MastersRecruiting does not endorse nor recommend any of these companies, sites, nor the products or services offered or represented.  

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 Associations, Networks & Forums

www.weddles.com/associations/index.htm - Try this link for a good listing of associations by category that may help you find candidates.

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American Staffing Association  - Promotes legal, ethical, and professional practices for the $61 billion U.S. staffing industry. ASA members account for 85% of U.S. staffing industry sales and operate some 14,000 offices throughout the nation. 

Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) - A professional association representing retained executive search consulting firms worldwide. 

Insurance National Search - An association of about 40 recruiters that specialize in the insurance industry. We have members that specialize in Property & casualty insurance, and members that specialize in life/health insurance.

National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) - The primary resource for industry education, certification, publications, communications, public relations, training opportunities, government affairs, legislative representation and trends & survey analysis.  Mission is to proactively serve, protect, inform, and represent all facets of the personnel services industry regarding federal legislation and regulatory issues by providing education, certification, and member services which enhance the ability to conduct business with integrity and competence.

National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR) - The premier professional organization representing thousands of recruiters who are dedicated to excellence in serving the healthcare industry.

National Society of Professional Engineers - An Association for Engineers.  An excellent resource for Engineering resources and candidates. NSPE is the recognized voice and advocate of licensed Professional Engineers.

Other National Recruiter Associations

International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment 

Mid Atlantic Association of Personnel Consultants 

National Personnel Associates 

National Insurance Recruiters Association 

Local Recruiting Networks and Associations

Arizona Staffing Professionals Association (ASPA) 

Arizona Professional Recruiters Association 

Boston Technical Recruiters Network 

California Staffing Professionals 

Chicago Technical Recruiters Network 

Colorado Technical Recruiters Network 

Dallas/Fort Worth Technical Recruiters Network (DFWTRN)

Delaware Technical Recruiters Network 

Houston Technical Recruiters Network 

Illinois Staffing Association 

Iowa Association of Staffing Professionals 

Maryland Staffing Association [MSA] 

Michigan Association of Staffing Services 

Minnesota Technical Recruiters Network 

New Jersey Technical Recruiters Network 

New Jersey Staffing Association 

Nevada Staffing Association 

North Carolina Staffing Professionals 

Northwest Recruiter Association 

San Francisco Technical Recruiters Network

Seattle Area Technical Recruiting Network

South Carolina Staffing Professionals 

Texas Association of Staffing 

Washington Area Recruiters Network 

Wisconsin Professional Recruiting Resource 

Wisconsin Association of Personnel Services

Recruiters Alliance - A recruiting and split network. We specialize in job order and candidate splits. Our system utilizes listserv technology to distribute job orders and resumes via email. We also have an online database that contains a portion of the split job orders posted.

Recruiters Network - A free Association for HR Professionals, Recruiters and Hiring Managers. Our goal is to provide leading resources and information on the Recruiting and Internet Recruiting Industry.

TechServe Alliance   - (Formerly NACCB / National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses); A collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers dedicated to advancing excellence and ethics within the IT services industry.

Top Echelon - Has provided tools and resources to help recruiters make more placements! These tools range in scope from recruiting websites to online recruiting software for applicant tracking to a network of highly specialized search firms that collaborate with one another for the purpose of making split placements.

U.S. Recruiters – A national cooperative & split-network consisting of a broad range of recruiters and specialties.

 College Recruiting Sites & Educational Information

After College - A job and internship site for college students and recent college grads. Also includes some basic career resources. 

CollegeRecruiter  - Information source for college students, grads and recent graduates who are seeking employment, continuing education and business opportunities.

Education.org - The Education You Need for the Career You Deserve.  Directory of Campus Schools & Degrees and Online Schools & Degrees with career advice. 

Fastweb! – Leading scholarship search provider for every student. Comes recom-mended by over 16,000 high schools and 3,600 colleges.  Fastweb matches users to scholarships based on their qualifications, meaning students have a better chance of winning.  Scholarship database contains 1.3 million scholarships worth over $3 billion. 

MonsterCollege - Connect with your peers about the joys and frustrations
of joining the workforce and access job-search and interviewing   tips. This unique community helps recent grads get their career path rolling. You’ll find interview tips, resume templates, skill-building quizzes, and job search strategies. And you can join a variety of forums to chat about the joys and frustrations of joining the workforce!   

