SCHEDULED CAREER FAIRS & OPEN HOUSES
(Metro Washington/Baltimore – MidAtlantic Area)
February 14, 2010
A word of caution: check with both the sponsor and the hosting facility for Career Fairs and Open Houses before leaving home. Also, see Special Notes at the end of the listing for additional sponsors of Job Fairs across the nation and other relevant career and search web listings. This listing is a “pay it forward” contribution of my firm, D&A Industries, Ltd. When attending Career Fairs be sure to bring plenty of resumes, more than you plan to distribute. When attending an Open House be sure to bring a half-dozen copies of your resume. Please feel free to forward this listing to others you feel can benefit from the information and ability to plan ahead. If you would like to receive your own copy of the listing please request such at jimditt@verizon.net.
Day & Date(s) Sponsor Location of Career Fair or Open House
*Tuesday, February 16th TechExpo Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon
10 AM – 3 PM www.techexpoUSA.com 1250 South Hayes Street
Active Clearance Rqd Arlington, VA 22202
Tuesday, February 16th Mountaire Selbyville Salisbury One-Stop
1 – 3 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 9117 Mt. Hermon Road
General/Open Salisbury, MD 21804
*Tuesday, February 16th Firestone Complete Auto Care 300 Redland Ct, Ste 302
9 AM – 7 PM gbowman@bfrc.com Owings, Mills, MD 21117
Sales/Mgt/Svc Mgr/Tech 410.581.9501
*Tuesday, February 16th Career Connection Constant Convocation Ctr
10 AM – 3 PM http://hamptonroads.com/career-connection 4320 Hampton Blvd.
Healthcare Norfolk, VA 23529
Wednesday, February 17th Fitzpatrick, Inc Hampton Roads Convention Center
10 AM – 2 PM www.fpn.com 1610 Coliseum Drive
General/Open Hampton Roads, VA
Wednesday, February 17th Diversity Job Fairs Metrolina Tradeshow EXPO
10 AM – 2 PM www.diversityjobfairs.com 7100 Statesville Road
General/Open Charlotte, NC 28269
*Thursday, February 18th JobZone/Media General Papers Harbour View
10 AM – 2 PM www.jobzoneonline.com 13200 Marina Way
Military focused but Open Woodbridge, VA
*Thursday, February 18th Heery International, Inc. Four Points Sheraton BWI
Noon – 7 PM www.heery.com 7032 Elm Road
Engineering Linthicum, MD 21240
Thursday, February 18th Targeted Job Fairs BWI Marriott Baltimore
11 AM – 3 PM www.targetedjobfairs.com 1743 West Nursery Road
Tech/Eng’g/Security Clearance Linthicum, MD 21090
Thursday, February 18th MOAA/Corporate Gray Virginia Beach Convention Center
10 AM – 2 PM www.corporategray.com 1000 19th Street
Military focused but Open Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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*Saturday, February 20th The Potomac School 1301 Potomac School Rd
1 PM – Registration www.potomacschool.org Mclean, VA 22101
1:15 Msg from School Head employment@potomacschool.org
1:30 PM Tour & Conversations
Faculty
Tuesday, February 23rd Mountaire Selbyville Salisbury One-Stop
1 – 3 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 917 Mt Hermon Road
General/Open Salisbury, MD 21804
Tuesday, February 23rd EmploymentGuide.com ITT Tech Inst – N. Campus
10 AM – 1 PM www.employmentguide.com 10926 David Taylor Dr
General/Open NCJobs@employmentguide.com Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28262
Wednesday, February, 24th Ft. Meade Technical Job Fair Club Meade
9 AM – 2 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 6600 Mapes Road
Open to all Job Seekers (Must be a US Citizen & able to access Ft. Meade) Ft. Meade, MD 20755
Wednesday, February 24th SecurityClearanceEXPO Sheraton Premiere @ Tysons Cr
10 AM – 3 PM www.SecurityClearanceEXPO.com 8661 Leesburg Pike
General/Security Cleared Vienna, VA 22182
*Wednesday, February 24th Baltimore County Public Schools Holiday Inn
10 AM – 3 PM www.bcps.org 9615 Deereco Road
Spec Ed Teachers – All Levels/ 410.887.4605 for information Timonium, MD
SLP/OT/PT REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR
Thursday, February 25th Diversity Job Fairs Tysons Corners Marriott
10 AM – 3 PM www.diversityjobfairs.com 8028 Leesburg Pike
General/Open Vienna, VA 22182
Thursday, February 25th Recruit Military/American Legion Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
11 AM – 3 PM www.recruitmilitary.com/expos 999 Ninth Street, NW
Military focused but open Washington, DC 20001
Thursday, February 25th ClearedJobs.net Westin Tysons Corner
11 AM – 3 PM www.clearedjobs.net 7801 Leesburg Pike
Cleared Individuals Falls Church, VA 22043
Thursday, February 25th SecurityClearanceEXPO Hilton Baltimore BWI
