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The Only Three Job Sites You Really Need!
Local Resources for Job Seekers
The Only Three Job Sites You Really Need!
If you want to keep it simple, if you're overwhelmed by the number of job sites available online, stick with these three sites. You can start here and quickly find your way directly to the information you need.
Indeed.com
Searches job postings from hundreds of employment sites with a simple, Google-like search screen.
Job Hunters Bible
This site is brought to you by Richard Bolles, author of the well-known book What Color Is Your Parachute? With over 30 years experience in the job hunting field, Mr. Bolles has some interesting advice for the online job searcher, and by starting at his site you will know just where to focus your search.
The Riley Guide
From Margaret Dikel, author of the Riley Guide, this site has links, advice and all you should need to steer you in the right direction with your online job search. Margaret Riley is a librarian who has spent years working in the job-hunting field.
Local Resources for Job Seekers
Job Opportunities with Central New York's Largest Employers
Many of CNY’s largest employers are listed, with links to their current job opportunities and career information.
Job listings, local wage rates, labor market information, business news, and more for the Central New York area.
CNY Works
CNYWorks, located in downtown Syracuse
, offers a broad range of cost-free services for the job-seeker, including: career planning, job search assistance, individualized skill assessment, resume development, computer and internet access, GED preparation, interviewing skills, job training opportunities, and more.
DaVinci Jobs
Provides technical professionals and other job seekers with a listing of outstanding career opportunities in Upstate New York.
Essential NY Jobs
A meta-search engine that retrieves job listings from hundreds of other websites. It covers 12 counties in Central New York (Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Seneca, and Tompkins).
Expert Advice on Finding a Job, Managing Money, and Building a Career in CNY
Help Wanted Employment Resources
Employment resources
for Syracuse and Central New York.
Help Wanted Job Training
Training resources
for Syracuse and Central New York.
HireBio
Biotech jobs, learning resources and career tools. Can limit your search to NY State.
Internship Opportunities Now - Project ION
Site for searching for or posting internships in Central and Northern NY.
Job Corps
Job Corps is a no-cost, federally funded job training and education program for income-eligible young adults ages 16-24. Participants are given a monthly allowance while they earn their high school degree, receive vocational training and get help finding a job.
Manufacturers Association of Central New York
MACNY advocates for the growth and development of New York’s manufacturing sector, a critical component of a vibrant New York economy.
Finding a job can be challenging. Use the library’s resources to make your search easier!
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Sponsored through the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth, this state and federally funded, temporary employment and training program is for mature workers age 55 or over who meet income eligibility requirements.
Snag A Job NY
User friendly site that lets users search by city or zip code for full, part-time and seasonal jobs.
Syracuse.com
Searchable online listing of all the job advertisements from the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center
EOC provides CNY job seekers with a job search clinic, assisting with resume preparations, cover letter designs and interview techniques. EOC offers access to Internet job banks, career development counseling, job opening information, insider workshops and job search tips.
Syracuse University Online Employment Site
Search open positions and apply online.
Civil Service Jobs
Onondaga County Personnel Department
Includes listings of both written and training and experience Civil Service exams. Updated twice monthly with a permanent list of continuous recruitment exams.
New York State's Department of Civil Service
Browse through the list of upcoming examinations; look at jobs in demand, and those job titles that are continuously recruited. Applications for all exams may be downloaded directly from the site.
Test Guides from New York State Department of Civil Service
These guides provide candidates with a general description of the subjects and sample questions on a small selection of examinations. Guides are in PDF format.
New York State now has a number of civil service study guides available online. Test Guides are published by the New York State Department of Civil Service and are generally targeted to entry-level occupations. These test guides do not contain material to study for any specific tests, they are developed to provide candidates with a general description of the subjects on the examination and sample questions. Guides are in PDF format.
USAJOBS
The official job site of the United States Federal Government. Search for jobs, create a resume, and learn about the variety of Federal employment opportunities available.
General Job Listing Sites
America's Job Bank
This government run site has job listings from State Employment Service Offices—search for jobs in your local state and area or search the employment office in other states. All listings with the New York State Job Service are available here.
CareerBuilder.com
Search job listings appearing in newspapers and other databases by keyword, job location, job type, and job category. You can save your search preferences to save time when you visit the site. You can also post your resume for employers to view.