National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) - Dedicated to the employment of the college educated.  NACE is a source of information for career services practitioners on college campuses who advise students and alumni in career development and the employment process and for human resources professionals who recruit and hire college graduates.

Petersons  - The most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the Internet. Since 1966, Peterson's has helped to connect individuals, educational institutions, and corporations through its critically acclaimed books, Web sites, online products, and admissions services. Peterson's reaches millions of consumers annually with information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.

Industry or Company Research Info  (www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm) - An organized procedure to research an industry OR a specific company is provided below along with the links and resources to actually do the research. 

How  to Research any Company, Anywhere (www.quintcareers.com/researching_companies.html) - A good guide on How to Research any company, anywhere.  Designed for job seekers, but a good overview for recruiters too. 

Manta - The largest free source of information on small companies--offering data on more than 60 million firms worldwide. Manta enables business professionals to promote their companies, sell faster and make business connections.

Better Business Bureau - Business Reports include time in business, complaint history, and information obtained through special Bureau investigations. Charity Reports include information on the group's background, current programs, governing body, fund-raising practices, tax-exempt status, and finances.

The BigBook - Search for 11 million companies by name, location, type of business, or combinations. Name, address, telephone number and business type given. Includes a detailed map, with a zoom-in feature to the city block level. 

Companies Online - Allows users to search for companies by name, location, or industry. Provides phone number, ownership structure, ticker symbol, and link to company home page. 

Corporate Information - This site contains information that publicly traded companies in the United States are required by law to submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies - Provides descriptive information on over 40,000 U.S. high technology companies, including many small, privately-owned computer software and hardware firms, and many biotechnology firms. Also provides Company's Internet address and links to stock prices and charts, SEC files and news headlines. 

Crain's New York - A plethora of information and statistics on New York business and economy. 

Dun & Bradstreet - Includes News & Views and Business Trends section containing recent articles, press releases and survey results. One can also search millions of U.S. companies and receive Business Background Reports for a fee. 

EDGAR - From the EDGAR Database you can retrieve SEC filings (including 10K's, 10Q's, Annual Reports and Prospectuses) for approximately 3,500 U.S. public corporations. Made available through the EDGAR development project at the NYU Stern School of Business. 

Fortune Magazine - Contains many Links to Fortune lists organized by country, industry and company.

Hoover's Online - Contains the Corporate Directory which can be searched by Ticker Symbol, Company Name, Location, Industry and/or Sales. This database profiles publicly listed U.S. companies traded on the three major stock exchanges and more than 1,200 of America's largest private companies. This site also has many links to other useful resources. 

NetWorth - Provides stock quotes as well as book reviews, articles, and information on investing. In the News section at the site, users can read the latest news about favorite companies by entering the ticker symbol. 

PCQuote - Provides real-time stock quotes. 

SalesLeads USA - You can look up any business in the U.S. and get its address and phone number! Search for businesses or people by name with American Directory Assistance or search by type of business with American Yellow Pages. 

StreetLink - Latest quarterly reports from many public companies, also includes press releases. 

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - Directory of American manufacturers.

Wall Street Research Net - Type in the company name or stock symbol and WSRN will retrieve links to their home page, current stock quote, stock graph, SEC filings, press releases, company news, Yahoo company profile, and more.

Yahoo! Finance – Comprehensive finance portal for investors. 

OANDA Currency Converter  – How much does a foreign amount equate to in US Dollars… and vice versa.

Benefits Link – Support site for people who administer, give compliance advice about, design, make policy for, or otherwise are concerned with, employee benefit plans in the United States sponsored by either private or governmental employers. Free compliance information and tools for employee benefit plan sponsors, service-providers and participants. 

HR Guide - An absolute MUST SEE.  Way too much info to list here. Covers stuff like Selection/Staffing, Compensation, Legal, Job Analysis, Benefits, Training & Development, EEO, Testing, and so much more.

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Society for Human Resource Management - SHRM is the global HR professional organization that exists to build and sustain partnerships with human resource professionals, media, governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses and academic institutions to address people management challenges that influence the effectiveness and sustainability of their organizations and communities.