10 AM – 3 PM www.securityclearanceexpo.com 1739 W. Nursery Road
General/Security Clearance Linthicum. MD 21090
Thursday, February 25th Salisbury One-Stop 917 Mt. Harmon Road
9 AM – 12:30 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us Salisbury, MD 21804
Testing for 2010 Census
All interested individuals
Friday, February 26th JobZoneOnline.com/Crystal City Hosted by DeVry University
1 – 4 PM www.jobzoneonline.com/events 2450 Crystal Drive
General/Open Arlington, VA 22202
Friday, February 26th Census Testing – walk-in Salisbury One-Stop
1 – 4 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 910 Mt. Hermon Road
Testing of potential Census Takers Salisbury, MD 21804
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Monday, March 1st National/Monster Career Fairs Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 150 Park Drive
General/Open Research Triangle Pk, NC
Tuesday, March 2nd Diversity Job Fair Embassy Suites Hotel Crystal City
10 AM – 3 PM www.diversityjobfairs.com 1300 Jefferson Davis Hwy
4 yr degree rqd - Professional & Executive Arlington, VA 22202
Tuesday, March 2nd National/Monster Career Fairs Ramada Airport South & Conf Ctr
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 212 W. Woodlawn Road
General/Open Charlotte, NC 28217
Tuesday, March 2nd TargetedJobs Career Fair Holiday Inn Edison
11 AM – 3 PM www.targetedjobfairs.com 3050 Woodbridge Ave
Professional/Gov’t/Aero/ Edison, NJ 08837
IT/Rech/Eng’g
Wednesday, March 3rd EmploymentGuide.com/Diversity DC Armory
10 AM – 3 PM www.employmentguide.com 2001 E. Capitol Street, SE
General/Open Washington, DC 20003
*Saturday, March 6th Cecil County Workforce Center Summer Youth Job Fair Cecil County WF Ctr
9 AM – Noon www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 1275 W. Pulaski Hwy
Summer Youth 16 – 21 Elkton, MD 21921
*Tuesday, March 9th TechExpo Top Secret BWI Marriott
10 AM – 3 PM www.techexpoUSA.com 1743 West Nursery Road
Active Security Clearance Required Linthicum, MD 21090
*Wednesday, March 10th TechExpo Top Secret Ritz-Carlton, Tysons
10 AM – 3 PM www.techexpoUSA.com 1700 Tysons Blvd
Active Security Clearance Required McLean, VA 22102
Wednesday, March 10th EmploymentGuide.com Comfort Inn
10 AM – 3 PM www.employmentguide.com 3200 West Broad Street
General/Open charles.quinchett@employmentguide.com Richmond, VA 23230
Thursday, March 11th MilitaryStars Regional Career Event Virginia Beach Convention Ctr
10 AM – 4 PM www.militarystars.com/career-expo 1000 19th Street
Military focused but Open Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Thursday, March 11th Recruit Military Citizens Bank Park
11 AM – 33 PM www.recruitmilitary.com/expos One Citizens Bank Way
Military focused but open Philadelphia, PA 19148
Friday, March 12th US Census – Testing for 2010 Census Salisbury One-Stop
9 AM – 4 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 917 Mt Hermon Road
Applicant Testing 410.314.8533, X-234 Salisbury, MD 21804
Tuesday, March 16th Intelligence Community Virtual Fair Visit URL beginning
Open Jan 12 to Register www.ICVirtualFair.com Jan 12 to register for
Tues, 3/16 10 AM to 8 PM E.T. Virtual Career Fair;
See Web Site for variety of Positions www.ICVirtualFair.com
Tuesday, March 16th MOAA/Corporate Gray Holiday Inn BWI
10 AM – 2 PM www.corporategray.com / www.moaa.com/careerfairs 890 Elkridge Landing Rd
Security Clearance Rqd Register online Linthicum, MD 21090
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*Tuesday, March 16th Career Connection Constant Convocation Ctr
10 AM – 2 PM http://hamptonroads.com/career-connection 4320 Hampton Blvd
Transitioning Military Norfolk, VA 23529
Tuesday, March 16th Diversity Embassy Suites Airport
10 AM – 3 PM www.diversitycareerfairs.com 9000 Bartram Avenue
4 yr degree rqd – Professional & Executive Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, March 17th JobZoneOnline Fredericksburg Expo & Conf Ctr
3 – 7 PM www.jobzoneonline.com Fredericksburg, VA
Military focused but open
Wednesday, March 17th National/Monster Career Fairs Crowne Plaza Hotel VF
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 260 Mall Blvd
General/Open King of Prussia, PA 19406
Thursday, March 18th ClearedJobs.net Marriott – BWI
11 AM – 3 PM www.clearedjobs.net 1743 W. Nursery Road
Security Clearance required Linthicum, MD 21090
Thursday, March 18th National/Monster Career Fairs Crowne Plaza Richmond West
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 6531 West Broad Street
General/Open Richmond, VA 23230
Thursday, March 18th Recruit Military M & T Bank Stadium
