NETWORKING AND JOB SEARCH RESOURCES
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The Riley Guide — A constantly updated resource for on-line research and advice.

Escape from Corporate America — Advice to help transition from corporate to alternative employment.

Hoovers — Detailed information on businesses by local, specialty and more. Financial information, size and names of key executives are listed.

bizjournals — Business Journal publications for many locations. Both on-line and hard copy publications are a rich resource about the business community in 41 locations.

Yahoo! Finance — National coverage of business.

Value Line — Provides valuable financial information about corporations.

LinkedIn — Resource to discover who knows the people you want to know.

The Public Register's Annual Report Service (PRARS) — Obtain annual reports. Requests are processed within 24 hours and are shipped free of charge.

idEXEC — An online global database of executives at the world's most important public, private, non-profit, and government organizations.

dnbsearch.com — Source of information on private companies—from the billion-dollar giants down to mom-and-pop operations.

Forbes.com - The Largest Private Companies — Forbes' list of the largest privately held companies. Provides detailed financial information and names of executives.

craigslist — A peek at who is hiring locally. Don't use it to connect, only to discover.

headhunters.com — A portal for candidates to find recruiters in their specialty and direct links to companies who are hiring.

Echelon Magazine — An online magazine that publishes articles on GLBT finance, economic development, workplace advocacy, corporate diversity, education, employment and explores the ever evolving GLBT marketplace.

WetFeet — Information on companies, salaries and other career important data.

Deloitte — Search to discover the fastest growing companies in your location.

Indeed — Offers information on jobs and typically strips out the job board or other advertiser.

glassdoor.com — Employees talk about their employer.

konnects.com — Professional social networking.

Spoke.com — Social networking for professionals.

DooStang.com — For networking and job opportunities.

Google — Research resource extraordinaire.

Devon James — Boutique Northwest recruiting firm does retained recruiting for high tech employers on the West Coast. Target clients are grouped within arenas of software, media, wireless, mobile, and green technologies, and a typical candidate will be in the compensation range of $120K+ with 7-25 years experience.

InterviewStudio — Candidate profiling tool that incorporates all due diligence about a candidate upfront on one screen. InterviewStudio showcases include a traditional resume, peer endorsements, links to social networks, any Google information about the candidate, the results of a professional assessment test, demographic and preference information from the candidate, and a full video interview. Candidates can build their own showcase and send to any employer or recruiter.

Job Search Debugged Blog — General job search advice.