Workforce.com – The online version of the popular HR magazine.  Comprehensive site for HR trends and tools including research, products, services, vendors, blogs and much more. 

Best Jobs in the USA Today - A comprehensive job resource site that includes jobs databases, corporate profiles, resume posting, and a career resources store. 

BilingualCareer - Where bilingual job-seekers (English and at least one other language) can search job listings (by language, location, industry, keywords), post your resume, and find job interviewing and resume preparation advice. 

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Careerbuilder - A general career resources site for the job seeker that developed out the newspapers revenue decline.  One of the ‘Big 3’ job sites.  Owned & operated by print publishing concerns.     

Careercast - A cool job portal offering job-seekers opportunities from all U.S. and Canadian newspaper, magazine, niche and TV station Websites powered by Adicio Inc., a developer of Web-based classified advertising solutions.

Careerjournal -  A resource that not only allows job-seekers to search for job opportunities, but also has a wonderful collection of articles and resources that job-seekers will find most useful. From The Wall Street Journal. 

CareerPark - Where job-seekers can search or browse job postings, as well as post your resume. Includes links to other key career and job sites.

CareerSurf - Where job-seekers from a wide variety of industries across the U.S. and Canada can search for jobs and post your resume.

CraigsList -  Developed initially as a free forum to buy & sell goods and services, CraigsList has become a popular site for job postings. 

DICE – Information Technology specific job site. 

DiversityWorking - A great diversity job site for all ethnic and sexual orientation groups, where job-seekers can search for jobs (by location, industry, job listing type, posting recency, and keywords), as well as post your resume, and sign up for a free newsletter. The company is also a national career expo producer for the diversity marketplace. 

EmploymentGuide - A great resource for job-seekers, where you can search for jobs, post your resume, and find career advice. One of the site's greatest resources is the development of localized job sites (a total of 56 metropolitan areas) so that job-seekers looking for employment in a specific geographic area can find the best job listings.

Employment911 - A "one-stop" job site, where job-seekers can search more than 350 major job sites with more than 3 million job openings and create an online resume that is posted to thousands of employers. Also includes some great career articles, tools, links, free email accounts, and much more.

FindARecruiter - Where job-seekers who are looking for a recruiting professional (headhunters, executive search, staffing firms) can search a database of more than 10,000 recruiters. 

FreshJobs - Where all job postings are no older than one week. Job-seekers can search for jobs by location, skills, benefits, job type, or company as well as post your resume. You can also get a confidential mailbox and sign-up for a job matching service.

GetTheJob - A job search engine for direct employer jobs only; collecting job postings from the corporate career centers of thousands of companies and indexing more than 2 million jobs at any time. Job-seekers can search job postings, register for email alerts.

GOJobs - A general job board where job-seekers can search job postings by keyword or browse by state or job function.  You can also create an email job agent as well as find some career resources.

Guru – Find freelancers for any specialty. 

Indeed - A meta-search job site that pulls job postings from more than 500 places, including the major job boards, the top 200 newspapers, hundreds of professional associations, and company career centers. A job aggregator.

Jobalot - A mega-meta job site, where job-seekers can use a simple job search interface (searching basically by keywords and location) to find thousands of the job listings from hundreds of the best job sites. You can also browse jobs by category, find career resources, or learn about continuing education opportunities. A job aggregator. 

The Job Box - Where high school and college (and any other) job-seekers seeking seasonal, part-time, hourly, or entry-level job opportunities can search for jobs (or internships) by keyword, job category, and location. Also includes career news and other resources. 

JobCircle.com -  Mid-Atlantic's largest non-newspaper affiliated job board that provides careers, content and community to jobseekers -- operating in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA and WV.

JobCentral - A national employment network formed by an alliance between two nonprofit associations to provide job seekers in all industries and occupations, entry-level to chief executive officer, employment and career opportunities nationwide. Search postings or browse by company.

JobFox – A job-matching site for job-seekers, which uses its Mutual Suitability System -- an in-depth profile system used to learn about your experience, wants, and needs -- to then present you with only the opportunities (rated on a 5-star scale) that match your profile. (Employers participate in this same process.) 

Jobing – Job search site focused on jobs within a specific area or community. 

Jobirn: Insider Referral Network - A unique job site that is a combination of job board, online interview system, and employee referral system that connects job-seekers with employees inside the company where you would like to work -- to help get a referral to ideal job.

