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UIC Office of Career Services
Student Services Building,
Suite 3050
1200 West Harrison Street
(M/C 099)
Chicago, Illinois 60607-3344
Phone: (312) 996-2300
Fax: (312) 413-0383

EMAIL ID:
ocs@uic.edu

OFFICE HOURS:
M-F : 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WEBSITE:
http;//careers.ocs.uic.edu

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Internet Jobsite Links

The following are just a few of the many internet job sites available online.  These sites are useful for learning about careers, obtaining information about salaries and companies, and for getting a sense of the types of jobs available.  However, using the internet by itself is not the most effective way to find a job. 

TIPS FOR USING THE INTERNET FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH

  • DO NOT RELY ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A JOB.  Use job websites as one of several strategies to find the right job, not the only strategy.
  • Don’t blanket the web with your resume, more applications is not necessarily better.  Target specific jobs and companies as opposed to mass e-mailing hundreds of resumes.
  • Look at the websites of individual companies or agencies that you are interested in. Websites of professional associations are often very useful as well. 
  • Do your own search for job sites specific to your discipline or desired career.  Usually the smaller or more targeted websites (i.e., focusing on particular industries or majors) are more useful.
  • If you see a job posting you’re interested in on a internet site, try to go directly to the employer’s website and apply directly rather than through the job board.
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The UIC Office of Career Services does not endorse any of these sites or support any information found on them. They are provided as additional resources that you may find useful.

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GENERAL
GOVERNMENT/NONPROFIT
ARTS
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
EDUCATION
EDUCATION NATIONAL/ABROAD
INTERNATIONAL
LIBERAL ARTS
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING
HEALTH SCIENCES

DON’T FORGET: Career Services also has a variety of job listings IN OUR OFFICE (3050 SSB), look for the orange binders at the back of our library. For the most part, these are different listings than you will see on UICcareers.com.

GENERAL

These websites are some of the largest and most popular sites, they have varying amounts of information from job postings to career advice, salary information, etc.

