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This section of our website contains an exclusive collection of career tools, job search resources, and downloadable files we maintain to assist our clients in successfully landing opportunities. Please note that the links below can be accessed only with a Career Horizons client password. If you are an existing client who has misplaced his or her password, please click here and let us know!
At Career Horizons, we love going the extra mile to help local employers connect with the talented individuals who participate in our career coaching and outplacement programs. Click here if you would like to add your credentials to our Web-based Talent Bank system in order to gain extra visibility with organizations throughout the Puget Sound area!
As a benefit to all of our clients who are in the process of researching and exploring potential career options, Career Horizons has purchased a subscription to the CareerCruising occupational assessment database. This fantastic site has an excellent on-line "Career Matchmaker" assessment test, as well as a deep database of information on over 1000 occupational fields. To access these resources, visit www.careercruising.com and enter the same username and password you were given for this "Client Resources" section.
Recognized as the deepest and most accurate database of executive recruiting firms around the country, the Kennedy SearchSelect system allows you to search for executive search organizations that specialize in placing candidates within your specific discipline, industry, and geographical parameters. Career Horizons subscribes to this resource on behalf of our client base, and would invite you to explore it at www.searchselectonline.com using the username matt@career-horizons.com and the identical password you were given for this "Client Resources" section.
Boolean Web Searching Handout
Job Search Self-Help Handout
Addressing Salary Questions Handout
Branding Yourself Handout
Career Goal-Setting Handout
Combating Age Discrimination Handout
Daily Business Reading Regimen Handout
Interview Preparation Checklist Handout
Job Search Messaging Tips Handout
Job Search Motivation Tips Handout
Job Search Report Card Handout
Networking Tips & Techniques Handout
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Jul 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Jun 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: May 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Apr 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Mar 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Feb 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Jan 2008
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Dec 2007
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Nov 2007
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Oct 2007
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Sep 2007
Pacific NW Employment Bulletin: Aug 2007
Every month, Career Horizons publishes an electronic bulletin of job leads and career management tips for professionals in the Pacific Northwest region. If you are a client, you will automatically be added to our mailing list. If you are not a client, but would like a temporary subscription, please click here with your request.
Lassoing LinkedIn Handout (Acrobat File)
Using the NetVibes.com Website (Acrobat File)
Conscious Career Planning Spreadsheet (MS Excel File)
Job Offer Evaluation Worksheet (MS Word File)
WA Recruiter & Staffing Agency List (MS Excel File)
WA Professional & Trade Association List (MS Excel File)
Job Search PhD Spreadsheet (MS Excel File)
Cover Letter Samples: Published Ads
Cover Letter Samples: Recruiters & Staffing Firms
Cover Letter Samples: Direct Marketing
Cover Letter Samples: Networking
Cover Letter Samples: Interview Follow-Up
Résumé Sample Packet (Adobe Acrobat Format)
Additionally, Career Horizons maintains a number of updated WA State company lists which you can download and easily "snap in" to your Job Search PhD template spreadsheet:
WA Publicly-Traded Companies (151)
WA Largest Private Companies (418)
WA Architecture & Engineering Firms (150)
WA Professional & Trade Associations (191)
WA Banks & Financial Institutions (209)
WA Best Companies to Work For (238)
WA Biotech, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Firms (352)
WA Coaching, HR & OD Consulting Organizations (68)
WA Colleges & Training Schools (145)
WA Construction Companies (309)
WA Consumer Product & Retail Companies (110)
WA Environmental Engineering & Consulting Firms (134)
WA Green Technology & Eco-Friendly Companies (120)
WA Hospitality Companies (354)
WA Internet Hosting & Web Design Companies (124)
WA Semiconductor Companies (103)
WA Startup Companies (334)
WA Telecomm & Wireless Companies (286)
WA Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms (79)
If you need any of these lists in a different format, or would like help identifying companies in another industry niche, please click here and tell us how we can help.
If you currently in the midst of career transition, there are a number of outstanding books available that can inspire, educate, and inform you about the process of finding new employment. At Career Horizons, we regularly review the career and job hunting literature available so that we can recommend the most effective books to our clients. If you would like to read a few of our favorite recommendations, or borrow a book from our collection, click here.
If you want to see an expanded selection of what we've been reading lately, and our picks and pans, visit our personalized Shelfari bookshelf here, as well!
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Do employers really read cover letters?
Should I customize each résumé I send out?
If you have another question you'd like us to answer in this FAQ section, let us know and we'll gladly add it!
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