11 AM -3 PM www.recruitmilitary.com/expos 1101 Russell Street
Military focused but open Baltimore, MD 21230
Friday, March 19th MOAA/Corporate Gray Waterford Conf Ctr
10 AM – 2 PM www.corporategray.com / www.moaa.com/careerfairs 6715 Commerce Street
Security Clearance Rqd Register online Springfield, VA 22150
Friday, March 19th JobZoneOnline Army Community Svc Ctr
10 AM – 2 PM www.jobzoneonline.com 1200 Taylor Road
Military focused but open Ft. Belvoir, VA
Friday, March 19th Howard County College Spring Career Fair Howard Comm College
10 AM – 1 PM www.dllr.state.md.us 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy
General/Open RCF 301
Columbia, MD 21044
Friday, March 19th US Census – Testing for 2010 Census Salisbury One-Stop
9 AM – 4 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 917 Mt. Hermon Road
Applicant Testing 410.314.8533, X-234 Salisbury, MD 21804
*Monday, March 22nd expoexpertsllc Tysons Corner Marriott
11 AM – 5 PM www.expoexpertsllc.com 8028 Leesburg Pike
Clearance Career Expo Vienna, VA 22182
Monday, March 22nd National/Monster Career Fairs Holiday Inn Somerset
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 195 Davidson Avenue
General/Open Somerset, NJ 08873
*Tuesday, March 23rd Military Career EXPO McGuire Club
10 AM – 2 PM www.military.com 2508 E. 3rd St, #2508
Military Focused but Open McGuire AFB, NJ 08641
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*Tuesday, March 23rd FOSE Exhibition WE Washington Convention Ctr
*Wednesday, March 24th 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW
10 AM - 4 PM Washington, DC
Professionals
Wednesday, March 24th PG One-Stop Career Center/the Club @ Andrews The Club at Andrews
10 AM – 2 PM www.mwejobs.com 1889 Arnold Avenue
Military focused but Open Andrews AFB, MD
Wednesday, March 24th Job Circle Celebrate Diversity CF Kimmel Center
10 AM – 2:30 PM www.jobcircle.com/careerfairs 300 S. Broad Street
General/Open Philadelphia, PA
*Wednesday, March 24th Diversity Professional CF The Park
10 AM – 2 PM www.diversityjobfairs.com (Formerly Charlotte Merchandise Mart)
Professionals 2500 E Independence Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28205
Thursday, March 25th Transitioncareers Pentagon Conference Ctr
10 AM – 2 PM www.transitioncareers.com Conference Room B6
Technical/Eng’g/ Prof - Cleared Personnel w/access Pentagon, Arlington, VA
*Thursday, March 25th Garrett County Job Fair Garrett College Gymnasium
3 – 7 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 687 Mosser Road
General/Open cangle@dllr.state.md.us McHenry, MD 21541
Thursday, March 25th National/Monster Career Fairs Holiday Inn Exec Ctr
11 AM – 2 PM www.natonalcareerfairs.com 5655 Greenwich Road
General/Open Virginia Beach, VA
*Thursday, March 25th Diversity Job Fair Penn Convention Center Authority
10 AM – 3 PM www.diversityjobfairs.com 1101 Arch Street
General/Open Philadelphia, PA 19107
Thursday, March 25th National/Monster Career Fairs The Mansion on Main Street
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com Plaza 3000 Main Street
General/Open Voorhees, NJ 08043
Friday, March 26th Equal Opportunity Publishers (EOP) Ron Reagan Int’l Trade Ctr
10 AM – 3 PM www.eop.com 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Professional/Disadvantaged/EEO Washington, DC 20004
Friday, March 26th JobZoneOnline KG Citizen’s Center Bldg
10 AM – 2 PM www.jobzoneonline.com 8076 Kings Highway
Military focused but open King George, VA
Friday, March 26th US Census Testing – Walk-In Salisbury One-Stop
9 AM – 4 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 917 Mt. Hermon Road
Census Testing – walk-in Salisbury, MD 21804
*Friday, March 26th Dover AFB Job Fair Landings Club
10 AM – 2 PM james.pacer@dover.af.mil 470 Chevron Avenue
Military focused but Open Dover AFB, DE
Monday, March 29th National/Monster Career Fairs Holiday Inn Rosslyn
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 1900 N. Ft. Myer Drive
General/Open Arlington, VA 22209
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Tuesday, April 6th Military Career Expo Oni Newport News Hotel
10 AM – 2 PM www.military.com 1000 Omni Blvd
Military Focused but Open Newport News, VA 23606
*Thursday, April 8th ClearedJobs.net DoubleTree – Crystal City
11 AM – 3 PM www.clearedjobs.net 300 Army Navy Drive
Clearance Required – Free Seminars during and online at URL above Arlington, VA 22202
Thursday, April 8th Military Career Expo Va Bch Holiday Inn Exec Center
10 AM – 2 PM www.military.com 5655 Greenwich Road
Military Focused but Open Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Thursday, April 8th RecruitMilitary Carter-Finley Stadium-Vaughn Towers
11 AM – 3 PM www.recruitmilitary.com/expos 4600 Trinity Road
Military Focused but Open Raleigh, NC 27607
*Friday, April 9th MOAA/Corporate Gray Career Fair Martin’s Crosswinds
10 AM – 2 PM www.moaa.org and www.corporategray.com 7400 Greenway Ctr Dr
Military Friendly but Open Greenbelt, MD 20770
Free Workshop: How to Work a Job Fair at 8 AM & 9 AM
*Friday, April 9th Census Testing Salisbury One-Stop
9 AM – 4 PM www,mwe.dllr.state.md.us 917 Mt. Hermon Road
Census Testing Salisbury, MD 21804
*Wednesday, April 14th JobZoneOnline/Andrews Top III Assn Comm Activities Ctr
10 AM -- 2 PM www.jobzoneonline.com Bldg 1442, Concord Ave
Military Focused but Open – must has access to AAFB Andrews AFB, MD
Wednesday, April 14th CivilianJobs.com The Regimental Club
10 AM – 2 PM www.CivilianJobs.com 2609 C Avenue
Military Focused but Open – must has access to Ft. Lee Ft. Lee, VA 23801
*Wednesday, April 14th Career-Connection Constant Convocation Center
10 AM – 3 PM http://hamptonroads.com/career-connection 4320 Hampton Blvd
Spring Career Day Norfolk, VA 23529
*Friday, April 16th Census Testing Salisbury One-Stop
9 AM – 4 PM www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us 917 Mt. Hermon Road
Census Testing Salisbury, MD 21804
Monday, April 19th National/Monster Career Fairs Crowne Plaza
11 AM – 2 PM www.nationalcareerfairs.com 4100 Presidential Blvd
General/Open Philadelphia, PA 19131
Thursday, April 22nd Women For Hire The Almas Temple @ Hamilton Crowne
10 AM – 2 PM www.womenforhire.com/career_expos 1315 K Street, NW
General/Open Washington, DC 200005
Free Seminar but must register online at URL above. Good Morning America will be represented.
Thursday, April 22nd Transitioncareers Bolling Club
10 AM – 2 PM www.transitioncareers.com 50 Theisen Street
Tech/Eng’g/Prof – w/Access to the installation Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, DC 20332
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Thursday, April 22nd Diversity Job Fairs Tysons Corners Marriott
10 AM – 3 PM www.diversityjobfairs.com 8028 Leesburg Pike
General/Open Vienna, VA 22182
Thursday, April 22nd CivilianJobs Ft. Bragg Officers’ Club
10 AM – 2 PM www.CivilianJobs.com Bldg. 1-4930, Armistead & Totten Sts
Military Focused but Open – must has access to Ft. Bragg Ft. Bragg, NC 28310
Tuesday, April 27th Security Clearance Expo Sheraton Premiere @ Tysons Corner
10 AM – 3 PM www.securityclearanceexpo.com 8661 Leesburg Pike
General/Open/Security Vienna, VA 22182
Tuesday, April 27th JobZoneOnline Fleet & Family Support Center
3 – 7 PM www.jobzoneonline.com JT Daugherty Conference Ctr
Military Focused by Open – must has access to installation 22111 Three Notch Road
Lexington Park, MD
Wednesday, April 28th Security Clearance expo Hilton Baltimore – BWI
10 AM – 3 PM www.securityclearanceexpo.com 1739 West Nursery Road
General/Open/Security Linthicum, MD 21090
*Friday, April 30th TargetedJobs Crowne Plaza Tysons
11 AM – 3 PM www.targetedjobfairs.com 1960 Chain Bridge Rd
Tech/Eng’g/Sec Clearance McLean, VA 22102
*= First time listing. Date in Bold.
Special notes:
A series of particularly beneficial websites, offered by Steve Gallison, Director, and his staff at
Professional Outplacement Assistance Center, Columbia, Maryland include:
www.dllr.state.md.us/poac for links to downloadable websites for recruiters, agencies, and employers.
www.dllr.state.md.us/poac/metalist for a major (mega) list of employers in the region. POAC's www.dllr.state.md.us/poac/dir features the most active employers in the area. POAC's list also includes:
Federal Jobs and related information about federal programs at http://opm.gov/, and Gallison points out that http://Govexec.com will provide excellent insights into the Federal Government. For Disabilities and Employment Issues Gallison recommends: http://www.dol.gov/odep/.
For Salary and Negotiations information, http://salary.com/salary/layoutscripts/sall_display.asp; and www.shapironegotiations.com/Resources/Newsletters.cfm.
http://drewsoftware.com/Download.html; http://queendom.com/test/; and
www.career-design/merchant/CareerChange.htm.
Here are some the more popular sites for specific job search, career fairs, and career management information:
For Job Seekers looking for pertinent, relevant terms for their resumes you might visit the Occupational Information Network’s database of job descriptions at http://online.onetcenter.org/help/online/tips. There are descriptive terms for most of the standard career fields.
