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Teens Need Skills To Get Jobs After High School - short article with a strong point about getting skills while you are in high school that will help you in the job market, from Highwired, the high school press source
http://www.highwired.net/Paper/Article/0,1269,1505-41959,00.html

APPLYING FOR JOBS

Getting a Job - good outline of advice about locating job opportunities, resumes, interviewing, and applications
http://wwwbhs1.bham.wednet.edu/squalweb/resources/Career_Center/jobs/getajob_home.htm

Job Smart - a News and Observer site with information about making career decisions, completing job applications and resumes, and interviewing for jobs, including a resume generator and a chart with average salaries for different jobs
http://www4.webpoint.com/nando_job/

The Job Interview - solid advice on job interviews, with list of do's and don'ts
http://wwwbhs1.bham.wednet.edu/squalweb/resources/Career_Center/jobs/jobs_interview.htm

Career Help - sensible advice on everything from your application or resume cover letter to your job interview
http://www.myfuture.com/secondary/career.html

 

JOB LISTINGS

TriangleJobs.Com - News and Observer classified site with job listings
http://www.trianglejobs.com/

Employment Security Commission of North Carolina - use the Find a Job link to connect to job listings in North Carolina and elsewhere, including access to the North Carolina Job Bank
http://www.esc.state.nc.us/

Impact Online - matches volunteers with nonprofits nationwide; maybe volunteering is the way to get some job skills and make a difference at the same time
http://www.impactonline.org/

State of North Carolina Government Jobs - web site of the Office of State Personnel
http://www.state.nc.us/OSP/

USAJobs - Job listings for the federal government and its agencies like the post office -
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/

ActionJobs - a job listing with adventure jobs in Alaska and elsewhere
http://www.actionjobs.com/