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Online Career Resources: The Best Career Development Guide
« on: June 02, 2018, 09:15:59 AM »
The hardest part of finding a job is getting started…

There are so many tools, resources, and technologies out there that just beginning your search or career development can seem overwhelming. How can you find a job or further your career when you can’t even find the best tools to help you?

Well, we’re here to help. In this job search resources list we have carefully curated all the best job search articles and websites, so your focus can be on looking for the right job instead of looking for the right tools.

Table of Contents:

*Portfolio Builders
*Job Boards
*Interview Advice
*Freelance Websites
*Career Blogs
*Online Learning
*Career Books
* Professional Networking
* Career Videos

Portfolio Builders

VisualCV

VisualCV Is a sleek resume builder that helps you create eye-catching resumes quickly and easily. Choose from a wide selection of stylish CV templates that look great as online CVs, personal portfolios, or PDFs. VisualCV also provides a resume tracking system that shows you who is viewing your resume and when, so you can see which resumes are the most effective and which applications are getting attention. A free account with VisualCV gives you online access to all their templates and PDF export capabilities to three. A Pro subscription includes a professionally formatted CV, access to a wider selection of designs, and full PDF export capabilities and resume tracking.

Behance

Over 5 million photographers, architects, web developers, illustrators and more can be found on Behance. This is a great self-promotion tool for people in art and design. Behance allows you to create a portfolio to showcase your most impressive projects, follow creators who inspire you, and search for jobs in creative fields. Setting up your profile is both simple and free.

Dribbble

Dribble is a community of more than 460,000 creatives who create and curate portfolios of their art, be it design, illustration, photography, or more. Users can follow other artists, look for relevant jobs, display their work, and post ‘Shots’ of works in progress. Dribbble is an invite-only community, and though it can be used for free there is a Pro subscription option of $20 per year that gives access to features like improved designer searches, greater project organization, and ‘Hire Me’ buttons.

Squarespace

Squarespace is an excellent platform for creating and maintaining a personal website. It is a great place to host your portfolio, resume, or blog, and is easy to use – even if you don’t have any experience with web development or design. Squarespace was launched in 2004 and now boasts millions of users. A subscription paid yearly costs $8 per month.

Carbonmade

Carbonmade is a sleek, easy to use portfolio builder for creatives. They have several portfolio themes available, each of which will showcase images and videos beautifully. Carbonmade is perfect for artists of all kinds, from illustrators to writers to photographers to designers. A basic plan costs $6 per month, but other pricing is available for more features and an increased number of projects.

Workfolio

Workfolio is an impressive resource for creating a one-stop online landing page. You can use it to tell your story, host your resume, and publish a portfolio of images or videos. Workfolio even has a blogging function built in, and analytical tools so you can see who is visiting your site.

Wix

Create a landing page, portfolio, CV, event page, blog, online store, or even more with Wix. Choose from a wide variety of templates arranged by category to ensure that your website is optimized for your intentions. More than 80 000 people use Wix as their personal or business website.

Job Boards

Jobhero

Jobhero is a powerful tool for optimizing your job search. It features a job dashboard that allows you to save the job postings you are interested in all in one place, so you are no longer hopping from job board to job board when writing applications. Jobhero also features document upload, so you have your application information on hand at all times, and a deadline system so you never miss out on an application.

Indeed

Indeed boasts more than 180 million monthly users from countries all over the world. With Indeed you can browse job postings locally and internationally, and upload your resume so that recruiters can find you. They also offer information on employment trends and the option to have job notifications sent right to your email.

Monster

With Monster you can browse local or international job postings, search for specific openings, and post your resume so that recruiters can find you. Monster also provides a number of career resources, such as a collection of resume samples and tips for writing applications, interview question guides, and articles to assist with your job hunt

Simplyhired

More than 30 million people use Simplyhired each month to search for new employment. Simplyhired offers a robust selection of tips, advice, and articles relating to the job hunt, resumes, and interviews via their blog. They also provide interesting analyitics for trends in salaries, industries, and the job market.

