Quintessential Careers honors one career or job site each issue of QuintZine with the Quintessential Careers Site Award in recognition of quintessential efforts in helping job-seekers.

March 31, 2003: TrueCareers

TrueCareers

Recently, we've been spotlighting Web sites that are not only Top Ten Quintessential Careers job site, but also among the 50 Best of the Best job and resume Web sites as designated by CAREERXROADS. TrueCareers certainly fills the bill.

TrueCareers is a national career site bringing professional, degreed candidates and the companies that value them together. Nearly 90 percent of TrueCareers users have a college degree, and average six years of experience. TrueCareers is affiliated with Sallie Mae, the nation's leader in student loan financing.

At TrueCareers, jobseekers can create and manage resumes manage cover letters, set up job-search agents, search for jobs, and save their job searches.

The site's Career Resources section, with content provided by WetFeet, contains subsections on Who's Hiring?, Job Search, Career Profiles, Industry Profiles, Cover Letters, Resumes, Interviewing, Salary Negotiation, Get Promoted, Career Transitions, and Continuing Education.

A section on hot companies is a nice feature.

A particularly helpful area of TrueCareers is its FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) in which visitors can find the answers to such questions as "Why Should I Post My Resume On TrueCareers?" "How do I Use Keywords to Maximize My Job Search?" and "If I don't have time to look for a better job, what can I do to stay up to date on job openings?"

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