There is no one right-way to look for a job, however, there is at least one wrong way. The wrong way to look for a job is to use only one method during your search. Job listings are everywhere but if you use only one source, the internet for example, you may be missing a lot of important job announcements. The Internet and the career websites are one way to look for jobs. However, there are several other ways you should use when looking for a job. These ways are using social media, using your personal network of contacts and the direct approach. We can summarize these options in this way:
Here are just a few links to sites on the Internet where you can look for jobs. However, remember what we said earlier; Do not use only one method to look for a job or your search may be in vain.
| U.S. Government | http://www.usajobs.gov/ |
| N.C. Government | http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/ |
| Ski Beech | http://www.skibeech.com/employment.html |
| Beech Mtn. Resort | http://www.beechmountainresort.com/connect/jobs.html |
| Ski Sugar | http://www.skisugar.com/employment/ |
| Linville Ridge | http://www.linvilleridge.com/employment.aspx |
| Eseeola Lodge | http://eseeola.com/contact/ |
| Meadow Brook Inn | http://www.meadowbrook-inn.com/employment.asp |
| Appalachian Regional Health Care System | http://www.apprhs.org/ |
| Asheville Citizen-Times | http://www.citizen-times.com |
| Charlotte Observer | http://www.observer.com |
| Winston-Salem Journal | http://www.journalnow.com |
| Greensboro News & Record | http://www.news-record.com |
| Raleigh News & Observer | http://www.newsobserver.com |
| Johnson City Press | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com |
| Bristol Herald Courier | http://www.bristolnews.com |
| Mountain Times | http://www.mountaintimes.com |
| Watauga Democrat | http://www.wataugademocrat.com |
| High Country Press | http://www.highcountrypress.com |
Russell Taylor
taylorrg@lmc.edu