulting career information.) This site is updated frequently. The webmaster at Ohio State is definitely on the cutting edge of timely and accurate information.
  CareerMeister Rating: 10/functionality 8.9/artistic impression
  
  
• Career Mosaic A cornucopia of career information and links. Very large site, in fact some might say it's downright "humungus." Has an excellent search mechanism for current job openings. Can search via keyword, state, etc... College students rate it highly, might be overwhelming to some "career newbies."
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.9/functionality 9.2/artistic impression
  
  
• Good Works An incredible site if you are looking for information related to finding work in the area of social change. You will find over 1000 national organizations profiled by type of service, number of professional staff, typical number of position openings per year, salary ranges as well as internship and volunteer opportunities. Without question the best site of its type currently available on the web. Self-described as "The pay is modest...The work is important...The satisfaction is INCREDIBLE!" Combine the high-quality information with a pleasing design and you have an absolutely tremendous site.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.9/functionality 9.7/artistic impression
  
  
• Hoover's Company Search A handy little research site provding an excellent search engine for finding information about public and private companies. If you want the Hoover's profiles you'll have to pay for them. (Bummer! Isn't the web supposed to be free??) Don't bother paying. You'll get plenty of research information using the Masterlist Plus Database here. (It's free!) Search by company name or press the Masterlist link to search by industry, earnings, or geographic area.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.9/functionality 5.9/artistic impression
  
  
• JobHunt Provides many useful links to job search sites with position openings in multiple specialty areas. The scope of links is both comprehensive and impressive!! Would probably take months to digest all of the information contained in the links of this site. If you're looking for a site with well-organized useful links to career related webpages, this is one of the best!
  CareerMeister Rating: 10/functionality 5.7/artistic impression
  
  
• Jobtrak This is the official site of Emory University Career Center job postings. Emory students/faculty/staff can access daily job postings by selecting the Emory option and pathway option. It is also an excellent site for providing links to homepages of organizations who regularly hire college educated professionals. Anyone can use this site, only those with Emory affiliations can access the Emory job postings. Alumni can call (404) 727-6211 for password access.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.9/functionality 8.4/artistic impression
  
  
• Monster Board This site is the absolute fave of many college career seekers. It contains an outstanding search engine and resume posting area. Originally launched to focus on career positions and opportunities in the Northeastern United States, it has since diversified. Its roots are still in the N.E. for those of you yearning for some special attention to this geographic area, but it has branched out beyond this focus as well. If you really like this site you can even order your own Monster Board T-shirt! Recently revised with even better/faster loading graphics.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.8/functionality 9.8/artistic impression
  
  
• NCS Career Magazine This site has really come on strong recently. It is quickly developing into one of the premiere "massive career search services" on the web. Extremely comprehensive and easy to navigate. Has great articles, a large number of job postings, (although most still have a heavy technical focus), and a free resume bank. If you can overlook the rather sickly color of the blue & green image map this might be a great place to start your career search; especially if you are looking for technical positions.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.8/functionality 8.8/artistic impression
  
  
• Online Career Center One of the first and one of the best of the comprehensive career search sites. Possibly even more humungus than Career Mosaic. Surfers could get lost in here, but it is a great place to be lost. Has many position openings and lots of articles and information on conducting a career search. Can download your resume here. Tends to be heavy with technical positions, but seems to be diversifying with time.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.8/functionality 8.8/artistic impression
  
  
• Student Center Who says the career search can't be fun? Student Center is one of the more innovative career sites on the web. Be sure to check out the virtual interview feature. Most surfers won't want to miss the "Fortune-tellin'/Career-pickin'" section either. This site is new and much is still being constructed. The career search sections are based on decent published works, but don't yet live up to the creativity of the rest of this site. This site shows tremendous promise for future development.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.6/functionality 8.9/artistic impression
  
  
• T.V. Jobs: Broadcast Employment ServicesHey all you Ted Koppel and Katie Couric wannabees! Here's a site featuring a very comprehensive employment bulletin board for most U.S. network television stations and affiliates. T.V. Jobs houses a comprehensive Job Bank page featuring employment pages of television stations across the U.S.. Internships can also be easily found through this site. Excellent reference site for researching television markets and stations. A definite MUST for those seeking broadcasting careers, (technical and talent).
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.6/functionality 8.8/artistic impression
  
  

CAREER & JOB SEARCH WEBSITES

• Academe This Week: Chronicle of Higher Education Job Listings These positions are an electronic version of the Chronicle's weekly classifieds. You will mostly find positions in higher education ranging from admissions/financial aid/student services to faculty/teaching to provost/president. Easy to use search engines. Probably the best site to locate positions in higher education.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.9/functionality 7.2/artistic impression
  
