Find the latest additions to Quintessential Careers -- including new free
articles and tools, as well as useful career, college, and job-search Websites.
This page contains the very latest new additions to Quintessential
Careers as of June 22, 2009.
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A Dozen Top Presentation Tips,
by Dr. Katharine Hansen. Sooner or later in your professional career, you'll be called upon to
deliver a presentation. This free article offers 12 tips to ensure you present well.
Four Tips For Defending Yourself Against
Rudeness at Work, by QuintCareers contributor Deborah Brown-Volkman. What can you do when a co-worker snaps
at you? Find four tips for defending yourself from inappropriate behavior at work.
Unhappy at Work? Change How You
Feel About Your Work, also by Deborah Brown-Volkman. Work can be frustrating and stressful at times.
To succeed, though, you need a healthy mind-body. Find useful tips to change how you feel about work.
New Job and Career Sites Added to Quintessential Careers:
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Career & Job Center --
a job board for connecting IT educators, researchers, and industry professionals with career opportunities with
academic, government, and corporate employers. Job-seekers can search job listings (by keyword, location, job type),
post your resume, register for job alerts, and find career resources. No cost to job-seekers.
CleanTechRecruits -- a job site for
the clean tech and renewable energy sectors (including green construction, solar energy, wind energy,
biofuels, and more), where job-seekers can search job listings (by job function, employment type,
location, keywords), as well as post your resume and register for email job-alerts. No cost to job-seekers.
HomeBy3.com -- a job site for connecting individuals
looking for flexible, professional positions with companies seeking employees for flexible job
opportunities. Job-seekers can browse (by category or job type) or search (by keyword, location)
job listings. No cost to job-seekers.
jobbala.com -- provides a place for people to
rate your jobs and to do research on reviews of potential employers from others. It is not designed to be a rant and rave place, but a place
where you can anonymously express your feelings about your current and past employers. No cost to job-seekers.
Jobsbridge -- a comprehensive career and job portal for information
technology experts in software, hardware, security, and high-tech areas. Job-seekers can search job listings (by keyword, location), as well
as post (or build) your resume. No cost to job-seekers.
PersonaVita -- a site for documenting
your accomplishments -- a key aspect of resume-development and for job-hunting and promotions.
Collaborate with peers, managers, and clients to create a living record of your professional
experiences -- and raise your professional visibility (and brand). Fee-based.
Summer Jobs --
a site that lists summer job opportunities abroad in England, France, Greece,
Scotland, Norway, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, and a few other places.
Search by category and location to find summer opportunities. No cost
to job-seekers.
WWOOF: World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms --
a great volunteering site for people looking to volunteer on organic farms around the world.
Browse for opportunities that most interest you and then make direct contact to arrange a
stay. Volunteers usually live as part of the family. Small fee to job-seekers.