Careerbuilder

Careeerbuilder operates worldwide and provides services for more than 24 million job seekers each month. With Careerbuilder you can search job postings by category, city, or company, or post your resume so that recruiters can find you. You can also sign up to have job posting notifications sent right to your email. Careerbuilder also offers an extensive selection of career resources and advice.

Craiglist

While Craigslist may be best know for its facilitation of buying and selling, it also offers a robust job board that allows you to search by category for local or remote job postings. You can also advertise yourself on craigslist by making a post offering the service you provide.

Beyond

Beyond is an extensive job board that allows you to search jobs by location, company, and keyword. You can also sign up to have job posting notifications sent directly to your email. Beyond boasts 50 million members and features a wide selection of job seeker FAQs, infographics, and trends.

Dice

With Dice, tech professionals can search through local and distant job postings for careers in technology fields. They offer job alerts, a selection of articles to aid your job search, and an interesting collection of tech market insights. Dice boasts 2.4 million monthly visitors and 2.1 million resumes, and is a valuable resource for tech based job seekers.

AngelList

AngelList is an important resource for anyone involved in a startup company. Here you can browse jobs, research startups, and create a profile for yourself that will impress recruiters. AngelList can give insights into salary information before you apply and get you in contact with company founders. Thousands of startups use AngelList, and a profile is completely free.

Stackoverflow

Stackoverflow is best known for being an important resource and forum for programmers to ask and answer questions, but did you know they also have an impressive job board for tech professionals? At Stackoverflow, you can search by city, by company, or just create a CV and let recruiters come to you.

Github

You know Github as the place where millions of Git repositories are hosted, but did you know that is is also a great source of job listings for software engineers? You can search by company, expertise, or location to find great tech careers, many of them remote. They also offer email updates to keep you up to speed on available jobs.

Hired

Hired isn’t an ordinary job board. You don’t search for companies or browse listings. Instead, you make a profile that showcases your skills and Hired will match you with like-minded employers. Be aware, however, that this is not for the inexperienced. Hired takes on a limited number of job seekers, so only the best candidates are accepted.

WhiteTruffle

Tired of scrolling through endless traditional job boards? Make an anonymous profile with WhiteTruffle and let their matching algorithm do the work! WhiteTruffle will send your profile to companies with open positions that suit you and your skillset. If you and the company express mutual interest, your contact information will be shared with them. Best of all, for candidates it is completely free.

Authenticjobs

Authenticjobs is an extensive job board for professionals in design, development, and other creative disciplines. They have a robust sorting system that allows you to sort job postings by skillset, location, seniority level (founder, junior, manager), compensation, or job type (full-time, part-time, freelance). Postings are detailed and informative, and applying is easy.

Dribbble

Dribbble is a community of more than 460,000 creatives who create and curate portfolios of their art, be it design, illustration, photography, or more. Dribbble’s job board features job postings from all over the world, mainly looking for designers. Both remote and local jobs can be found. Postings are detailed and informative, and applying is easy.

Behance

Behance is a platform allows you to create a portfolio to showcase your most impressive projects, follow creators who inspire you, and search for jobs in creative fields. Their job list is expansive, and allows you to search by location, field, and company. Even if you don’t see the job you want, consider making an account - Behance is a great self-promotion tool for people in art and design.

Snagajob

Snagajob is a job board that focuses on matching great hourly jobs with great candidates. They boast more than 60 million workers and a million active job postings. At Snagajob you can search for jobs by category, industry, and location, and sign up for email notifications so you don’t miss that perfect position. They also have a mobile app so you can look for jobs on the go.

HireArt

HireArt is a job board that focuses on customer service positions. They are a service that takes your lengthy application – including video and written questions – and recommends you to employers. You can even track your applications so you’re never left in the dark. There is also a searchable job board if you prefer a more proactive role in the job search process.

AllRetailJobs

Search AllRetailJobs by keyword, salary, and category or browse retail positions in your area. Register your resume so that recruiters can find you - more than 4,000 resumes are posted each month. Sign up for email notifications so you never miss a job. Postings can be found for both entry-level and management positions.

We Work Remotely

We Work Remotely is a job board focused on jobs you can do from home. Postings include positions for sysadmins, programmers, designers, writers, customer support and more. Search for jobs in your industry and start applying!

