In October, 1999, we initiated our "Hot Site of the Week" to bring the best sites to our visitors' attention. A few, unfortunately, have gone out of business, but most of them are still around. These are from 2003 through 2004. (For a trip down memory lane, see October, 1999, through December, 2002 and January, 2005 through December, 2006. If a week is missing, that week's "hot site" cooled off and disappeared. RIP!)

• December, 2004: Wishcraft.com
  This free book in PDF format (also free)! Wishcraft, written by Barbara Sher (with Annie Gottlieb) in 1979, is one of my favorites. Don't be put off by the date. This book provides some help in figuring out what you want to do. It's strength is in helping you reach your goals by guiding you in the implementation of a "success team." Your team members help you reach your goal while you help them reach their goals. When I was laid off in 1994, this book and these ideas helped me found NETability which led to Job-Hunt. (And the rest is history?)
  
  
• November 29, 2004: CareerJournal
  From The Wall Street Journal, the best business newspaper in the U.S., a Web site with plenty of jobs, easily searched, including CareerJournalAsia and CareerJournalEurope for jobs on those contintents. If you're still in college or just recently graduated, check out CollegeJournal, and, if you're thinking of starting a business, check out the StartupJournal. Given the parent organization, you know that you'll find plenty of information - excellent, relevant, current articles providing advice on everything from negotiating tips for women to grammer and style in business communications (like cover letters, etc.). [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Employment Super Sites section.]
  
  
• November 22 , 2004: Idealist.org
  Find a for-pay job, a volunteer opportunity, or an internship with a non-profit at this excellent site. If you need to expand your networking, this is a great place to find a local non-profit that needs volunteers to help with projects or day-to-day operations. Idealist.org has jobs and information available in 4 languages for organizations across the world. (Afghanistan to Zimbawi). Find events (including job fairs), organizations, jobs, even fellowships here.
  
  
• November 15 , 2004: Academic360
  Colleges hire more than just professors. When I worked at Harvard, we had lots of "standard" administrative jobs as well as buildings and grounds keepers, IT/MIS, campus police, and much more. We even had a job description for a glass blower (for the scientific and medical labs and one of the museums). So, if you have a college or university close by which has a good reputation as an employer, check it out - even if you don't want to teach. Academic360 is a meta collection of international Internet resources for the academic job hunter, both faculty and administrative listings, including associations. Find resources by discipline, by location, and by employer. First rate! [For more sites like this one, go to Pick Your Employer and Academia and Education.]
  
  
• November 8 , 2004: DirectEmployers
  This site is from an association of employers, with the list of charter members including G.E., IBM, Sprint, and Xerox. You search here (by location, by company, by keyword, and/or by job posting date), and view and apply for the opportunities at the employer's Web site. The Advanced Sarch allows you to limit jobs to those only from employers, excluding those from staffing firms.[For more sites like this one, go to Employment Supersites.]
  
  
• November 1, 2004: Eliyon Technologies (became ZoomInfo.com)
  The "Business People Search" (even in Beta) is a boon for networking, if a little spooky from a privacy perspective. Find former co-workers two ways: by the name of the former employer ("Company Alumni" tab) or by name ("Name Search" tab). Contact information, article excerpts, Website references, and more is provided. Think Google on steroids. Most of the information for now, is free. Some information is for fee.
  
  
• October 25, 2004: Scams & Schemes in Work and Employment Servcies
  This is an excellent collection of important information from Margaret (Riley) Dikel in her classic employment portal, the RileyGuide.
  
  
• October 18, 2004: govtjobs.com
  Job opportunies in local governmenty, extensive links to local governments (by state in the U.S.) and Federal government agencies. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Govenment Job section.]
  
  
• October 11, 2004: 2004-2005 Career Guide to Industries
  From the U.S. Department of Labor, predictions (through 2012) of the country's needs in different industries. Should you target manufacturing or transportation, banking or securities, etc.? Find out which are growing, how they pay in comparison with each other, and much more. Start with the "Overview," and be sure to read the "Search Tips." Sometimes it's a little hard to find what you want, but it's great information when you find what you are seeking.
  
  
• October 4, 2004: XPDNC U.S. Labor Links
  Click on your state to find a directory of the labor unions in it, alphabetically by town. Click on the number in the left column to see the group's Website, if there is one. Some have jobs available for their members, lists of the local union's officials, pay scales, membership requirements, etc. This is part of an international site, so you can also check the directory of unions outside of the U.S.
  
  
• September 27, 2004: ABYZNewsLinks
  Newspapers are a great source of job opportunities. Many have put their employment classified ads on their Websites, and you can find those sites here. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• September 20, 2004: Alexa
  Alexa shows you a rough estimate of the traffic level (popularity) of millions of Websites. They also have additional information about who owns the site, where it's located, how long it's been online, etc. It's a nice place to go if you go to a site that calls itself "the Web's leading site for..." If it has a traffic rank of 4,123,567, you know that statement is wishful thinking or marketing hype. It's owned by Amazon and uses Google for the Web search. It also links to a site called the "WayBack Machine" (for Bullwinkle fans) which has snapshots of Websites over the years, going back as far as the site existed, or 1993, which ever comes first.
  
  
• September 13, 2004: Hoovers
  They call themselves "The Business Information Authority" and they may be right. Excellent free information - even more detailed information for a fee. Look up a company name, an industry, an executive, etc. or just browse through the companies by industry or alphabetically by name (companies by location is available for a fee). Once you've identified a company, you'll see the company facts, the company Website, the industry, financial facts, some of their competitors (more available for a fee), key personnel (more info available for a fee - you get the idea). But, the free stuff is very good, and you probably won't need to pay for anything.
  
  
• September 6 , 2004: Google News Alerts
  Good old (?) Google does it again! If you are interested in a specific topic (a potential employer, a product or service, a technology, a person, a state, a country, a law, etc.), you can set up a Google news alert, and Google will e-mail you the search results. Depending on your topic, you'll receive an alert once a day - probably less often since they only send you an alert when they find a relevant news story. You can establish up to 10 searches. Read the FAQ's for more information. It's in "beta" so it's not perfect yet, but I'm betting it will be.
  
  
• August 30, 2004: Craig's List
  A unique site - combination classified ads (jobs, personals, apartments, vacation rentals, cars for sale, etc.), newsgroup/forum, and resume posting site by city. Thirty-five cities are currently covered with 30 more planned additions. Find your city from the list (Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, etc.) and then browse through the job postings by category (accounting/finance, admin, art/media, biotech, etc.). Be careful when posting your resume, of course. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• August 23 , 2004: Creative Job Search
  From the state of Minnesota's WorkForce Center, a gift to every job seeker every where. This is an excellent job search advisor and coach - one of the best free resources you can find online. From helping you manage your finances for your time "between jobs" to negotiating your new salary and getting a good start at your new job, this site offers solid, realistic, step-by-step advice. Start at the beginning, even if you think it doesn't apply to you, so that you have a solid base for your job search.
  
  
• August 16, 2004: Workforce50
  A great site for anyone over 50 looking for a job. Senior Job Alert e-mails new jobs to job hunters. May be searched without registering. Site has a privacy policy posted plus privacy options. Excellent collection of links to resources for "seniors," too.
  
  
• August 9, 2004: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
  Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab) offers a wonderful resource for everyone with this section of their site. You don't want to sabotage your job search with grammatical and/or spelling errors in your resume, cover letter, and other correspondence. This site provides exercises to test your skill and the information to improve your performance where ever you need a little help.
  
  
• August 2, 2004: Avoiding Job Scams
  Pam Dixon and the World Privacy Forum do excellent work tracking down the scams used by people trying to take advantage of online job seekers. This page of the World Privacy Forum shows you how one current scam works and how you can protect yourself.
  
  
• July 26, 2004: Skills Profiler
  From America's Career Infonet (your tax dollars at work if you are a U.S. tax payer), a step by step process for identifying your skills. Great resource if you are stuck for what to put on your resume! Continue in the process to the Skills Explorer (jobs that use specific skills) and then the Skills Gap Analyzer to see where you might need to gain more experience or education/training.
  
  
• July 19, 2004: Forbes 2000 - World's Leading Companies
  Forbes magazine is famous for its lists (like the world's richest people). The lists of companies make pretty good employer shopping - for companies across the globe. You can search by country, by rank, by name, by category, etc. [For more sites like this one, visit Pick Your Next Employer.]
  
  
• July 12, 2004: Wishcraft.com
  A free book in PDF format (also free)! Wishcraft, written by Barbara Sher (with Annie Gottlieb) in 1979, is one of my favorites. Don't be put off by the date. This book helps you figure out what you want to do, and then it helps you create a "success team" of individuals who help you get there. When I was laid off in 1994, this book and these ideas helped me found NETability which led to Job-Hunt. (And the rest is history?)
  
  
• July 5, 2004: NewsDirectory.com
  An excellent directory of news resources - newspapers, magazines, TV stations, and TV networks by location (international) and by subject (e.g. automotive, business, health, etc.). Also includes directories of city and county governments and colleges. Find your news resource and look for online classifieds and/or jobs with the newspaper or other news source. [For more sites like this one, go to Classifieds.]
  
  
• June 28, 2004: Academic360
  A meta collection of international Internet resources for the academic job hunter, both faculty and administrative listings, including associations. Find resources by discipline, by location, and by employer. First rate! [For more sites like this one, go to Pick Your Employer and Academia and Education.]
  
  
• June 21, 2004: Career Interests Game
  Not sure what you want to do "when you grow up" (whenever that may be)? Many people have that problem, at many points in their lives. Courtesy of the University of Missouri Career Center, the Career Interest Game should help you, or at least trigger some new ideas for you. The Game is based on the work of Dr. John Holland who theorized that people and work environments can be loosely classified into groups. So, you pick the group you prefer and see the kinds of work that may make you happy.
  
  
• June 14, 2004: HospitalWeb-USA & HospitalWeb-Global [R.I.P. 2007]
  Find hospitals by location with this directory. HospitalWebUSA is a directory of hospitals by state in the U.S. HospitalWebGlobal provides the same information by country outside of the U.S. Hospitals need more than doctors and nurses. They have administrative and support needs as well. Look for "Employment," "Careers," or "Jobs" linked from each hospital's home page or the "About Us" page. This list is created and maintained by the Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Neurology [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Pick Your Employer, Job Search Resources by State for the U.S., or InternationalJob Search Resources sections.]
  
  
• June 7, 2004: Beyond the Want Ads
  A very useful step-by-step guide to networking to your next job, from the California Library System's wonderful JobStar.org. Even if you don't live in California, this site has tons of information that will help you in your search. A real treasure!
  
  
• May 31, 2003: IPL/Associations on the Net
  Associations are wonderful networking resources. Meet potential employers and co-workers, stay up to date in your field or learn about a new field or industry. If you need advice about leveraging associations, see Job-Hunt's Tapping the Hidden Job Market article. [For more information see Job-Hunt's Associations and Societies section.]
  
  
• May 27, 2004: DirectEmployers
  This site is from an association of employers, with the list of charter members including G.E., IBM, Sprint, and Xerox. You search here (by location, by company, by keyword, and/or by job posting date), and view and apply for the opportunities at the employer's Web site. Hint: uncheck the box for "Staffing Firms" to search ONLY the jobs posted on employer Website (leave the "Employers" box checked). The access to jobs is great! [For more sites like this one, go to Employment Supersites.]
  
  
• May 20, 2004: Scams & Schemes in Work and Employment Services
  From the RileyGuide, a very necessary collection of information by Margaret Dikel. Unfortunately, while there are many really good sites and services for people looking for new jobs, there are also many people interested in taking advantage of them. Margaret has pulled together the information to help you be an informed consumer.
  
  
• May 10, 2004: Gary Price's List of Lists
  Gary Price has put together and maintains this list of industry and professional magazine and journal articles that contain lists of employers. Why is that useful? He has sorted them by industry (e.g. agriculture, construction, petroleum & mining, etc.) so you can pick your target industry and find lists of employers. For example, under agriculture, you'll find a link to Ag Professional magazine's annual ranking of the "Largest Professional Farm Management Firms." If you are looking for a job in agriculture, that list is a list of potential employers for you. Happy shopping!
  
  
• May 3, 2004: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004 - 05
  From the U.S. Department of Labor, this site shows you the government's prediction of the future for many categories of jobs (management, professional, service, sales, etc.). It's a little laborious to use - no pun intended - but it is good information.
  
