Dr. Ice's
Business and Employment Hotlist

Targeting a Resume and Cover Letter:

• TagCrowd - copy the content of a job bulletin / description into this tool to discover most-used key words. Not an exact science, just to give yourself a start.
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• Jobscan.co - paste your resume into this system, then paste a job description, to see how an ATS might score your application for the position.
  jobscan.co Note: this site appears to have changed, and the tool appears to be available as a test here: jobscan tester
  
  

• ResumeWorded - Targeting your resume for ATS systems
• Skillsyncer.com

• App - Job Interview Questions and Answers
• MyInterviewPractice.com
• Pramp.com - "PRActice Makes Perfect"
• interviewing.io - (for Tech)
• &QuoteRESUME STATISTICS: WE ANALYZED 125,000+ RESUMES, HERE’S WHAT WE LEARNED" - article by Austin Belcak
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Employment Jumpsites:

• LinkedIn Jobs
• Glassdoor.com
• GovernmentJobs.com (This is a national site that allows searching by city name, zip code and miles distance from those locations. Not all agencies come up in the search function for this site, and not all agencies use this site at all. Some agencies only display a list on their agency web site.)
• WorkSource Washington
• O*NET Online (Listed elsewhere on this page, but worth repeating.) A variety of tools to research occupations, whether an occupation is in demand or in decline, find jobs that use a certain skill, see salary data on roles in that field, etc. Once an occupation is selected, this system also hooks to real job openings in that field that can be applied to from within the O*NET site.
• CareerBuilder Career Advice section
• JobHunt Tips and Advice for a Shorter, Smarter, Safer Job Search
• AARP Work & Jobs
  Information and job boards for mature workers 50+
• Dice.com
  Information and job boards for workers in the Information Technology industry
• Monster.com
• ComputerJobs.com
• Flexjobs.com
• Indeed.com
• Idealist Job Board
  Information and job postings for a variety of jobs at non-profit organizations
• Higher Ed Jobs
  Information and job bulletins for a variety of jobs at educational institutions
• Remotive.io
  Information and job postings for a remote work only
• List of Remote work websites in 2022
  A list of sites that offer job postings for a remote work
• Ad-hoc Gig and Piece work:
  • uTest.com Freelance, ad-hoc, in-the-wild software testing using your own devices and equipment
  • Upwork Freelance work site

Career-Specific and/or Identity-Specific Employment Sites:

• Jobs for Actors in the Seattle Area
• National Groundwater Association Careers Page
• USAJobs.com USA Jobs - online portal for US government careers
• IEEE - USA Employment Services ( The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. USA )
  
  
• Female-identifying LGBTQ in STEM: Jobs openings at Lesbians Who Tech (some are with include.io)
• Diverse, under-represented groups in Technology/STEM: jobs at include.io - include.io "...helps diverse Techies find jobs and advance their careers while being visible and valued."
  
  
• Computer Geeks in the Greater Seattle area:
  • The Seattle section of ComputerJobs.com
  • Employment Opportunities at the Seattle Office of Analysts International
  • DISys.com (Digital Information Systems)
  • Adobe Systems Careers
  • Excell Data Corporation
  • Microsoft Job Search
  • Seattle area jobs at Oracle
  • 343 Industries - Careers
  • ReBoot Accel Job Board
  • MicroFocus Careers Formerly WRQ and Attachmate

Seattle Area Job Information

• Seattle Times Classified Ads: Employment
• University of Washington Jobs


• Seattle Area Companies Recommended By Friends:
  • REI
  • Tableau
  • Weyerhaeuser
  • Alaska Airlines
    
  • Boeing
  • Honeywell
    
  • Avaya
  • The Gates Foundation
  • Costco
  • Swedish Medical Centers
  • Bremerton Office of Express Employment Professionals For friends seeking work in the Kitsap area
  • Avanade
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  
  
• Seattle Area Government Job Sites:
  • State of Washington Jobs
  • State of Washington Jobs with Colleges and Universities
  • GovernmentJobs.com (This is a national site for municipal and county agencies. The site allows searching by city name, zip code and miles distance from those locations. Not all agencies come up in the search function for this site, and not all agencies use this site at all. Some agencies only display a list on their agency web site.)
    
  • King County Employment Information
  • City of Seattle Employment Information | Jobs Listings
    
    
  • South of Seattle:
    • City of Burien, WA
    • City of Normandy Park, WA
    • City of SeaTac, WA
    • City of Tukwila, WA
    • City of Des Moines, WA Jobs
    • City of Kent, WA | Information Technology Careers at the City of Kent, WA
    • City of Renton, WA | Career Center
    • City of Federal Way, WA
    • Pierce County Employment Information
    • City of Tacoma, WA
    • City of Auburn, WA
    
    
  • East of Seattle:
    • City of Mercer Island, WA
    • City of Bellevue, WA
    • City of Issaquah, WA
    • City of Kirkland, WA
    • City of Redmond, WA
    
    
  • North of Seattle:
    • Snohomish County Employment Information
    • City of Shoreline, WA
    • City of Edmonds, WA
    • City of Mountlake Terrace, WA
    • City of Mill Creek, WA
    • City of Lake Forest Park, WA
    • City of Kenmore, WA
    • City of Bothell, WA
    
    
  • West of Seattle:
    • Kitsap County Employment Information
    • City of Bremerton, WA
    • City of Bainbridge Island, WA
    • City of Port Orchard, WA
    
    
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Salary calculator Quickly translate your salary requirements to hourly, weekly, monthly, annual, etc. figures
• The Job Hackers A collaborative community of Job seekers, an Agile MBA Bootcamp, and a variety of resources for the global Agile and Scrum community. Based in San Francisco, with most activities now available online. (2021)
• ReBoot Accel A collaborative community of women. Includes a bootcamp through the University of Washington for women returning to work after a break. Also includes support for startup companies and independent gig workers.
• WTIA (aka Washington Technology Industry Alliance, formerly the WSA - Washington Software Alliance or Washington Software & Digital Media Alliance)
• Northwest Screenwriters Guild
• Washington (State) Employment Security Department | Job Search Requirements
• O*NET Online (Listed elsewhere on this page, but worth repeating.) A variety of tools to research occupations, whether an occupation is in demand or in decline, find jobs that use a certain skill, see salary data on roles in that field, etc. Once an occupation is selected, this system also hooks to real job openings in that field that can be applied to from within the O*NET site.

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