  
• Bay Area Jobs This one's for all you left coast fans. If you are bold enough to ignore the whole Richter thing and dream of living and working in the Bay area, this site will literally meet all of your needs. Allan the webmaster is a wee-bit obsessed with finding Bay area employment links. His crazy, compulsive, link-searching, lunacy has led to the very best listing of local job links for any metro area on the internet. It is for the betterment of all men & women looking for work in the Bay area. Scope it out before "The Big One" hits.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.6/functionality 8.9/artisitc impression
  
  
• Best Bets From the Net Yet another in a long line of career link sites. This one tends to be well-organized, but does focus mostly on academic related and science types of career links.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.0/functionality 4.6/artisitc impression
  
  
• Boston Job Bank So Beantown is where you want to work, eh? This is one of the best websites currently available to find Boston-area job postings. The graphics are appealing and the information is like the Red Sox bullpen...very adequate, but not quite stellar.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.7/functionality 8.6/artistic impression
  
  
• Career Center Homepages As advertised this page provides links to Career Centers who have web presentations on-line. Some of them are quite good, others are rather bland at best. Most web surfers find them less than spectacular from a design standpoint, but who cares? It's the content that is crucial, right? The information can be useful if you are looking into jobs in specific regions of the country. Might be worth visiting some of these sites to judge for yourself how useful they can be.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.3/functionality 7.4/artistic impression
  
  
• CareerPath.com This site allows users to view & search the current classified job listings from the following major newspapers: BOSTON GLOBE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, L.A. TIMES, N.Y. TIMES, SANJOSE MERCURY NEWS and THE WASHINGTON POST. While this information is really cool to receive on-line, jobseekers must remember these are classified ads. Not traditionally the most effective way to find job openings. Also not specifically targeted toward entry-level job seekers. This site requires user to register at no charge! Minimal hassel.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.2/functionality 9.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Catapult: Links of frequently visited career pages The "Mother" of all link pages. Propels you to many useful sites, but descriptions are a little sketchy.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.6/functionality 7.6/artistic impression
  
  
• College Graduate Job Hunter Quantum Leap Publishing is "oh so sneaky." This cleverly disguised book promotion is packed with information which college students/recent graduates will find useful. It actually contains excerpts from the book "The College Graduate Job Hunter." The excerpts are written in "X'ish" style and are pretty useful and interesting. The site features links and information specifically targeted to attract recent college graduates. The site has been updated recently and now also incorporates sound bytes.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.1/functionality 8.5/artistic impression
  
  
• Employment Services By Field Very well-organized listing of links. Broken down by area. Areas include: Architecture, Arts & Humanities, Business, Communication and Media, Education, Environment, Government, Health Care, Law/Paralegal, Not-For-Profit, Science & Technology.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.2/functionality 6.5/artistic impression
  
  
• ESpan This award-winning website tends to be over-hyped. Artistically it is very appealing, and functionality is impossible to rate fairly. The biggest drawback is it requires you to go through a lengthy registration process to fully utilize their services. Registration is a hassel. Three different visits ended with server being too busy to accept application materials after several minutes to prepare. ESpan does little more than frustrate the CareerMeister. Perhaps you'll have better luck.
  CareerMeister Rating: 4.4/functionality 9.7/artistic impression
  
  
• Fedworld Looking for "goo-gobs" of government job listings? This is most definitely the site for you! Select the Office of Personnel Management Link option for MASSIVE, and we mean, MASSIVE listings of Government Jobs broken down by states and regions. Updated daily. Sounds great, huh? The only problem is it is an FTP site meaning it's not nearly as easy or interesting to navigate as http websites. Pretty boring layouts of text documents. The info. is world-class, the presentation is dull at best. BE CERTAIN TO LOOK AT THE TXT FILES. OTHERS MAY PRESENT CHALLENGES/ PROBLEMS IN OPENING. Other links from this page like PEACE CORPS, are quite advanced considering they are government sites.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.2/functionality 1.2/artistic impression
  
  
• Jobs in Mathematics Ever wonder which employers actually pay people to explain the wondrous and hidden mysteries of "pi?" Learn all you've ever yearned to know about the mathematics career market & job openings. This site has been developed by Dartmouth University and features marketing, statistics & job openings.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.1/functionality 4.9/artistic impression
  
  
• Job Listings for Education More higher education listings, though not as comprehensive as The Chronicle site. This is a gopher site so it's not much to look at artistically, some would call it "primative."
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.8/functionality 3.1/artistic impression
  
  
• Job Resources By U.S. Region A nifty listing of job resources focusing on specific states and geographic regions. Features links to local newspaper want-ads and web postings for local areas. Put together by one of the finest career webmasters over at William and Mary.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.0/functionality 5.0/artistic impression
  