  • Best Jobs in the USA Today:
    www.bestjobsusa.com
    • A large site with lots of career exploration information as well as job listings. However, also advertises many for-profit services.
  • Black Collegian:
    www.black-collegian.com
    • Targeted to Black collegians and all people of color seeking career and self-development information. You'll also find information on study abroad programs, graduate/professionals schools, internships/co-ops.
  • Bright:
    https://www.bright.com/
    • Bright is a new approach to your online job search, using your social network to make important connections.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor):
    http://www.bls.gov/emp/
    • Official government site with a wealth of information about the labor market in the U.S. and projections for 10 years in the future
  • CareerBliss:
    www.careerbliss.com
    • CareerBliss believes career happiness is a choice.
  • Career Builder:
    www.careerbuilder.com
    • Affiliated with the Chicago Tribune classifieds.
  • Career One Stop:
    http://www.careeronestop.org/
    • A publicly funded meta-site for all kinds of career information from wages and employment trends, state labor market conditions, career exploration, and job listings. Components include America’s Career Info Net, and American’s Job Bank.
  • Careers Out There:
    http://careersoutthere.com
    • Career Videos featuring interviews with professionals from all types of job talking about what they do.
  • carouselexpo.com:
    http://www.carouselexpo.com/illinois.htm
    • A listing of career fairs and company open houses in the Illinois area. This list is not comprehensive but it gives you more options.
  • Collegegrad.com:
    www.collegegrad.com
    • Geared toward entry-level jobs for college students and recent graduates.
  • CareerSite:
    www.careersite.com
    • A large metasite with lots of information and job listings.
  • ChicagoJobs.Com:
    http://www.chicagojobs.com/
    • Major area newspapers have come together to create a comprehensive job board covering the employment scene across 11 counties in and around Chicago. Focuses exclusively on careers in the Chicagoland area.
  • Chicago Sun Times:
    http://jobs.suntimes.com/monster/index.html
    • Chicago Sun Times’ Career Section with job search articles and classifieds
  • College Recruiter:
    www.collegerecruiter.com
    • A great deal of information on career exploration, job search advice, and job listings.
  • HotJobs.com:
    www.hotjobs.com
    • A large and well-known jobsite.
  • Indeed.com:
    www.indeed.com
    • Gathersjob openings from thousands of sources including: large job boards, small industry specific job boards, local newspapers, and associations.
  • Inside Jobs:
    http://www.insidejobs.com/
    • The site helps students discover what careers exist and learn what paths can get them there
  • Interview Tools Portal
    • The site helps students with their job search by providing tools to efficiently organize job leads. Watch this video for more information.
  • Job Seeker's Bookmarks:
    http://www.mybookmarks.com/public/Job_Seeker
    • The site contains resources that address a wide range of topics, including student resources and links to locate employers and to prepare for a job search.
  • One Source:
    http://www.ilworkinfo.com
    • The Illinois Department of Employment Security is the most reliable source for information about the state's labor market with a variety of resources for exploring occupations and finding jobs in Illinois. The Career Resources section is particularly useful;click on Career Information System and enter username: ides, password: jobs
  • JobSquared:
    www.jobsquared.com
    • JobSquared is a comprehensive system that allows you to conduct a professional job search campaign.
  • JobWeb:
    www.jobweb.com
    • Sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, career development and job search help for college graduates.
  • MetroChicagoJobs.com:
    metrochicagojobs.com
  • Monster:
    www.monster.com
    • The biggest job site on the web, which can be both a good and bad thing.
  • Monstertrak:
    www.monstertrak.com
    • A source for full-time entry-level positions for college students and recent graduates. To access this website, visit our office (3050 SSB) to obtain the password. This site is affiliated with Monster.com.
  • National Business Disability Council:
    www.nbdc.com
    • Resource on issues related to successful mainstreaming of people with disabilities into the American workforce.
  • The Riley Guide:
    www.rileyguide.com
    • A directory of employment and career information sources and services on the internet, designed to help job seekers use the Internet to their best advantage.
  • Saludos:
    www.saludos.com
    • Focused on Hispanic professionals and Hispanic-related jobs, including Spanish-bilingual.
  • Simply Hired:
    www.simplyhired.com
    • Metasite that searches thousands of other jobs site
  • SnagAJob.com:
    www.SnagAJob.com
    • SnagAJob currently has over 100,000 jobs posted on the site nationwide, with employers like The Home Depot, Rite Aid, Boston Market, T-Mobile, Jiffy Lube, and more. Jobs span a variety of industries, including retail, inventory, restaurant, quick service dining, business and personal services, etc.
  • SparkHire:
    www.sparkhire.com
    • SparkHire provides a new way for job seekers and consultants to present themselves more completely to companies. Coupling innovative video technologies with traditional online job board features, Spark Hire revolutionizes the application, screening and interviewing process for job seekers, consultants and companies.
  • StudentFreelance
    http://studentfreelance.com/
    • We receive a continuous stream of jobs from companies looking to hire students for freelance work.
  • Informational Interviewing:
  • Volunteering for experience:
    ChicagoVolunteer.net at http://www.chicagovolunteer.net/index.asp
  • Salary and Placement Information:
  • TradeVibes:
    http://www.tradevibes.com/company
    • Discover, find and share opinions and information about cool startups.
  • Urban Employ:
    http://www.urbanemploy.com/
    • A national network of career-enhancing internships and job listings.
  • Versatile PhD:
    http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1001025
    • An online resource for PhD students and postdocs from all disciplines seeking information on academic and non-academic careers. Available free to all members of the UIC community (students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and alumni for up to one year after graduation), who have an active UIC NetID, via the link provided below. Once you pass through the UIC Bluestem protected login you will be directed to The Versatile PhD UIC login.
  • Voolkan:
    http://www.voolkan.com/
    This new job site has many jobs within it and you can narrow your search by which area of the city or suburbs you want to work in.