For companies that require security clearances it is strongly recommended that the following format be incorporated into your resume. In your “Heading” (your name, street address, city and telephone) be sure
to show your e-mail address and your security clearance immediately below. These are the first two items
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the recruiter and the company want to know whether at a job fair, when pulling your resume off the web or when you send your resume electronically, by fax or snail-mail.
Check www.InformationCareers.com for IT opportunities outside of the areas requiring security clearances. More and more opportunities are being identified in Competitive Marketing, Information Management and
Knowledge Management fields. Currently those without clearances will need to show previously held positions that required aclearance. Check www.IntelligenceCareers.com for positions listings. The latest
edition to this family of websites is www.ThinkingJobs.com, a site for opportunities that do not require a security clearance.
Another excellent resource for the Job Seeker is www.careerxroads.com for the quality information on web sites, and also for niche sites and the Nonprofit arena. When looking at Nonprofits and you require financial information go to www.guidestar.org.
A site for Technology Professionals that lists technical groups and their meetings, by geographic or subject area is www.JobCircle.com/public/events.
A site for nonprofits, their management, general data and salary information is BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is www.boardsource.org.
Check out the web site www.idealist.org for quality information and periodic Job Fairs for the Nonprofit arena usually scheduled with area colleges and universities. You can also post your resume with this site.
For Job seekers both in and outside the Washington/Baltimore area that are looking at this listing, you may want to check out some of the following web sites for information and Career Fairs outside the Baltimore/Washington area:
*Career Expo for People With Disabilities www.eop.com/scheduledevents.html is the web site of the
nation’s only national award winning recruitment magazine for people with disabilities. Published by Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc (EOP) the organization focuses its efforts on the disabilities world focusing on professional opportunities for all disabled with publications in Engineer, Workforce Diversity for Engineering & IT, AfricanAmerican Career world and Hispanic Career World.
*ClearanceJobs.com A Dice Holdings Company web site for individuals holding active clearances
with DoD, DoE, NRC and NSA. Individuals can post their resume as well as look at posted positions calling for cleared personnel. The search for positions can be by state if desired. DICE is the one niche site that is still having great success is connecting IT job seekers with employers. ClearanceJobs.com is www.ClearanceJobs.com.
ClearedJobs.net www.clearedjobs.net offers the cleared professional opportunities to meet those
employers with cleared positions across the nation and overseas. Offers Job and resume postings, advance notice of career fairs and topic appropriate free seminars at each career fair. Like the other top
career fair providers perspective attendees are encouraged to pre- register.
CorporateGray.com www.corporate-gray.com Listings of Military Career Fairs plus Resume hosting and much more for the job seeker. This site supports all aspects of the military’s needs and efforts in Job Search, with critical links to the rest of the military community’s efforts in Job Search. Free resume postings for all military and spouses, free postings by employers. The Corporate Gray Career Fairs offer the balance between the DoD contractors that require security clearances and employers who do not
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require clearances. Always check their web site or the newspaper ads ahead of the scheduled event for specific free seminars that are always on target.
Military Officers Association of America wwwmoaa.org is the leading officer assistance web site for
separating and retiring officers of all services. Sponsors the two largest
annual career fairs with free seminars for military and military focused participants. This organization is a full service organization for its members.
VetJobs.com www.vetjobs.com, is the largest military related job board on the Internet. VetJobs is ranked as one of the very top job boards while at the same time being a niche job board. It is supported by and partially owned by the VFW, and endorsed by VVA, Naval Reserve Association, Veterans of
Modern Warfare, and others. Workforce Magazine ranks it among its leading job boards, as does AIRS. Over 3,000 employers use VetJobs,
and candidates do not have to register to view jobs or apply, they can apply directly. Lists of upcoming Job/Career Fairs are found in
VetJobs monthly newsletter. This site is free to veterans, transitioning
military and their family members. With its latest version of its web
site in August it now has 200,000+ visitors each month. This is a
strong positive for military and former military as the market tightens
considerably and the media is beginning to give greater recognition of the values to employers in hiring former military.
NCOA www.ncoause.org Congressionally chartered to support current and former military enlisted and their families in transition and post transition efforts. Affiliated with MilitaryJobWorld.com to provide online transition information.
NicheJobWorld www.nichejobworld.com is the latest addition to Bill Golden’s assembly of quality website for military and professionals. This site offers worldwide opportunities for professionals in all career fields, regardless of military or non military status. Offers links to other URLs not normally considered in the job search.
Women Joining Forces Women Joining Forces (www.wjf.org ) is a non-profit organization sponsored by Professional and Business Women the long standing and beneficial web site, www.bpwusa.org. Women Joining Forces offers free first year membership for women exiting military service in 2006 and 2007, with discounted membership for women veterans who separated earlier.
This site (WJF org) offers a wide variety of services including
transition support to separating and separated women veterans including webinars on relevant topics and organizations wishing to hire women veterans.
American Recruitment Conferences Producer of sales, retail and management job fairs.
Ask the Headhunter This site, www.asktheheadhunter.com, offers weekly quality counsel on the various aspects of career management and job search. The articles are archived and well worth reading. The author’s books on Interviewing are among the most helpful in the industry.
