Lyon, Popanz & Forester Links to Job Search Sites


The following sites are listed in my normal order of search. The search criteria very from time-to-time but generally reflect (a) my relationship with the sponsoring company -- the more we know about each other the higher the ranking -- and (b) past history in finding interesting contract jobs.



Companies that perform services and have
searchable lists of jobs:


MSquared
Click Consultant's Logon [top right corner]
Click Log in
Click project opportunities [top left]
Review list and pursue those that are of interest
I review this a couple of times a week

EMC
Click: At Work at EMC
Click: Job Postings and How to Apply
Login [or register]
Select that you want to do
I have three search agents for EMC, Captiva and Documentum
I stopped getting messages from EMC - my login had expired


Jefferson Wells and click on areas of interest
Home They have a category for contract consultants.
Technology Risk Management
Experience


Future Step
From the home page login or register
Location: United States
Industry: Information Technology
Work type: Interim Mgmt/Consulting
Keyword: Blank
Location is limited to country level, e.g., United States
From the search page you can change the Industry, e.g., change to Financial Services
Very few results


Job boards:

Google Job Search
Keywords: Leave blank
Job Industry: it - internet, financial services, technology [separate searches]
Job Type: contract
Function: any
Employer: any
Salary: blank - quoted in terms of "annual"
Education: graduate degree
Source: any - more than just those listed below
Within 30 miles: 90292
Sort by: Most recent post date

Google lists its sources (see: Jobs page.) Only the following two are worth searching. It is probably worthwhile to search Google and the following sites.


    TEKsystems, post resume and apply directly for jobs, no cover letter. Have set up job alerts for "project manager IT" and "business process improvement." n   Career Builder:
    Use Advanced Search,
    Key words: blank,
    Location: Marina del Rey,
    Include jobs within: 30 miles,
    Jobs posted: (days since last search),
    Job Categories: consultant | information technology,
    Industry: Leave blank and then use search results to select industries,
    Degrees: Graduate degree (include all lesser degrees),
    Employment Type: Contractor,
    Salary: 60,000 to 120,000
    Use this one.
    I get good email follow up from them.

    n    Net Temps:
    Industry Job Search: Internet and New Media
    Key Words: blank
    Select a State or Metro Area: California-Los Angeles ...
    Select a job type: Temporary Jobs (contract jobs/consulting)
    You can email yourself a copy of any job you apply for for future reference.
    Use this one.


    Dice
    Key Words: Project Manager and Business Process Improvement
    Metro Area: Los Angeles
    Select Travel Preferences: <75%
    Employment Type: Contract - Independent
    Sort by: Date
    View Results: Summary
    View Jobs Posted within: 10 days ago
    Results per page: 30

    Key Words: Merger Integration and Litigation Support
    Metro Area: US + western states
    Select Travel Preferences: <75%
    Employment Type: Contract - Independent
    Sort by: Date
    View Results: Summary
    View Jobs Posted within: 10 days ago
    Results per page: 30
    Saved all four agents. Will watch my email.

    Monster
    Key Words: Business Process Improvement + Project Manager +
    Location: 90292 + 50 miles
    Job Categories: Computer Services; Computers, Software; Consulting Services; Financial Services; Healthcare - Support Services; Information Technology; Project/Program Management
    Job Status: Full Time
    Job Type: Temporary/Contract/Project
    Years of Experience: 15+
    Career Level: Manager
    Education: Master's Degree
    Salary Range: 75+
    Include Jobs w/o Salary: yes
    Email: Daily PDS Technical Services
    Job Category: IT analyst + infrastructure and administration + software
    Job ID: blank
    Job Type: Contractor
    State: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
    Have saved these search criteria, use "Job Profile"
    They also have a "shopping cart" which is convenient. You can apply for all jobs in your shopping cart in one step. Does not allow any form of note to recruiter or cover letter -- resume has to stand on its own.



    Adecco Technical Job Search
    Job Category: Info Tech - Applications, - Infrastructure
    Offices: All Offices
    Minimum Salary: All [no provision for hourly contractor rate]
    States: California + Arizona + Colorado + Nevada + New Mexico
    Keywords: contract
    The result will be a table, I sort by Date.

    Also did: Info Tech Applications + Infrastructure and LAX, Irvaine, PHX, SDG and SFO and found nine worth looking at. Changed category to Professional and found one. You can modify one variable at a time.

    Surrex Solutions Corp.
    Keyword:
    Search by Date: Since last search
    Search by Title: All
    Select Desired States: CA [Limited selection]
    Enter Desired City: All
    Enter Desired State/Country: All
    Search by Radius: 90292 - California - 50 miles
    Select Type: Full Time Contract
    Acceptable Work Status: All




    Created July 30, 2000
    Updated November 24, 2007