Free Resources

1. LinkedIn.com isn’t just for you to tell other professionals how wonderful you are. It is a great opportunity to research a company and make connections with other professionals at that company!

2. TheMuse.com lets you research contacts or potentially, the hiring manager, at a company before your interview.

3. AngelList.com offers information on startup companies, investing in them, and potential openings. You can filter by many different criteria.

4. Glassdoor.com includes reviews from current and former employees of a company and salaries reported for positions.

5. Idealist.com has internship and volunteer opportunities to add valuable experience to your resume when just staring out in a new field.

6. Payscale.com allows you to find out what you are worth in a certain field for an area of the country with the world’s largest salary database.

7. Indeed.com pulls together job listings from many sources to let you search by salary level, area, and position title among other things.

8. UpWork.com lists freelance positions for those that like a flexible schedule or prefer contract work.

9. Stackoverflow.com lists engineering and technology jobs for 13,000 companies.

10. USAJobs.gov is the official job site for the federal government. You can “learn about unique hiring paths for veterans, students and graduates, individuals with a disability, and more.”

1. Canva
Whether you’re creating a resume infographic or want to add some unique images to your professional website or social media accounts, Canva is a fantastic, user-friendly tool that allows even the most design-challenged of us to craft beautiful graphics.

2. Flipboard
Get news and information curated for your personal tastes and professional interests right to your phone. Your personalized magazine allows you to stay in the know without having to dig for articles that are actually meaningful to your lifestyle and career.

3. DreamItAlive
Still in its infancy, this virtual dream board builder allows you to visualize what you want in life and share that vision with others who are like-minded for their input and support.

4. LinkedIn Pulse
It’s not just about who you know, it’s what you know. Use LinkedIn‘s self-publishing platform to share your industry expertise and build your profile.

5. Evernote
Keeping your ideas and documents organized amps up your ability to get things done faster. The free version of this app doesn’t have all the bells and whistles as the paid one, but it’s still widely hailed as one of the top must-have apps for any careerist.

6. Good.Co
Can’t help but toot our own horn here! Among a variety of other personalized information, Good.Co offers you the ability to drill down into what makes you really tick and the types of organizations that you’ll be able to excel in based on your unique personality traits.

7. Pocket
When you’re busy moving and shaking, it can be tough to consume all of the information you want to at the very moment you’re exposed to it. So, save it to your Pocket and tag it to keep everything neatly categorized, regardless of what device your accessing it on. It’s a great solution for getting the most from all of your feeds, even when you’re on the go and can’t actually deep dive the way you want to.