Avuecentral.com This site, www.avuecentral.com is a commercial site that lists many government
positions. It has a resume builder that supports about 12 agencies (they are listed on the homepage of this site) thus allowing one to submit the formated resume directly to the agency.
Careernet.4jobs.com This site offers the State of Maryland’s offerings from career fairs at the county level, assessment resources, employer information, training and education, counseling, and salary resources for the web user. Also
links the nationally renowned Professional Outplacement Assistance Center. www.careernet.4jobs.com.
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CareerXroads.com This site offers the viewer general and specific information relative to search on the web. Career and search sites are ranked, niche sites listed, and links
to relevant articles are posted with a two week free viewing in full and downloading. Site is www.careerxroads.com.
CareerFairs.com Current listings of national career fairs and job listings.
CFG Career Fairs Career fairs for IT, MIS, Engineering, Sales, Management and Business Professionals.
Cinchouse.com The new web portal for military wives, claims to be the largest Military Spouse Job Network offering information on Health, Fitness, Finances, Base Communities and selection of branch of service for more focus. Not
much on Job Search, the tools, techniques or resources. Quality of information less than expected. May develop more via the Chat Room.
CivilianJobs.com A woman-owned business offering diversity support and work with employers to meet their diversity goals. Offers a unique pre-matching process for employers and job seekers.
Cityrating.com Web site for searching information on potential or actual relocations for career or other considerations. Good for identifying such as cost-of-living comparisons.
Civilianjobs.com Web site for transitioning military and spouses offers free online recruiting. Caution here, there are portions of this web site that are not free. www.civilianjobs.com.
ContactsCount.com This is the site of the leading guru on networking, Lynne Waymon. The value of this site is that the focus is on managing your career or business as opposed to job search. Waymon, with her sister, is a communications expert who shows how to use networking techniques successfully for business, clients and career success. Her companion site,
FireProofYourCareer.com speaks to managing one's career. www.ContactsCount.com and www.FireProofYourCareer.com.
dcwebwomen.org Web site for professional women in the metropolitan Washington area or who want to come to the Washington area. Nine or so e-newsletters per year, excellent resources, and links to other localities for professional
women outside DC area. (See partner site: www.SHRinsight.com for excellent articles and other valuable information. The site is also listed below.)
DefenseCareers.com Producer of Job Fairs for individuals with Security Clearances and those with unique skills where because of skill sets possessed the company will sponsor the individual while obtaining clearance for individual.
www.defensecareers.com.
dcjobs.com Site for the job seekers in the metropolitan area. Lists openings by geographic area and also has newsletters from a number of web sites focused to careers, management and leadership with emphasis on the metropolitan
area. Sites listed here include also: MarylandJobNetwork.com; VirginiaJobNetwork.com JobsinGeorgetown.com;
BaltimoreJobNetwork.com; JobsinBethesda.com; JobsinRockville.com;JobsinSilverSpring.com; ArlingtonJobNetwork.com; AlexandriaJobNetwork.com; JobsinFairfax.com; JobsinReston.com, etc.
dllr.state.md.us/county/ Maryland's “One-Stop Job Center” web address, www.dllr.state.md.us/county and its outstanding free three-day transition program for professionals can be found at www.dllr.state.md.us/poac. POAC's program for
professionals is not restricted to Maryland residents. This is a one-of-a- kind program in the United States.
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dcchamber.org/page.jst?page=One+Stop+Centers is the District of Columbia's One-Stop Job Center for all DC residents and those employed in the District although District may send Virginia and Maryland residents to their own state. Individuals need to check out payment rates.
eMilitary.org A non-profit organization focused to the military and military family offering validated information for military family covering most areas of assistance and information for those stepping away from the military and for PCS situations. Web site is www.eMILITARY.org. Identifies itself as the Military family network.
Federal Career Corner This is a good source for searching for Federal positions and information on applying. Offers current tips on the better ways to reach in to vacancies; and offers some very helpful information on wordsmithing.
The web site is www.federalcareercorner.com. Offers a free electronic news letter. See www.Avuecentral.com above for additional support for Federal Job Search.
Federal Research Service This is the premier source for listings of federal positions. Listings here are listed by Occupation. Many listed here are not found, at least as early, on the OPM/Monster site. The publication, Federal Career Opportunites, has been in existence since 1974. This organization, while commercial, has been recognized as the souce for federal
opportunities. The web site is www.fedjobs.com. FRS offers coaching and counseling as well as resume critique. Their publications offer information on dealing with federal announcements and use of KSAs
not found elsewhere. This site works with the Corporate Gray career fairs and presents the free seminars on securing a position in the federal sector.
Five O’Clock Club The Five O’Clock Club is the largest and most successful retail career transition
organization in the country with certified Career Counselors across the US. Additionally, The Five O’Clock Club has virtual “clubs” focused at Entry Level, Mid-range, and 100,000+ job searchers that meet telephonically on a weekly basis with scheduled job search subjects and
discussions on individual job search strategies. The web site is
http://www.FiveOClockClub.com.