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GOVERNMENT/NONPROFIT

  • USA JOBS:
    http://www.usajobs.gov/
    • The primary website for federal jobs at agencies around the country including FBI, GSA, State Department, NIH, etc. However, each individual agency may also have its own website with career information as well.
  • Partnership for Public Service:www.calltoserve.org
    • A non-partisan organization dedicated to revitalizing the Federal Civil Service, lots of information about Civil Service jobs in all areas.
  • Student Jobs:
    http://www.usajobs.gov/studentjobs/
    • An introduction to Federal Jobs, including information on co-ops, internships, summer and volunteer work, etc., as well as full-time opportunities.
  • Idealist.org:
    http://www.idealist.org
    • Information about nonprofit and community agencies around the world, as well as volunteer opportunities, job, and internship listings.
  • Opportunity Knocks.org:
    http://www.opportunitynocs.org
    • Listings of nonprofit jobs and career opportunities
  • NPO.net:
    http://www.npo.net/
    • Link to nonprofit job opportunities and resources in the Chicago area.

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BUSINESS/CORPORATE

  • Street of Walls:
    http://www.streetofwalls.com/uic/
    • Provides training and advice for securing finance jobs and offers interview guides and preparatory materials.
  • Crain’s Chicago Business:
    http://www.chicagobusiness.com
    • Provides daily Chicago business news and lists of top Chicago corporations.
  • Finbox:
    http://www.finbox.com
    • Provides jobs and internship listings, specifically in the financial industry, throughout the United States
  • Hoovers Online:
    www.hoovers.com
    • Provides comprehensive company and industry information.Search by company, people, industry, or recent news.
  • Wall Street Journal:
    www.collegejournal.com
    • Job search and career advice for undergraduate, graduate, and MBA students. A very useful and comprehensive site.
  • Wet Feet:
    www.wetfeet.com
    • Comprehensive site with business career information. Register for free to use the internship search to locate internship opportunities.
  • Accountant Jobs Chicago:
    http://www.accountantjobschicago.com/
    • Register for free, post your resume, and search for Chicago area job openings.
  • Audit Jobs Chicago:
    http://auditjobschicago.com/
    • Register for free, post your resume, and search for Chicago area job openings.
  • Accounting.com:
    http://accounting.com
    • Search for accounting jobs by location or by company. Also includes links to accounting associations and state CPA societies.
  • Site for Economics:
    http://www.leprechaun.com/econ.html
    • List of job searching and industry resources.
  • UIC Center for Urban Business:
    http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
    • Assists entrepreneurs in starting and growing their enterprises. Website includes valuable information about starting a business.
  • OneWire Finance:
    www.OneWire.com
    • Online career management tool that creates precise connections between individuals and opportunities. The world's top financial services firms are currently using OneWire to hire candidates for open positions. To be considered, you must create a profile.
  • Riley Guide Job Listings—Finance and Accounting:
    http://www.rileyguide.com/finance.html
    • Provides useful links for the actuarial, finance, accounting, investment, insurance, and lending industries.
  • Financial Jobs:
    http://www.financialjobs.com/
    • Provides job listings, career information, and links to helpful resources.
  • Consulting Magazine:
    http://www.consultingmag.com/
    • Job listings and information about the consulting industry.
  • Green Book:
    http://www.greenbook.org/
    • Directory of marketing research firms.
  • Chicago AMA:
    http://www.chicagoama.org/
    • The Chicago Chapter of the American Marketing Association provides job listings as well as networking and volunteering opportunities.
  • Know This: Marketing Virtual Library: http://www.knowthis.com/careers/employment.htm
    • Information about careers in marketing as well as links to over ten internet sites that post marketing-related job openings.
  • Careers in Real Estate:
    http://www.realtor.org/realtororg.nsf/pages/careers
    • From the National Association of Realtors.
  • Society for Human Resource Management:
    http://www.shrm.org/
    • Includes information on a wide range of human resources areas. Job postings are listed by location, job title and posting date.