  
• April 26, 2004: eco.org
  The Environmental Careers Organization offers a substantial Career Center with information, links to more information, and job openings, including internships. If you are interested in an environment- or ecology-related career, this is a great place to start.
  
  
• April 5 and April 12, 2004: UPS Careers
  UPS is a very large company with offices in 200 countries and every state in the U.S. This is a link to the "home page" of the employment section of their Website. Check it out, if only for a part time job to pay the bills until you can get on with your "real" career.
  
  
• April 5, 2004: WorkingSolo
  Many people are exploring the options represented by working independently, even if it's only until they land that next dream job. This site has excellent advice and resources for anyone working "solo" - new to this form of employment or not. [For more sites like this one, go to Freelancing, Consulting, Contracting, and Temping.]
  
  
• March 29, 2004: TrueCareers
  An excellent job search site for recent college graduates with the added bonus of a chance to win up to $25,000 in student loan repayments or $12,000 in cash. [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Employment Super Sites section.]
  
  
• March 15 and 22, 2004: CraigsList
  A unique site - combination classified ads (jobs, personals, apartments, vacation rentals, cars for sale, etc.), newsgroup/forum, and resume posting site by city. Thirty-five cities are currently covered with 30 more planned additions. Find your city from the list (Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, etc.) and then browse through the job postings by category (accounting/finance, admin, art/media, biotech, etc.). Be careful when posting your resume, of course. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• March 8, 2004: CorporateInformation
  A really excellent resource for research into companies and industries. After a few queries, they'll ask you to register, but it's free, and the information is fabulous.
  
  
• March 1, 2004: StudentJobs.gov
  This is the recruiting center for student jobs and internships with the U.S. Federal Government. [For more sites like this one, go to Entry Level, Internship, and Seasonal Jobs.]
  
  
• February 23, 2004: What can I do with a major in...
  If you're graduating from college, getting started in your career, or just trying to figure out what to do next, this site from Kansas State University can offer you some different options. Or, at least, some food for thought. Click on your major and see "what can I do with a major in..."
  
  
• February 16, 2004: The Hidden Job Market
  A very useful step-by-step guide to networking to your next job from California's wonderful JobStar.org, originally created by the Bay Area Library & Information System with added support and funding from other sources over the year. Even if you don't live in California, this site has tons of information that will help you in your search. A real treasure!
  
  
• February 9, 2004: Deb Flanagan's Researching Companies Online Tutorial
  Finding a good place to work is the best place to start your job search. Deb Flanagan's tutorial will help you leverage the online resources to do that research. [For more sites like this one, go to Reference Material and Pick Your Employer. For more information, check out Job-Hunt's Starting Your Job Search article.]
  
  
• February 2, 2004: Idealist.org
  Find a for-pay job, a volunteer opportunity, or an internship with a non-profit at this excellent site. If you need to expand your networking, this is a great place to find a local non-profit that needs volunteers to help with projects or day-to-day operations. Idealist.org has jobs and information available in 4 languages for organizations across the world. (Afghanistan to Zimbawi). Find events (including job fairs), organizations, jobs, even fellowships here.
  
  
• January 26, 2004: Creative Job Search
  From the state of Minnesota's WorkForce Center, a gift to every job seeker every where. This is an excellent job search advisor and coach - one of the best free resources you can find online. From helping you manage your finances for your time "between jobs" to negotiating your new salary and getting a good start at your new job, this site offers solid, realistic, step-by-step advice. Start at the beginning, even if you think it doesn't apply to you, so that you have a solid base for your job search.
  
  
• January 19, 2004: Scams & Schemes in Work and Employment Services
  From the RileyGuide, a very necessary collection of information by Margaret Dikel. Unfortunately, while there are many really good sites and services for people looking for new jobs, there are also many people interested in taking advantage of them. Margaret has pulled together the information to help you be an informed consumer.
  
  
• January 12, 2004: ABYZNewsLinks
  Newspapers are a great source of job opportunities. Many have put their employment classified ads on their Websites, and you can find those sites here. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• December 29, 2003 and January 5, 2004: DirectEmployers
  This site is from an association of employers, with the list of charter members including G.E., IBM, Sprint, and Xerox. You search here (by location, by company, by keyword, and/or by job posting date), and view and apply for the opportunities at the employer's Web site. Hint: uncheck the box for "Staffing Firms" to search ONLY the jobs posted on employer Website (leave the "Employers" box checked). The access to jobs is great! [For more sites like this one, go to Employment Supersites.]
  
