Useful Employment Resources on the Web

General Job Sites
General Student Job Sites
Information Studies and Archives Specific Sites
Information Systems Specific Sites
Museum Studies Specific Sites
Other Career Resources

 General Job Sites

• Academic Careers Online: includes job searching functions, with categories for Library sciences and Computer Science/Information Technology.

• Charity Employers: allows searching of Canadian and American non-profit, charitable, and faithbased jobs.

• Charity Village: lists job postings within the Canadian nonprofit sector.

• Cultural Careers Council Ontario: posts ads for jobs, volunteer positions, and internships in the cultural sector.

• Culture Works: features postings and information regarding Canadian cultural jobs.

• Eluta: specializes in searching new job opportunity announcements across Canada.

• Monster.ca: offers a searchable database of job opportunities in Canada, including those in the information professions.

• National Research Council Canada: offers employment opportunities in a wide range of fields including the information field.

• Opportunity Knocks: allows for job searching by keyword, and includes postings in the heritage fields.

• Service Canada: offers information on a variety of resources for those who are looking for jobs in the public or private sector; such resources include job banks (including student job banks), government job information, and career planning tools.

• True Careers: lists US-based jobs, including a variety of information-related job postings.
   

• Workopolis: includes many job opportunity postings in the Library & Archives and Information Technology fields across Canada.

• WorkinfoNet: links users to job banks and employment resources based on searchers' Canadian province of choice.

General Student Jobs

• Federal Public Service: offers full-time government summer employment opportunities, as well as job opportunities for recent graduates.
   
• International Development Research Centre: provides information on student jobs and general career opportunities.
   
• Job Postings: lists jobs in a variety of sectors within Canada, including Information Technology and Research Management.
   
• Studentjobs.gov: outlines a selection of current employment opportunities within the US Federal Government, including library and museum jobs.
   
• Ontario Internship Program: offers internships for recent graduates in seven focus areas, including Project Management and Information and Information Technology.
   
• University of Toronto Career Centre: provides career education and employment services to all U of T students and recent graduates across three campuses.
   
• Workopolis Campus: lists over 10,000 summer, part-time, and entry-level full-time jobs, as well as internships and careers in a variety of fields.
   
• Young Canada Works: offers students and recent graduates under the age of 30 job and internship opportunities in several areas, including heritage institutions.

Information Studies and Archives Specific Sites

• Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA): posts job openings in the records management field in Toronto and across Canada.
   
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL): offers a variety of career resources, including a database of open positions in North American academic and research libraries.
   
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): lists jobs available for students and interns, as well as career opportunities, including at the CBC Digital Archives.
   
• Canadian Library Association: has an excellent list of information jobs across Canada and beyond.
   
• Job Futures: offers information regarding average hourly earnings, work prospects, and other job-related statistics within Canada.
   
• Library Job Postings on the Internet: linking to over 250 library employment sites, this site includes pages of job sites and listservs in Canada, the US, and abroad, as well as job postings in special types of libraries.
   
• LibJobs.com: offers lists of US-based LIS jobs.
   
• LISjobs.com: lists job advertisements, search strategies, and other job hunting resources.
   
• Manitoba Library Association: lists available library job posting within Manitoba, as well as a comprehensive listing of useful library job sites, career information resources, and resume writing tips.
   
• National Archives: includes information regarding jobs, internships, and volunteering opportunities available at the US National Archives.
   

• National Film Board of Canada: provides information regarding any available jobs and the requirements needed to fill them.

• National Gallery of Canada: frequently welcomes applications for internships at the Gallery's library.

• Special Libraries Association - Toronto: maintains a listing of career development resources, including Canadian and International jobsites, sources for continuing education programs, and resume writing tips.
   
• University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science: offers information regarding job openings at the School, a list of electronic job networks, and other employment resources.

Information Systems Specific Sites

• Canadian National Railway Company: has a student hiring program, with internship and co-op opportunities in the IT field.
   
• IBM: offers student internships and summer work positions in the IT field.
   
• JobBoom: provides a Canadian searchable listing of IT and multimedia related jobs.
   
• Job Futures: offers information regarding average hourly earnings, work prospects, and other job-related statistics within Canada.
   
• JobServe: includes a page dedicated to the latest IT job openings in Canada.
   
• Simply Hired: lists IT related job postings within a number of Canadian organizations and institutions.

Museum Studies Specific Sites

• American Association of Museums: lists available positions in all areas of museum work, primarily in the United States.
   
• Art Job Online: has information, including job postings, for those interested in working in the arts. Registration is required to view job ads.
   
• Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums: features jobs in living history and outdoor museums, primarily in the state of Ohio.
   
• Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation: includes information about job and internship opportunities at both the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum.
   
• Canadian Museum of Nature: has employment opportunities ranging from scientific research to collection management.
   
• Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation: features job opportunities at the the corporation's three museums—the Canada Agriculture Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
   
• Creative City Network of Canada: lists job opportunities in the arts and cultural sector.
   
• Global Museum: lists museum jobs in the United States.
   
• Job Futures: offers information regarding average hourly earnings, work prospects, and other job-related statistics within Canada.
   
• Museum Employment Resource Center: lists ads for jobs found mostly in the United States.
   
• MuseumJobs.com: posts job opportunities, primarily in the UK and the US.
   
• Museum Market: lists openings in museum jobs across Australia, Canada, the UK and the US.
   
• National Gallery of Canada: lists job opportunities at the Gallery, as well as at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.
   
• PreserveNet: provides information on positions primarily in the preservation, history, and archaeology fields. However, there are sometimes postings for jobs in museums.
   
• New York Foundation for the Arts: lists museum jobs in the state of New York.
   
• Smithsonian Institution's Career Center: displays job openings at the Smithsonian.

Other Career Resources

• Archives & Museums Informatics: provides information on conferences, consulting, publishing and training for cultural heritage professionals.
   
• Conference on Information and Knowledge Management: includes details regarding past, present and future conferences and workshops devoted to emerging areas of database management, IR and related fields.
   
• Curriculum Vitae and Related Letters: provides information about when a CV is important to include when applying for a job, as well as sample cover letters.
   
• Information Science Conferences Worldwide: lists upcoming events in information science, library science and related fields.
   
• Information Today, Inc.: includes a schedule of US information-related conferences.
   
• Library Conference Planner: lists all library related conferences to take place in Canada, the US, and internationally.
   
• Library Networking: offers a list of journals, blogs, associations and conferences pertinent to library workers and information professionals.
   
• Library Networking Group: includes blogs, forums, groups, and podcasts that serve as an electronic meeting space for libraries and the information profession.
   
• Library Related Conferences: lists all library related conferences to take place worldwide.
   
• Museum Conference Calendar: lists museums related conferences taking place in the US.
   
• Museum Market: includes a listing of museum conferences, seminars, and workshops taking place worldwide.
   
• Museum Science Conferences Worldwide: lists upcoming events in museum science, heritage, preservation, archiving and related fields.
   
• Quintessential Careers: offers a guide to job interviewing resources.