Offers experiences of six job seekers to illustrate key job-search concepts. Discusses prior planning, selecting the best search methods, identifying various resources, researching potential employers, making cold calls, networking, and interviewing. Provides advice on using the Internet in the job search. (JOW)

Offers guidelines for creating resumes, job applications, and cover letters. Includes examples of resumes and cover letters, additional resources, and information on preparing scannable resumes. (JOW)

Provides advice about what to do before, during, and after a job interview. Offers tips for preparing, dressing, dealing with nervousness, and following up after the interview. Discusses ways to enlist good references. (JOW)

Focuses on three specialized occupations--nurse, engineer, and lawyer--and looks at how people have transferred their specialized skills and knowledge from one field to another. Discusses options and obstacles when moving a career in the opposite direction. Offers 10 job-hunting mindsets to avoid. (JOW)

Suggests where to look for summer employment and includes information about types of jobs, summer employers, job search pointers, and legal issues such as wages, hours, and safety. (Author/JOW)

Three programs sponsored by the federal government--School-to-Work, One-Stop Career Centers, and America's Career Kit--make it easy to research career options, provide hands-on experiences, determine what kind of training is required and where to get it, submit a resume, and search for a job. (JOW)

Advises high school and college students on where and how to look for summer jobs. Lists information sources and notes laws regulating types of jobs adolescents can hold. (SK)

Written for workers starting careers or reentering the labor force after a long absence, this article explores issues to think about when considering a job offer and provides criteria for judging job offers. (JOW)