Flexjobs

Flextime is a job board that features jobs with flexible hours. This includes remote work, part time work, and jobs with flexible hours. Jobs are available in many industries. Each posting is researched and vetted by Flexjobs employees, so you don’t have to worry about scams or lacklustre job postings. A Flexjobs membership costs $14.95 monthly, $29.95 quarterly, or $49.95 yearly.

Skip the Drive

Skip the Drive is a job board for working remotely. Browse by category, employment type, or even location – though this won’t be an issue if you work from home. Don’t forget to check out Skip the Drive’s list of the best companies to telecommute for and their telecommuting calculator, which can tell you the number of hours you save working from home.

Internships.com

Internship.com is a job board for college students and recent graduates. Search by major, job type, location, and more to find an internship that works for you. You may also want to check out their resources section, which has tips for finding and applying for internships.

WayUp

WayUp is an excellent resource for students and recent graduates to search and apply for internships and entry level jobs. You can search by field or location, or create a profile so that employers can find you. They also offer a blog with internship tips from professionals and recruiters.

Aftercollege

Aftercollege is a platform for connecting students with internships and entry level jobs. Students create extensive profiles so that companies can discover you, or search through internships relevant to your education. More than 400,000 positions are available on Aftercollege from more than 20,000 employers.

Freelance Websites

Upwork
Upwork is a great way for freelancers looking for online work to get hired. Writers, software developers, virtual assistants, and more can all find work here by creating an Upwork profile and searching through relevant job postings. It is a large marketplace with many different in-demand skills. The price of using Upwork is 10% of each invoice.

Toptal
Toptal has a 5 step screening process through which they identify the very best of what development and design freelancers have to offer. Create a profile and submit your application, and the Toptal team will vet you. If you are successful, they will match you up with employers. Toptal is a very competitive network – only the top three percent of freelance applicants are accepted.

Fiverr
Fiverr is a platform for doing tasks cheaply. Whether you are a writer, designer, animator, or more, you can create a profile on Fiverr and sell your service. Sell yourself, set your own price, and choose your own clients. Fiverr will promote you to buyers. This is a great way to develop your skills and make money doing it. It is free to join, and costs 20% of each transaction.

TaskRabbit
Want to work part-time in your own neighbourhood? TaskRabbit is a service that allows people to outsource small tasks like cleaning, shopping, or moving furniture to TaskRabbit employees, or ‘Taskers.’ They operate in nineteen cities around the US, as well as online. To become a tasker, make a profile on TaskRabbit and pass their vetting process, which includes an interview and a criminal record check.

Freelancer
Create a profile on Freelancer so that buyers can come to you, or browse job postings and make a bid on a project. You could be a designer, a developer, a translator, or a labourer – work like that and more can all be found on Freelancer. Freelancer boasts more than 18 million freelancers from around the world, and more than 8 million jobs.

iFreelance
Advertise yourself and your services on iFreelance, or browse projects and submit bids on the work that appeals to you. You can create a portfolio to attract work and have multiple profiles to sell more than one service. Memberships to iFreelance can cost from $6.25 to $12, but you don’t pay a percentage of your earnings as with similar services.

Craigslist
Craigslist offers the opportunity to find freelance projects in the Gigs section, as well as an extensive job board. You can also advertise your services on Craigslist by making a post offering the service you provide.

99designs
Compete with other designers for projects to develop your skills, build your portfolio, and of course, make money. With 99designs you can find projects from companies around the world looking for logos, branding, packaging, web design, t-shirts and more. 99designs boasts more than 350,000 businesses who have used their website to hire designers.

People Per Hour
People Per Hour is a great way to find freelance work in development, design, content writing, and online marketing. Browse web projects and promote yourself with an impressive profile. Projects can take as little as an hour. All positions are remote, so you can work from home or from your favourite coffee shop.

guru.com
Boasting more than one million members worldwide, guru.com is an excellent platform for finding work in many different industries. Whether you work in software, engineering, finance, marketing, or design, guru.com has thousands of projects available.

LocalSolo
LocalSolo is a platform for businesses big and small to find local freelancers. Writers, designers, developers, and more can all find freelance positions here. LocalSolo has a robust job board and allows you to create an attractive profile so businesses can find you. A profile is free to make.

