Covering your bases - 5 ultra-useful online career resources - Sterling Career Concepts

Covering your bases - 5 ultra-useful online career resources Covering your bases 5 ultra-useful online career resources As a member of the  Career Collective  blogging community of resume writers and career coaches, this post is one of many today sharing our favorite resources for job seekers. I encourage you to visit other members responses linked at the end of my post and follow our hashtag on Twitter: #careercollective. There is so much available online to assist with your job search efforts, but how can you cut through all the chatter to identify  the valuable sites?   Either by trial and error or by checking with those in the know, including professionals who work with job seekers on a daily basis. I have many sites bookmarked, but a single digit number of sites that I return to again and again.   Here are 5 of my favorite (and free!) go-to websites to help you with different aspects of your job search:           Online Social Networking. There arent many as knowledgeable on LinkedIn as Jason Alba, and LinkedIn is a critical part of any professional job seekers social networking plan.  Jasons Im on LinkedIn; Now What?  blog is a great companion to his popular book of  the same name and is jam-packed with useful LinkedIn advice,  frequent posts, and an active commenting community. Salary Information.  Salary.com  is user-friendly and offers free reports with just two data points a job title and zip code. Fee-based premium reports are available, but their free reportsare quite substantial.           Aggregated Job Search Listings.  LinkUp.com  compiles job postings from across the web offers the ability to save searches.  Indeed.com  is another aggregator.   These sites are a huge time saver in concept alone, but take it up a notch by  setting up automated job search agents for your target jobs.                 Interview Preparation Made Easy.  QuintCareers.com  has a packed section on interview questions, including a database of more than 150 questions and sample responses. The site also includes traditional, off the wall, and situational questions as well as 14 practice interview scenarios.      Off Ramps,  On Ramps, and More.  Many of todays stay at home parents are trying to integrate paid employment into their schedule.  HybridMom.com  is a fantastic resource for stay at home moms (or dads) who are blending stay at home parenting with  entrepreneurial career opportunities. The site was named one of the top 100 websites for women for 2010 by ForbesWoman  and  also happens to be a personal favorite! The following  are posts sharing the favorite resources of my colleagues in the Career Collective: If your industry does not participate online, you can lead the way, @Keppie_Careers 6 Ideas to Put In Your Toolbox, @WorkWithIllness, Your Best Job Search Resource? You!, @WalterAkana In a Job Search, Knowledge is Power, @barbarasafani Jump Start Your Job Search Now!, @resumeservice Favourite Resources for Jobseekers, @GayleHoward The Best Job Search Tool Ever, @careersherpa Find What You Do Best, Know Your Stuff, and Connect, @chandlee 27 Recommended Blogs for Entry-Level Job Seekers, @heatherhuhman Invaluable Resources for Job Search Success, @heathermundell Favorite Social-Media Resources for Job-seekers, @KatCareerGal Canadian Resources for Job Seekers, @EliteResumes @MartinBuckland A Self-Empowering Job Search Resource, @KCCareerCoach Covering your bases: 5 ultra-useful online career resources, @LaurieBerenson Favorite resources for Job seekers, @DawnBugni Top 3 Resources for Job Seekers to Position Themselves as Experts and Increase their Visibility, @expatcoachmegan Time as a Career Resource: How Not to Squander It, @ValueIntoWords Favorite Internet Resources for Jobseekers, @ErinKennedyCPRW The Facts Behind Why LinkUp Is the Most Revolutionary Job Search Engine Available to Job Seekers, @GLHoffman