Career-Related Web Sites

BCIT's Employment Services \| BCIT Employment Centre	Voicelink JobsLine gives Employers the opportunity to immediately post their job openings which students and alumni can access, 24 hours a day
Canada WorkInfoNet	Treasury Board of Canada, presented an Award of Excellence to the the Canada WorInfoNet Partnership Inc. Team "whose exceptional contribution to the public service is deemed worthy of service-wide recognition."
CareerMosaic Canada	"The premier employment site on the World Wide Web and the pioneers in making career and job information easy to find and pleasing to read."
Career Edge	A Canadian National Youth Internship Program
SFU Student Employment Center	Assists students with all aspects of their search for part-time, summer, and permanent employment (service available for SFU students only)
Career City	Information about finding a job in the US and valuable information for interviewing and resumes
Profile of Management Solutions	A leader in HR, Finance and Accounting -- career resources
Work Futures	BC work futures
Job sites	Career and Labour Market Information
Job Hunt	The Monster Board
Job Trak	CareerPath.com
CareerMag	America's Career InfoNet \| College Grad

The web has some great resources for job hunters. However, the number of job-related sites can get overwhelming. This list is meant to represent the "best" sites -- best meaning largest and most reputable. Whether you're looking for a job opening or just want some career tips, odds are that you'll find it at one of these web sites. If not, check out JobHunt for a nearly comprehensive index of all the job-related information there is on the web.

Adams JobBank Online: Adams JobBank Online is a complete career resource. Adams provides professional nationwide job listings, free access to chapters from our best-selling career publications, and interaction with career experts. Job hunters can also browse Adams' career software/CD-ROM titles.
CareerMosaic: CareerMosaic provides employer information, job openings, and a plethora of information to aid in your job hunt. It's especially targeted to high-tech employees. It has a database of jobs posted to over 20 job-related newsgroups.
CareerPath.com: This site allows you to search newspaper employment ads from seventeen major cities.
Interactive Employment Network: IEN provides over 3500 job openings from over 1700 employers, career information from experts, interactive interviewing practice, and lots more.
Intellimatch: Intellimatch has been doing heavy billboard advertising in the South Bay, and appears to have a pretty sophisticated query system for employers. Employers install a specialized HR software client, which allows them to build profiles and query the relational database. Job seekers pay nothing to list themselves.
Marketing Classifieds: Marketing Classifieds is an employment web-site that specializes in posting marketing jobs from across the United States and also posts resumes for free.
MBA Search: MBA Search! is the Web's premiere MBA recruiting site, linking MBA candidates and alumni from top business schools to corporate MBA recruiters and employers around the world
Monster Board: The Monster Board provides job openings, employer profiles, and career tips. It's especially targeted for the Northeastern United States.
The Online Career Center: The Online Career Center, sponsored by many of the leading companies in business, is one of the oldest and most frequently used on-line job search resources. It provides job searches, employment events, and career assistance.

Non-UW Employer Contact Sites:

General Job/Work Search Information:

Canada WorkinfoNet - links to a number of useful job search sites including WorkSearch (a new internet service designed to guide Canadians through all aspects of the work search), LMI (Local labour market conditions and trends across Canada), and ELE (Electronic Labour Exchange)
College Grad Job Hunter - advice on various aspects of the job search
monster Career Resources - variety of work search information including resume, letter writing, and interview advice
Quintessential Career and Job Search Resources Guide - award-winning site offering a wide variety of job search information
The Career Channel - various job search tips including section on the "Liberal Arts Job Search"
WWINet - employment and education/training information network sponsored by HRDC
WetFeet.com - a wealth of job search and company/industry information for a variety of fields. (this site also has a number of publications for purchase, including some on management consulting case interviews)
What Color is Your Parachute?: Job Hunting Online
You and the Job Market - useful information for the job search in today's Canadian job market

Resumes/Letters:

CV - tips for the development of a professional curriculum vitae
Resumania On-Line - comprehensive and easy-to-use interactive site for resume writing
The Damn Good Resume - all kinds of tips and advice, along with samples

Job/Work Interviews:

Ph.D. Interview Preparation Guide for Positions in Academia - tips on what faculty members look for and how to prepare
Virtual Career Center - tips on various aspects of the interview process, including telephone interviews, dining etiquette, behavioural questions, etc.

