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Virtual Career Fair - From The Wall Street Journal

Jobs by state - Search by job title, keyword, or employer plus location.

BioJobNet - Search for jobs across all facets of biotech on this growing biotechnology career network.

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Professional & Associations & Societies

Best of the Best

• BioSpace Career Center -- search for jobs by keyword, or browse through the jobs in a "Hotbed Community" (e.g. Biotech Bay, Biotech Beach, etc.). Check out the events and industry news. A privacy statement is posted.
• MedHunters.com - an international online career service for healthcare job seekers and health employers. Find jobs by scrolling down the home page and browsing through the options, or choosing a "career" (nursing, MD, allied health, or other jobs), the locations (choose "Browse Locations") to see the jobs and locations available. An interesting option near the bottom of the home page forts the jobs by "life style" (e.g. sun, snow, mountains, coastal, major league sports, retirement, etc.). Privacy policy is posted.

• 4NursingJobs - search for a nursing job by specialty (e.g. OB, Admin - Office Support, Admin - Director/VP, Anesthetist, Cardiac Cath, etc.) by clicking on the "Nursing Jobs" button. Also links to nursing journals, resume and interview tips, relocation information, state licensing information, etc. No privacy policy is posted, but they limit the contact information that they require, and they also recommend other ways to protect your privacy.
• AllNurses - find jobs by keyword or location with forums and other information for nurses. A privacy policy is posted.
• BioJobNet - find jobs in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and the life sciences by market (academia, bioinformatics, etc.), discipline (QA, R&D, etc.) and location.
• Medzilla - search job openings by keyword, and/or post your resume (be sure to omit or disguise your contact information). A privacy policy is posted, but there is no built-in resume confidentiality capability.

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• Amgen Career Center -- leave your resume and/or explore their job openings by category
• Genentech Careers -- employment at Genentech; check out the College Programs area for both undergraduate and Ph.D candidates for internships and other opportunities; or just do a job search.
• Icos Career Opportunities -- a biopharmaceutical company. Select Career Opportunities from the home page to search through all their jobs.
• More employers by state - pick your state from the list and find links to the top hospitals and medical centers, biotech, pharmaceutical and other medicine-related companies in that state
• Directory of America's Hospitals - state-by-state index from US News & World Reports

Associations/Societies for the Medical and Healthcare Professions (originally published in the March 28, 2002, issue of the Job-Hunt newsletter)

These organizations are great places to learn more about a profession or industry, stay up to date with the latest industry news and trends, establish connections with peers and potential co-workers (i.e. network!), identify possible employers, and, in many cases, search for jobs on the organization Web site.

• American Academy of Family Physicians JOBS
• American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management JOBS
• American Association of Managed Care Nurses, Inc. JOBS (see AAIHDS)
• American Academy of Medical Administrators JOBS
• American Academy of Wound Management No jobs, but meetings/seminars and list of potential employers
• American Association of Health Plans No jobs
• American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems, Inc. JOBS (see AAMCN)
• American Association of Medical Assistants No jobs, but local chapters, conferences, etc.
• American Association of Nurse Anesthetists No jobs
• American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) JOBS (members only)
• American College of Nurse-Midwives JOBS
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine JOBS
• American Dental Hygienists' Association JOBS
• American Dietetic Association JOBS
• American Healthcare Radiology Administrators
• American Hospital Association - No jobs
• American Medical Association No jobs
• American Medical Directors Association JOBS
• American Medical Writers Association JOBS
• American Nurses Association JOBS
• American Organization of Nurse Executives No jobs, but local chapters, a national conference, etc.
• American Pharmaceutical Association No jobs
• American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals JOBS
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering JOBS (members only), local chapters, a national conference, etc.
• American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services No jobs
• American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration - JOBS (members only) and more
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management of the American Hospital Association
• American Veterinary Medical Association Online No jobs, but an advanced peek at JAVMA classifieds
• Association of Academic Health Centers No jobs
• Association of Jewish Aging Services JOBS
• Civil Aviation Medical Association No jobs
• College of Healthcare Information Management Executives JOBS
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JOBS, an umbrella site for many smaller societies
• Healthcare Financial Management Association JOBS
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• hum-molgen -- from the forum in HUMan MOLecular GENetics
• Health Industry Distributors Association No jobs, but geographic listing of distributors
• National Association for Biomedical Research No jobs, but conferences
• National Association of Healthcare Consultants
• National Association for Home Care JOBS
• National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems No jobs
• National Association of Residents and Interns JOBS
• National Rural Health Association No Jobs
• Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy JOBS plus national conference and other events