  
• December 15 and 22, 2003: IPL/Associations on the Net
  Associations are wonderful networking resources. Meet potential employers and co-workers, stay up to date in your field or learn about a new field or industry. If you need advice about leveraging associations, see Job-Hunt's Tapping the Hidden Job Market article. [For more information see Job-Hunt's Associations and Societies section.]
  
  
• December 2 and 9, 2003: Career Voyages
  A wealth of information here for finding out what jobs are in demand, where those high demand jobs are located by state (data is missing for some states, but it will be there eventually), what kind of education and training are required to land one of those jobs, and how to prepare for and launch a successful job search. Wow! Your tax dollars put to good use. Enjoy! [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Reference section.]
  
  
• November 24, 2003: Layoff Tracker
  A very interesting resource from Forbes magazine. Since 2001, they have kept track of the layoffs announced by the companies on The Forbes 500 companies list. [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Pick Your Employer section.]
  
  
• November 17, 2003: CollegeJournal.com
  An excellent resource from The Wall Street Journal people. Job opportunities for college and grad school students, free grad school practice tests (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, etc.), and the tons of good advice job search and career advice that you typically find on one of the "College/CareerJournal.com" sites.
  
  
• November 10, 2003: AllJobSearch
  Warning: Pop-ups added! Sorry - since we selected AllJobSearch, they've added pop-up ads to the site.
  Search a bunch of job sites at once, and then view the results at each source. AllJobSearch will use your keywords to search the usual suspects like Monster, HotJobs, and CareerBuilder. Then it will add other sources depending on your search criteria. Want engineering jobs in Massachusetts? It will search the usual big sites plus sites specifically for engineers and sites specifically covering Massachusetts. It also pulls in results from newspaper classifieds (a GREAT source) and Internet newsgroups (a hidden source, more useful for some jobs than for others). [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Employment Super Sites section.]
  
  
• November 3, 2003: TrueCareers
  An excellent job search site for new or recent college graduates with the added bonus of a chance to win up to $25,000 in student loan repayments or $12,000 in cash. [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Employment Super Sites section.]
  
  
• October 28, 2003: CareerInterestGame
  Not sure what you want to do "when you grow up?" Many people have that problem, at many points in their lives. Courtesy of the University of Missouri Career Center, the Career Interest Game should help you, or at least trigger some new ideas for you. The Game is based on the work of Dr. John Holland who theorized that people and work enviornments can be loosely classified into groups. So, you pick the group you prefer and see the kinds of work that may make you happy.
  
  
• October 20, 2003: ABYZ News Links
  Another great source of classifieds. This site is an enormous directory of newspapers and other news sources, like TV and radio stations. Find local newspapers by country, state (when appropriate), and city. ABYZ also includes the "business press" and other alternative news sources. If there's not an obvious link on the home page for "jobs" or "employment," look for "classified" to find the job ads. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• October 13, 2003: craigslist
  Community online classifieds, originally in San Francisco, but now in 17 other cities in the U.S., from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. and expanding to Canada, the U.K., and Australia. You'll find jobs posted here (briefly) that you won't find many others places. You'll also find apartments, entertainment, and personal ads. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• October 6, 2003: Abracat
  Another major source of classified ads - the ones that actually appear in the newspaper and are made available online, too. Many of these jobs are never posted on the job boards, but you'll find them in the newspapers or here (and in the other Classified Ad sites. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• September 29, 2003: Employment Wizard (R.I.P. 2007)
  Not your typical Web job site. Employment Wizard has employment classified ads from dozens of small, local newspapers across the U.S., searchable by date the ads appeared, as well as keyword, etc. These classified ads can provide job openings that you won't find advertised else where on the Web. [For more sites like this, see Job-Hunt's Classified Ads section.]
  
  
• September 22, 2003: VirtualPet's Industry Portals
  A simple site from Polson Enterprises has great information for job seekers. This section of the VirtualPet Web site provides links to Web sites focused on a particular industry, in alphabetical order by industry (from Aerospace to Wire) for over 90 industries. Often, among the portals, you will find a site containing an alphabetical or geographical directory of companies in that industry. Happy hunting!
  