Job Search Shortcuts - A great job-search site that provides links directly to more than 20,000 company career centers job listing Web pages in 41 metropolitan areas nationwide. Jobs are categorized both by city within each metro area as well as alphabetically -- and links send job-seekers directly to the employer.

JobShouts! - A job search engine integrated with social media, helping to create connections and deliver better matching results for job seekers, which delivers real-time job postings and automated one click searching across multiple social networks simultaneously.

JobSimply - A job site offering job listings that include part time jobs and hourly jobs in retail jobs, hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, teen jobs, part-time jobs, seasonal jobs, cruise ship jobs and summer jobs. Job-seekers can search by industry, location, and keywords. Includes a nice collection of career tips.

Jobs in Pods - Web 2.0 job site in which job-seekers can listen to employer "jobcasts" -- audio interviews from employer HR managers/employees that discuss corporate culture, benefits, etc. At the end of each podcast you're instructed on how and where to apply to the jobs you just heard about. Each podcast also comes with a blog post which lists all the relevant links and information about the employer and job listings.

Jobs.NET - Job seekers from all over the world can browse or search for jobs, post your confidential online resume, and receive job-hunting tips and advice. Job posting can be searched by just about any criteria, including keywords, location, recency of posting, salary, job title, industry, company size, and more. 

Jobzerk - A self-proclaimed world's first community and socially-driven job site, where job-seekers can easily interact with other members and publish useful information about themselves, the job search, or hiring process. 

Juju - Makes web-based job listings more accessible and search results more relevant. Job search engine provides quick access to jobs found on thousands of employer websites and job boards all around the web and offers features that will help find the jobs you're looking for more efficiently.

LatPro - The worldwide leader in online employment for Hispanic and bilingual professionals, where job-seekers can search thousands of job listings from pre-screened employers, post multiple resume versions, create an email job agent, and access other career resources.

LinkUp – A new and unique job search engine that only lists jobs taken directly from company websites.

Live Career – Free online career tests, helping people get and keep their dream careers.  Offers career advice, information about new careers, pay scale and average salary information, a salary calculator, online degree and continuing education information, and a free salary survey report that covers most industries and job types.

LiveHire - An innovative job site in which job-seekers submit your professional profile as part of your job-search. Employers who are interested then contact you via email and arrange an online interview via Webcams. Great for long-distance job-search.

LocalHelpWanted.net - Lots of features and benefits to this job site where job-seekers can search for job listings by first narrowing choices by state and major city. You can also post your resume, audio resume, video resume, and portfolio items after registration. For an additional fee, you can obtain additional space to post even more information.

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Monster – Number 1 career site by leaps and bounds. Largest resume database anywhere with new seeker experience, new semantic search & matching technology and new Yahoo! Traffic agreement make Monster the top choice for both seekers and employers.  Just acquired Yahoo! HotJobs in 2010. 

MyCareerSpace - Where job-seekers can search for jobs (by category, region, or keywords) and post up to five different resumes that you can then use to apply to job openings online. Also includes other job-seeker resources, such as career expos, relocation, insurance, and more.

NationJob Network - An online job search service with thousands of current job listings and company profiles. Includes an email service that sends you jobs that match your qualifications and interests. 

Net-Temps  - Job board for temporary, temp-to-perm and full time employment through the staffing industry. 

Prohire - One of the largest free job sites on the Web, listing more than 150,000 job openings worldwide (including the U.S.). Job-seekers can post your resumes, search the jobs database, or simply check out the market in your area. 

Quintessential Careers - Career, job, and college site, offering comprehensive free expert career and job-hunting advice (through articles, tools, tips, samples, and tutorials), as well as links to all the best job sites. Special sections for teens, college students, and all other job-seekers (by industry, geography, and job-seeker type) make this site a comprehensive resource for all. 

Realmatch - Takes the job-seekers qualifications and preferences and matches them with the employer's requirements. You can also search job listings by keyword and location. 

Simply Hired - a job search engine where job-seekers can search job listings by keyword and get results from a multitude of sources. Also offers you the opportunity to get updates when new jobs are posted -- by email, social networks, blogs, your homepage, and even your mobile phone.  A job aggregator. 

