Jobs in Information Technology

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Here are my notes on jobs and recruiters for Information Technology professionals.

Where the tech jobs are - and aren't quotes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimate in late 2001 that of the 10 fastest-growing U.S. occupations from 2000 to 2010, eight are computer-related (the other two are both in health care).

Telecommuting Jobs

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Lists of specific jobs available to telecommuters:

• TELECOMMUTE-JOBS.COM charges $35 per year.
• TJOBS.COM charges $10 per year.

  About Telecommuting:

  > Catherine Roseberry (formerly Brenda G. Howard) is the About.com (formerly Mining Company) Telecommuting Guide
• Gil Gordon has graphics-rich pages for those who want to telecommute and those who manage telecommuters.
• Telework Europe has country-specific pages to Telework Ireland, etc. plus great articles and a web ring.
• Guru.com promotes the career and lifestyle of the independent professional, as defined by consultants, freelancers, and moonlighters. A wealth of inspirational support and resources, the Website intends to develop an online community and offers information and advice from experts on such topics as heaìth insurance tips, tax information, Website design, and profiles of successful independent professionals. A newly launched Web company, Guru.com promises many forthcoming features including an employment database, business management tools, and product information and deals.
• Notes by Max Davis
• Home Employment Association (HEA) specializes in finding Homeworkers real home employment and Telecommuting jobs (for a fee).
• Companies which provide computer support, such as:
  The Computer Secretary, The Computer Central Corporation,
  • My Call Center 24 Hour Global Secretary and Sales Service
  • 24 Hour Secretary at VoiceOfWoman.com
• California Association of Temporary and Staffing Services
• Nick Hough's Asia Pacific Telework Association
• The Small Business Journal (TSMJ) offers full-text articles from this monthly publication, as well special, weekly-updated articles for its online product. Focusing on issues facing small businesses, the Website also includes an indexed collection of over 300 online resources, a searchable archive of TSMJ articles, and a search engine page that features general and area-specific Internet search engines. For a more interactive experience, users may read and contribute to forums on such topics as Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, and Ethics in Business.
• Be The Boss.com Franchises Is this a scam?
• The Telework Competence Center created by the German Telework Association.
• Opportunity NOCs (Nonprofit Organization Classifieds) was launched in March 1998 by The Management Center, San Francisco, to provide job openings and information in the nonprofit sector. “California's most comprehensive source of professional and diverse employment opportunities in the fields of health, education, environment, arts and social services.”

• Workplace Forum coordinates research on Ergonomics and facilities.

• Cornell University's Internet Resources for Job Searching The University of Wisconsin says: This carefully annotated index of job hunting resources includes sites covering such topics as salary information, researching companies, and researching nonprofit corporations, as well as sites to find general job listings and specialized job databases.
• Fortune board on careers

Government Jobs

• U.S. Government jobs
• Information on Federal Employment Opportunities
• California State Personnel Board
• LA County Human Resources Job Information
• City of LA Personnel Department Job Information
• Orange County HR Dept.
• University of California Career Opportunities
• California State University Career Opportunities
• California Community Colleges Career Opportunities
• Internship Opportunities

Generic Job Boards

Webmonkey Job Hunting Guide My tips for responding to emails: Source: Tell them where you saw their ad or who referred you. Best time to call: Next to my phone number, I put "(24 Hours)" so I won't miss out on hot opportunities. In re: “A copy of your ad is at the bottom of this email” — so they could easily remember the job I want. Attachments: A resume saved in several file formats: Plain text (without few extra spaces) is most favored, MS-Word 95 is the most flexible. But, make sure they look OK when opened by other versions of MS-Word (XP, 97), Word Perfect. This will save delays during a round of communication.

Company	Job Types	Rate/posting	Duration
CollegeHelper.com	PT	$30/$10	1 month
CareerBuilder.com	PT, FT	$359	30 days
MonsterTRAK.com	PT, FT, internships	$25/school	4 weeks
SnagAJob.com	PT, FT	$99	1 month
SummerJobs.com	PT, FT	$42	4 weeks

Some job sites allow specific URLs:

• LA Times Classified on Careerpath.com
• CareerMosaic for 20 miles around zip code 90274
• The Monster Board Information Technology jobs in the Los Angeles area
• CBS Los Angeles Employment Network's Job Connection
• newsgroup la.jobs and JobsInLA.com
• HeadHunter Net Computer jobs around Torrance
• jobs.internet.com
• America's Job Bank with jobs at the EDD.
• CalJOBS - California Employment Department's Listing of Computer Jobs
• CAREERspan
• HR Pages

• Virtual Job Fair listings for Web Consultant Microsoft in Los Angeles, CA only. Home of the High Tech Careers Magazine and
  Westech Virtual Job Fair
• Career Magazine listings are by a single keyword for location, skill. Get their Jobs Wanted Software which searches job banks for you
• Career Web

• cruise2.com and theworkingvacation.com post dancing and lecturing jobs on Renaissance Cruises.

  Newsgroups

• news:aol.neighborhood.ca.jobs
• news:prg.jobs
• news:misc.jobs.contract
• news:us.jobs.contract
• news:torfree.jobs.wanted
• news:misc.jobs.contract
• Net-temps
• Job Center searches by keywords only and charges $15 for two weeks.
• jobengine
• Career.Com California jobs.
• Tripod line-up of hot companies.
• Wall Street Journal Careers At first glance, the site gives you news about the workplace and articles from the National Business Employment Weekly as you search jobs in Fortune 500 companies by industry, company, job function and location. Job Alert emails you when new companies post jobs, and

• CreativeSoft - PowerBuilder Job Registry
• PowerBuilder Jobs - Big list of PowerBuilder jobs throughout the US & abroad
• PowerScape - PowerBuilder Job Fair
• psiSource - Client/Server & PowerBuilder jobs
• JOBTRAK lists jobs mainly for new college grads looking for first real jobs. Stanford and many colleges don't have to deal with the headache of managing job listings for their students. Includes a resume database for prospective employers and a job-search manual that includes my favorite article, "The Kamikaze Technique." The best part is its lively message boards on careers in business, education, entertainment, hi-tech and public service.
• Career City Jobs Almanacs has resumes, cover letters, interview tips, and excerpts from Adams Media career books. You can also post your resume, choose from over 100 job newsgroups, or look through the daily update of new jobs.
• 4Work. Job postings, internships and volunteer opportunities are updated hourly. If you subscribe to Job Alert!, their personalized job search agent, you'll be informed via e-mail every time a job that interests you is posted.
• Search Show biz jobs by location, category, or entertainment company (Spelling, CBS, Dreamworks, Turner, Paramount, MTV, etc.) Costs $35 for six months.

• Intercristo's jobleads.org for Christians seeking jobs in non-profit ministries.
• Christian Jobs

Company Rankings

• DBM:
• Web 100
• Inc 500 fastest growing
• Fortune Global 500 Largest Corporations.
• Blanchard's Fortunate 500 best Companies to work for.
• Forbes 200 Best Small Companies
• Forbes' Best 100 Companies to Work For.
• Companiesonline has profits, ownership, size, and contacts for companies.