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Apprenticeships
From your About Guide, what they are plus useful information about eligibility, benefits, finding unions, and how and where to apply. Includes a list of the top 25 occupations with apprenticeship programs.
From your About Guide, what they are plus useful information about eligibility, benefits, finding unions, and how and where to apply. Includes a list of the top 25 occupations with apprenticeship programs.
Computer Certification Pays
From your About.com Guide: A four-year, computer science degree is still nice to have, but no longer required to land a good-paying, IT job.
From your About.com Guide: A four-year, computer science degree is still nice to have, but no longer required to land a good-paying, IT job.
Entry-Level Jobs
From your About.com Guide, what they are, what they aren't, and how to land one.
From your About.com Guide, what they are, what they aren't, and how to land one.
Internships: Working for Peanuts
From your About.com Guide, find out what you want to do—and don't want to do—in your career.
From your About.com Guide, find out what you want to do—and don't want to do—in your career.
Job Tips for College Grads
From your About.com Guide, a six-part series covering everything from deciding what you want to do in your career, to landing a job.
From your About.com Guide, a six-part series covering everything from deciding what you want to do in your career, to landing a job.
Alumni Central
Job searching and résumé posting is free for all US alumni, but you receive enhanced services if you're from a member college. Requires registration.
Job searching and résumé posting is free for all US alumni, but you receive enhanced services if you're from a member college. Requires registration.
Alumni Network
Canadian/US recruiting service for people with a degree, diploma or trade certificate. Job searching and submitting your résumé are free.
Canadian/US recruiting service for people with a degree, diploma or trade certificate. Job searching and submitting your résumé are free.
Apple Developer Connection Student Program
Get tools, information and resources to learn and practice developing for the Macintosh platform, cheap.
Get tools, information and resources to learn and practice developing for the Macintosh platform, cheap.
The Black Collegian Online
A very comprehensive career site for students and professionals of color. Search open positions, post your résumé, and way more.
A very comprehensive career site for students and professionals of color. Search open positions, post your résumé, and way more.
Branch Out
A private, networking community of Ivy League and Jesuit alumni. Get insider career advice, land a job, or just find others with similar interests. Requires registration, but free.
A private, networking community of Ivy League and Jesuit alumni. Get insider career advice, land a job, or just find others with similar interests. Requires registration, but free.
Campus WorkLink
Comprehensive career services for Canadian students and recent graduates (within 3 years). Requires registration through a participating educational institution.
Comprehensive career services for Canadian students and recent graduates (within 3 years). Requires registration through a participating educational institution.
Career Explorer
College search in the U.S. and Canada, read career profiles with salary info, and access financial aid, scholarship and other resources.
College search in the U.S. and Canada, read career profiles with salary info, and access financial aid, scholarship and other resources.
CareerMart College Info
Link to the homepages of colleges, universities and community colleges. Also, post your résumé, search for jobs and more.
Link to the homepages of colleges, universities and community colleges. Also, post your résumé, search for jobs and more.
College Grad Job Hunter
A comprehensive site, where you may even listen to career tips online!
A comprehensive site, where you may even listen to career tips online!
College Club
A guide to everything Joe and Jane College and then some, especially community channel stuff like online clubs, boards and free homepages. Jobs and free email, too.
A guide to everything Joe and Jane College and then some, especially community channel stuff like online clubs, boards and free homepages. Jobs and free email, too.
College Search
College search and other education resources courtesy of the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education.
College search and other education resources courtesy of the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education.
Colleges & Universities
Link to US campus career offices and locate career sites by job type or country to boot, courtesy of the Job Source Network.
Link to US campus career offices and locate career sites by job type or country to boot, courtesy of the Job Source Network.
CollegeNET
Research colleges, financial aid, scholarships and more, and apply to colleges online. They say that they are hired by educational institutions, so they respect your privacy and won't sell your info to marketers, brokers and other third parties. Some other college sites must do so to pay for their free services, but you can usually opt out.
Research colleges, financial aid, scholarships and more, and apply to colleges online. They say that they are hired by educational institutions, so they respect your privacy and won't sell your info to marketers, brokers and other third parties. Some other college sites must do so to pay for their free services, but you can usually opt out.
CollegeView
No jobs, but loads of great career advice and other resources for students. Search for colleges, universities, scholarships, financial aid, and more.
No jobs, but loads of great career advice and other resources for students. Search for colleges, universities, scholarships, financial aid, and more.
Computing Research Association
Includes faculty jobs in computer science and computer engineering at colleges, universities, and other educational institutions in North America.
Includes faculty jobs in computer science and computer engineering at colleges, universities, and other educational institutions in North America.
DoctorJob
This career site for UK graduates includes job opportunities in Europe, plus lots of career resources and advice.
