Professional's Job Finder

Over 3,003 sources of job openings in the private sector or business world

Table of contents

PLEASE NOTE: This Table of Contents should give you a good idea of the breadth of coverage in the Professional's Job Finder book. The number after a chapter or section title is the page in the actual book on which that chapter or section starts.

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1 Job hunt tools for your successful job search 1
Tools for your savvy job quest 2
Tools for finding job vacancies 3
Tools for helping employers recruit you 8
Tools for networking 10
Tools for researching employers 11
Tools for the creative approach 13
Tools for using search firms and recruiters 13
Tools for negotiating salary 14
Seven steps to job hunt success 14

2 The Internet job search explosion 17
The players in the online job search 18
Email 19
The World Wide Web 21
Gopher servers 25
Usenet newsgroups 25
Mailing lists 26
FTP file transfers 27
Bulletin board services 27
Growing pains online 28
Offline resources for the online job search 30
Great sites to launch your online job search 32

3 General job sources 38

4 Animals 63
Animals in general 63
Pets 64
Veterinary care 65

5 Apparel and accessories 67
Clothing industry 67
Footwear 71
Jewelry and timepieces 72

6 Architecture 74

7 The arts 77

8 Business 82
Business in general 82
Franchising 91

9 Cemeteries and mortuaries 92

10 Defense industry 94

11 Education 96

12 Entertainment 97
Entertainment in general 97
Amusement industry 101
Dance 103
Film industry 104
Music 105
Theater 108

13 Environment 111
Environment in general 111
Sanitation/solid waste management 116
Water/wastewater operations 118

14 Farming and ranching 120
Beekeeping 120 }
Farming 121
Horses and livestock 124

15 Financial industry 127
Financial industry in general 127
Accounting 131
Economists 133
Financial institutions 134
Insurance 137
Investments, pensions, securities 140
Real estate finance 141

16 Forestry and horticulture 143
Forestry 143
Grounds and horticulture 144
Landscape architecture 148

17 Health care 150
Health care in general 150
Dentistry 162
Doctors 164
Health care administration 178
Nursing 183
Pharmaceuticals 187
Technical, medical assistants 190
Therapy–mental 195
Therapy–physical 199

18 High technology: Computers and electronics 203
High technology: Computers 203
High technology: Electronics 220

19 Hospitality and food industries 223
Hospitality industry in general 223
Lodging and travel industry 224
Restaurants and foodservice 227

20 Legal services 231

21 Manufacturing 241
Manufacturing in general 241
Food production 245
Forest products 249
Manufacturing by specialty 253

22 The media 260
The media in general 260
Broadcasting and film 267
Print media 275
Photographers and videographers 283
Graphic arts and print production 285
Models 290
Advertising, marketing, and p. r. 291
Translators 299

23 Museums and libraries 300
Library services 300
Museums 303
Records and archival services 305

24 Parks, recreation, and sports 306
Camps and camp grounds 306
Coaching 308
Parks and recreation 309
Sports 311
Water–based recreation 312

25 Personnel and human resources 315
Personnel and human resources 315
Employment recruiting 318

26 Pest control 321

27 Planning and economic development 322
Community and economic development 322
Planning 325

28 Purchasing 329

29 Real estate and construction 331
Real estate in general 331
Appraisers 334
Construction 336
Inspections 340
Property management 340

30 Retailing 343

31 Safety 347

32 Sales 349
Sales in general 349
Furniture 351
Home fashions 352
Luggage and leather 353
Office Products 353
Miscellaneous products 354

33 Science and engineering 355
Science and engineering in general 355
Biological sciences 361
Chemists 365
Engineers 369
Geology, materials, and metallurgy 382
Mathematics 386
Physics 387
Plastics and rubber 388
Utilities and energy 389

34 Security 396

35 Social services 400
Social services in general 400
Day care 403
Long–term care 404
Services for senior citizens 404

36 Telecommunications 406

37 Trades 409

38 Transportation 411
Transportation in general 411
Automotive industry 413
Aviation and aerospace 416
Fleet/facilities management 421
Logistics and physical distribution 422
Traffic engineering and parking 423
Transit and rail industries 424
Trucking industry 426
Water transportation 429

39 Savvy job sources for each state 431
City and state job–finding tools 432
Job sources by state 438
 Alabama   438
 Alaska   438
 Arizona   439
 Arkansas   440
 California   440
 Colorado   445
 Connecticut   446
 Delaware   446
 District of Columbia   447
 Florida   449
 Georgia   449
 Hawaii   451
 Idaho   451
 Illinois   452
 Indiana   454
 Iowa   455
 Kansas   456
 Kentucky   456
 Louisiana   457
 Maine   457
 Maryland   458
 Massachusetts   460
 Michigan   461
 Minnesota   462
 Mississippi   463
 Missouri   464
 Montana   465
 Nebraska   465
 Nevada   466
 New Hampshire   467
 New Jersey   468
 New Mexico   469
 New York   470
 North Carolina   472
 North Dakota   473
 Ohio   473
 Oklahoma   474
 Oregon   475
 Pennsylvania   476
 Rhode Island   478
 South Carolina   478
 South Dakota   479
 Tennessee   480
 Texas   480
 Utah   483
 Vermont   484
 Virginia   485
 Washington   487
 West Virginia   490
 Wisconsin   490
 Wyoming   491

Index 492

Budget–stretching discount coupons 508

Catalog at the end of the book 512

Reader feedback form 517

About the author 518

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