  
• September 15, 2003: Forbes - Best Places for Business and Careers (U.S.A.)
  Forbes magazine has compiled its list of the 150 "best" locations in the U.S. for business and job opportunities, based on economic analysis of things such as cost of living, cost of labor, etc. Review the list by rank, metro area, job growth, population, and more.
  
  
• September 8, 2003: FRB: Beige Book Report
  The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank systems issues 10 reports a year on recent economic activity, in each of the 12 FRB Districts. The reports focus on areas of growth or decline in each of the regions, and provide a good leading indicator of economic activity in an area or sector. Use the report for your region to target an industry or group of employers where job growth is most likely.
  
  
• September 1 , 2003: Newspapers.com
  Newspapers have employment ads that can be very useful for job seekers, and this site brings you a collection of newspapers in the USA and international (by country) PLUS the local business newspapers, college newspapers, etc. Many of the larger newspapers have joined the CareerBuilder super site, which means you will find jobs that a visitor to CareerBuilder would find. The smaller classified ad listings are usually better resources, so search until you find some. [Every state listing in Job-Hunt contains a link to this site.]
  
  
• August 25, 2003: The Peace Corps
  Thousands of Americans have worked in the Peace Corps across the world, from new college graduates to retirees or newly laid off professionals. Work as a teacher, farmer, banker, health care worker, or whatever else you are qualified to do. It's a great way to make a contribution in countries across the world.
  
  
• August 18, 2003: The Humor Bin - The Job Search
  It's SO easy to lose your sense of humor when you are in the midst of an apparently endless job search. But, humor helps keep things in perspective, and keeping your sense of humor may even help you succeed in your search. The Humor Bin should at least give you a laugh or two. My favorite is "An Honest Resume" although the "Things Not To Do During An Interview" is priceless. Enjoy!
  
  
• August 11, 2003: Beyond the Want Ads
  A very useful step-by-step guide to networking to your next job, from the California Library System's wonderful JobStar.org. Even if you don't live in California, this site has tons of information that will help you in your search. A real treasure!
  
  
• August 5, 2003: CareerJournal
  From The Wall Street Journal, the best business newspaper in the U.S., a Web site with plenty of jobs, easily searched, and plenty of information - excellent, relevant, current articles providing advice on everything from negotiating tips for women to grammer and style in business communications (like cover letters, etc.). [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Employment Super Sites section.]
  
  
• July 28, 2003: IPL/Associations on the Net
  Associations are wonderful networking resources. Meet potential employers and co-workers, stay up to date in your field or learn about a new field or industry. If you need advice about leveraging associations, see Job-Hunt's Tapping the Hidden Job Market article. [For more information see Job-Hunt's Associations and Societies section.]
  
  
• July 21, 2003: EFF's Privacy Top 12
  The Electronic Frontier Foundation has compiled an excellent Top 12 list of ways to protect your online privacy. It's a hot button with Job-Hunt, so we're glad to bring this to your attention.
  
  
• July 14, 2003: idealist.org
  Expand your horizons and your network by volunteering. Helping someone else is usually a positive thing to do, and it can be great experience. Idealist.org offers you the opportunity to find organizations needing volunteers, world-wide. It also contains for-pay jobs as well.
  
  
• July 7, 2003: Direct Employers
  Go to the source! This is a unique site formed by a consortium of large employers (Abbott Labs, AOL, Fidelity, IBM, etc.). They created a job site that connects job seekers directly to the jobs the employers have posted on their company's Web sites. So you search here (we recommend un-checking the "Staffing Firms" link when you get started) using keywords, age of the job listing, and US only or Worldwide. The results reflect the jobs posted on all the company sites, then, to see and apply for a posting, you are moved to the appropriate company Website. You can also click on Search: Employers - Metro/Region - City/State - Worldwide - ExecuNet (a fee-based service) - Diversity. [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Employment Super Sites section.]
  
  
• June 30, 2003: HospitalWeb-USA & HospitalWeb-Global [R.I.P. 2007]
  Find hospitals by location with this directory. HospitalWebUSA is a directory of hospitals by state in the U.S. HospitalWebGlobal provides the same information by country outside of the U.S. Hospitals need more than doctors and nurses. They have administrative and support needs as well. Look for "Employment," "Careers," or "Jobs" linked from each hospital's home page. This list is created and maintained by the Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Neurology [For more sites like this one, go to Job-Hunt's Pick Your Employer, Job Search Resources by State for the U.S., or InternationalJob Search Resources sections.]
  
