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Web Sites
Job Postings

Boston Globe Classified Ads
Online version of The Boston Globe's Help Wanted Classified Ads. Includes career information, events, salary wizard, resume help.

Career Overview
Career and job search sources.
Careeronestop
Wonderful and comprehensive career site. Offers job searching, career exploration, education, training, and salary information.

Craigslist
Full and part-time jobs in many fields posted daily on this national community bulletin board.

Indeed
Excellent site that aggregates job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations, and company career pages. Create keyword job search alerts that are delivered daily to your email address.

USAJOBS: The Federal Government's Official Job Site
"Your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information." Create and store a resume, apply for government jobs online, search by job or agency, view recruiting events.
General Career Sites
Simmons College Career Resource Library
Replete with information. Includes career information by major and field.

CityTownInfo.com Careers Description Section
1000+ unique jobs descriptions and career advice as told by those in each occupation.
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
Advice on interviews and resumes. Meta-list of job posting sites.
CareerJournal
Wall Street Journal's career web site.
Salary Information
The Riley Guide : Salary Guides & Guidance
Salary surveys, government surveys, relocation information.
Salary.com
Salary and career information.

Glassdoor.com
Company ratings and reviews. You can view actual salaries at actual companies but you must post yours anonymously.

Resumes

About.com: Tech Careers - Writing Electronic Resumes
Learn to create a plain text resume for emailing
Resume Writing Preparing your Resume for Emailing
From the Riley Guide.
Vault Sample Cover Letters and Resumes
Susan Ireland Resumes
Over 50 free sample resumes.
Blogs
The Job Blog
From boston.com and monster.com.
Online Networking Sites

LinkedIn
Business social networking site. Free.
Spoke
Company Research

Research companies using our online subscription databases such as ReferenceUSA and Gale Group's InfoTrac Web. Databases may be accessed from home with a library card through our website at www.burlingtonpubliclibrary.org. Click "Online Databases."
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In Our Reference Department
Boston Business Journal 2010 Book of Lists
Lists largest companies in multiple fields.
[BUS. REF. 338.74 BOO 2010]
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance 2008, 2 vols.
[REF 331.7 ENC]
Excellent resource.
Health Care Careers Directory 2009-2010
[REF 610.7 HEA 2009-2010]
Occupational Outlook Handbook
[REF 331.7 OCC 2008-2009]
Books from our Circulating Collection
You Book Jacket Beckwith, Harry.You, Inc.: The art of selling yourself
[658.85 BEC]
Acing the Interview Book Jacket Beshara, Tony. Acing the interview: How to ask and answer the questions that will get you the job [650.144 BES]
202 Great Cover Letters Book Jacket Betrus, Michael. 202 great cover letters [650.142 BET]
Job Hunting Online Book Jacket Bolles, Mark Emery. Job hunting online [650.14 BOL]
What color book jacket

Bolles, Richard Nelson. What color is your parachute? 2010 : A practical manual for job-hunters and career changers [650.14 BOL 2009]
Book of U.S. Government Jobs Book Jacket Damp, Dennis V. The book of U.S. government jobs: Where they are, what’s available, and how to get one [331.12 DAM]
Guide to Internet Job Search Book Jacket Dikel, Margaret F. Guide to Internet job searching 2008-2009 Edition [650.14 DIK] Excellent!
Best Jobs Book Jacket Farr, Michael. Best jobs for the 21st century [331.702 FAR]
A Foot in the Door Book Jacket Hansen, Katharine. A Foot in the Door: Networking your way into the hidden job market [650.14 HAN]
Resumes for Dummies Book Jacket Kennedy, Joyce Lain. Resumes for dummies [650.142 KEN]
Best Entry Level Jobs Book Jacket Lieber, Ron. Best entry-level jobs [331.702 BES 2008]
Greenjobs Book Jacket Llewellyn, A. Bronwyn. Greenjobs: A guide to eco-friendly employment
[650.14 LLE]
Unwritten Rules Book Jacket Pierson, Orville. The unwritten rules of the highly effective job search : land a job you love using the methods top career professionals teach their private clients [650.14 PIE]
Resume Handbook Rosenberg, Arthur D. The resume handbook: How to write outstanding resumes and cover letters for every situation [650.142 ROS]
Salary Facts Handbook Book Jacket Salary Facts Handbook: The definitive source of pay information on 800 jobs [331.28 SAL]
What Does Somebody Have to Do Book Jacket Shapiro, Cynthia. What does somebody have to do to get a job around here? 44 insider secrets and tips that will get you hired [650.14 SHA]
150 Best Recession Proof Jobs Book Jacket Shatkin, Laurence. 150 best recession-proof jobs
[331.702 ONE]
Federal Resume Guidebook Book Jacket Troutman, Kathryn K. Federal resume guidebook: Writing a winning federal resume to get in, get promoted, and survive a government job [650.14 TRO]
How to Land a Top Paying Federal Job Book Jacket Whiteman, Lily. How to land a top-paying federal job [351.023 WHI 2008]
Finding a job after 50 Book Jacket Woodward, Jeannette. Finding a job after 50: Reinvent yourself for the 21st century [650.14 WOO]
Knock em Dead 2009 Book Jacket Yate, Martin. Knock ‘em dead 2009: The ultimate job search guide [650.14 YAT]
   
Knock em Dead Resumes Book Jacket Yate, Martin. Knock ‘em dead resumes: Smart advice to make your online and paper resumes more productive [650.14 YAT 2008]

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100 Sylvan Road, G100, Woburn, MA 01801
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Last Update December 2009