Job Search Tools

JOB SEARCH TOOLS

• Center for Personal and Career Development Office  - Resumes and cover letters, job binders, career counselors and much more. http://www.rmc.edu/offices/career.aspx

• Jobs4YellowJackets  - Career Services' job search database for use by R-MC students only.  https://secure.rmc.edu/jobs/Available

• Faculty - Talk to your professors; they may have several outside contacts.

• Networking Sources - Friends, family, alumni, professional associations, etc.

• Career and Internship Fairs - R-MC Career Fair, Education Recruitment Fair, and off-campus Community Career Fairs.

• Internships - Statistically, about 70% of interns are offered full-time opportunities after their internships are completed.
  
  
  • Find internships in the United States and worldwide.  R-MC students register for free -  Internship.com
    
  • Federal Government Internships -  http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalinternships/directory

• Alumni Office - Talk to R-MC alumni or request alumni contact information by filling out a form online. https://secure.rmc.edu/alumni/careeer-networking/

• Career 15 Website - Online job search database available only to students that attend VFIC’s member colleges. 
  http://www.career15.com

• NACE Link Network - R-MC is a member of NACE and is a participating member of NACE Link, an online job search database. 
  http://central.nacelink.com

• Company Websites - Do you have specific company interests? Look at the job postings/career section on their websites.

• Books and Periodicals -  Trade magazines and newspapers, etc. 

• Professional Organizations - Join a professional organization to learn more about specific career fields and to network!  Some organizations have job opportunities posted on their websites.  Some of Virginia’s professional organizations are listed on http://www.richmondjobnet.com/index.php/job_seekers/area_networking

• Cold Contact  - Contact a company of interest that may or may not have advertised job postings to inquire about potential opportunities; this could be in the form of an interest letter, email or phone call.

• Staffing Agencies - Ask a career counselor for names and contacts of local staffing agencies.

• Online Job Search Engines - Careerbuilder.com, indeed.com, snagajob.com, Monster.com, simplyhired.com, inrich.com
  Ask a career counselor for industry specific sites.

• Federal Government Jobs  - http://www.usajobs.gov
  
  
• State Jobs - Virginia: http://jobs.virginia.gov
  
• County Jobs - Virginia Counties  http://www.ejobs.org/states/vagov.html

• On-Campus and Federal Work Study Employment -  http://www.rmc.edu/financial-aid/studentemployment.aspx
  
  
• To register and view jobs posted on NACE click on the NACELINK image below: