Job Search and Professional Advancement

This page contains links to job search sites, social networking pages and other useful pages for professional growth and employment seeking.

Social Networking Sites

Facebook and LinkedIn are two popular gathering places to network with colleagues and join relevant trade associations. Both sites permit members to create professional profiles to showcase accomplishments and areas of expertise.

On LinkedIn, recommendations from colleagues and supervisors can appear on the profile and Facebook has groups for specific interests, including information security, Linux and Apple computers.

Job Search Sites

Many positions are posted on Internet job boards and company websites.

Monster, Career Builder and Indeed are some popular sites.

craigslist and MySpace both offer online job classified sections.

Computer Certifications

Certifications show expertise in a particular skillset. Both Microsoft and Cisco offer certifications for their products and there are other licenses, which are not associated with a vendor. These include:

Certified Ethical Hacker

A+ Certification

Network+ Certification

Educational Activities

Hewlett Packard offers free access to technology courses at their Learning Center.

Yale University has a selection of liberal arts classes which are available at no cost.

Southern New Jersey has three local community colleges, which have continuing education classes.

Gloucester County College

GCC Continuing Education

Camden County College

CCC Continuing and Career Education

Burlington County College

BCC Institute for Professional Development

 

Thank you, Dianne Molfetas in creating this page.