Job Listing Sites:

Canada Employment Weekly - hundreds of new postings each week (need subscription)
Career Center - U.S. and Canadian job postings
The Ultimate Online Guide to Canadian Newspapers - links to Canadian and international newspapers online
Career Mosaic Canada - jobs, employer information, resume posting, online job fairs and general job search advice
The Career Centre at Charity Village - information on not-for-profit agencies and job postings
Globe Information Services - electronic affiliate of the Globe and Mail with thousands of job listings
Human Resource Development Canada - national job bank listing service
Info-Job Canada - links to federal and provincial job banks and listings
JobShark - Canadian internet recruitment service; can post resume and apply online
Monster Board Canada - free access to thousands of Canadian jobs; resumes can be submitted electronically
NationJob Online Jobs Database - very comprehensive source for primarily U.S. job postings (there are some Canadian jobs); can be searched by field
Campus WorkLink: National Graduate Register - internet based job posting service offering students access to their campus' job listings 24 hours a day. Visit the Career Resource Centre (NH 1115) to obtain the password
Public Service Commission Federal Job Site - access to national and regional jobs open to the public, summer and internship programs (including FSWEP), sample PSC exams

Employer Research:

Researching Companies Online - step-by-step guide to locating employer information on the Web
Hoover's Online - returns company information at user request
Industry Canada - very good resource for information on Canadian companies and industries
The WORK Place - HRDC site which links to a variety of employer directory sites
Waterloo on the Web - information on hundreds of area businesses plus some high tech company profiles

Postings by Field:

Education

Hire-Ed - job search website for student affairs professionals, faculty, counsellors, and others seeking employment in higher education
Jobs in Education - job listings and information for those seeking academic, business or support staff positions in education
The Chronicle of Higher Education - academic, research and administrative jobs in higher education

Health/Recreation

CoolWorks - lists all kinds of seasonal and permanent positions in U.S. national parks, ski resorts, camps
monster Healthcare - career and job search information for health and allied health professionals; U.S. but includes international job postings
Pohly's Net Guide: Healthcare Employment Resources - comprehensive database of jobs as well as resume/job search advice for healthcare employment seekers
Tourism, Hospitality and Food Professional Careers - Canadian job listings
The Experimental Medicine Job Listing - McGill University site listing national and international jobs, primarily in biochemistry and biology; also has links to many health/medicine sites

High Tech

Career InternetWorking - career resource for professionals and techies seeking employment opportunities in Canada
Circuit Online/TechJobbank - job search resource, including openings and resume posting service in computer/IT/electronics and semiconductor industry
Job Board and Resume Bank - computer jobs in US and Canada
PositionWatch - all kinds of Canadian IT jobs and employer information
Space Jobs - career resource for national and international employment opportunities in the space industry
TKO: Available Asia/Pacific Careers - professional job opportunities in Japan, US, Asia/Pacific, primarily in semiconductor, software and telecommunications areas
Ward Associates: The Information Technology Website - provides IT employment listings in Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and some outside Canada

Science, Math and Engineering

Canadian Executive Recruitment - career opportunities and job search advice for job seekers in engineering, operations management and logistics
Science, Math and Engineering Resources - job listings and job search information for those with advanced degrees

Internships:

campusaccess.com - categorized list of Canadian, American, and international internships and organizations
Career Edge - national youth internship program for recent Canadian grads
Experience Canada - national career development program for recent grads which provides six-month work experiences outside their home province

Job Search for Special Populations:

Jan Canada - job and work related information and advice for persons with disabilities
Workink - virtual employment resource centre; job search advice for persons with disabilities

International Work Search:

Escape Artist - comprehensive site for finding a job and living abroad; includes job postings, embassy information, real estate, etc.
Overseas Jobs Express - provides job listings in a variety of categories with links to over 700 career, employment, job, and recruiter sites in 42 countries
The Student Work Abroad Programme (SWAP) - provides a variety of information on its U.S. and overseas programmes
World Wide Employment Network - Canadian-based resume posting service for international jobs (charges a fee)

Summer Employment:

Overseas and Summer Jobs - lists wide variety of summer and regular jobs as well as internships
Summer Jobs Worldwide
Youth Opportunities Ontario - Ontario Government site offering career and summer job information as well as advice for starting your own business

Starting Your Own Business:

Business Development Bank of Canada - multitude of small business resources
Canada Business Service Centres - by province
Canadian Youth Business Foundation - support to young Canadians creating new businesses
Independent Business Canada - lists business opportunities across Canada, including franchise opportunities, businesses for sale, investments, etc.
Small Business Solutions in Canada - variety of resources and information for small business owners
The Entrepreneurship Centre - resources for entrepreneurs, including advice/training opportunities for business start-up