  
• June 23, 2003: WorkingSolo
  Many people are exploring the options represented by working independently, even if it's only until they land that next dream job. This site has excellent advice and resources for anyone working "solo" - new to this form of employment or not. [For more sites like this one, go to Freelancing, Consulting, Contracting, and Temping.]
  
  
• June 16, 2003: IW 1,000
  According to Industry Week, these are the 1,000 largest publicly-held manufacturing companies in the world, based on revenue, and it's a gold mine for job hunters. Browse through an alphabetical list of companies, or search by country, industry, ranking, revenue growth percentage (going up, please!), or revenue. [For more sites like this one, go to Reference Material and Pick Your Employer.]
  
  
• June 9, 2003: Creative Job Search
  From the state of Minnesota's WorkForce Center, a gift to every job seeker every where. This is an excellent job search advisor and coach - one of the best free resources you can find online. From helping you manage your finances for your time "between jobs" to negotiating your new salary and getting a good start at your new job, this site offers solid, realistic, step-by-step advice. Start at the beginning, even if you think it doesn't apply to you, so that you have a solid base for your job search.
  
  
• June 2, 2003: Deb Flanagan's Researching Companies Online Tutorial
  Finding a good place to work is the best place to start your job search. Deb Flanagan's tutorial will help you leverage the online resources to do that research. [For more sites like this one, go to Reference Material and Pick Your Employer. For more information, check out Job-Hunt's Starting Your Job Search article.]
  
  
• May 26, 2003: The 2003 Fortune 500® Companies (sorry, now for Fortune's subscribers only)
  Every year Fortune magazine compiles this list of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. The 2003 list is based on 2002 revenues. These large companies offer a wide variety of opportunity, but they have not been the source of real job growth recently. Check out the "Arrivals" (new to the list) to find those most likely to be expanding. Also see the list by state and by industry. Very good place to start finding your next employer (or identifying those you don't want to work for). Another great resource! [For more sites like this one, go to Reference Material and Pick Your Employer.]
  
  
• May 19, 2003: Gary Price's List of Lists
  Expand your networking and identify potential employers with the information here. Magazines compile and publish useful lists of companies and people, and you will find a hundreds of those lists here, organized by industry. These are lists of people and of companies from many of the commercial and trade publications you might never otherwise find (or even seek). Great resource! [For more sites like this one, go to Reference Material and Pick Your Employer.]
  
  
• May 6 & May 12, 2003: Riley Guide's Networking & Your Job Search
  Networking is critical to your job search (and career!) success. Margaret Riley Dikel, of the Riley Guide, has collected an excellent group of resources to help you with your networking, both on-line and off-line. Don't forget to check out Job-Hunt's "Tapping the Hidden Job Market" article and "Pick Your Employer" sections for additional help and resources.
  
  
• April 18 to May 5: Job-Hunt's senior job hunter (Susan Joyce) was out of commission, including 4 days in intensive care, so newsletters, updates, Hot Sites of the Week, and other things that happen here on a daily or weekly basis, did not happen. Sorry! Hopefully this won't happen again, but, if it does, we'll be better prepared next time.
  
  
• April 14, 2003: World's 400 Best Big Companies
  From Forbes magazine, the companies on this "A List" have annual sales or a stock market valuation of at least $5 billion. The A List companies are available by continent, by company name, by industry, by company or by market valuation or sales. Check out the "F List" and the other Forbes' lists, too. [For more sites like this one, go to Pick Your Employer.]
  
  
• April 7, 2003: Academic360
  A meta collection of international Internet resources for the academic job hunter, both faculty and administrative listings, including associations. Find resources by discipline, by location, and by employer. First rate! [For more sites like this one, go to Pick Your Employer and Academia and Education.]
  
  
• March 31, 2003: CareerStorm
  Another great site for helping you figure out what you want to do and what to do next in your career/job search. CareerStorm offers the Storm Navigator, a free online tool to "help you make career decisions that bring you satisfaction and success," recommended by Richard Nelson Bolles in the 2003 edition of his classic book, "What Color Is Your Parachute" A practical manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers.
  