Career Blogs

The Daily Muse
This blog features articles from many different authors, all with great advice for your job search. Look through their catalogue for interview tips, resume and cover letter advice, and career-change guidance.

The Huffington Post
Read contributions from several authors with ample experience hiring and guiding job seekers - and seeking jobs themselves! The Huffington Post has advice for new job seekers, students, and those later in their career looking for a change. No matter your circumstance, guidance can be found here.

Forbes
Jacquelyn Smith’s career blog on Forbes contains valuable insights related to jobs and careers. She has posts that will guide you in finding internships or jobs, in creating a great resume and acing that interview, and navigating work politics and relationships. Whatever your job-related woes are, Smith has content for you.

Ask a Manager
Manager and consultant Alison Green maintains an excellent blog dealing with all manner of career-related issues. In her archives there are columns on resumes and cover letters, interview behaviour, workplace politics and relationships, salary negotiations, and more. If you can’t find what you are looking for, you can also ask a question yourself.

Undercover Recruiter
The Undercover Recruiter is an excellent career blog for career and job-seeking advice. They offer articles on finding jobs, writing your resume, acing interviews, and navigating your career. Their catalogue is immense, and they have readers all over the world.

Penelope Trunk
Penelope Trunk is an entrepreneur who writes an excellent blog that focuses on careers, jobs, and leadership. Her archive contains articles focusing on networking, negotiating, freelancing, entrepreneurship, resumes, and of course, the job hunt. Trunk is the author of the bestselling career advice book “Brazen Careerist”.

Work It Daily
Work It Daily is a career blog and resource centre for job seekers. They offer important insights and advice, as well as career courses and an online career centre.

Career Woman Inc
Career Woman Inc is a blog and resource centre for professional women. Run by Lisa Quast, an award-winning author who also writes for Forbes and The Seattle Times, Career Woman Inc is a valuable resource for gaining insights and advice for navigating your career. The site is geared towards women, but will be of great use to job-seekers and professionals of any kind.

The Branding Muse
The Branding Muse is run by Emmelie de la Cruz, a professional personal branding specialist, and it contains advice and insights for new job seekers, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to sell themselves and build their personal brand.

Workology
Workology is a career blog and resource centre with several contributors that focuses on job searching and career issues. They also offer a job network, a job search guide, and a series of free webinars that focus on recruiting.

Avid Careerist
The Avid Careerist blog, written by Donna Svei, a professional resume writer and interview coach, has lots of great advice on resume writing, job searching, careers and networking. Avid Careerist also provides a resume writing service and a small collection of sample resumes for your perusal.

Lindsey Pollak
Lindsey Pollak is a consultant, speaker, and author who focuses on the role of millennials in the workplace. Her blog contains great advice for job seekers and young people, with topics ranging from networking to skill building to resume writing. Pollak also does speaking events and has written two books of job search advice for young people.

Margaret Buj
Margaret Buj is a professional recruiter and career coach with ten years of experience. Her blog features articles that focus on interviewing, resume writing, job searching, and more. She also has a series of video blogs with similar advice, as well as paid interview preparation services.

Ms Career Girl
Ms Career Girl is a lifestyle and career blog for young women seeking a strong work-life balance. The columnists are all successful, professional women with important insights for people seeking guidance on their professional journey. Topics range from job searching to relationships, from style to health. Ms Career Girl is a great resource for any job seeker or professional.

Recruiter’s Couch
Run by Laura Machan, a professional recruiter, Recruiter’s Couch is a useful blog focused on the job search.

Lifehacker - Career Spotlight
Lifehacker’s Career Spotlight is a series of interviews with people working in many different industries. The interviews cover what the job entails, how the interviewee entered the industry, and what the job-search process was like. If you have ever wondered what it is like to be an arborist or how to get into data science, or had questions about any other field, be sure to check out this blog!

Mashable - Job Search Series
Mashable’s job search series is a great collection of blog posts from several different contributors. Topics include interviews, resumes, first impressions, networking, work-life balance, job markets and more. It is a valuable series for job seekers, whether you are just entering the workforce, just returning to it from a period of absence, or are looking for a career change.

