Researching Jobs

One of the best ways to search for a job in the USA, from your home country, is on the Internet. The World Wide Web offers the ability to look for specific jobs, to apply, and to be hired for those jobs. Although job availability may appear plentiful at first, you must realize that you are one of many people applying for the same job. Keep your options open concerning your job position and where you want to work.

Search Engines

To begin your search visit the Links to Employment page which lists employers in the United States and links to seasonal employment sites. You can also use a search engine to find additional potential employers.

Some suggestions are:

www.altavista.com
www.dogpile.com
www.excite.com
www.go.com
www.google.com
www.hotbot.com
www.looksmart.com
www.lycos.com
www.northernlight.com
www.overture.com
www.search.com
www.yahoo.com
seasonal employment
summer employment
winter employment
seasonal jobs
summer jobs
winter jobs
seasonal work
summer work
winter work
internships
casual work
temp agencies
employment

United States Newspaper Web Sites:

Aside from the above criteria, you may want to search by region or city; some areas post local newspaper sites on the Internet. The classified section of these sites can be very helpful and are often updated daily or weekly depending on the site. These sites can help you determine what is available in your desired working location.

Try the following sites which list a large number of US newspaper by region:

Geebies Press Daily Newspapers
Geebies Press Weekly Newspapers
YAHOO's US Newspaper Listings

Career Web Sites

You may want to try the following large career sites but these generally list few seasonal employment opportunities. They can, however, be an excellent source of information and advice on various career related topics.

America's Job Bank

Headhunter
Career Builder
Monster.Com
Yahoo Careers

Free Worldwide E-mail

You will also be required to have an e-mail address. If you have access to the Internet, whether it be at home or through your school, you can obtain a free e-mail account from one of the following web sites:

Hotmail
YAHOO
Latin Mail - Spanish e-mail service

Or try E-mail Address.com. This site lists over 1000 free e-mail providers both alphabetically and by language. The addresses are short and easy to remember and you can access your e-mail - so long as you have Internet access - from anywhere in the world.