Career Websites & Publications

The following are just a few of the many wonderful books available to assist you with your career needs:

Atlanta Jobs. Hines, Steve. Atlanta: Career Source Publications. (Updated yearly.) Steve Hines has a background in Human Resources in Atlanta. This book focuses specifically on conducting a job search and networking in Atlanta.

Atlanta Job Bank. Adams Media Corporation. Updated periodically.
This book contains information about job opportunities in Atlanta by industry. It lists names of companies, contact information, professional associations and much more.

Do What You Are.
Tieger, Paul D. And Barron-Tieger, Barbara. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2001.

Second Careers: New Ways to Work After 50.
Bird, Caroline. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1992.

What Color is Your Parachute?
Bolles, Richard. Berkely, CA: Ten Speed Press. (Updated Yearly.)

The internet is full of websites related to careers.
This list is only intended to suggest a few that you may find helpful and interesting.

General Career Information
Excellent site with information on hundreds of careers through the U.S. Department of Labor.

This site includes Career One Stop, Career InfoNet, America’s JobBank, and Service Locator.

Students & Recent College Grads
Information on eductional career planing & internships: Princeton Review

Unhappy at Work?
This site offers a variety of articles, suggestions and support

Unemployed?
Georgia Department of Labor’s website includes information about unemployment benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, as well as job information

Nonprofit
www.idealist.org and Opportunity Knocks

The Georgia Center for Nonprofits is another good resource

Inside Information on Companies
Want to know about an organization’s culture before you interview or accept a job? These are two great sites www.vault.com and www.wetfeet.com

Salary Negotiation
Everyone struggles with this issue when they are negotiating a job offer or asking for a raise. Also, www.salary.com

Unusual Jobs
Jobs for nature-lovers and alternative lifestyles. Also lists many internship and volunteer ideas.
www.backdoorjobs.com