Career Sherpa
Hannah Morgan is a Career and Social Media Strategist, and in her blog she offers advice and insights on job searching, social networking, personal branding, and more. She also offers virtual workshops for job seekers to help them get a head start on their job search, including networking, motivation, and mock interviews.

Online Learning

Skillshare
More than a million students use Skillshare to take classes in writing, business, design, and more. Teachers from all around the world create courses and video tutorials for students to follow along and practice their skills. The focus is on learning by doing, so students will complete projects as directed by the course. It is free to join Skillshare, but an $8 per month subscription will give you access to more classes and features.

Lynda
More than 4,000 courses for students of all skill levels are available on Lynda. They are offered in video format, with lessons taught by industry experts. Lynda boasts more than four million users. A basic Lynda membership costs $24.99 per month, and a premium membership with added features costs $34.99 per month. They also offer a ten day free trial.

edX
edX is an open-source, non profit provider of university-level online courses. Classes use video lessons and learning exercises to teach students, and provide forums for discussion of class material. Courses may follow a schedule, or may be self-paced. Participating universities include MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and more. Price varies from class to class – many are offered free of charge.

Udemy
Udemy offers courses in programming, design, business, fitness, and more. Courses are designed and led by industry experts. Udemy offers 40,000 different courses and boasts 10 million students worldwide. Courses vary in price, and many are offered free of charge

Khan Academy
Khan Academy is an excellent resource for students to learn and develop new skills. Classes are available in computer programming, science, history, and more. Khan academy boasts more than 38 million students. Classes are delivered in short video presentations. Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization and all courses are offered for free.

Coursera
More than 17 million people use Coursera to take university level classes in business, computer science, the social sciences, and more. Courses from Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, and more are available. Classes are delivered as video lectures, quizzes, and exercises. Classes are offered free of charge, though a fee can be paid for more features.

One Month
One Month offers month long online courses, each costing $49, that teach skills in programming, business, marketing, and more. If you are interested in participating in an online business or starting your own, this is a great place to learn and practice the skills you need. Courses include video lessons, quizzes, assignments and discussions.

Treehouse
Treehouse is an online programming school with courses in several different technologies. With treehouse you can learn basic programming, or how to build a website, application, or game. A basic subscription costs $25 per month, and a pro subscription with advanced features costs $49 per month.

Tuts+
Tutsplus offers video tutorials by industry experts for people who want to learn programming, design, photography, business, and more. They boast more than 20,000 tutorials and more than 170 ebooks. A monthly subscription costs $15 per month, and longer subscriptions with more features are also available.

MIT Open Courseware
MIT Opencourseware is a collection of 2260 courses from MIT, all offered online for free. Boasting 175 million visitors, MIT Opencourseware offers audio and video lectures, notes, exams, and exercises from real MIT classes. Classes in science, humanities, medicine, engineering, and more are all available.

Academic Earth
Academic Earth is a platform that gives access to top university classes from institutions like Columbia, Harvard, MIT, and more. Course subjects include business, science, art, engineering, and more. There are more than fifteen hundred videos by accomplished professors, and it is all completely free.

The Great Courses Plus
The Great Courses Plus offers online access to academic lectures from some of the world’s most respected professors. Courses include such topics as science, history, professional development, photography, and more.

Career Books

The Start-up of You -  Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
You are not an employee. You are your own mini-startup. This book shows how to win in the new world of work.

So Good They Can’t Ignore You -  Cal Newport
A simple premise: Get the skills first, then pay the bills. You can have it all, just not tomorrow.

The Rich Employee - James Altucher
The road to riches comes from ideas, adding value, and creativity. This book is an especially good read for those in career limbo.

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko -  Dan Pink
Dan Pink’s anime style book crushes most career advice books out there. It is worth the 47 minute investment.

The Recession-Proof Graduate - Charlie Hoehn
How to use “free work” to get past the gatekeepers and skip the career ladder. This stuff works. Being different is never a bad strategy.

What Color Is Your Parachute - Richard N. Bolles
The best-selling career book of all time, What Color Is Your Parachute is revised every year to provide a blueprint for career change.

