Texas
The state of Texas wants to help you find a job!
Texas Workforce Centers
www.twc.state.tx.us/dirs/wdas/wdamap.html
Website for Unemployment Insurance Filing
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/uiclaim.html
Jobs with the State of Texas:
http://207.21.203.96/txgov.html
Texas Job Corps Centers
http://jobcorps.dol.gov/centers/tx.htm
Become a State Trooper - Texas
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/trainingacademy/Trooper_Trainee/traineelinks.htm
Be a correctional officer in the state prison system:
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/vacancy/coinfo/apply4co.htm
Employment with the city of Austin:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/hr/default.htm?CFID=138886&CFTOKEN=85771782
Jobs with the city of Dallas:
http://www.dallascityhall.com/html/employment.html
Job with the city of Houston:
http://www.houstontx.gov/jobs/index.html
Jobs with the city of San Antonio:
http://www.sanantonio.gov/hr/employment.asp?res=1024&ver=true
U. S. Government Resources:
America's Job Bank. Thousands of new jobs are posted daily.
http://www.jobsearch.org/
USA Jobs is the official website for jobs in the US Federal Government
www.usajobs.opm.gov
U.S. Federal Government Jobs by location (Breakthrough Publications Inc. posts jobs from 300 federal agencies – data from the Office of Personnel Management
http://www.jobsfed.com/
U.S. Postal Service - Search this site to find a job - http://www.postaljobs.com/
U.S. Department of the Interior - The Interior Department has thousands of positions nationwide:
http://www.doi.gov/hrm/jobs.html
Jobs, Education & Volunteerism - Official U.S. Government site:
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Education_Training.shtml
Career Net - The U.S. government wants to help you find the right career.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
AmeriCorps is a network of service programs that connects more than 70,000 young people each year in intensive service to meet our country’s needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
http://www.americorps.org/
The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps is a full-time, team-based residential program for men and women age 18–24.
http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/nccc.asp
Transportation Security Administration: Jobs as airport screeners with the Transportation Security Administration:
https://tsacareers.taleo.net/
U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration – Youth in the 21st Century
http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/
USDA Food & Nutrition Service Food Stamp Program
http://209.48.219.47/fns/
Texas Commercial Sites:
Texas Newspapers:
http://www.50states.com/news/texas.htm
Austin City Links Employment:
http://www.austinlinks.com/Business/jobs.shtml
Dallas Jobs. Com:
http://www.dallasjobs.com/altsearch/search.asp
Houstonjobs.com:
http://www.houstonjobs.com/
Texas Educational Sites:
Texas GED Testing Program
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ged/info.html
Texas Two-Year Colleges:
http://www.cset.sp.utoledo.edu/tx2yr.html
Texas Trade Schools & Colleges:
http://www.officialusa.com/stateguides/education/colleges/states/texas.html
A list of every college and university in the country, from A to Z:
http://education.yahoo.com/college/list;_ylt=Ap4QrSDtbtLdEo6f3LDrsfDWw3UD
Financing College:
To apply for student financial aid from the federal government, including the Pell Grant, Perkins Loan, Stafford Loan and work-study, you will need to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There is no charge for submitting this form. The FAFSA is also required by all state-sponsored student assistance programs. Start here to finance college: http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/
The state of Texas can help you pay for college.
http://www.collegefortexans.com/default2.cfm
Need help paying for college but don't want to join the military? This site lists several online financial aid finders to help students in seeking out alternative sources of funding rather than joining the military. Most of these sites are free.http://www.militaryfreezone.org/aid_for_college
Texas Apprenticeship Programs:
Dennis GoodsonState Director, USDOL/ETA/OA 300 East 8th Street Suite 914
Austin, Texas 78701 512/916-5435 E-Mail: goodson.dennis@dol.gov
American Society of Newspaper Editors: Has hundreds of internships iat newspapers across the country. http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=3749
College Board.com: This is an excellent resource for learning the internship process.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/8382.html
Idealist.org has internships in the non-profit sector. http://www.idealist.org/if/as/Internship?sid=79634267-146-Moc
Internship Programs.com: This is a commercial listing of thousands of internship positions. http://www.internshipprograms.com/
Monster.com: Enter "Internships" where it says "Keyword." http://jobsearch.monster.com/
Non-profit and political internships listed with get a Gig.com http://www.getthatgig.com/nonprofit_political/index.html
Rising star Internships: An A to Z guide for internships across the country. http://www.rsinternships.com/typesii.php3
Student internship programs with the federal government: http://www.usajobs.gov/EI-13.asp
University of Texas Career Center lists several dozen excellent internship opportunities:
http://www.utexas.edu/student/careercenter/links/intern.html
National Religious & Non-Profit Organizations
The following sites are to organizations that provide services to people. Some offer paid positions and some offer volunteer opportunities.