Foreign Policy Association The Foreign Policy Association lists global job opportunities at its site along with Foreign policy issues and alerts as well as other issues at its site: www.fpa.org.
GuideStar.org www.GuideStar.org is the National Database of Nonprofit Organizations. Outstanding resource for financial information on nonprofits.
Idealist.org For the Academic and Non-Profit world. Good for information on consulting as well as Career fairs and volunteer opportunities. Select location, positions or a combination. Also good for few experienced
professionals from outside the academic world of students and some instructors ever show at these fairs.
IntelligenceCareers.com Producer of Job Expos calling for experienced individuals with Security Clearances. Excellent series of websites for cleared individuals, www.intelligencecareers.com.
JobCircle.com This site, referenced above, is for Technology professionals looking for technology organizations and locations across the country as well as online discussion options. Site is www.JobCircle.com.
JobMatchbox Relatively new URL offering job listings by skill and by location. Offers transition tips and resources. Similar to Valult.com. URL is http://jobmatch.com.
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Jobster.com A recent entry into the job assistance via the Internet world, competing most successfully with Monster, DICE, HotJobs, and the others. Jobster is the creation of the creator of CareerBuilder two years after CareerBuilder was sold. Jobster offers more for both the employer and
job seeker for less. No cost to the job searcher and low cost to employers. It offers its own search engine to match resumes to existing
posted vacancies. Saves job searcher time and effort.
LinkedIn.com Growing site for professionals who use the Internet for effective search of network contacts. Being recommended more and more by professional job and self-help support groups. www.LinkedIn.com.
Seen as most successful and effective social network for professionals.
MilitaryCandidates.com Web site for military personnel seeking opportunities outside the military and for employers seeking military experience.
MilitaryHire.com A web site for transitioning and former military. Offers a fre job board for veterans. www.MilitaryHire.com.
Military Stars A relatively newcomer focused to the military. Offers career fairs periodically plus other services for separating military personnel. www.MilitaryStars.com.
My.chief.monster.com Is the site at Monster focused to senior executives who “think and work outside the box.”
Nicheboards.com Is a site that matches it’s name. Boards include Finance & Accounting,
Hispanic/Bilingual, Health & Science, Call Centers, Human Resources,
IT Professionals, Diversity, Telecom/Wireless, Logistics, Retail, Manufacturing, local & regional careers among others.
NicheJobs.com Complementary site to one listed immediately above. Offers 2000+ URL and boards for the job seeker throughout the US.
NicheJobWorld.com Is the newest set of URLs created by Bill Golden of www.IntelligenceCareers.com for professionals of all fields and interests. Currently there are some 115 URLs, see WWW.USAMarylandJobs.com below.
Nonprofit Career Network Lists jobs and career fairs across the country. Hyperlinks to other NPO websites. Free access, www.nonprofitcareer.com
Onetcenter.org www.onetcenter.org offers a good resource for job seekers on a large number of areas from salary to jobs to links to other useful sites such as the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and it large data base of employment statistics. That site is www.bls.gov.
Personnel Strategies.com Producer of Job Fairs for Diversity interests including the Congressional Black Caucus. See www.psijobfairs.com for schedule. Only one this year in Washington, DC
RME.org Regional Military Employment Program for Members Only of Tidewater area
employers and Military Transition and Employment offices. Offers posting of opportunities for separating military. Posting via jobsearch@ffscnorva.navy.mil. Web site: www.ffscnorva.navy.mil
Salary.com Salary data and indicators of what one should be earning based on functional area of experience.
SHRinsight.com. Excellent resource for individual job seekers as well as executives and HR professionals. Articles in each category of seekers is totally relevant and on the target.
SimplyHired A relatively new entry that offers a strong search engine that allows the job searcher to enter a location, a job title, or any combination. Most all career fields are covered. Searches start with a 25 mile radius but can be modified.
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StaffingAdvisors.com www.staffingadvisors.com. A web site primarily for HR professionals. This site offers free HR vendor recommendations, free HR Job Postings, and valuable recruiting resources, news, and networking opportunities. This site is extremely helpful for coaches and counselors to job seekers and job changers as well as for those professionals in the HR field.
Sunspot.net/careerfairs The Baltimore Sun’s web site for career fair listings, www.sunspot.net/careerfairs/.
TechExpoUSA.com www.TechExpoUSA.com producer of Job Fairs and Corporate Open Houses calling for experienced individuals with Active Security Clearances. Check their web site for Career Fairs in California, Colorado, and the East Coast in addition to the metro DC area.
ThinkingCareers.com Producer of Job Fairs for experienced and advanced degreed individuals.
TransitionCareers.com Relative new URL focusing on the military, usually offering the career fairs on military installations but not always. Web site offers job board and other useful resources for those in the search mode. Career Fairs are
restricted to separating military and others with Security Clearance.
When on military installations required appropriate ID for non active duty military. www.transitioncareers.com.