SnagAJob - Largest job site for part-time and full-time hourly jobs. Job-seekers can search for a job by type of job or by location, as well as register for email alerts. Also includes career resources and advice.

The Interview Exchange - A new concept in job boards, where job-seekers who are interested in job listings are rated based on how closely you match the qualifications in the job posting. Job-seekers can also post your resume and receive e-mail job matching notification. 

The Ladders – Specialized job search site for $100,000+ professionals.

Thingamajob - A free career site for all job seekers from the Allegis Group. Job searches, online resume posting, job alerts, and career tools, are a few of the many features available to job-seekers.

TopUSAJobs - A job site that lists the top jobs from numerous "niche" industry and geographic-specific job boards. Job-seekers can search for job listings (by category, location, job title, and job detail keywords), or go directly to the individual job boards.

TweetMyJobs - With 8,000+ vertical job channels segmented by geography, job type, and industry, this site is able to connect employers and recruiters with job-seekers instantly any time a new job is posted. Simple register to get instant notification of newly posted job opportunities and internships.

TwitterJobSearch - A job search engine for Twitter, where job-seekers enter search keyword(s) and receive immediate results of tweets for job openings.

USAJOBS - The Federal Government's official one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information with the United States Federal Government.  Also includes lots of other resources and tips for finding employment with the government. 

Vault - Well-known for its insider reports on thousands of companies, this site has branched out into recruitment and has more than 150,000 job postings from about 27,000 employers, which job-seekers can search through multiple criteria (such as job categories, keywords, location, experience level, posting date). Job-seekers can also sign-up for an email job criteria matching service.

VetJobs - A great site for veterans and transitioning military personnel and their family members. Jas job openings for all levels and types of jobs. You can search for jobs (by type, keyword, and location), as well as post your resume. Includes other key resources for vets.  Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 

Yahoo! HotJobs.com - Yahoo! jobs site; acquired in 2010 by Monster.com.  

Bureau of Labor Statistics - The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. 

United States Department of Labor - The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. 

USA.gov - The U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web. USA.gov also serves as the catalyst for a growing electronic government.

HG.org - All things related to Law.  A legal directory site with information and links for employment law information as well as legal jobs, legal employers & recruiters.

Nolo.com – Free legal information including employment law and HR.  References to law books, legal software, and  legal forms.  Includes Nolo's unique lawyer directory.

Move.com – Move’s sites provide the resources and decision support tools for consumers and real estate professionals looking for home and real estate-related information. Visitors to the Move network of Web sites have access to the most comprehensive selection of existing homes for sale, new homes, apartments and homes for rent, senior housing and moving resources.

Relo USA – A full-service relocation site.  Just select your state and city and get comprehensive information on the area, housing and services.

Fordyce Letter - The most widely read and often quoted newsletter in the industry. Considered by many to be the recruiting industry’s information gold standard.  Part of ERE.net – the Electronic Recruiting Exchange.  

Interbiznet Bugler - A concise view of the industry events and announcements that shape the competitive environment. Updated daily.

Electronic Recruiting News - A single article daily that covers tips, trends and analysis of players, events and occurrences in the Recruiting Industry. 

Recruiting News - Free recruiting newsletter with archived articles.

Universal Funding - Payroll Funding.  Over 30 years combined experience factoring for the staffing industry.  Experts at helping Staffing firms improve their cash flow position. Services include flexible payroll funding and comprehensive back office solutions.

www.govexec.com/travel/ - Mileage reimbursement and per diem rates searchable by city, state or county.   More business travel related info too.

Electronic Recruiting Exchange/ ERE.Net – ERE contains thousands of pages of content relating to recruiting, and continues to drive traffic from over 58,000 loyal members, most of whom receive its publications in their inbox each day. Having established a strong brand associated with the cutting edge of the recruiting industry, the website continues to add new content and functionality regularly.

IAM Recruiter - Information Access Management.  An application service provider (ASP) offering business-to-business recruiting solutions to corporations of all sizes. 

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MastersRecruiting - 'from rookie to Master in a fraction of the time' - The definitive new recruiters training manual. A ‘Must Have’ for any successful recruiting operation.  Management Consulting and specialized search services too.  

OpenReq - A central online location where recruiting & staffing professionals can market themselves and find staffing & recruiting jobs nationwide and for staffing firms and corporate recruiting departments can find recruiters and staffing professionals. 