  
• JobSmart Developed as a site to assist those seeking employment in the Northern California area, Jobmart has much information for the use of all job seekers. Features career guides with information on professions and career fields. Resume preparation information abounds with ample samples and Damn Good writing tips from the likes of Yana Parker. The internet's first comprehensive listing of salary survey sites is a major drawing card for this site.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.9/functionality 9.5/artistic impression
  
  
• JobWeb Sponsored by the National Association of College Employers. Surf's up for recent graduates and experienced job seekers. There is plenty of information to keep you busy at this site, although it is not quite as easy to navigate as some of the other career sites. Quality and amount of information has been enhanced since this site incorporated "The Catapult." A recent homepage overhaul has helped make the site friendlier.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.1/functionality 8.9/artistic impression
  
  
• Journalism - Related Job Openings The top collection of journalism related job search links currently available. Features links to such sites as the "National Diversity Journalism Job Bank," "Jobs at Gannett," and a "weekly listing of job openings compiled from the JOURNET listserv."
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.8/functionality 3.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Links to Job Postings at Universities & Public Firms If you're looking for a site to take you to actual position openings quickly, this is the site for you. This is an extremely useful list of universities & organizations with in-house job postings.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.2/functionality 3.4/artistic impression
  
  
• NationJob You know how easy velcro makes tying shoes for little children? This site is the "velcro tie" of the web job search. Gives you a company profile/overview and then tells you about current position openings. Things can't get any simpler than this. The current downfalls of this site are the heavy focus on the midwest and the incomplete pages. Site is being developed, has the potential to be great.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.1/functionality 4.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Opportunities in State Government A site in the development stages. Several states are represented and several are not. As the title indicates this site links you directly to job openings in state government.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.7/functionality 3.9/artistic impression
  
  
• Riley Guide This site gets more impressive with time. The Webmaster here is a real gem. Keeps information current and well-organized. Basically this site is a list of links/sites to help students with their job search. Many good "specialty" links here. Federal Government, Education, Business, etc... This site is updated frequently and contains many links not typically found at other sites.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.2/functionality 5.7/artistic impression
  
  
• A Survival Guide For College Graduates A site sponsored by an insurance group. The underlying theme is "we'll provide you some basic career information and while you're here how about a little life insurance?" Provides very basic links as well as general career information.
  CareerMeister Rating: 5.6/functionality 7.2/artistic impression
  
  

GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

• AAMC Website Premed students should flock this way! Comprehensive site including information on medical schools, the Association of American Medical Colleges, research, as well as student and applicant information.
  Career Meister Rating: 9.0/functionality 7.7/artistic impression
  
  
• Eric's Guide to Medical School Admissions One of the first links designed to help those considering medical school education. Takes you through the process and answers those questions you've been afraid to ask. Site is solid, but not state-of-the-art or Earth shattering.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.3/functionality 3.4/artistic impression
  
  
• General Graduate School Information Since this site is brought to you by Mr. Jefferson's University, it does tend to have a focus toward services for UVA students. There is a fair amount of information and a few links that can be useful to anyone who is applying to graduate school programs.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.2/functionality 3.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Graduate School Rankings: U.S. News & World Report While career development professionals shy away from rankings, we know students love 'em. Please use them responsibly. The new 1996 Rankings are here!
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.2/functionality 8.3/artistic impression
  
  
• GRE Online Wow! This is one of the best designed sites we've reviewed in a while. Eye-popping graphics. If you're using Netscape 2.0 the tables are great! Contains adequate information about GRE test dates and questions you may have about the new CBT (computer based testing) format. Better start thinking about CBT b/c October 1996 figures to be the last time you'll find a paper and pencil test offered for fall.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.2/funtionality 9.7/artistic impression
  
  
• Law School Admissions Council Like many law-school oriented sites on the net, this site is peddling some wares. If you can get past this fact, you'll find some useful information. For instance, they have done a tremendous job of finding and listing links to all Law school programs with sites available on the web. This feature alone is worth your visit! Add to this the opportunity to find Law School Forum dates, register electronically for the LSAT, and even receive some "free" information, (apparently they are embarassed to charge for everything!), and you have a pretty nice little site.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.8/functionality 7.8/artistic impression
  
  
• Peterson's Education Center Okay, so some of it is shameless self-promotion teasing you about their print resources. There is plenty of useful information for those of you researching graduate school programs. Includes links directly to graduate and professional schools/programs who currently have websites available. The site is well-designed and well-worth your time to visit even though much of it is still under construction.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.0/functionality 9.5/artistic impression
  
  
• Pre-Law Handbook Authored by Bill Swinford, a political science professor at the University of Richmond, this site really delivers! There are no flashy graphics, no wisecracks, nothing but heaps of thoughtful advice and information for college kids pondering law school. As Point Communications states: "A careful reading of this document could, in the future, spare a lot of bandwidth on the Law Student Bitch & Moan Page."
  Career Meister Rating: 9.7/functionality 3.9/artistic impression
  
  
• Psychology Graduate School Information Psychology is Emory's most popular undergraduate major. This link is for you, kids! If you're looking for information on applying to graduate schools in psychology this site is Nirvana. It is far and away the best information resource of its kind on the web. Kudos to the folks at The University of Richmond who constructed this site. A must-see for Emory psychology majors. Yes, it's that good.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.8/functionality 9.6/artistic impression
  
  
• Yahoo's List of Universities Check out this listing to see if the universities you are considering have a presence on the www. This listing is the most comprehensive available. Covers all countries in the world. Click here for a United States only list.
  CareerMeister Rating: 10/functionality 5.0/artistic impression
  
  

SPECIALTY SITES

• 100 Careers in Wall Street The title is a little misleading, but the site is worthy of your time if you are looking for job openings/career information related to Wall Street. If looking at this, you probably don't have time for long narrative. Site features links to numerous investment banks and is beginning to increase the number of job postings.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.9/functionality 5.4/artistic impression
• The Black Collegian The Black Collegian has been publishing for 25 years. This career & self-development magazine for African American students is now on the web. Features some of its very best and most current information on employers. It's still kind of primitive in presentation style, but the content is superb. Excellent resource.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.7/functionality 5.1/artistic impression
  
  
• Career Choices A wonderful resource providing information about how various majors have led to specific careers. Try the "what can I do with a major in?" and "major confusion?" links. There are some other dandy links here also, especially for career planning. Worth a visit.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.9/functionality 5.5/artistic impression
  
  
• Employment Resources For People With Disabilities Not much to look at artistically, but the information is the best currently available. This site is a comprehensive listing of career links and resources for people with disabilites who are conducting a job search. It is spun off of the Careers On-line site which houses career information for students with disabilites. Since this site is based in Minnesota, some of the information is region specific, although most can be used by anyone.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.8/functionality 4.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Emory University Human Resource Job Postings Looking for a position vacancy at Emory? All Emory vacancies are posted here for your viewing pleasure. This site is updated weekly and provides the most timely information possible.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.7/functionality 5.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Career Resources Features information on workplace issues for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. Also contains a variety of links to other "Queer Campus and Web Resources." Developed by the University of Southern Maine.
  CareerMeister Rating: 5.2/functionality 5.2/artistic impression
  
  
• The Global JobNet Those wild and whacky television fanatics over at Rice University have done an excellent job developing this "channel" on their homepage. (Some of the other channels are worthy of surfing through) This site has the potential to develop nicely. Still has some link difficulties in European section, though these should be worked out in due time.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.8/functionality 7.1/artistic impression
  
  
• MBTI - Keirsey Temperment Scale For those interested in information related to Myers/Briggs. This site gives you a test and you will then receive a profile detailing your personality preferences. As with all inventories we strongly recommend you interpret the results with a professionally trained counselor.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.8/functionality 4.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Personality Analysis A site designed to provide some sketch information about the MBTI. The section on "Type Prayers" is one of the more interesting aspects of this site.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.2/functionality 3.8/artistic impression
  
  
• Relocation Salary Calculator So you're sitting on an offer of $26,000 per year in Atlanta...how much would an equivalent offer be in New York City or Boston? Find out the answer to this burning question and more as you explore the ins and outs of the fascinating world of salary calculation. Is optimally used with Netscape 2.0, but will also work, (in a somewhat clunky fashion), with Netscape 1.1.
  CareerMeister Rating: 6.8/functionality 3.1/artistic impression
  
  
• Resources For Minorities On The Internet A fairly solid listing of internet sites containing career information and other resources for African Americans, Latinos & Chicanos, Asian Americans and Native Americans. The listing of links is mired in a high-tech virtual job fair site, but does have useful information beyond opportunities in technology. Will take some wits to navigate. Not as straight forward as some other sights.
  CareerMeister Rating: 8.1/functionality 7.2/artistic impression
  
  
• Resources For Students of Color This site has been developed by Weslyan University and focuses on links to resources specifically designed to assist students of color who are exploring graduate school or career search options. Has direct information on programs in the N.E. United States.
  CareerMeister Rating: 7.7/functionality 7.1/artistic impression
  
  
• Salary Surveys Cha-Ching!!! Just how much "cha-ching" can you expect to make or negotiate for? This site will help you get information to be thoroughly armed as you move through the salary negotiation stages of the hiring process. Hosts profession-specific salary survey information.
  CareerMeister Rating: 9.2/functionality 9.0/artistic impression
  
  
• Saludos Web The first, (we think), website designed exclusively as a resource to assist Hispanics who are looking for employment. Has information related to job search strategies as well as actual position openings. Contains links to some general job search sites. Hope to see more emphasis placed on Hispanic issues in the future.
  CareerMeister Rating: 5.0/functionality 4.0/artistic impression
  
  

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Last Update: July 15, 1996


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