Never Eat Alone - Keith Ferrazzi and Tal Rhaz
Your network is your net worth. This book shows you how to add to your personal bottom line with better networking and bigger relationships.

Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg
Lean In is Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s bestseller addressing leadership, success, and women’s role in each. It is both personal and practical, and an inspiring read for the modern workplace.

Unlimited Power - Tony Robbins
A classic personal development book, Tony Robbins outlines strategies for using your own mind to achieve success. It is cited by many successful businesspeople as having a large influence on their careers.

The Magic of Thinking Big - David J. Schwartz
First published in 1954, The Magic of Thinking Big is a book about setting high goals, and thinking positively to achieve them. It has sold over 4 million copies. Though simplistic, it holds some valuable lessons.

Professional Networking

Meetup
Through meetup.com you can meet and connect with local professionals in your industry. Search for a group of like-minded people, or start your own meetup group. This is a great way to stay connected and keep up with peers in your line of work.

LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social network for creating business connections. Host your career profile, including experience, skills, and endorsements, and use it to connect with professionals in your industry. You can even use LinkedIn to apply for jobs! LinkedIn boasts more than 400 million users from all over the world.

Twitter
Twitter is a massive social networking platform boasting 322 million active users. Many people use Twitter to follow friends and celebrities, but it can also be used to keep up with important trends and people in your industry. Follow influential people, industry blogs, businesses that interest you and more to be sure that you never miss an opening.

Zerply
Zerply is a community for film, games, and VR professionals to find jobs and connect with one another. It has connected workers with important projects like The Revenant, Deadpool, and The Martian. Zerply is an invite-only community, so there is an application process to becoming a member.

data.com
Data.com is a database of business profiles and contacts including names, emails, companies, and phone numbers. It is an excellent resource for salespeople and those looking to make business relationships.

Slack
Slack is a messaging application for members of a team or business to communicate with each other. It is usually used internally, but it can also be used to network and make connections with other business professionals. There are even job postings available, if you know where to look!

Career Videos

The New Way to Work - Charlie Hoehn
Let Charlie Hoehn teach you to become recession-proof by working for free until you become so good, employers come to you. Build your skills and contacts by doing what you love, and soon you will be able to leverage these into paid work.

How to find work you love - Scott Dinsmore
Let Scott Dinsmore, notable entrepreneur and adventurer, inspire you to live your life passionately. Learn how to develop the right skills, do what frightens you, and get involved with people who motivate you to improve, so that you can live your best possible life.

Tim Minchin’s Occasional Address - Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin, Australian musician and comedian, gives excellent life advice in an address to a group of graduates from The University of Western Australia. His advice is insightful, poignant, and hilarious, and you could do much worse than to follow it.

What makes us feel good about our work? - Dan Ariely
Psychologist Dan Ariely uses interesting experiments to show how money isn’t the best motivator for workers – people require meaning and identity to be happy, not cash. Further, a happy worker is a productive worker, so a world where jobs have meaning is a world where people work diligently and efficiently.

The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor
As psychologist Shawn Achor explains, our brain works better when it is happy. If you put your goals ahead of your happiness, achieving your goals won’t make you happy. People whose positivity is reliant on success are going about it backwards – you should be happy before finding success, so that you will remain happy afterwards.

Why you will fail to have a great career -Larry Smith
Let Larry Smith motivate you to pursue the great career you have always wanted. In this Tedx talk he discusses the difference between a good career and a great career, the difference between passion and interest, and the excuses you make that keep you from your dreams.

Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life, and Leadership - Oprah Winfrey
This wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey begins with her entry to the media industry and goes on to discuss her successes, passions, and future. A lengthy audience Q and A follows.

Commencement Address - Jim Carrey
After receiving an honorary degree from Maharishi University of Management, Jim Carrey gives an insightful, inspiring and, of course, funny speech where he discusses identity, the soul, and the “real world.”

Why We Do What We Do - Tony Robbins
Motivational speaker and author Tony Robbins gives an inspiring talk on why people do things and how, with enough discipline and emotion, they can be successful.

Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, of Apple and Pixar fame, on loving what you do, living passionately, and never settling.