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Take Action and Identify Job Openings
Thousands of job listings are posted online every day. Read available job announcements and begin the application process by using the linked resources below.
Job Listings with MSU Alumni Career Services
Review job listings posted at www.myspartancareer.com by prospective employers targeting MSU alumni with prior work experiences. MSU Alumni Association membership is required to review details about these job openings and apply.
Resume Database with MSU Alumni Career Services
Members may post their resumes on www.myspartancareer.com so employers can review them. Employers may review resumes of MSU alumni (FREE) and contact alumni about available job openings. Donations to the MSU Alumni Association for successful hires are appreciated.
MiLife MiTimes
Is a free monthly e-magazine offering a fresh perspective on life, work, and culture in Michigan. It includes job listings for several employment categories.
Check Online Job Boards
Use online job boards to search for job listings that match your interests. Some sites focus on certain career fields, others specialize in specific geographical regions, while other job boards provide a broad coverage of careers and locations.
Post Your Resume Online
When your resume is ready for review by prospective employers, post it on web sites that specialize in your career interests. These resume-posting services will get your resume abundant exposure.
Defeat the Procrastination Habit
Procrastination is the biggest waster of time, no matter what you do for a living. All of us are procrastinators to one degree or another. Mark Twain offered this piece of advice: "Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." Things you put off today may never get done. We often put off tasks that we don't enjoy or tasks where we've failed in the past. A successful job campaign requires many daily tasks like calling your contacts, reviewing job boards, reading the want ads, adding people to your network list, mailing resumes, making appointments, etc. We need to schedule important tasks so they don't become part of the procrastination pile on the corner of our desk.
Defeat the Procrastination Habit
Successful People Are NOT Afraid of Failure
Successful people know that nothing ever goes exactly as planned. And no matter how hard you work, sooner or later you will face the reality that you failed. You didn't get the job you wanted. You didn't get the raise you deserved. During a job campaign, one of the most difficult tasks is cold-calling employers for an interview. No one likes to hear "no" over and over again. Dealing with rejection is just down right tough. Successful job seekers look at a "no" response as just one less call that needs to be made before hearing "yes." Failure is okay. It's part of life. It should be expected. But the bigger question is: What do you do next? What do you do after you failed?
Successful People Are NOT Afraid of Failure
More Job Search Web Sites
- Indeed gives job seekers free access to millions of employment opportunities from hundreds of websites
- Monster Jobs
- Michigan Works - Michigan Talent Bank
- JobCentral National Employment Network is provided by leading U.S. employers as a public service for all employers and all job seekers
- New York Times Job Market
- Wall Street Journal Career Website
- College Job Board
- Careerbuilder.com
- Wet Feet
- Yahoo Hot Jobs
- Job Smart
- Job Hunt
- America's Job Bank
- Careerjet is a job search engine for U.S. employers with special search engines for other countries.
- Employment Guide
- FlipDog.com
- True Careers
- About: Jobs & Careers
- Riley Guide to Online Job Search Sites and Services
- Jobs for Bilingual and Spanish-Speaking professionals
Business and Industry Employers
- Fortune 500 Companies and their Job Listings Web Sites
- Careers in Finance & Accounting dedicated to corporate finance, accounting and commercial banking jobs
- Finance Leaders Association
- Financial Executives Networking Group
Administrative and Association Positions
Agriculture and Life Sciences
- BioConnections Offers Job Openings with Michigan's Life Sciences Employers
- Ag Careers and sign up for their newsletter.
- Executive Search Firms and Employment Agencies
Government Jobs (Local, State & Federal)
- Michigan Department of Civil Service
- Michigan Senate
- Michigan House of Representatives
- USAJobs, Official Web Site of United States Federal Government
- Michigan Works
- Federal Government Jobs
- Federal Job Search
- U.S. Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency
- Department of Defense Job Search
- Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Service
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- National Business Partnership with the Workforce System
- Military Guide To Transition and Education GI Jobs
Higher Education Job Sources
- Michigan State University Job Openings: Administrative, managerial, supervisory, faculty, library, specialist, county extension, support staff, clerical/technical, nursing; resident advisors, stagehand, service maintenance employee, skilled trades employee, operating engineering, and off-campus employee positions available at MSU are listed at the web sites referenced.
