Job
Opportunities
There are
literally thousands of Job Opportunities for right people, depending
upon their experience, expertise and area of operation. There are
other bifurcations of Job Opportunities like Job Opportunities for
Minors, Job Opportunities for women, Job Opportunities for disabled
and Job Opportunities for the Blind.
For example,
Job Opportunities for the Blind (JOB) is a joint project of the U.S.
Department of Labor in partnership with the National Federation of
the Blind. Job Opportunities for the Blind JOB offers free services
to U.S. residents
who are blind and looking for work in the United
States. Services include a
nationwide reference and job referral service, a job hunter's
magazine on cassette (the JOB Recorded Bulletin), recorded job
information literature, print materials for employer education,
local and national career-planning seminars, consultation on low
vision aids and appliances, and introductions to blind peers
employed in the jobs of interest to the job
seeker.
Job
Opportunities for the Blind offers additional free services and
assistance to high schools with programs on transition to the world
of work, to counselors of legally blind clients, and to other
persons assisting a blind applicant. Job Opportunities for the Blind
offers employers free, nationwide job listings to locate competent
workers, who are blind, free consultation on cost-effective
solutions for reasonable accommodation needs, and free educational
seminars on hiring blind employees.
Blind people
are working as farmers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, assembly
workers, secretaries, and janitors. Blind people are social workers,
engineers, librarians, printers, salespeople, machinists,
dishwashers, managers, and writers. Blind people are a cross section
of society; and, as such, they are doing the whole range of
jobs.
But, for every
blind person who is competitively employed, there are nearly three
who are equally well-qualified and eager to work but have not yet
found an opportunity. Today it is often possible for blind persons
to get the training and education they need to become competitive.
It is often not yet possible for a blind person to get the Job
Opportunities to work in competitive employment. This is why JOB
exists: to improve Job Opportunities for the
Blind.
- Job
Opportunities for the Blind can help you find qualified blind
applicants to fill vacancies in your
company.
- Job
Opportunities for the Blind can help you and your blind employees
devise simple, often cost-free alternative
techniques.
- Job
Opportunities for the Blind can provide you with the most current
information about computers and other specialized devices used by
blind workers.
- Job
Opportunities for the Blind can conduct workshops for your staff
to provide them with correct information about
blindness.
There are many
resources for finding the right Job Opportunities differing in the
area or location to the specialized services they offer. There are
some very useful resources when you are looking for international
Job Opportunities.
For example,
The Riley Guide has Job Listings and International Job
Opportunities. Let’s have a look on some postings and Job
Opportunities.
- Listings for
Multiple Countries or Regions:
+Jobs is a
collection of International sites for job postings covering the
US (+Jobs
America),
Canada,
Australia,
Denmark (in
Danish), and the U.K. Your starting point
is +Jobs America, so scroll down
the page to link to the other sites. No dates on posting, but the
employer info say jobs are posted for 30 days. For details:
http://www.plusjobs.org/
ART: Atlantic
Research Technologies: Worldwide executive search firm for upper and
middle management and staff: high-tech, industrial and service
sectors. Please note that even though they are a world-wide
recruitment firm, they will only accept American or Canadian style
resumes in English. They do have information for you to follow in
converting your resume to this style. A sample of the jobs they are
working to fill is available. For details http://www.atlanticresearch.com/
Avotek
Headhunters International Site: a service of Avotek, this site
includes information on the many books they publish on the
International job search, but they also provide links to
international job banks, recruiters, and other sources. For details
http://www.avotek.nl/jobs.htm
Expat Global
Job Service: sign up here to receive a weekly newsletter for those
seeking international positions and information for career changes.
This free service is delivered to your email account, so if you do
not have a personal email account sign up with one of the free
web-based email services before you join. For details http://www.simplelist.com/mailinglists/expat_list/
Goinglobal.com:
Going Global is designed to support international job seekers and
professionals with a great array of original country-specific career
information. This site's content and links provide users with a
comprehensive tool kit for evaluating, selecting and transitioning
into a successful career in a foreign country, including resume/CV
writing advice, job sources, work permit and visa regulations,
cultural advice on more than 40 countries. Based on Mary Anne
Thompson's book The Global Resume and CV Guide, this is a
treasure-trove of not only where to look but how to look for new
opportunities in various countries. Mary Anne is an expert in this
field, and the material in the database and in the book is original
country content that is being hand gathered, monitored and updated
by in-country professional researchers. Some of the content is
provided directly on this and other partner sites for free. The
majority of the content however is in a PDF format and available for
purchase and download for a very reasonable fee. Most of the country
guides are over 70 pages long and are filled with excellent articles
and information resource lists. If you are serious about your
international job search, then the guides are worth the investment.
For details http://www.goinglobal.com/default.asp
iAgora.com:
Clearinghouse of internships, jobs, study, and housing opportunities
for recent college grads seeking opportunities internationally. Most
listings are in Europe. Membership
is free but is not required to see the iWork job listings, but some
are "anonymized" so only paying members can review them. You must
register to apply for any listings found here, and if you decide you
want to be a paying member, the fee is low. For details http://www.iagora.com/
International
Herald Tribune: News and information from all over the world. Scroll
to the bottom of the front page to find the link to the Classifieds.
For details http://www.iht.com/
International Career Employment Center: A weekly international employment
newspaper for subscribers, but a few job listings are accessible
non-subscribers online, including the “hot jobs” that employers are
urgently seeking to fill. You can also register to get these via
email. For details http://www.internationaljobs.org/
International
Rescue Committee: The leading non-sectarian, voluntary organization
providing relief, protection, and resettlement services for refugees
and victims of oppression or violent conflict. Employment
opportunities are listed for all over the world in all job areas.
For details http://www.theirc.org/
InternationalStudent.com: Offers a one-stop
shop for any service a student wishing to study abroad could need,
including job listings. I only noticed US jobs in the job search
database (plus 9 listings from Ontario) but they did offer
suggestions for searching for work in other countries. Nice info for
students on loans, colleges that are willing to help fund foreign
students, insurance needs, etc. For details http://www.internationalstudent.com/
JobPilot:
International job market with offices in several countries plus the
US. Services through
their web site include job listings (search by keyword or country
and discipline and limit it to the most recent or all), a resume
database, company listings, and an email service. Resume posting and
email service require registration for the Premium Service, but this
is free. JobPilot is owned by Adecco. For details http://www.jobpilot.com/
