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If you've been
laid off at least once (and most people already have, or will at
some point in the future), try a pro-active, rather than a re-active,
approach in your next job search.
First, develop a list of
potential employers, based on the apparent quality and future
prospects of the organization as well as the salary and benefits,
the location, and the potential career path. Then, look for
a job in those organizations. The links below should help you identify
good potential employers.
Remember that,
statistically in the U.S.A. over the past decade, the large companies
have had a decline in the number of US-based jobs. The greatest
job growth has been in small and medium sized companies, as the
large companies "down-size."
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Fortune 500, by rank - links to the employment sections of the 500 largest companies in the U.S. in descending order by annual revenue volume |
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Fortune 500, by state - links to the employment sections of the 500 largest companies in the U.S. in alphabetical order by state |
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Fortune Small Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies - (2006) fast growing companies can offer wonderful opportunities, chaos, and can flame out quickly, or become the next Google |
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Job-Hunt's
Jobs-by-State Listings - links to over 6,700 employer Web sites, by state |
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Job-Hunt's
Company Listings - links to many company Web sites |
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Academic360
- links directly to the employment pages of most College
and University Web sites [For the top schools in the U.S.,
see the annual U. S. News "America's Best Graduate Schools", "America's Best Large Universities", and "America's Best Liberal Arts Colleges" lists.] |
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BankDirectory
- links to bank Web sites, in alphabetical order by state |
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USHospitals.info - links directly to the Web sites of hundreds
of hospitals by state within the U.S. [Also
see the annual U. S. News "Best
Hospitals" and "Best Health Plans" lists.] |
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ThomasNet - directory of manufacturers and other businesses in the U.S.; all listings are paid listings, from the Thomas Directory company. |
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USAJobs
- the U.S. Federal Government's job site [Also see the annual U.S. News "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" list.] |
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See
Job-Hunt's Google-ize
Your Job Search article for help on using the
search engine Google
to find employer Web sites. |
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Employer
Rankings and Lists (in chronological order, then alphabetical) |
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 100 Best Companies to Work for 2008 - from FORTUNE (February, 2008)
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Top Small Workplaces, 2007 - small companies that are great places to work, from The Wall Street Journal online
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Inc. 5000 - 5,000 of the fastest growing private companies in the USA, from Inc. Magazine (September 11, 2007) |
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500 Largest US Manufacturers - Industry Week's new 2007 list, based on the company HQ location (May 28, 2007)
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The Fortune 500 - 500 largest (in total revenue) U.S. companies by industry from FORTUNE (April 15, 2007) |
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The World's 2000 Largest Companies - from Forbes (March 29, 2007)
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100 Best Companies to Work for 2007 - from FORTUNE (January, 2007)
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America's Best Big Companies - The Platinum 400 from Forbes (December, 2006)
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America's 200 Best Small Companies for 2006 - from Forbes (October, 2006)
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55 Best Places to Launch a Career - for new college grads, from Business Week (September, 2006)
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100
Best Companies for Working Mothers from Working
Mother Magazine (October, 2006)
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Best
Employers for Workers Over 50 - an annual list prepared
by the American Association of Retired Persons (July,
2006), includes links to the lists back to 2003. |
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Best Places for Business and Careers - from Forbes (May 4, 2006), also lists the worst places. |
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The World's 2000 Largest Companies - from Forbes (March 30, 2006) |
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Best
Workplaces for Commuters - from the U.S. Dept. of
Transportation (2006) |
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Deloitte: Technology Fast 500 List - from the large accounting firm (2006) |
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Forbes 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies - a.k.a. "the Midas List" (2006) |
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The Latest Fortune 500® List - 2006 (Job-Hunt links to the Fortune 500 company employment pages) |
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Fortune Small Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies (for 2006)
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Forbes 400 Best Big Companies- a.k.a. "the Platinum List" (December 22, 2005) |
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Forbes 200 Best Small Companies (October 12, 2006)
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America's Largest Private Companies - from Forbes (October 11, 2005) |
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Inc. Magazine's 500 (2006) - article and links (most employment
growth is outside of the really big companies) |
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List of 2005 AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50 (October 3, 2005) - annual list from AARP.org |
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100
Best Companies to Work for in America (2006 and older) - from
the Great Place to Work Institute |
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America's
Best Big Companies
- Forbes magazine (December, 2004) |
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America's
Largest Private Employers
- Forbes magazine (November, 2004) |
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Forbes
2000 - The World's Leading Companies. (2004) Covering 51
countries, this is a great international list of large
potential employers available by rank, by country, by
category, and by name. |
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The
Forbes Global 2000 List - the largest companies in
the world, by country (July 3, 2003) |
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Worlds
Best Big Companies from Forbes magazine (April
9, 2003) |
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Forbes Largest Private Companies
from Forbes magazine (November, 2002) |
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Forbes
200 Best Small Companies (October, 2002) |
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Forbes
Magazine's International 500 (July, 2002) |
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Forbes
Magazine's 500 (March, 2002) |
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Financial
Times™ (London) 500 World's Largest Companies
(2002) |
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Latina
Style 50 - the top 50 companies providing the
best professional opportunities for Latinas (2006, back to 2001) |
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Best Places to Work in New Jersey - 2006 and 2005 |
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Other
Resources |
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 Employer
Locator - a searchable database of 12,000,000 employers,
from America's Career InfoNet. Search by industry (and
city and state), by occupation (and city and state), or
by employer name. The most difficult part is navigating
through the categories (would web development be in communications
or services or ???), but the resulting information is
easily worth the effort. This is the place to start when
you are drawing up your list of potential employers. Our
tax dollars put to good use! |
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CorporateInformation
- very detailed information available for each company,
searchable by country, industry, geography, and/or company
name. |
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Fast
Companies Database - from Fast Company magazine,
a great research source for hundreds of companies - link
to the company Web sites, to Fast Company's articles about
the company, and to other research sources about the company. |
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Hoovers
Reports - great "capsule" information for
free, along with industry news, the competitors for each
company listed, and much more. For a fee, more detailed
information is available. |
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 Price's
List of Lists - a compilation, by industry, of the
hundreds of lists compiled and published by various magazines
(like those above).
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Research
Companies Online - a tutorial from Deb Flanagan |
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SuperPages
- a Yellow Pages directory that allows you to "browse"
through the category listings (e.g. Internet Services,
Web Site Design, etc.) for something apppropriate to your
search, and then select the city and state. |
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Other
relevant Job-Hunt resources:
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Associations
and Societies - from Job-Hunt's newsletter (Online
Job Search Guide), over 300 associations
for professionals in: computers and technology,
engineering, law and law enforcement, finance and
accounting, healthcare and medicine, media and journalism,
and organizations for women |
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Job
Fairs - job and career fairs where you can meet
with employers or recruiters |
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Reference
Material - Job-Hunt's research resources category |
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