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EDUCATION

LOCAL TEACHING

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EDUCATION NATIONAL/ABROAD

  • Academic Employment Network:
    www.academploy.com
    • Lists available positions in colleges, primary and secondary educational institutions for faculty, staff, and administrative professionals
  • Chronicle of Higher Education:
    http://chronicle.com/jobs/
    • For those interested in higher education and academia, or with doctoral degrees.
  • Education America:
    www.educationamerica.net
  • Education Degree:
    www.educationdegree.com
    • Includes over 20,000 teacher education degree and certificate programs, offered by over 1,400 colleges and school districts across the US, reviewed and compiled by hand from the college and district websites.
  • Educational Placement Service:
    www.teacherjobs.com
    • A large teacher placement service, accredited by Nat’l Association of Teacher Agencies.
  • Education World:
    www.education-world.com/jobs
    • Education Employment Center provides Education World's e-mail jobs newsletter and access to non-job-seeking education resources as well.
  • Footprints:
    www.footprintsrecruiting.com
    • An ESL teacher placement agency that recruits teachers and university graduates to teach English abroad.
  • National Center for Alternative Certification:
    http://www.teach-now.org/
    • The National Center for Alternative Certification is a one-stop, comprehensive clearinghouse for information about alternative routes to certification in the United States.
  • Northwest Personnel Administrators:
    http://nwpa.oprfhs.org
    • NWPA is a consortium of 19 high school districts located north and west of the City of Chicago.
    • Direct links to each district are available at the site.
  • K-12jobs.com:
    http://www.k12jobs.com/
    • A free service listing thousands of teaching jobs and administrative positions at all levels in public, private and religious schools. Plus job fairs listings and many other K-12 job resources.
  • National Minority Careers in Education:
    www.deptofed.org
    • The site offers resources for education jobs such as education expos (job fairs)/recruitment fairs, and job conferences on a regular basis for employment seekers.
  • Teach For America:
    www.Teachforamerica.com
    • The national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools.
  • Teacher Certification Center:
    www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/certification/
    • TCC is a site that contains information on teaching certifications, degrees, and careers.
  • TeacherPort:
    teacherport.com
    • TeacherPort provides an easy way for teachers to find and apply for suitable overseas teaching positions.
  • UNI Overseas Placement Service:
    www.uni.edu/placement/overseas
    • The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Overseas Placement Service for Educators connects international K-12 schools with certified educators year round. Services offered include an overseas recruiting fair, referral services, and related publications.

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INTERNATIONAL

  • Affutjob.com:
    http://www.affutjob.com/
    • We are the first Canadian job site for Africa. Through our website www.affutjob.com < http://www.affutjob.com/ > we post job offers from Canadian companies and others for Africa.
  • EscapeArtist.Com:
    http://www.escapeartist.com/jobs/overseas1.htm
    • A wealth of information about living and working in different countries, a great resource even if you don’t find the right job listing here.
  • Foreign Labor Certification Data Center:
    http://www.flcdatacenter.com/
    • Here you can find out which companies have applied to hire H1-b candidates. The Foreign Labor Certification Data Center is the location of the Online Wage Library for prevailing wage determinations, and the disclosure databases for the temporary and permanent programs.
  • International IT Jobs:
    http://www.iitjobs.com/
    • This site focuses in IT jobs in the United States and other countries throughout the world.More than 5000 jobs are listed.
  • jobs.ac.uk
    http://www.jobs.ac.uk/
    • The international specialist job site for careers in academia, research, science, and related professions. Thousands of jobs, free Jobs by Email service, specialist career advice, blogs and much more.
  • My Visa Jobs:
    http://www.myvisajobs.com/
    • A list of H1B Visa and Green Card sponsors. Contains several million records of visa petition, job posting, company profiles and salary etc. Also provides free customized services based on user's background and preferences.
  • Overseas Jobs:
    http://www.overseasjobs.com/
    • Includes information about jobs, internships, part-time, and temporary jobs around the world.

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LIBERAL ARTS

A liberal arts degree teaches you many transferable skills that can be applied to a variety of jobs. Thus it is difficult to designate sites that are specifically for LAS graduates. Instead we encourage you to look at sites that fit the type of job you are interested in pursuing. These may include sites for jobs in general, in business, in social services, in government and nonprofit organizations, and in the sciences, as well as positions located nationally and internationally.

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SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING

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HEALTH SCIENCES

If you do not find a relevant job site from the above list, there are many more out there, these are just a few.You may want to do a more specific search by using Google/Yahoo/Your preferred search engine, using keywords of the types of industries and jobs you are looking for.

But again, remember:the internet is not the best way to find a job, there is no substitute for in-person networking and following individualized job search strategies! We also have a variety of job postings in binders in our office.

Call Career Services at 312-996-2300 to find out how we can help!

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