What Do You Want To Do?

The Riley Guide - Research for Career and Work Options - A major part of the job search process is research. What do you want to do, where is your job going, who is this employer, what would it be like to live over there, etc. etc. This section of The Riley Guide is provided to help you with your research.

JobHuntersBible.com - "This site is designed as a supplement to my [Dick Bolles] book, What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers."

Occupational Titles

CAREERSpan

Smart Business Supersite

Occupational Outlook Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Keyword searchable index of information about specific occupations maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor.

Employment Projections - "The Office of Employment Projections develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future. The information developed is used in career guidance, education planning and policy formulation."

Salary Information

The Riley Guide - What Am I Worth? - "Find out how your current compensation rate compares with others in your area.  However, be careful not to take this information as fact.  Many factors combine to make up the actual pay rate offered by an employer."

Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS) - "A Bureau of Labor Statistics program which collected compensation data for public and private use. Only wage and salary data are available on the Internet."

DataMasters - Cost-of-Living calculator will compare the cost-of-living for 399 U.S. job markets.

The Salary Calculator - This calculator will compare the cost-of-living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities.

Odds 'n Ends

Resources for Job Seekers and Employers - Good online resources from the Smart Business Supersite.

Price's List of Lists - This is a list of many Internet resources that cannot be found by search engines.

The Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences - A searchable database of online discussion groups.

Liszt's List of Lists - More email discussion group lists.