TransitionGuides.com For senior professionals and executives in the non-profit industry.
www.transitionguides.com.
USAMarylandJobs.com One of 115 new web sites offered by IntelligenceCareers.com for the
professional job seeker. Currently one needs to contact
NicheJobWorld.com to obtain the complete listing. Most states are
listed, plus unique fields such as CI, City Government,
Civil Engineering, Federal GovJobs.com,FirstResponderJobs.com, HRJobs, InternJobs, LogisticsJobs, ExecutiveJobs, 1099Jobs,
LinguistJobs. All URLs begin with www.USA and then the field, then “com.” Additional information will be found at www.NicheJobWorld.com and IntelligenceCareers.com.
Vault.com www.vault.com offers a number of very helpful resources including one of the better sources on company information. The Five O’Clock Club, a national retail career transition/management organization refers its clients to this site for corporate information.
vec.state.va.us /vecportal/wia/onestop/onestop.cfm is the State of Virginia's One-Stop Job Center for all.
Volunteer Clearing House www.1800volunteer.org is the national clearing house for volunteer opportunities nationally. Pick your location.
Wall Street Journal www.careerjournal.com and www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring. Always an excellent resource for career and job search.
Women JobFairs www.womenjobfairs.com is a site focused on Jobs and for women with registered employers in the public, private and non-profit worlds.
Other Sites to Explore including some niche web sites:
6figurejobs.com www.6figurejobs.com offers information, postings, links, and fee-for-service sites.
AccessJobs Career Fairs www.accessjobs.org/careerfair.html
American Job Fairs www.americanjobfairs.com
Association Job Boards www.AssociationJobBoards.com A good place to start for those interested in
opportunities with the Association world. Site is sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives.
BLS Statistics & Data (US Government) www.bls.gov.
Career City Virtual Job Fair www.careercity.com/fair
Careerfairs www.careerfairs.com offers selection by state or career field in identifying scheduled career fairs. Some are old and some are six months into the future.
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Career Fairs & Job Fairs www.jobsearch.about.com/cs/jobfairs/index.htm
Career Information www.acinet.org offers a voluminous helpful information for the job seeker.
Careers In Newspapers Events www.gannett.com/job/job.htm
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace www.ceip.org is a leading “think tank” in the International Affairs arena.
Carousel Expos www.carouselexpo.com
CHP Recruiting Events www.chp.ca.gov/recruiting/html/job_fair_events.html
CPC Job Fairs www.cpcjobfair.com
Craigs List www.craigslist.org is an excellent primary resource offering job postings, resume postings, as well as a great number of other resources.
Recruiters regularly check Craigslist as well as Facebook and the other popular social network listings including LinkedIn. Info on Craigslist can be found at www.craigslist.org/about/.
Cyber Journalist www.cyberjournalist.net/joblinks.htm
DiversityCareerExpos.com www.DiversityCareerFairExpos.com
DiversityJobFairs www.DiversityJobFairs.com
Employment Guide www.EmploymentGuide.com
FBI Employment Career Fairs www.fbi.gov/employment/fairs.htm
Hire Quest Job Fairs http://hirequest.com
International Career Events www.it-careernet.com
International Association of Business Communicators www.iabc.com/messages/job_postings/1.html. This Site offers free access and you can receive e-mail job notifications for free as well as advertising jobs. There are also links to the
companies with Jobs in PR, Marketing, Communitcations and academia.
Job Web www.jobweb.com/employ/fairs/public_fairs.cfm
JobWeb's OnlineCareerFair.com www.JobWebsOnlineCareerFair.com
Journalism Jobs www.journalismjobs.com offers free access and search by job, location
or schedule, some Career fair and conference information and Public Affairs opportunities. Affiliated with the Columbia Journalism Review.
Lucas Group Hiring Conferences www.bradley-morris.com
MIT Job Fairs http://web.mit.edu/personnel/www/recruit/jobfair.htm
National Career Fairs www.bestjobsusa.com/sections/can-careerfairs/index.asp
National Job Fairs www.nationaljobfairs.com
National Technical Services Association Job Fairs www.ntsa.com/html/cand/jobfairs.shtml
Online Journalism Review Jobs Board (US) www.orj.usc.edu/jobsboard/header.cfm shows editorial jobs at online media mostly with some print and fewer business type positions included.
Overseas Job Fairs www.jorejobs.net
PrimeCB.com CareerBuilder created a new website for job seekers 50 years and older based on
one of its surveys that indicated a large percentage of those stepping away from a Career were not ready to “retire” for any number of reasons. The site is www.PrimeCB.com.
PSI Job Fairs www.psijobfair.com
Salary Information www.payscale.com
Southern Region Job Fairs www.mesc.state.ms.us/jobfair/upcoming.html
Southwest Career Fairs www.southwest.com/careers/jobfair2.html
Troops to Teachers www.proudtoserveagain.com the web site for transitioning military interested in pursuing teaching positions within the fifty states. Each state has its own representative who explains the requirements including certifications required and timing requirements.
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