Recruiters Cafe - Committed to assisting third-party recruiters achieve maximum success and enjoyment in professional recruitment.

Recruiters Network - A free Association for HR Professionals, Recruiters and Hiring Managers.  Goal is to provide leading resources and information on the Recruiting and Internet Recruiting Industry.

Recruiter Resources – Newly redesigned portal designed to be a complete resource for the staffing, human resource and recruiting industries. With everything from staffing industry publications to recruiting associations, you'll find a complete guide here, with links and descriptions for each resource.

Recruiter Resources / Bill Radin – Link to a site with additional recruiter resource links including links to software, sourcing tools, services, networks, specialty sites, search engines, and more. 

RecruiterTalk - Social networking site for recruiters, staffing professionals, corporate recruiters, HR professionals and vendors to the staffing industry

Recruiters World - A suite of services tailored to serve the needs of professional recruiting organizations. Created by recruiters for recruiters.

Staffing.org - Provides corporate HR professionals with recruiting metrics, benchmarks, best practices and sourcing strategies. Helps corporate recruiters improve staffing efficiency, effectiveness and business alignment through publications, advisory services and training programs.

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Staffing Industry Analysts - Staffing Industry Analysts is the premier advisory service about the contingent workforce. Known for its independent and objective insights, the company’s award-winning proprietary research, data, support tools, publications and executive conferences provide a competitive edge to decision makers who supply and buy temporary staffing. In addition to temporary staffing, Staffing Industry Analysts also covers these related staffing service sectors: third-party placement, outplacement and staff leasing (PEOs).

Weddles - A free information resource for recruiters worldwide. Basically this is a company that does research among both recruiters and job seekers on the Web.

PayScale – Provides global online compensation data. Claims to have the world's largest database of individual employee compensation profiles; provides an immediate and precise snapshot of the job market.

Salary.com – Detailed site dedicated to salary and compensation for seekers and employers.  

www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html – Salary calculator that calculates geographical salary differences and provides cost of living comparisons. 

Social Networking Sites – A list of the major active Social Networking sites from Wikipedia.

AdminSecret - In the know, running the show. Tailored to the modern, driven, multi-tasking, getting-the-impossible-done – administrative assistant, we have the career resources you need to make your job easier -- and more fun!

allhealthcare - Making it in medicine.  Connect with a diverse group of allied health professionals to discuss issues affecting your job, your industry…and you. Access articles about professional development training, take a quiz to see if you’d pass the HOBET, and get breaking news affecting the healthcare field. 

The Apple - Where teachers meet and learn. See what’s going on the world of teaching. Get advice from master teachers, check out suggested lesson plans, join a forum to discuss classroom frustrations (or life outside the classroom), search for jobs in the industry…and much more. 

ArtBistro - Create and connect.  This unique site lets you connect with members of the visual arts community and showcase your portfolio. Features articles on everything from choosing an art school to creating a captivating portfolio, and you can join a wide range of forums to discuss career or creative issues with your peers. 

Asian Avenue – Social and professional community that appeals to all Asian Americans, especially second and third generations who have started developing pan-Asian identities.

Biznik – A community of entrepreneurs and small businesses dedicated to helping each other succeed.

BlackPlanet - Number one online destination for African Americans of all backgrounds.  Media Metrix named BlackPlanet.com as the eighth stickiest site on the Internet 

ChefsBlade -  Sharpen your skills. The place for passionate people who work in the culinary industry. You’ll find resources and discussion groups that appeal to everyone from the pastry chef to the executive chef. Content includes behind-the-scenes employer and food reviews, the scoop on the latest food trends, and challenging five-star recipes. 

cmypitch.com – A business website for UK entrepreneurs to get quotes, advice and more.

Cofoundr – A community for entrepreneurs, programmers, designers, investors, and other individuals involved with starting new ventures.

Ecademy.com -  A social network for business people. Use it to build a network of business professionals, share contacts and knowledge, find jobs, connect with potential clients, attend networking events, and more. You can join clubs on the site, participate in online meetings, maintain your own blog to share with the community, list goods and services in the marketplace and more.

E.Factor – An online community and virtual marketplace designed for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur Connect – A community by Entrepreneur.com where professionals can network, communicate, and collaborate with others.

