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Jobs & Career

Career Information

America's Career Infonet  
Information on wages, employment trends, occupational requirements, employer contacts, and online resource links. Sponsored by the Labor Department.

Career Guide to Industries  (U.S. Department of Labor)   

For dozens of different kinds of industries, the Career Guide to Industries tells you about: the occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings, expected job prospects and working conditions.   In addition, the Career Guide gives you links to information about the job market in each state.

Job-Hunt.org   

Gateway that links to job resources and services, organized geographically and by topic.

JobHuntersBible.com   

The online counterpart to the classic career book What Color is Your Parachute?, this site provides the scoop on how to best carry out an Internet job search. 

Licensed Occupations (America's Career InfoNet)  

Search for occupational licensing requirements by state, occupation, or agency. 

Monster Career Advice (Monster.com)

An overview of more than one hundred careers, their job descriptions, required skills, and outlook.


NationJobSearch.com  

Excellent source of job search sites and career development resources.

Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Department of Labor)  
The standard source of career information by occupation. Describes working conditions, job outlook, required training, and earnings for all types of jobs.

The Riley Guide   

This website includes information about cover letters, resumes, an A-to-Z index of career information available on the Internet and more...


Salary.com   
Contains salary, benefits, and cost-of-living calculators, job assessor, and other tools.

What Can I Do With a Major In?  (University of North Carolina)

Find labor market information, job titles, and employment sites for various undergraduate and professional majors.

Work & Career  (USNews.com)

Read articles on job searching including information on "Hot Job Tracks", entrepreneurship and managing your career.

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Company Information

Reference USA  
This database provides a directory of U.S. businesses along with U.S. and Canadian high-tech companies (CorpTech). You can filter your search by company size, sales, location, etc. Please contact the Reference Department (589-4611) if you should need assistance.

Anywho.com  

Find businesses by category and state. (Also try Reference USA above). 

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National and International Job Listings

4 International Careers & Jobs  

Leading international employment directory selecting and reviewing worldwide top job sites, providing over 2000 reviewed career resources in almost 200 countries. Use as a starting point to find overseas jobs and opportunities.

America's Job Bank  

Large source of national and international jobs. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor & state employment offices. Offers job searching, resume posting, and job posting

Career Builder  

Large searchable job bank, classified ads from 45 daily newspapers, online recruiting and resume posting

Career Journal  

Free Wall Street Journal site with job bank updated twice a week, industry trends, salary profiles, relocation information, and resume writing and posting.

CareerJet  

A job search engine designed to make the process of finding a job on the internet easier for the user. It is a fast and straightforward interface to online job advertisements.

College Grad Job Hunter  

Aimed at helping recent college graduates find entry-level jobs. Also includes internships, experience-required listings, and a "Mega-search" of multiple sites.

Goinglobal  

Provides access to world-wide job openings, internships, industry profiles and country-specific career information. The site is compiled by individuals representing many different nationalities who have all lived and worked outside of their home countries.

Intjobs.org  

Intjobs.org was conceived as a tool to assist visitors in their search for international employment. This is an ads-free, non-commercial resource.

Monster.com  

Search jobs by location, job category, or keyword. Also browse by state or company.  Visit Monster Work Abroad to search for jobs outside the U.S.

NationJobSearch.com  

Excellent source of job search sites and career development resources.

OnlineNewspapers.com  

Listings by state of newspapers available online. See the classified/employment/career sections.

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New England Job Listings

BostonWorks.com  

Lists jobs in greater Boston from the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and employers' sites.

JobFind.com  

A general job search database including regional and national opportunities. Users may also limit searches by city, state, & country.


NHCUC Jobline  

A weekly compilation of job notices received by UNH and other NH colleges. Includes business, education, health & human services, technical, and other categories. Jobs require a college degree and are located mostly within New England.

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New Hampshire Job Listings and Information

Careers.org—New Hampshire Resources  

Includes links to career sites for NH, as well as regional, national, and international resources

EdJobsNH.com  

The official job vacancy site of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association provides official postings of NH's public school districts.

JobsinNH.com  

Includes listings in NH for career, temporary, and summer job opportunities.

Monster.com—Search Jobs in NH  

Search jobs by city, keyword, or company.

Nashua Telegraph--NH Job Finder  

Job openings in southern NH and surrounding areas, from Nashua's local newspaper

NH Division of Personnel—State Opportunities Listing  

A list of current job openings in state government.

NH Employment Links  

NH Employment Security's large listing of jobs by field, including medicine, government, industry, retail, media, technology, recreation/seasonal, military, NH companies and more...

NH Employment Security  

Search for NH jobs in the Job Match system. Also find job fair listings and information on networking, unemployment, employment services, and careers.

NH Jobs.com  

Use the keyword search, or browse by city, company, title, or date posted.

NH Works  

Search job listings in NH or nationwide.

Union Leader online classifieds/NH Sunday News—Employment  

Employments listings from New Hampshire's largest newspapers.

University of NH Employment Listings & NH University System Postings

Includes postings for UNH, College for Lifelong Learning, Keene State College, Plymouth State College, & University System Offices.

Working in NH—NH State Government online (Webster)  

Information on services, regulations, and programs tailored to needs of NH job seekers.

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Resumes and Cover Letters

Careerlab: 200 Letters for Job Searchers  

A library of cover letters for a variety of job search tasks and objectives.

e-Resumes & Resources   

Provides tutorials, articles, and links to assist you in developing and distributing effective electronic résumés.

Monster .com: Resume Center   

Provides advice and and hundreds of examples or job specific resumes and cover letters.

The Resume Guide (SusanIreland.com)  

Includes advice on writing resumes and examples of resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters.

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Salary Guides

Negotiating a Salary Package  (U.S. Department of State)   

Tips for negotiating a salary package, web resources for comparative salary studies and a list of books for job searching and salary negotiation..

Salary Data and Hiring Trends (Wall Street Journal)  

Select an industry or job function to find salary data and hiring trends.

Wages, Earnings & Estimates  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)   

Find regional wage rates for occupations and overviews of benefits and earnings statistics by industry.

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Unemployment Benefits

NH Employment Security  

File for unemployment benefits. Search for NH jobs in the Job Match system and explore career options.

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