Job Search Guidelines

Job Hunting | Local Job Listings | Resumes and Cover Letters | Social Networking | Interviewing | Long-term Career Planning 

Job Hunting

• Find books in the library by searching for "job hunting" in the catalog or by browsing in 650.15.

• Monster, CareerBuilder, and Yahoo! HotJobs
  These are the three biggest job sites on the internet. Register with each service to post your resume, search for jobs, and get advice on every aspect of job searching.

• Craigslist
  Search for jobs locally and nationally—especially good for finding jobs from small and mid-sized companies

• Indeed.com
  This search engine searches job sites, newspapers, associations, and company career pages.

• Virginia Employment Commission
  Offers job seeker services online and in person at the Williamsburg Workforce Center (located in the Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center, 5235 John Tyler Highway; ph. 757.253.4738).

• About.com: Ten Steps to Find a New Job
  This excellent webpage from About.com offers a practical overview of the job-seeking process.

• The Riley Guide
  A directory of online job resources featuring guidelines for conducting a thorough job search.

• Mashable.com Career Toolbox
  Tailor your search with job sites that are best for you. Find over one hundred places to search in this list from mashable.com.

• USAJobs
  Find jobs in the United States Federal Government

• LearningExpress: Job Search & Workplace Skills
  The Job Search & Workplace Skills section of LearningExpress Library has a good overview of how to search for positions and how to network. Login to LearningExpress Library with the barcode of your library card from Williamsburg Regional Library.

Local Job Listings

• Virginia Employment Commission
  Offers job seeker services online and in person at the Williamsburg Workforce Center (located in the Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center, 5235 John Tyler Highway; ph. 757.253.4738).

• James City County HR
  Job openings through James City County.

• Colonial Williamsburg
  Job openings at Colonial Williamsburg.

• City of Williamsburg
  Job openings at the City of Williamsburg

• York County
  Employment opportunities with York County.

• Virginia Workforce Commission
  Search for jobs across Virginia

• Virginia Jobs
  Search for jobs in the Virginia government

Resumes and Cover Letters

• Find books in the library by searching for "resumes" and "cover letters" in the catalog or by browsing in 331.138.

• Eresumes.com
  Tips on writing resumes and cover letters, along with free sample resumes and cover letters.

• Emurse.com
  Use this free tool to create your resume, then print, save, and share it.

• Rileyguide.com/eresume.html
  Detailed instructions on preparing print and electronic resumes.

• Visual CV
  Use this free tool to replace or supplement the traditional one-page resume with a dynamic online webpage.

• Resumes, Cover Letters, and Employment-Related Letters
  Tons of advice from About.com

• LearningExpress: Job Search & Workplace Skills
  Study the skills necessary to create cover letters and resumes in the Job Search & Workplace Skills section of LearningExpress Library. Login to LearningExpress Library with the barcode of your library card from Williamsburg Regional Library.

Social Networking

• LinkedIn
  Network with other professionals, and use LinkedIn’s job search to find job openings.

• Jobster
  Post your resume, search for jobs by keyword, and browse for jobs by field.

• BrightFuse
  Developed by CareerBuilder, BrightFuse is a social networking site that helps you promote yourself to job recruiters.

Interviewing

• Find books in the library by searching for "interviewing" in the catalog or by browsing in 650.14.

• Getting Hired
  About.com has compiled a useful list of resources about preparing for interviews.

• Interviewing
  Articles on interviewing from Monster.com.

• Interview Preparation
  Articles on interviewing from Yahoo’s HotJobs.

• Company Boulevard
  Find profiles of companies in Company Boulvard, part of Monster.com.

• ReferenceUSA
  Get detailed information on companies through ReferenceUSA. Login with the barcode of your library card from Williamsburg Regional Library.

• LearningExpress: Job Search & Workplace Skills
  Take a short course designed to improve your interview skills by visiting the Job Search & Workplace Skills section of LearningExpress Library. Login to LearningExpress Library with the barcode of your library card from Williamsburg Regional Library.

Long-term Career Planning

• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
  Visit the library to peruse the latest edition of the Encyclopedia, offering career guidance and descriptions of various fields.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook online
  Occupational Outlook Handbook in print at the library
  Details hundreds of different jobs with analyses that include job prospects, earnings, working conditions, and education needed.

• LearningExpress: Jobs and Careers
  Take online practice exams for such as firefighting and nursing in the Jobs and Careers section of Learning Express Library. Login to LearningExpress Library with the barcode of your library card from Williamsburg Regional Library.

• LearningExpress: Job Search & Workplace Skills
  Use the Job Search & Workplace Skills section of LearningExpress Library to determine what you’re looking for in a career. Login to LearningExpress Library with the barcode of your library card from Williamsburg Regional Library.

• Career Research
  Peruse the collection of resources offered by About.com