Places to Search for Jobs In Tennessee

 
Southeast Tennessee Career Center
http://www.secareercenter.org
Search for jobs in the local or national areas. Provides resources on education, financial aid, and assessment. Search the website or visit the local Southeast Career Center in Athens, 901 Congress Parkway, Phone: 423.745.2028, Fax: 423.745.0749
 
National Laber Exchange (NLx)
www.usnlx.com
Established in 2007, the National Labor Exchange (NLx) represents a unique, public-private partnership between DirectEmployers (DE) and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). The NLx is a robust resource for employers and state workforce agencies to connect workers with job openings. The powerful tool also connects state and federal agencies, nonprofit and Veteran organizations, as well as disability and diversity partners to assist employers with recruitment goals.


Tennessee Jobs

http://www.tennesseejobs.com
This comprehensive job search site lists jobs throughout Tennessee. You can search by company, region, keyword, full or part time, and by job category. You can also upload your resume and find job fairs.

State of Tennessee
http://www.jobs4tn.gov
This page contains a link to the Tennessee.gov site. Go here to search state jobs, including teaching jobs, to fill out a state application, and to jump to all unemployment benefits forms.

Places to Look for Jobs Nationwide

 
CareerOneStop
http://www.careeronestop.org/
Access over 1 million jobs nationwide, get labor market trends and tips, and post your resume for thousands of employers. This site is searchable by state and is the gateway to the Tennessee JobBank as well as many other career/special interest specific sites.

 
Recovery.gov
The federal government’s website for the recovery programs. This page provides links to government jobs and grant opportunities provided by the recovery act as well as career planning resources. You can also find information on recovery programs such as those addressing home foreclosures.
 
CareerBuilder
With its efficient online recruiting service, resume posting capability, and access to the classified ads of 45 daily newspapers, acquired from the defunct CareerPath.com, this enormous job bank lists over 400,000 job announcements searchable by type, industry, company, and location.
 
CareerJournal
http://www.careerjournal.com
The Wall Street Journal’s free site covers all aspects of the employment search with versatile salary profile data and a calculator; relocation and retirement information; hiring trends listed by industry; resume writing and posting; a large job bank updated twice weekly; and hundreds of articles.
 
Career Infonet
Part of a suite of online tools sponsored by the Labor Department, ACInet is a superb source of in-depth information on wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state labor market conditions, national employer contacts, and links to 5000 online resources.
 
JobHunt
http://www.job-hunt.org
Offers an impressive gateway to hundreds of useful links to accessible job resources and services listed by category or location.

 
Monster.com
This dot.com veteran features a tremendous database of information for the job seeker and employer, with a variety of resources for college graduates and chief executives alike.
 
Salary.com
http://www.salary.com
Supported by a team of experienced compensation specialists, this popular site features fast and easy-to-use salary, benefits, and cost-of-living wizards, a salary timer, college tuition calculator, job assessor, and other tools.

 
Occupational Outlook Handbook
A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions; the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
 
An online ‘Personal Job Scout’ service, NationJob allows users to search jobs by keyword, category and location. Users can also create a profile and have individually tailored job selections emailed to their account.
 
This nationwide job search site allows users to search by company name, keyword or category as well as city, state and zip code. Users can also browse jobs by category.
 
Another nationwide job search site, Employment Spot also offers career and job seeking articles and advice. Users may search jobs by location and industry.
 

Vocational Guidance / Career Development

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook, Online Edition: a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
    http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
  • O*Net OnLine: Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Occupational Information Network : Search by occupation, skills, or codes issued by the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), Military Occupational Classification (MOC), and the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Each entry can be viewed in a summary or detailed format. Entries include information on tasks, knowledge required, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, and related occupations. Other categories include Job Zone, interests, work value, and work needs. The Wages & Employment section gives the average salary in each state.
    http://onetonline.org/


At the Library:
Check resources in our Reference Collection within the 331.1 to 331.7 call numbers.

See also the Online Catalog, checking subjects such as: career development, careers, occupations, vocational guidance, and individual career topics.