Sunday, March 29, 2009

Links from my Chaska Herald column on "The Great Job Search"

For those of you who have been reading my column in the Chaska Herald, below are a list of links to various resources mentioned:

Starting Links

www.mnwfc.org - MN Workforce Center

www.deed.state.mn.us/oldwkr/owpprov1.htm - Carver County MN Workforce Center

www.uimn.org - State of MN Unemployment Insurance

www.health.state.mn.us/healthcare.html - State of MN site with healthcare information

www.mchamn.com - MN Health care for those with pre-existing conditions

www.jobtransition.net - Wooddale Church Job Transition web site (great resource!)

www.beyourownheadhunter.com - great job search information site with lots of links

www.mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.htm - list of Job Transition Groups

www.sonicwall.com/phishing/ - Phishing test!  Don’t be scammed!

 

Job Boards

www.dice.com - Dice (mostly for technology folks)

www.monster.com - Monster.com

hotjobs.yahoo.com - HotJobs

www.careerbuilder.com - CareerBuilder

www.craigslist.org - Craigslist (free want-ads)

www.usajobs.gov - Government jobs (official job site of the Federal Government)

www.minnesotaworks.net - State of MN job site

 

Job Board Aggregators

www.indeed.com

www.simplyhired.com

 

Social Networking

www.linkedin.com - LinkedIn

www.facebook.com - Facebook

www.myspace.com - MySpace

www.twitter.com - Twitter

 

Business Journals

twincities.bizjournals.com – Twin Cities Business Journal

www.tcbmag.com - Twin Cities Business Magazine

www.startibune.com