Good luck in finding a job. All I ask is that if you use this information to make contact, you tell them that you were referred by me, and that he is entitled to any referral fee. Inclusion in these lists does not constitute endorsement, nor does exclusion indicate disapproval.

Tools and Tips — Things that jobseekers and recruiters might find useful in matching jobs to workers.

Employment Services

• Connect - Connect is a unique partnership of over 30 Silicon Valley organizations that provide employment services.
• ProMatch - Proffessional networking association. Offers a variety of career resourses for active job seekers. Great place for networking! Located in Sunnyvale.
• Nova - Offers a wide range of career resources and services. Located in Sunnyvale. Serves people in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Loa Altos, Santa Clara and Palo Alto.
• JobStar - Excellent site for California career information. Links to career profiles, salary surveys, job hotlines, resume help and job listings.
• BAJobs - Searchable job listings database focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Bay Area Jobs - Links to 1200 employer sites organized by region (East Bay, North Bay, San Francisco, Sillicon Valley, Santa Cruz, etc.)
• WetFeet.com - Provides industry and company research, gives you advice on how to manage your career, and shows you the recruiter's perspective.
• Valut - Provides "insider" research and the career tools you'll need to get in and stay ahead. They offer company profiels, message boards, firm rankings, and industry-specific job boards.

Job Boards

• America's Job Bank - Links to over 1800 state employment-service offices in the U.S.
• Best Jobs USA
• BrainBuzz
• BrainPower
• BrassRing
• Career.com - World's First Recruitment Site. Search thousands of job listings by location, discipline or by company.
• CareerBuilder - Search the full text of same week's employment classifieds or browse ads arrangedby job title.
• CareerCity - A wealth of career information and job listings. Click on "Career Management" to discover the searets to Long Term Career Survial or the key to Balancing your career and personal life.
• Career Magazine - Links to a searchable database of job listings, employer profiles, an interactive discussion group, and a resume bank.
• CareerFile
• Careerjet
- Careerjet is an employment search engine for the United States.
• CareerMosaic
• CareerPal
• CareerPath - Permits search of job classifieds of major daily newspaper Sunday editions.
• CareerShop
• CareerSite
• CareerSurf
• CareerWeb - Job listing database searchable by career category.
• Classifieds 2000
• ComputerJobs
• ComputerWork
• Contractors Direct
• Craigslist - Collection of job postings from and around the Bay Area, updated daily.
• Developers.net
• DICE
• E-Span
• FlipDog - A comprehensive searchable database that includes job listings from public and private employers.
• Headhunter - Lists current job openings from employers around the world.
• HotJobs - Searchable database of U.S., int'l or entry-level job listings.
• How2FindAJob
• Intellimatch
• IncPad
• ISHunter.com
• ITInfo.net
• JobEngine
• Job Hunt
• JobHunters Bible - Designed as a supplement to Richard Bolles' book "What Color is Your Parachute?" Subjects covered in the Net Guide include jobs, resumes, counseling, contacts, and search.
• Job Resource
• Jobs.com
• Job Sleuth
• JobBank USA
• Job Bright
• Job Direct
• Job Exchange
• Job Options - Search by job category and location. Offers salary and interviewing information, and industry links.
• Job Spin
- Job search engine
• Jobsonline.com
• Monster Board - Search over 800,000 job opportunities by discipline and by location.
• NACCBjobs.com - Sponsored by CareerPath, IT jobs focused on NACCB members
• NationJob Network, and particularly WorkExchange
• OfficeTeam
• Online Career Center
• Online Resource Group
• OperationIT
• Passport Access
• ProMatch
• Recruiters Online Network
• ResumeStore
• The Riley Guide - The biggest of the metaguides.
• San Francisco Chronical (sfgate) - Search classifieds by entering keywords or browse all the jobs.
• SkillBank
• SkillScan
• SkillScape
• SkillsVillage
• TalentScout
• Techies.com
• Technology Registry
• TheShortList
• Virtual Job Fair
• WorkTree

Project-Based Talent Boards — For contractors

• eLance
• eWork Exchange
• EXPerts
• FreeAgent.com
• GoodShark
• Guru.com
• iNiku
• Net-Temps
• recruitDYNAMICS

Resume Distribution

• ePlaced
• ResumeMessenger
• Resume Rabbit - One-Stop Resume Posting to Multiple Job Boards
• Resume Wahoo
• ResumeZapper.com - Email your resume to thousands of headhunters.
• SkillsVillage.com

Resumes, Cover Letters, Salary Negotiation

• Smart Job Guides - This site has it all. This is better than any bookstore. All the information you will ever need to improve your jobsearch can be found here.

Recruiters

• AG Consulting
• AMM Associates
• Analysts International Corp. (AIC)
• Application Group - provides services in the database environment and in the development of  Web-based technology solutions.
• Aquent
• Career Rewards
• Carl Group
• Complimate Technical Staffing
• Computemp
• CTG
• Data Systems Search Consultants
• DB Concepts
• DP Technical Search
• DynCorp
• EDP Contract Services
• Elan
• Executive Direction
• Executive Systems Group
• GR Helm
• Hall Kinion
• IIC Software Solutions
• Interim Technology
• International Programming and Systems Inc.
• Job Options
• Kestrel Consulting
• Kforce
• Matrix
• MicroNet Partners - a unique Silicon Valley recruiting firm specializing in recruiting engineering, scientific, and IT professionals.
• MicroTemps
• MindSource
• MSX International
• New Boston Systems
• Olsten Staffing Services / WorkNow
• Oxford Global Resources, Inc.
• Modis (formerly GW Consulting) - IT resource management
• Pollak and Skan Group
• Princeton Information
• Pro Source, Inc. -  Mechanical Engineering only
• Sandy Nash Personnel
• RHI Consulting
• Robert Half - helps clients locate qualified financial professionals
• Setka Computer Consulting
• Smartsource Inc.
• Snelling
• Solutions - Don't trust them, they been posting jobs that don't exist.
• Spherion Corporation - IT
• SystemOne - Affiliated with Monster
• Taos Mountain - Specialize in sysadm. Flashy site. If you can figure out how to submit a resume to them, let us know.
• Technology Locator
• RagingMouse.Com
• Thoughtworks
• West Valley Staffing Group

 

 

Sites that have worked especially well are shown in bold.