IT Careers
This web page is designed to be a resource to the IT Career minded
individual.
Job Salary, Moving Calculator, City Rating, etc...
Career Portals
Preparing for the Java Interview
Resume Writing
Jobs - Governemnt
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Government Resources
Additional job search and placement resources including training
services are available through
federal and state sponsored programs. For information or to find the
nearest One-Stop Career
Center, call 877-US2-JOBS (TTY 877-889-5627), or visit
www.careeronestop.org.
Services also include information on the local economy including
growth industries and
occupations, career counseling, and information on training programs
for skill upgrades and
career changes.
Job Search - Broadcasting & Resume Distribution Service
Job Search - Search multiple career/job sites.
Job Search - Agencies (National)
- Other names for Job Search Agencies:
Recruiters, Headhunters, Search
Consultants
Job Search - Agencies (National)
Jobs for Entry Level Programmers
- www.graduateresumes.com
- provides free access to career postings from companies, a resume wizard,
relocation tools, national scholarship search, career articles, and a
chatroom. Quote from site, "Bringing Students and Employers
together."
- www.gradhires.com -
Premier Canadian career portal for recent University, College, and
Professional Institution grads. Provides both entry-level and
mid-level employment opportunities from progressive firms throughout Canada.
Work at Home
- www.careersfromhome.com
- Quote from site "CareersFromHome.com provides progressive companies
& organizations with the ultimate job board for locating individuals
determined to gain a career working from home." I haven't
explored this site but it looks like there are fortune 1000 employers who
use this site.
- www.flexjobs.com - Flex Jobs -
freelancers and work at home.
They provide their service for a low-cost membership fee, which is worth it
in our opinion because they remove ALL of the scams, ads, and too-good-to-be
true business opportunities and just show you great, qualified job leads.
Moonlighting
Jobs for Freelancers (self employeed, off-site gurus, independent consultants, etc...)
- www.guru.com- is the Web's premier
exchange for connecting independent professionals with contract projects.
- www.ants.com - a freelance
marketplace. Click on "programming".
- www.icplanet.com - ICPlannet -
connecting business and independent consultants worldwide.
- www.itcmagazine.com
- IT Contractor Magazine for IT Contractor, IT Consultants, Outsourced IT
Labor.
- www.sologig.com -
Quote from site: "Sologig.com is dedicated to marketing the talents of
experienced freelancers, consultants and independent professionals to a
nationwide audience of top employers."
- www.itcmagazine.com
- Quote from site: "IT Contractor is a resource guide for IT
contracting and consulting professionals, delivering the most current
information on the contract job marketplace. " Free email
newsletter.
- www.consultants-on-demand.com/news/itc.html
- Companies talk directly with consultants (no recruiters).
- http://www.subcontractus.com
- allows contracting and
subcontracting firms to collaborate and manage their relationships
- http://www.bidmain.com - bid on
government contracts.
Java Job Info
Jobs: Direct to the Employer
Jobs: Oracle
Newspapers w/Jobs.
Java Trainers - Companies who employ Java Traininers
Paid Referrals
- http://www.a-venue.net
- Paid for referals.
Quote from email: "When we fill such an opening on a lead from you, we
will pay you $2 per hour for each hour worked by the consultant for the life
of the project. Twenty successful project referrals will bring in
approximately $100,000 on an annual basis."
Job Newsletters
White Papers
Forums on IT.
Interview Tips
- Salary Negotiation
- Remember, good negotiation is really two parties coming together to find a mutually beneficial outcome.
The goal is "Win, Win" which means that you "Win"
and they "Win".
- Research salary expectations via: Salary surveys, job boards, etc...
- Wait till the interviewer brings up the subject of salary
requirements. That will give you the negotiation edge.
- When asked for your salary requirements, you can respond with a question: "For this
position, what is the salary range you think is appropriate for the most qualified
candidates with my experience and qualifications?"
- If the interviewer is evasive then respond with "Most
of the companies I'm looking at are offering salaries in the range
of <low Salary> to <high Salary>." Now pause and
wait for the interviewer to talk.
- Good luck from here!
Certification & Skill Assessment
I am looking for the following: Online Certification Training (Prep
Exams, List of Detailed Testing Objectives, Study Guide, and simulated exams), Online
Certification Tests, and certifications that don't expire. Pricing:
Certifications $50-$100, Prep Exams & other training ~ $50, and free Tutorials. If you know of any sites
that have the above please email me.
- http://www.brainbench.com - I hold
a couple of these certifications. The certifications expire in 1 year
- almost a waste to obtain, but no other options that I know of. Prep
Exams ~$50 and Online certifications ~$50.
- Brainbuzz Network - a network of sites designed around the IT
Professional's career.
- www.ITCertInfo.com -
- Certification Magazine & email newsletters - I subscribe (free). Very good magazine.
- Simulation Exams
- Other resource I need to check out.
- Communities
- Practice Exams
- Skills Assessment
- e-Learning
Training - Free
Training - Nationwide Centers
Training - Short Courses
Training - Online Computer Training
- www.brainbench.com - Brainbench - "The
Skills Authority". Over 50 IT related Certifications. Some subjects
have a $25 Prep Course. Some Exams are free.
- http://cbtnuggets.com -
Streaming Video Training.
- http://elearningdepot.com - Learn
computer and business skills with a catalog of over 1000 courses offering
e-learning programs and certification training for businesses and
individuals.
- www.solutioncentral.com -
IT/Networking courses. SolutionCentral now has over 44,000 different technical
courses and events from over 700 providers. www.solutioncentral.com/roundtable.asp
- take advantage of this new resource to ask the experts your technical questions.
- www.techcourses.com - MCSE,
CNE, and Cisco courses
- www.ffg.com/defaultie.asp
- ForeFront Direct's CBT Systems
Self-Study Courses have won the 1997, 1998, and 1999 Gold Award for Best Self-Study Course
of the Year from the Institute for I.T. Training
- www.manpowernet.com -
Manpower's Global Learning Center. Not sure how this works for individuals like me
(sent an Email to find out). Suppose to have over 900 technical courses (free
training for those that work through their agency).
Medical Careers
Last Edited:
04/08/11