  
• March 24, 2003: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03
  If you're not sure what you want to do or how much opportunity there is in your field, this is an excellent resource. Revised to be more user friendly, this is a great source of information about jobs in the U.S. Find information by job or by industry. For example, pick a category of jobs, then pick the job title that interests you, and you'll be provided with a description of the job, the working conditions, current employment figures, training and other qualifications needed, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. Amazing!
  
  
• March 10, 2003: ThomasRegional
  This may seem like an odd choice for Hot Site of the Week, but it's really a very useful site if your target employer is any of the 550,000+ industrial product or service suppliers in their list. Search on the category of product you want - 6,000 product and service categories, from Abrasion Resistant Materials to Zippers. Then, choose the location (U.S. only), and you'll have a nice list of potential employers, complete with size, annual sales, and addresses.
  
  
• March 3 , 2003: USAJobs
  In the U.S., the federal government is one of the largest employers, and, usually, a very stable one. If you are interested in working for a part of the U.S. Federal Government, this is the site for you. Use the help in "First Timers Start Here" to get started, and then use "Build Your Resume" to create a resume that will be formatted correctly to apply for a federal opportunity. Job opportunities are searchable by keyword.
  
  
• February 24, 2003: Idealist.org
  If you are interested in working at a non-profit, or in volunteering to support your favorite cause, this is a great site for you. The Career Center offers both helpful articles and job listings, as well as Nonprofit Career Fairs across the U.S.
  
  
• February 17 , 2003: Scams & Schemes in Work and Employment Service from the Riley Guide
  As usual, Margaret Riley Dikel does a careful and thorough job of compiling the resources for avoiding (and reporting) the many scams that are circulating now. There are very good people trying to help job seekers with their job searches, providing valuable services. But, there are also other people, not to be trusted...
  
  
• February 10, 2003: StudentJobs.gov
  This is the recruiting center for student jobs and internships with the U.S. Federal Government. [For more sites like this one, go to Entry Level, Internship, and Seasonal Jobs.]
  
  
• February 3, 2003: CareerJournal.com
  From Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal organization, this site is a classic, and chock full of useful information, as you would expect from one of the top U.S. business news sources. Of course, plenty of jobs are listed, too, and there is resume help, etc. [For more sites like this one, go to Employment Supersites.]
  
  
• January 27, 2003: DirectEmployers
  This site is from an association of employers, with the list of charter members including G.E., IBM, Sprint, and Xerox. You search here (by location, by company, by keyword, and/or by job posting date), and view and apply for the opportunities at the employer's Web site. So, the application process can take more time than usual, but the access to jobs is great. [For more sites like this one, go to Employment Supersites.]
  
  
• January 20, 2003: True Careers
  From Sallie Mae, the college student loan people, find both plenty of jobs (in the U.S. and Canada) and plenty of information about companies, industries, and professions. They have their Privacy Policy posted, and offer job seekers 2 levels of identity protection (highly recommended by Job-Hunt, of course). A very good Web job site with a bonus currently available - if you register and submit your resume, you'll be entered into the sweepstakes to win $25,000 in student loan repayments or $12,000 cash (read their rules). [For more sites like this one, go to Employment Supersites.]
  
  
• January 13, 2003: IPL/Associations on the Net
  Associations are a great place to find contacts with potential employers, and this site, from the University of Michigan's Internet Public Library (IPL), is an excellent resource for job seekers to use to find associations relevant to their job searching. Associations are listed by category (e.g. Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Computers & Internet, etc.) and sub-category (e.g. Accounting, Banking, and more within Business & Economics) with links to the appropriate Websites. If you need advice about leveraging associations, see Job-Hunt's Tapping the Hidden Job Market article. [For more information see Job-Hunt's Associations and Societies section.]
  
  
• January 6, 2003: Creative Job Search
  From the state of Minnesota's WorkForce Center, a gift to every job seeker every where. This is an excellent job search advisor and coach - the best you can find online. From helping you manage your finances for your time "between jobs" to negotiating your new salary and getting a good start at your new job, this site offers solid, realistic, step-by-step advice. Start at the beginning, even if you think it doesn't apply to you, so that you have a solid base for your job search
  

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