American Friends Service Opportunities - http://www.afsc.org/volunteering/default.htm In the US and abroad
Brethren Volunteer Service - Volunteers bring hope to shattered lives, offer food and shelter to those in need, and build understanding between individuals, groups, nations, humanity, and the world we share. http://www.brethren.org/genbd/bvs/
Criminal Justice Directory - Have you cosidered working in your state’s correctional system? Find links to jobs here: http://talkjustice.com/links.asp?453053930
Earthcorps restores parks and open spaces while providing leadership and community service experience. www.earthcorps.org
Fellowship of Reconcilliation: FOR is the oldest and largest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States. They have internships and volunteer opportunities available across the country. http://www.forusa.org/localgroups/LocalGroups-List.pdf
Goodwill Industries International: Local Goodwills offer a variety of programs to train job seekers in the skills they need for today’s job markets, and to help them advance their careers.
http://www.goodwill.org/page/guest/jobseekers
Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps AmeriCorps members serve an 11-month term constructing houses with a local Habitat affiliate. While in service, AmeriCorps members receive a living allowance and insurance. http://www.habitat.org/cncs/ameri_default.aspx
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators: This site includes entry-level positions for security officers on college campuses. www.iaclea.org/visitors/career/jobs/index.cfm#Public%20Safety%20Officer525
Idealist Social Action Website - http://www.idealist.org/firsttime.html
List many job and volunteer opportunities that include training, education and travel
Inroads Home - Leadership training and internships for talented minority youth http://www.inroads.org/
Lutheran Volunteer Corps has volunteer opportunities across the country. http://www.lutheranvolunteercorps.org/
Methodist - Global Justice Volunteers - A short-term volunteer program for young adults ages 18-25. The program is designed to enable young adults who are 18-25 years old to have short-term experiences living and learning along side people whose lives are shaped by justice work. http://gbgmumc.org/vim/features/globalj.htm
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mission opportunities for youth. - Search here for available positions in the U.S. or abroad. http://onedoor.pcusa.org/(gtk4nl55uxhzqpnyz3my5bvr)/user/pages/index.aspx
Presbyterian Student Service - http://www.pcusa.org/nvo/ Young Adult travel - internships, Mission service, Travel Summer or year long
Public Allies - Work four days each week for ten months at a local nonprofit organization where you strengthen your community by working in areas such as youth development, community development, public health, and economic development. http://www.publicallies.org/get_becomeally.html
Social Service.com - Most, but not all jobs require college. Good source for jobs at residential treatment facilities: http://www.socialservice.com/
Student Conservation Association - Helps thousands of people 18 and over find 3-to-12 month, expense-paid internship opportunities in all 50 states. http://www.thesca.org/internships/
YMCA - http://www.ymca.net/employment/ Many YMCA employees start their careers as member-service coordinators, swim instructors, lifeguards, health and fitness trainers, childcare and camp counselors, community outreach directors, and sports directors.
Youth Volunteer Corps of America works to increase volunteer opportunities to enrich America’s youth and address community needs. www.yvca.org
Commercial Job Search Sites:
This section provides a list of sites from companies throughout the U.S. that get paid to link employers with job searchers like you.
Check out the classified ads in your local newspaper on line! Just click on this link and then click on your state. Then select the newspapers closest to you. Look for “employment” or“classifieds.” You can also use the site’s search engine. http://www.50states.com/news/
Academic360.com is a huge collection of resources that includes links to thousands of jobs at community colleges and universities. Positions in security, mainenance and food service are included. Find a school near you. http://www.academic360.com/
All Retail Jobs.com - More than 40,000 jobs in America’s largest retail stores.
