Useful Links for Job Seekers

This page contains links to web sites of particular interest to job seekers. Resources are listed by category:

1. Job Search Resources
2. Government Agencies
3. Other Experience Unlimited Groups
4. Job List Sites and Directories
5. Education
6. News Media

Job Search Resources

The Riley Guide
http://www.rileyguide.com
** A directory of employment and career information resources and services on the Internet.

Job Hunter's Bible
http://jobhuntersbible.com/index.html
** Richard Bolles's guide to using the Internet in job search; includes information from "What Color is your Parachute" and a review of other career resources.

JobStar
http://jobstar.org/nocal
** San Francisco area job search guide. Click on "California", "National", or "Worldwide" for information on other areas and links to CareerJournal, the Wall Street Journal's online career site.

Salary References
http://salary.com
**Regional salary indicators; links to WorkTree and other job boards.

Elite Leads - Business Development
http://www.eliteleads.com
** No job listings, but lots of information for sales professionals.

Government Agencies

EDD (California Employment Development Department)
http://www.edd.cahwnet.gov
** Information about California unemployment benefits, disability benefits, labor market statistics, jobs, and job search resources. Good links to other government agencies.

Contra Costa Public Library
http://www.contra-costa.lib.ca.us
** Portal to many other government sites. Click "Our Community" for links to local government agencies; click "Government" for local elected officials and links to county, state, and federal government agencies.

East Bay Works
http://www.eastbayworks.org
** A "One-Stop Center" for job seekers, sponsored by the State of California and various East Bay counties.

CalJOBS
http://www.caljobs.ca.gov
** California's online job board.

America's Job Bank
http://www.ajb.dni.us
** National job board sponsored by US Department of Labor, State, and the private sector. Links to other State job boards.

USAJobs
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
** The United States Office Of Personnel Management website. The US government's one-stop source for federal jobs and employement information.

Other Experience Unlimited Groups

Experience Unlimited - San Francisco
http://eu-sf.org.
** Focus on EU-SF chapter benefits and activities; links to many other useful sites.

ProMatch - Sunnyvale
http://www.promatch.org
** Silicon Valley's Experience Unlimited affiliate ProMatch, a professional resource career center. Links to many other useful sites.

ProSearch - Oakland
http://www.prosearch.org
** Oakland Experience Unlimited affiliate, ProSearch.

Marin Professionals - San Rafael
http://www.marinprofessionals.org
** Marin County Experience Unlimited affiliate, MarinPro.

PenNet - San Mateo County
http://www.netwiz.net/~pennet/
** Peninsula Professional Network (PenNet), the San Mateo County Experience Unlimited affiliate. Links to many other useful sites, including job lists and local businesses.

Other EU Chapters
http://www.edd.ca.gov/jsrep/jseuloc.htm/
** EDD Job Seeker Services; scroll down and click on "Experience Unlimited" to see a list of all California Experience Unlimited affiliate chapters.

http://www.ventura.org/earn/open/
** OPEN, Ventura County (Simi Valley) EU affiliate, has links to virtually all other EU chapter web sites.

http://www.silcom.com/~prosrch/
** Santa Barbara Experience Unlimited affiliate, ProSearch.

http://www.avppng.org
** Antelope Valley Professionals Plus Networking Group (Lancaster, CA) Experience Unlimited affiliate.

Job List Sites and Directories

California Online Job Network
http://www.cajobs.com
** California online job network for major metropolitan areas.

Bay Area Jobs
http://www.bajobs.com
** Bay Area employment resource for employers and job seekers.

AIRS Recruitment Information
http://www.airsdirectory.com
** Job board and job search tools.

680 Careers
http://www.680careers.com
** Focus on Interstate 680 corridor Tri-Valley employment. Links to many useful sites, including company job listings, government sites, and other area resources.

Monster Board
http://www.monster.com
** Popular job board and career site.

Hot Jobs
http://www.hotjobs.com
** Extensive job board and career advice.

Dice
http://www.dice.com
** Technology job board.

Craig's List
http://www.craigslist.com
** Job postings and other great news; search by region or the whole San Francisco Bay Area.

See also job boards sponsored by Government Agencies.

Education

University of California, Berkeley
http://www.berkeley.edu
** Undergraduate, graduate level, and continuing education courses in a wide variety of subjects.

California State University, East Bay - Contra Costa Campus
http://www.ccc.csueastbay.edu
** Courses in a wide variety of subjects.

ROP Technology Center
http://pclab.cccoe.k12.ca.us
** Contra Costa County Regional Occupational Program Technology Center offers classes in computer applications, accounting, and web page design.

Diablo Valley College
http://www.dvc.edu
** Located in Contra Costa; part of the Contra Costa Community College District.

Los Medanos College
http://www.losmedanos.net
** Located in Pittsburg; part of the Contra Costa Community College District.

News Media

KTVU Job Network
http://www.bayinsider.com/partners/ktvu/jobnetwork
** Classified Ads job listings; links to BayInsider.

San Francisco Chronicle (SF Gate)
http://www.sfgate.com/jobs
** Classified Ads job listings; links to BayRecuiter.

Contra Costa Times and San Jose Mercury News
http://www.bayarea.com
** Direct links to Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News, and CareerBuilder. Click "Classifieds" (top level menu) for local classified ads, including job listings. "Employment" (dropdown menu under "Classifieds") links directly to CareerBuilder.

Oakland Tribune
http://www.oaklandtribune.com
** Career section; direct links to CareerSite and InsideBayArea.

NewsLink
http://www.newslink.org
** Extensive portal to other news sites.