Excelle - Networking for the career-minded woman The community for highly motivated business women with diverse skills who would like to discuss issues related to career, family, and work/life balance. 

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Facebook – Premier social networking website launched in February 2004.   Users can add people as friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by workplace, school, or college. Recruiters can create a Facebook page and drive fans to view jobs and news. 

Fast Pitch – A business network where professionals can market their business and make connections.

FireLink - Serving the Fire & Rescue Community. An online community for fire and rescue personnel. This is where you’ll find resources to help you advance your career, forums for discussing personal and career issues, education and safety articles, and breaking news in the industry. 

Focus – A community focused on helping business decision makers and IT professionals make decisions.

GovCentral - Government Jobs, Pay Scales, KSAs and You.  An online community for local, state, and federal employees, this comprehensive website helps you find career and educational opportunities, connect with employee benefits you’ve earned, get advice about obtaining a security clearance, and network with other government employees. 

HRPeople - The Resource Behind Human Resource. An online community dedicated to advancement of current and future human resources professionals and of the improvement of HR as a whole. Members of HRPeople tap into this community of like-minded individuals for their daily dose of business news, tools and tips, and job searches.

iHispano - Professional networking site and job board for Latinos in the United States. Resource for connecting aspiring and accomplished Latino professionals in a community experience that will assist them in realizing their professional and personal goals.

InsideTech - Connect to technology news and interact with your peers about IT challenges and opportunities. Keeps you up to date on tech news, help your peers solve pesky IT issues, access training and educational resources, search for jobs, and enhance your skills— all in one place. 

JASEzone – A professional community where you can find potential clients and business partners.

LedgerLink - Connect to the premier online social and career community for accounting professionals. The premier online social and career community for accounting professionals. This is where you’ll find career and personal discussion forums, job-search tips, office guides, business advice…and much more.

LinkedIn - A social and career networking community that allows users to find jobs or potential employees, consultants and business partners. LinkedIn Jobs allows users to search job listings and connect with hiring managers, recruiters, etc. Mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.  LinkedIn exists to help you make better use of your professional network and help the people you trust in return.  A must for every recruiter!

ManagerLink – Go-to resource for the guides, news, and expert advice you need to take your team – and your career- to the next level. Discover the best strategies for securing a thriving department advancing your career. Taking you from manager to leader!

MediaBuzz - Your Marketing, Advertising and PR Connection.  Emphasizes the 4Ps - product, price, place, and promotion - to advance yourself into your dream marketing, advertising or PR career. MediaBuzz enables active professionals to understand your audience, create customer relationships and sell yourself into a job.

MiGente.com -  Online community of English-speaking Latinos that reflects member-driven interests and provides a forum on the Internet for Latinos to network and build relationships with other members. 

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Military.com - The largest military and veteran membership organization.   Free membership connects service members, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service — government benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more.  Military spouses too!

Networking for Professionals – A business network that combines online business networking and real-life events.

NonprofitPeople – Networking for Nonprofit Professionals. Aligns your ideals with your ideal job. It doesn’t matter if you are a volunteer or a CEO, NonprofitPeople provides the tools to manage and grow one’s nonprofit organization. Get advice on event planning, website management, grant writing and more. Further your cause while advancing your career. 

NursingLink - Where Nurses Call the Shots. Discuss career-related issues with active, retired, and student nurses. Check out career specialty profiles, get job search advice, try our NCLEX quiz, and take part in a diverse selection of forum discussions. 

PartnerUp – A community connecting small business owners and entrepreneurs

PerfectBusiness – A network of entrepreneurs, investors and business experts that encourages entrepreneurship and mutual success.

Plaxo – An enhanced address book tool for networking and staying in contact.

PoliceLink - The Nation’s Law Enforcement Community.  Get the latest law enforcement and police news, learn about career and educational opportunities, and network with your peers. You’ll also find police videos, fitness tips, and career training articles. 

Ryze.com - A business networking site that helps you grow your business contacts, find a job, make sales, keep in touch with friends and colleagues, and more. Send messages to other users, join groups related to your industry and interests, and find groups by location.

SalesHQ - The Premier Community For Sales Pros. Connect with members of the professional sales community around the world — from recent grads to seasoned experts. Get deal making advice, improve your interview skills, search for jobs, and discuss personal and professional issues with your peers. 

