Helpful Job & Research Links
Disclaimer: Please note that the following websites are not maintained by Career Planning and Placement but are provided as a convenience to students.
| American Association for Employment in Education | A website for education majors that offers Project Connect - sponsored by AAEE and AASPA, with hundreds of job vacancies for education candidates and Job Search Resources - with additional information and resources to help education candidates with their job search. (SVSU holds an institutional membership with AAEE). |
| America's Job Bank | A partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated public Employment Service offices to provide job seekers with the largest pool of active job opportunities available anywhere and nationwide exposure for their resumes. Searchable by keyword, occupation, or military code. |
| AsiaJobSearch | Sponsored by the Institute of International Education (IIE), this site helps East and Southeast Asian graduates of regionally accredited US colleges and universities find jobs in Asia. The service is free to all US-educated graduates from East and Southeast Asia who meet citizenship and academic requirements. Job seekers who plan to work in the US should not register for AsiaJobSearch. |
| Black Collegian Online | The electronic version of the 29 year-old, national career opportunities magazine, offers an abundance of career planning/job search information. |
| Blue Fish Jobs | Postings for university student services positions from around the nation. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor agency that studies and interprets national and regional labor trends. This bureau also publishes the Occupational Outlook Handbook which is a good source of information on hundreds of professions. |
| Career Builder.com | This is a job search service with a searchable database which provides access to job advertisements in major US newspapers:
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| Campus Career Center.com | Career information, brief "how to" articles and employment opportunities. |
| CareerCity | The website for cutting edge careers. CareerCity is specifically designed for those technical and professional people who are seeking the most demanding and challenging positions available today in their chosen field. |
| Careerjet.com | Careerjet is an employment search engine. |
| Career Resource Home Page | Information on job databases, professional organizations, and other career-related resources. |
| The College Board | An organization that provides information about a variety of topics, including career exploration (with an on-line interest/career questionnaire). |
| College Journal from the Wall Street Journal | From the publishers of the Wall Street Journal, this site offers a job search engine and articles with advice from the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition. |
| CollegeRecruiter.com | Job seekers may send questions to their panel of experts. Site also includes the PerfectAgent system that allows job seekers to enter their requirements for a position rather than just their credentials. |
| Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards | Information on becoming a Certified Finanicial Planner. |
| Dave's Cafe | A comprehensive site for people interested in teaching overseas. |
| EmploymentSpot | A virtual employment resource center, simplifying the search for the best job hunting sites, resume and job posting opportunities, internships, interviewing tips, company profiles and more. |
| Graduate Management Admission Council | Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC), composed of representatives of leading business schools worldwide, is a not-for-profit education association dedicated to creating access to graduate management and professional education. The site has information on MBA programs and performing at your best on the GMAT from the organization that created and publishes the exam. |
| Graduate Record Examinations | Information on the GRE, sample questions, free test samples for downloading, etc. |
| GreatSchoolJobs.com | A web-based job application system launched by the Michigan Association of School Boards that is designed to connect job seekers looking for work with public school districts in Michigan. There is no cost involved for job seekers who review job postings or opt to post their resume online. |
| GreenCareersGuide.com | GreenCareersGuide.com was started to help people find green jobs. With people always searching for the career of their dreams GreenCareersGuide.com has made this process simplified. If you are in the career mode, make it a green career. |
| Indeed.com | Indeed.com is a search engine for jobs, allowing job seekers to find jobs posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards. |
| InternInMichigan | Find an internship in your chosen field where you can open the door to your career. |
| JobWeb.com | Career development and job search help for college graduates brought to you by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). |
| MBA Highway | MBA Highway is a comprehensive job board and career resource website exclusively catering to the MBA-level job market (jobs and internships). |
| Michigan Jobs & Career Portal | On a daily basis, more than 90,000 Michigan job openings and 6.2 million U.S. job openings are provided by the Michigan Jobs & Career Portal web site (which is a part of the Official State of Michigan web site.) These include accounting, finance, marketing, engineering, health care, education, and other job openings of many of the Fortune 500 companies. |
| Michigan Department of Career Development | State agency whose mission is to develop a system that produces a workforce with the required skills to maintain and enhance the Michigan economy. |
| Michigan Department of Civil Service | State agency whose mission is to attract and retain an effective state workforce to serve Michigan citizens. |
| Michigan Internship Center | A state-sponsored internship matching system for students and employers. |
| Michigan Nurses Association | Lists the many benefits of a career in nursing and is a state-wide recruitment system. |
| Michigan Regional Education Application Program (MiREAP) | A web-based application program for educators seeking K-12 teaching and administrative positions. |
| Michigan Talent Bank / Michigan Works | A workforce development association which serves job seekers and employers through a statewide system of service centers. Through this system, the public can easily access a wide range of employment and training services. Job seekers can find education, job training, employment support services and job openings. Employers can access a local pool of qualified workers and related supportive services. There are no user fees. |
| MITECH+ | MITECH+ is a nonprofit organization that supports workforce development in the mid-Michigan region. We encourage people to choose skilled and technical careers. MITECH+ is the connecting point for information on technical careers. |
| Monster Campus | The site provides straightforward, step-by-step advice, and applies state-of-the-art technology to career planning. |
| NationJob | This is a list of employer profiles, including links to all available positions within the company. |
| The Princeton Review | Information on graduate schools, common graduate level examinations, and tools for assisting students as they choose a program. |
| Quintessential Careers | This site contains step-by-step information on job seeking on the internet, including specific links for sports, writing, theater/film, and other career fields. |
| http://jobresource.com/groups/ccenter.asp?fct=1&id=528408855 | A website with job postings in the engineering field and links in the Industry Showcase for researching employers from various industries in AfterCollege's Industry Showcase. |
| SVSU Department of Human Resources | Employment opportunities and information with Saginaw Valley State University. |
| Salary.com | An excellent source for articles on salary statistics for a variety of career fields. Also has information on salary negotiations, benefits, options etc. The find-a-job section allows job-seekers to search many different websites at one time. |
| Science Jobs.com | Search engine for employment opportunities in science professions. |
| Teachers at Work .com | National educators employment network. |
More links will be added in the future...