- Academic360.com includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative job announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions.
- HigherEdJobs
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) includes jobs in educational advancement: alumni relations, communications and marketing, and development (fund raising)
- Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs site is one of the best resources on the web for academic positions
- Career Journal from the Wall Street Journal focuses primarily on management, executive, and professional positions, with resources for switching careers, career management, and working with executive recruiters.
- JobsNet includes science job listings compiled by the staff of Next Wave Magazine including international job opportunities.
- Ph.D. Interview Preparation Guide is a very valuable resource for graduate students preparing to enter the academic job market.
- Professional Portfolios are a good way to organize and present work that will interest academic and nonacademic employers.
- Chronicle of Higher Education's Career Network Bookshelf reviews and links to numerous new books on academic and nonacademic careers.
- Tomorrow's Professor Listserv is an e-mail listserv that delivers "desk-top faculty development, one hundred times a year" and covers a range of professional development topics including an archive of postings.
- More at the MSU Graduate School
International Job Opportunities Sources
- MSU Office of International Development (OID) for research opportunities available to MSU faculty and graduate students interested in improving quality of life for people around the world.
- Various International Job Sources
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- International Job Opportunities
- Optional Practical Training (OPT) for Students with F-1 Visas
- International Student Job Search and Online Career Center
- International job searches for executives in overseas job markets
- Multinational employment opportunities
- Resources for International Students Searching for Jobs
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- International Students: Working in the United States
- More International Job Resources
- United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce (USCCC)
- American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Librarian Jobs
- Librarians Jobs for Librarians and Information Professionals
- International Association of Library Associations and Institutions
Media, Communications, & Advertising
- Senior Management And Executive Level Jobs At $100K To $500K
- Daily Updates From The Entertainment Business
- Weekly, Edited for Ad Agency Executives
- Media Positions Nationwide In Advertising And Communications
Natural Resources & Conservation
- Environmental Jobs and Careers
- Find Employment in Natural Resource Occupations, Ecology and Environmental Disciplines
Technical Jobs
- Technical Jobs Dice.com
- Technical Jobs at CareerBuilder
- Cnet Technical Jobs
- Extreme Tech
- Electronics Professionals Portal
- Michigan Careersite where you can find exciting and rewarding high-tech jobs available in Michigan in information technology, science, and advanced manufacturing.
- Professional Energy Jobs for openings available in the U.S. and abroad.
Teaching and Administrative Job Openings
- Career Builder
- Great School Jobs in Michigan for teachers and administrators
- Project Connect (Elementary and Secondary Education Job Listings) FREE registration for applicants. User name is "teacher" and the password is "aswan".
- Monster.com
- Yahoo Hotjobs
- Agent K-12 Education Job Search
- Teachers-Teachers.com
- Search for Schools, Colleges, & Libraries by zip, city, state, etc.
- Merit Teacher Network -- More Michigan educator job postings
- Administrative Positions Listed with the Michigan Association of School Administrators
- MIREAP - Michigan Regional Education Applicant & Placement Program - to search for job openings and post applications for free.
- Michigan School Business Officials Job Listings
- K-12 Jobs at Public, Private, Vocational, and Technical Schools
- K-12 Teaching Positions Nationwide
- Compendium of Teacher Job Listings Online
- More Sources of Jobs in Education
- Office of Overseas Schools offering education for dependents of American citizens living abroad
- International School Services (ISS) for overseas American and international schools
- International Job Guide to Teaching Overseas
- International Travel Information, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, Tips for Traveling Abroad and Other Important Health and Safety Information
Medical Jobs
- Healthcare & Medical Professional Jobs
- Biotechnology, Medical, Science, Pharmaceutical Sales and Healthcare Jobs
- Entry Level Nurses And Allied Health Care Professionals
- Medical and Health Care Job Search
- MD/DO or Healthcare Professional Jobs
National and Local Classified Newspaper Ads
- Classified Newspaper Ads
- Washington Post Classified/ Jobs
- New York Times Classified/ Jobs
- Chicago Tribune Classified/ Jobs
- Los Angeles Times Classified/ Jobs
- Lansing State Journal Classifieds/ Jobs
- Google Search of Multiple Newspapers





