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Monster.com  |  You know you can't avoid the Monster any longer. With several hundred thousand job postings worldwide, you need to jump in and join the fray. It's free to sign up. It's free to post your resume. You'll benefit from extensive job search tools, job hunting tips and strategies, salary calculators, and forums and communities that speak to your profession. We're not saying it's perfect: you'll fight pop-up ads and more email than you bargained for. But it's the 800-pound gorilla of job sites. Time to put the gloves on and fight the good fight.

Tip: don't just submit your resume to a job posting and sit back on your laurels. Follow up with the recruiter or contact person - call the company to get a name, if one isn't provided in the posting. Persistence gets the interview.  http://monster.com/ 

 SnagAJob.com  |  SnagAJob.com is the nation’s largest job site for part-time and full-time hourly jobs, with job seekers performing more than 100 million job searches annually on it's website. And it's easy to see why. Sign-up is free for job seekers, and searching for job openings in your area could not be easier. Current clients include The Home Depot®, Target®, Wendy’s®, FedEx®, Bank One®, Rite-Aid®, Michaels®, Friendly’s®, Staples® and hundreds of others.

Once you are registered and your profile is created (it's free), search for jobs in your area by simply plugging your zip code into the search box. You're then given a list of employers and positions available, ranked by proximity to your address. Scroll the list. Click on a job title and you're given an in-depth overview of the job, as well as detailed employer information.

If you like what you see and feel that you're qualified, click the "Apply Now" button at the bottom of the page. The employer will receive your member profile, and contact you if they feel there's a match.  

In summary, this is a genuine, straightforward way for job seekers to connect with employers offering quality jobs. In a tough job market like this, we advise anyone looking for full or part-time hourly work to take advantage of this service. Servers to restaurant managers. Sales associates to merchandisers. Material handlers to administrative assistants. Nursing assistants to in-home caregivers. Automotive technicians to daycare teachers. Survey takers to secret shoppers. If there's a quality hourly job out there, odds are these folks have it listed. The rest is up to you.  http://www.snagajob.com/

HomeJobGroup.com  |  If you've ever tried to find a work-at-home job, you've likely discovered yourself hip-deep in scams. The industry is a magnet for shysters peddling pyramid schemes and phony "typing" jobs that pay $500 a day. Sorting through the junk becomes the full-time job, and you never get around to actually earning any money.

It doesn't have to be that way. This company is the only one that we would recommend to those who are serious about working from home. What makes this company different? For starters, it's a membership-only site, and a limited membership at that. This does something interesting: it provides the company with a well of committed members who have demonstrated an eagerness to get down to business, something the company then leverages to the benefit of those members when they approach employers looking for contract help.

To date, they've compiled a list of 1,500 companies needing people to complete jobs ranging from clerical to proofreading, assembly to packaging, article writing to photography, graphic design to web design.

Note: This is NOT for folks looking for business opportunities. Rather, it's for people looking for home jobs. Basic membership will cost you $14.95/mo. But the better deal is their lifetime membership for $49.95. Try the service for a full 8 weeks; if you decide that it's just not worth it, they'll refund 100% of your money, no questions asked. Doesn't get any more risk-free than that.  http://homejobgroup.com/

TrainingCenter.com  |  In business for 21 years, this company provides computer training online. Brush up on a rusty skill, or learn a new computer skill to add heft to your resume. Individual courses are priced at $37 or $67 each, with packages available at huge discounts. Courses run the gamut from computer basics to off-the-shelf software (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, etc.) to programming languages, HTML, server administration, and on and on. Courses are interactive. Work at your own pace. No textbooks or software to download -- just need a Windows PC and Internet Explorer. You have unlimited access to a course for an entire year.

Money-back guarantee if you're not thrilled with the quality of the course. One million people and counting have completed courses. Might be your turn.  http://www.trainingcenter.com/

GuerillaResumes.com  |  Co-authored by David Perry, the Managing Director of top executive search firm Perry-Martel International, this e-book contains the resume-writing secrets of Perry's 23 years of hiring and marketing experience.

Perry makes the following bold claim: employ his techniques, and you will get hired in 90 days or less. If not? Well, he promises DOUBLE your money back.

Four free bonuses with each order...

• Copy-And-Paste Guerilla Resume Templates in Word Format,
• Copy-And-Paste Guerilla Cover Letter Templates in Word,
• How to Find and Work With a Recruiter,
• How to Change Careers, Without a Resume.

Price for everything is $29.97.  Instant download. http://www.guerillaresumes.com/

Secrets of a Successful Job Search  | Acclaimed career marketing expert Michelle Dumas (contributor to more than 10 top-selling, career-related books) has put together a no-holds-barred program to guide job seekers through every phase of the job search--from setting career targets to negotiating multiple job offers.

This is not your father's 'How to Get A Job' sleeper of a textbook. Michelle has crafted fresh, ingenious and easy-to-follow techniques for conducting a professional job search in today's tough market -- and accessing the hidden job market (where 80% of jobs are never advertised).

The program can be downloaded for $77.00. That includes almost 3 hours of professionally-recorded audio covering each of 7 steps that will, she says, "land you the job you want in half the time." Plus a 110-page companion workbook, exercises, worksheets and templates. Michelle personally offers a 100% money-back guarantee for 30 days if her program doesn't live up to your expectations.  http://www.job-search-secrets.com/