Job Seeker Resources

Keep busy, and don't go it alone. Make every day count when you are looking for work. We've gathered some great resources for you here.

Professional Networking

Look no further than LinkedIn.com. Critical mass of 40 million professionals; if you search for people you know, you will find them here.



For creative (and essential) ways to use Linkedin, see Guy Kawasaki's blog entry here:

10 Ways to Use LinkedIn

Job Sites

You'll need to get on these immediately by registering and creating a full profile. Don't forget to create automated searches that will bring new jobs to your inbox each morning.


Monster.com is probably the biggest of the online job sites




CareerBuilder is also a very large online job site.




Dice is excellent for technical people.



Craigslist is growing in popularity. The barebones bulletin-style site requires that you read many listings to find one you like, but if you search it every day you will find local listings not found elsewhere.



Craiglist Sacramento
Craiglist Bay Area

Others? (Go Direct)

Local Companies. Don't forget them! Many companies' HR departments have their own job posting and application websites. Little companies that you might have heard of, like Apple, ONLY post jobs on their own sites. Generally once you apply for an initial position your information is saved, so that you can re-apply for more jobs fairly easily.