This career site for UK graduates includes job opportunities in Europe, plus lots of career resources and advice.
Educause
Promotes and supports education through information technology. Includes IT jobs and faculty positions at member educational institutions.
Promotes and supports education through information technology. Includes IT jobs and faculty positions at member educational institutions.
Embark
A comprehensive site for finding and rating colleges, universities and grad schools. Apply online using each school's official application.
A comprehensive site for finding and rating colleges, universities and grad schools. Apply online using each school's official application.
FastWeb
Helps you find financial aid, schools and available scholarships for free. Ah, but nothing is truly free. It requires immediate registration to maximize the effectiveness of its matching services, a good thing, but also to collect demographic information about you. Be sure to first read the privacy policy, about how they use your information and how you can opt out of commercial offers.
Helps you find financial aid, schools and available scholarships for free. Ah, but nothing is truly free. It requires immediate registration to maximize the effectiveness of its matching services, a good thing, but also to collect demographic information about you. Be sure to first read the privacy policy, about how they use your information and how you can opt out of commercial offers.
Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers Online
Busy, but packed with information. Link to company profiles (including start-ups), career advice, industry news, salary surveys and more.
Busy, but packed with information. Link to company profiles (including start-ups), career advice, industry news, salary surveys and more.
GradView
Graduate school search facilities, tips for getting into and surviving grad school, and career resources for after. Also includes financial aid and exam resources.
Graduate school search facilities, tips for getting into and surviving grad school, and career resources for after. Also includes financial aid and exam resources.
JobTrak
Partnerships with over 750, US, college and university career centers, MBA programs, and alumni associations. Requires password from a participating institution.
Partnerships with over 750, US, college and university career centers, MBA programs, and alumni associations. Requires password from a participating institution.
JobWeb
Connections to over 1,600+ universities and colleges, and 1,600+ employers. Great, comprehensive site! Even hot links you to your institution's career office.
Connections to over 1,600+ universities and colleges, and 1,600+ employers. Great, comprehensive site! Even hot links you to your institution's career office.
Microsoft College
The software giant entices you with hip career verse and reasons to work there, plus jobs, internships, and tips for applying. Media clips and a free, multi-format player, too.
The software giant entices you with hip career verse and reasons to work there, plus jobs, internships, and tips for applying. Media clips and a free, multi-format player, too.
Monster Campus
Career resources just for college students including internship searching, plus access to all the other career tools of Monster.Com.
Career resources just for college students including internship searching, plus access to all the other career tools of Monster.Com.
Petersons
Just a few destinations offered include colleges and universities, graduate programs, distance learning, summer camp, study abroad, and job links.
Just a few destinations offered include colleges and universities, graduate programs, distance learning, summer camp, study abroad, and job links.
The Princeton Review
Search for schools and internships, and get tons of free career advice from the company that helps students crack the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).
Search for schools and internships, and get tons of free career advice from the company that helps students crack the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).
Student Central
Job searching and résumé posting are free for all US students, but you receive enhanced services if you're attending a member college. Part of the College Central Network.
Job searching and résumé posting are free for all US students, but you receive enhanced services if you're attending a member college. Part of the College Central Network.
Student Conservation Association
Volunteer, internship and employment opportunities, plus lots of resources for advancing your environmental career.
Volunteer, internship and employment opportunities, plus lots of resources for advancing your environmental career.
Students.gov
Get help planning, researching and financing your higher education. A cooperative effort between federal agencies, students, and the higher education community, under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Education.
Get help planning, researching and financing your higher education. A cooperative effort between federal agencies, students, and the higher education community, under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Education.
Summer Jobs
Find a job to pay the bills between the spring and fall semesters, so you can afford that technical degree.
Find a job to pay the bills between the spring and fall semesters, so you can afford that technical degree.
TopGrads
Just one section of TopJobs, a comprehensive UK site featuring job searching in Europe, hiring companies, career tips, and more.
Just one section of TopJobs, a comprehensive UK site featuring job searching in Europe, hiring companies, career tips, and more.
US News - Education
Information about colleges, grad schools, financial aid, careers, and more.
Information about colleges, grad schools, financial aid, careers, and more.
WorkWeb
Browse employer profiles and link to their jobs pages at this Canadian site for students. Also includes career advice and campus career fairs. Available en Français.
Browse employer profiles and link to their jobs pages at this Canadian site for students. Also includes career advice and campus career fairs. Available en Français.
Young Adult Professional Associates
Job placement and résumé building. Ordinarily, Job Searching: Technical lists only freebies, but this one sounds good for a small, one-time fee. It's free for college career centers, so check with yours first.
Job placement and résumé building. Ordinarily, Job Searching: Technical lists only freebies, but this one sounds good for a small, one-time fee. It's free for college career centers, so check with yours first.