Career Builder
By Alesia Benedict, CPRW, JCTC, Mon Jan 2nd

If you are like most job seekers, you have registered yourresume on the major online job boards such as Career Builder,Monster, TheLadders.com, Headhunter, etc. But are you aware ofthe plethora of good information and job search tools that areavailable on these sites in addition to job listings?

Take CareerBuilder.com for example. The main navigation pages atCareer Builder are "Home", "Find Jobs", "Post Resumes", "JobAlerts", "My Career Builder", "Advice and Resources", and"Career Fairs". Most online job hunters typically will use theFind Jobs and Post Resumes pages. About half might sign up forJob Alerts. Career Builder offers two sections that could be themost valuable sections to job seekers but not all visitors willread them. Those sections on Career Builder are "Advice andResources" and "Career Fairs".

Of particular interest on CareerBuilder.com is the "Advice andResources" section. In this section, Career Builder has tendifferent sections on various subjects from continuing educationto resume services to financial advice. At the top of the page,Career Builder highlights four articles of special interest tojob seekers. These articles rotate on a regular basis so thevisitor should check back often to see new articles and to readpast articles that are listed in their appropriate headings byCareer Builder.

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the very bottom of the Career Builder page, there areseven different sections that are collections of articles on jobhunting, business opportunities, and education that have beenwritten by experts. In the career section at the bottomof the page, there is an option to watch various videos ofcareer experts talking about different aspects of job search.This option also appears on Career Builders' home page. This isa new feature by Career Builder that actually allows the jobseeker to watch a short instructional video on various topics.

All total, Career Builder.com has more than 200 articlescovering various job search and employment topics on thesepages. Career Builder has built a wonderful resource area ofwhich many job seekers do not take advantage. The next time youvisit the site, read more than just the job listings. Take timeto read the excellent information that Career Builder hasgathered in one place for your benefit!

About the author:Published in 25 career books, Alesia has been cited by JistPublications as one of the "best resume writers in NorthAmerica" and quoted as a Career Expert in the Wall StreetJournal. Serving as the Resume Expert for over 50+organizations, she has numerous media appearances to her creditand is a frequent keynote speaker. http://getinterviews.com