FOR CANDIDATES:
If you have ever used sites like Career Builder or Monster you have noticed that there are no end of companies that offer advice on job hunting skills such as building resumes and interviewing. Most of the time these sites are put out by companies that charge for their services, or are simply hooks to bring you to their recruitment site. Below are some more legitimate and objective sites that will help you with your job hunting skills.
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/
This site is from the Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal. It has some pretty good advice from employers on a wide range of interviewing topics without too many advertisements.
http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/skills/interview/
This site is very professional. It’s from Boston College, which is a highly reputable and well known school. It is designed to be a reference and guidance tool for interviewees. It has a lot of really good advice on interviewing and is well worth the time you take to read the whole thing.
http://www.alvernia.edu/careerservices/resume/index.html
This is a great site for a detailed explanation of how to write a resume. It’s geared more toward entry level positions and is very comprehensive. Unfortunately, it does not have sample resumes or formats but its in-depth explanations of each section of a resume are very good.
http://www.dallaschamber.org/location/regworkforce.aspx
This is the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s work force statistics information. It represents statistics about what companies are growing, and moving in the Dallas area, as well as industry trends. It is a good resource to get a feel for what types of jobs are likely to be coming available in the near future and to see trends in the local economy.
FOR EMPLOYERS:
While you know your business, and you a thing or two about hiring, it never hurts to listen to what other businesses have learned in their trials of trying to find great employees. Below are some links to helpful information about hiring from the employers perspective.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
This is the Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook. It gives information about job categories and descriptions that can be of value when wording employment announcements and job descriptions.
http://humanresources.about.com/../hiring_mistakes.htm
This is an article entitled “Eight Hiring Mistakes” which provides some good advice to employers about what to improve or avoid in the hiring process. Employers can benefit from the hindsight of the authors.
http://www.business.gov/../interview_process.html
This is a government site that gives good advice on the whole hiring process from start to finish.
http://www.sbmin.com/articles.asp
This is a compilation of articles from the St. Louis Small Business Journal. It is organized to be a resource of advice and insights from business owners to business owners. There are many topics to choose from and the articles are generally informal.