StartupNation -  A community focused on the exchange of ideas between entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners.

Upspring – A social networking site for promotion and social networking. 

Xing – Global networking for professionals.  (Formerly the Open Business Club) a business networking site where users can grow their network of professional contacts. Find professionals, business opportunities, potential employees and more. Business 2.0/CNN Money recently named Xing as one of the hottest Web 2.0 startup companies.

Young Entrepreneur  – A forum-based site for entrepreneurs and small business owners who are passionate about promoting business for themselves and others.

Ziggs - A professional connection portal founded on the principles of professionalism and respect.

TechWeb - Over 20,000 technical terms defined.

Webopedia- - They say this is the only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology.  You be the judge.

Brainbench - IT Specific pre-hire testing, employee development and individual certification via web-based skills assessment with over 600 assessments to choose from.  

Live Career –  Free online career tests, helping people get and keep their dream careers.  Offers career advice, information about new careers, pay scale and average salary information, a salary calculator, online degree and continuing education information, and a free salary survey report that covers most industries and job types.

PreVisor - Competency assessments and employment decision solutions for worldwide clients.   Specialists in workforce selection and performance, providing employment screening products created and validated in accordance with the highest principles of applied industrial-organizational psychology (I/O), government regulations, and human  resource best practices.  Formed by the merger of Qwiz, ePredix, and Personnel Decisions Research Institutes (PDRI).  Acquired Brainbench in 2006.

Skillometer - Application Service Provider (ASP) that provides web-based, IT skills testing to companies and Information Technology (IT) professionals in leading-edge and current Information Technologies.

Area Code Finder – Area codes in numerical order or alphabetized by city.  Great little tool.

Big Yellow - Find over 16.5 million businesses across the USA via online yellow pages. 

Plaxo – An enhanced address book tool for networking and staying in contact.

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Wikipedia - A multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project based on an openly-editable model. Wikipedia's articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay.

ZDNet - Technology News, Reviews, and FREE Downloads.

According to Danny - Provides training live in their office or yours, over the net or through the latest DVDs, CDs, and books. Techniques for owners to build their firms and create top producers. 

Advanced Recruiting Trends - Designs and delivers professional recruiting training programs for progressive organizations interested in optimizing their recruitment capabilities.

The Adler Group - Offers a full range of training and consulting services for recruiters and hiring managers using performance-based hiring.

AIRS - Advanced Internet Recruitment Solutions – for those who recruit, develop and transition talent

Good As Gold Training - Provides comprehensive training solutions to catapult recruiters forward, showing exactly how to achieve and maintain the higher levels of professional success and financial freedom. 

Home Based Recruiter - How to start a home- based recruiting business or staffing agency and how to become a highly successful recruiter, headhunter or staffing consultant.  Features a 3 hour training DVD on recruiting, 4 audio CDs on how to start a recruiting business and a helpful set of recruiting contracts and forms!

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MastersRecruiting - 'from rookie to Master in a fraction of the time' - This definitive new recruiters training manual covers every aspect of recruiting for new recruiting professionals and lays the foundation for quick success.  A ‘Must Have’ for any successful recruiting operation. Recruitment Management Consulting and specialized search services too.  

NextLevel Recruiting Training – Best practices from niche specialists and industry leaders around the world.  Online, on-demand and DVD-based training materials. 

Recruiters Network  - Recruiting Seminars and Training.  Recruiting seminars.  Learn new strategies and tactics from the pros!

Recruiting eLearning - Recruiting eLearning – Mission is to deliver a worldwide comprehensive recruiting process which will elevate the value of recruiting services and standardize industry skills to their highest level.

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Recruitment Juice - Innovative and ground-breaking DVD training programs for recruiters worldwide. Mission is to revolutionize the way recruiters learn. Long gone are the days of boring, training style videos; these videos are fun and true-to-life.  A fresh approach to recruiter training - one that engages, educates, motivates and inspires.

Winning Strategies for Recruiters/BillRadin.com – Recruiting books, videos, audio, downloads, archived webinars and more from a leading trainer in the business.  

US Visa Associates - Focus on U.S. immigration issues.  Has multilingual staff of attorneys and paralegals experienced in a wide range of immigration solutions.