Idealist.org
A resource for non-profit businesses and people interested in finding jobs in the non-profit sector.
Indeed.com
Look for jobs from differnent types of employers with two simple search boxes. Choose to search by location or keyword job description.
Job-Hunt.org
This site features hundreds of useful links to job resources and services listed by category or location.
Job Search USA
A country-wide job site where you search for job openings, post your resume and ask employers to contact you through email. Click here for local listings in Syracuse.
Monster
Job listings, company profiles, resume posting, career advice and many other job search tools. A must see for the online job hunter.
National Employment Opportunity Corporation
NEOC is a worldwide job placement company focusing upon job opportunities and openings in almost every American industry, including professional and support positions in transportation, state, and local government entities, higher and technical educational units, public and private schools, the healthcare industry, the banking and financial industry, the construction and building trades, and also retail and retail small businesses. Law enforcement agencies and finding jobs for recently-graduated college young people will be given special consideration.
New York JobsExpress
Thousands of jobs listed in the New York State’s job bank sorted by region. The site also provides information on resume writing and job leads. It is updated daily.
Simplyhired.com
Searches job postings from thousands of job boards, classifieds and company sites.
Resume Writing
Damn Good Resumes
Yana Parker is a resume expert; at her site you'll find all sorts of resume writing help.
JobStar
From the state of California, this job search site gives some great resume writing help.
Microsoft Office Resume and CV Templates
A wide selection of Microsoft Word templates for basic, job specific, and situation specific resumes. You can preview the template online, then open it for editing in Microsoft Word. The site also includes templates, such as cover letters and other job-related letters.
Rebecca Smith's eRésumés and Resources
ASCII resumes, HTML resumes as attachments—detailed steps on how to write just about any type of resume you might need. Nice coverage of scanner resumes—how to make resumes scanner friendly.
Careers
America's Career InfoNet
Developed with the US Department of Labor, you can find information about particular occupations (training, outlook, earnings); geographic areas (demographic information), trends, and resources. You can search by "Menu," "Keywords,"or "SIC" code.
CareerJournal.com
From the Wall Street Journal, this career/job site has everything including an extensive listing of industry salaries. Don't stop there—look around at some of the other great job information.
Get That Gig
Designed for students and recent college grads - advice from professionals from a variety of trades, career counseling, discussion forums and internship information.
Career One Stop
By the U.S. Department of Labor is an "integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find employment and career resources.
JobStar Career Guides
This site includes articles on career information, links to resources, and lists of books to check for in your local public library.
JobStar Salary Surveys
Another part of the JobStar Web Site, this may be the largest list of salary surveys on the web. Most sites link to this one. You'll find over 200 salary surveys here. This is useful information to have before you go looking for a job.
My Next Move
Easy to use web-based tool to learn about careers through exploration of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) system and related career information and links.
MonsterTRAK Major to Career Converter
The Converter not only tells you what kinds of jobs you can get with different majors, but also allows you to search the job listings for openings in those specific fields.
New York State CareerZone
CareerZone is a free, career exploration and planning system designed especially for New York State students. It has information on over 900 careers.
New York State Dept. of Labor Career Services
Information from the New York State Department of Labor to assist in job searching and career planning.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
This is the bible on occupations; put out by the US Government, it is the Bureau of Labor Statistics' official handbook. Research a profession, career, or job by finding the projected hirings, training or education required, what the job work would entail, and you can search it all by title or job duties.
O*NET OnLine—Occupational Information Network
A comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. It replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).
Salary.com
A group of experienced compensation specialists support this site, which features fast and easy-to-use salary, benefits, and cost-of-living wizards, a salary timer, college tuition calculator, job assessor and other useful tools.
Study Guide Zone
A treasure trove of free resources for students, beginning professionals, and anyone else who wants to improve his or her score on a standardized test.
Today's Military
A U.S. Department of Defense web site that explores the opportunities and benefits available to young people in the military today.
Vocational Information Center
Explore careers, including many that do not require a college degree.
Part-Time Careers
Work, Mom, Work
Job board featuring postings for flexible, part-time positions, both inside and outside the home for moms and dads.
Last updated: February 27, 2012