http://www.allretailjobs.com/
AOL Find a Job – Just fill in your state and select “all categories” http://jobs.aol.com/?sem=1&ncid=AOLCAR00170000000004
Art Job.com - Whether you're looking for a new job, or just want to understand what's happening in the arts field, ArtJob is the place to find comprehensive, up-to-date national listings of jobs, internships, fellowships and other employment opportunities in the arts. http://artjob.com/
Beyond.com - Search engine for jobs nationally: Free career test and evaluation:
http://careers.beyond.com/Free/Go.asp?s=NJ&c=New%20Brunswick&gclid=CNels8avxIgCFQYiHgodT2RhLQ
Career Builder.com is a massive, national database of every imaginable kind of job: http://www.careerbuilder.com/Default.aspx
Career Explorer.net - Good site for finding training centers for various careers. http://www.careerexplorer.net/careers.asp
Campus Career Center.com - Jobs on college campuses across the country http://www.campuscareercenter.com/auth/index.asp?msg=1
Canival Fun Ships - Imagine working on a cruise ship. Hundreds of jobs available. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Fun_Jobs/ccl_fun_jobs_landing.aspx
Career Web.com - This is a great site that has lots of entry level jobs that simply require a high school diploma. http://www.careerweb.com/
CoolWorks.com - Jobs at girls' camps, boys' camps, co-ed camps, camps for the disabled, camps on mountain lakes, camps on the ocean, camps in the heartland. Some are year-round. http://www.coolworks.com/camp-jobs/
Craigslist - Thousands of jobs across the country. Just click on your state and you’ll findentry-level jobs that require a HS diploma: http://lexington.craigslist.org/
Environmental Career - Jobs range from truck drivers to senior scientists http://environmentalcareer.com
Employment resources.com -Click on “employees” then click on your state. http://www.employment-resources.com/employees.html
Employment Spot.com - A Google search site. http://www.employmentspot.com/
Flipdog.com - A good source for locating employment in particular cities. http://www.flipdog.com/
Get That Gig - Extraordinary & unusual careers, internships, and part-time jobs. http://www.getthatgig.com/
Government Jobs.com: 5,000 state government jobs nationally:
http://www.governmentjobs.com/
Halliburton: http://www.halliburton.com/careers/careers_open.jsp Careers in oil drilling and exploration. Imagine drilling oil wells in the Middle East!
H Careers.com - Thousands of jobs in the Hotel industry http://www.hcareers.com/
Hotel Job Resource - There are jobs available on beatiful resort islands. http://www.hoteljobresource.com/
Hilton Hotels - Hilton is everywhere, probably not far from you. http://www.hiltonworldwide.com/en/ww/company_info/jobs.jhtml
Home Depot - https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/ Search engine for jobs nationwide
Hot Jobs - Is a Yahoo company. It is one of the largest nationwide. http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/misc/resume_landing.html
Job Hunt.org - Provides job searches in all 50 states.
http://www.job-hunt.org/
Job Listings on the net - This resource lists professional personnel agencies in every state.
http://www.joblistings.net/default.CFM?state=2&
Lat Pro. Com - The largest bilingual jobs and diversity career board in the Americas! http://www.latpro.com/
Local Openings.com - http://www.localopenings.com/index.html
Market10.com - http://www.market10.com/Site/Default.aspx
Massey Energy is looking for coal miners and other laborers http://www.masseyenergyco.com/Home.asp
MGM Mirage – The resorts of MGM MIRAGE are some of the most famous in the world, and all of them are hiring. http://secure02.mgm-mirage.com/employment/jobsearch.asp
Monster.com - Huge, national datbase of thousands of jobs http://www.monster.com/
Nation Job.com - Simply type in your state and leave the rest blank. http://www.nationjob.com/
Norwegian Cruise Line jobs – Travel the world and save your money.
http://www.cruiseshipjob.com/norwegian.htm
Personnel Services - This site icludes a search engine by state that lists commercial personnel agencies. Search for your state and closest city. http://www.joblistings.net/default.CFM?
Police Employment.com - Starting place for police jobs and training anywhere iin the U.S.
http://www.policeemployment.com/
Sarah Lee - Warehouse workers, drivers. etc. needed nationally. http://www.saralee.com/working/
Seafarer’s Inernational Union: Prepares students for successful careers as U.S. Merchant Mariners. Based in Piney Point, Md., the school offers free room and board and free entry-level training. Graduates of the entry-level training program are guaranteed a first job aboard one of the SIU's contracted vessels. Fantastic deal. It beats the Navy. (NOTE: If you train at the Merchant Marine Academy, you will be enrolled into the US Naval Reserve for eight years.) http://www.seafarers.org/phc/entry.xml
Snag a job.com - http://www.snagajob.com/default.aspx?ref=gjbs Part time and hourly jobs nationwide – just enter your zip code
Starwood Hotels.com - Thousands of jobs at hundreds of hotels and vacation spots:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/careers/search/country.html?country=US
Teens for Hire - Membership is free of charge and allows you to search jobs, apply online, be considered for openings, and get the latest news, info and tips on how to land a job, earn money, and/or get work experience. http://teens4hire.org/
True careers.com - hourly and professional jobs. http://www.truecareers.com/
USA Today Job Center - http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/front.htm
Verizon Super Pages - Check the yellow pages for a job. http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp
Work Tree.com - Huge online database for jobs in every profession
http://www.worktree.com/
WorldWide Opportunities on Organic Farms - WWOOF provides listing and contact information for organic farms offering volunteer opportunities and apprenticeships. www.wwoofusa.org
Yahoo Hot Jobs -The trick is to enter the right key word; like “entry, high school” http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
| 
