Networking Groups:

The Breakfast Club, (executives and Sr. Management) meets every other Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. (free) 
Prudential offices, Suite 140, conference room, Five Centerpointe Drive; Lake Oswego, OR
No website and check with Andrew Beach at abeach@pru-nw.com before attending. 

Executive Net, (executives) meets monthly with date changing at 7:30 a.m. (free)
Pathways/IO Partners Inc., 317 SW Alder Suite 1120, Portland, OR
Check with Jean Walker at jwalker@oipartners.net before attending

High Tech Job Search Group meets Wednesday and Friday 9:30-11:00 (free & public)
Capital Career Center, 18624 NW Walker Road – Rm 1522, Beaverton, OR
Website: www.workforceallianceonline.org.  Yahoo group.  

Job Finders Support Group (all people looking for their next role) - Friday at noon (free & public)
Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Highway, Beaverton, OR
Website:  www.jobfinderssupport.com/support_group.htm.  No Yahoo group.  

Welldiggers (professional and networking) meets first Thursday each month at 7:30 a.m. (fee $5.00 with coffee/etc.).  Buffalo Gap Saloon and Eatery 6835 SW Macadam Portland, OR 97219
No website.  Yahoo group: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AllWelldiggers/

General Job Lists:
America’s Jobs Bank:  http://www.americasjobbank.com/
Career Builder:  http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Career Journal (Wall Street Journal):  http://careers.wsj.com
Craig list Portland:  http://portland.craigslist.org/
Hot jobs:  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Job Dango: http://www.jobdango.com/
Monster:  http://www.monster.com/
One Stop:  http://www.1stop.org/
Oregon State (link to iMatch): http://www.employment.oregon.gov/ and http://www.emp.state.or.us/jobs/
Oregon Live.com:  http://www.oregonlive.com/jobs/
Portland Job Finder:  http://www.pdxguide.com/jobs/
Top job sites (rates job sites):  http://www.topjobsites.com/
Vault (job lists, tips and links to research):  www.vault.com
Workforce Development:  http://www.1stop.org/
Yahoo Jobs:  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

Networking Event Calendars:
American Marketing Association:  http://www.ama-pdx.org/ or http://www.ama-pdx.org/jobboard3.html
Association for Corporate Growth (Portland): http://www.acg.org/portland/
Business Journal of Portland: http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/event/
City Club of Portland:  http://www.pdxcityclub.org/
Northwest Entrepreneur Network: http://www.nwen.org/
Oregonian Business Calendar: http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/business/1114855677326240.xml?oregonian?fnbc&coll=7
Oregon Business Council:  http://www.orbusinesscouncil.org/
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network:  http://www.oen.org/events/
Oregon Start Ups (have a weekly event calendar):  http://oregonstartups.com/events.html
Software Association of Oregon:  http://www.sao.org/
Portland Business Accelerator:  http://www.portlandaccelerator.com/index.asp?f=events
Portland Chamber of Commerce, www.pdxchamber.org
Portland Business Alliance (Chamber of Commerce Portland): http://portlandorassoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventsStartPage.aspx?OE=True
Portland Human Resources Management Assn: www.pdxhr.org
Portland Mind Share:  www.pdxmindshare.com
Portland State School of Business:  http://www.sba.pdx.edu/glance/school/eventscalendar.html#dec
Professionally Speaking: www.professionallyspeaking.org (RSVP for events)
Project Management  Institute (PMI):  http://www.pmi-portland.org/
Young Professionals of Portland (YPOP) (open to all ages): http://www.youngprofessionalsofportland.com/ypop/

Master Job Hunting (looks at number of sites and lists):
Career Mole:  http://www.careermole.com/
Gadball.com: http://www.gadball.com/
*Indeed.com:  http://www.indeed.com/
Local Job Board:  http://oregon.localjobboard.com
*Simply Hired:  http://www.simplyhired.com/

Other Networking Groups:
Career Coach:  www.careermanagementcoaching.com	
Computer Human Interaction Forum of Oregon:  http://www.acm.org/chapters/chifoo/	
Internet Professionals Northwest:   http://www.ipn.org	
Meridian Technology Group, Inc:  www.meridiangroup.com
OCIABC, Business Communicators:  www.ociabc.org/jobbank/index 	
Oregon Excellence (quality awards to firms):
http://www.oregonexcellence.org/
Oregon Grad Institute/Center for Prof Dev:  http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/			
PDX Business calendar site:  http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/	
Society for Technical Communications Willamette Valley:   http://www.stcwvc.org/	
Society for Information Management (members and guests): http://www.simnet.org/

Senior (over 50) Job Networking
Dinosaur Exchange (international): http://Dinosaur-Exchange.com
Jobs for Seniors.com:  http://www.jobsforseniors.com/  
Employment Network for Retired Government Experts: http://enrge.us/
Senior Job Bank:  http://seniorjobbank.com/
Seniors 4 Hire:  http://seniors4hire.org/
Your Encore:  http://www.YourEncore.com/ 

Electrical, Computer and Other Engineering Jobs:
AEA, American Electronics Association (membership for key events):
www.aeanet.org/public/councils/index.html
ElectricNet Online:  http://www.electricnet.com/content/homepage/
Engineering Jobs:  http://www.engineeringjobs.com/
Fiber Optics Online:  http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/
Information Technology Association of America:  http://www.itaa.org
Photonics Online:  http://www.photonicsonline.com/
Premises Networks:  http://www.premisesnetworks.com/
RF GlobalNet:  http://www.rfglobalnet.com/
Today’s Engineer (good articles):  http://www.todaysengineer.org/archive/career.asp
Wireless Design Online:  http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/
Wireless Networks Online:  http://www.wirelessnetworksonline.com/

Environmental/Natural Resources Jobs: 
American Fisheries Society: http://www. fisheries.org  
Energy:  http://www.verticalnet.com/
Environmental Career.com:  http://environmentalcareer.com/
Environmental Education: http://eelink.net
Environmental Jobs and Careers:  http://www.ejobs.org/
HydroCarbon Online:  http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/
Job Reservoir - Water and Wastewater Jobs:  http://www.jobreservoir.com/
Natural Step Framework network:  http://www.ortns.org/
Naturalist Network: http://www.environetwork.com/
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance:  www.nwalliance.org
Oil and Gas Online:  http://www.oilandgasonline.com/
Orion:  http://www.oriononline.org/pages/ogn/services/ICS/ogninternships.html
Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR): http://www.sedcor.com/
Sign up for e-newsletter containing job opportunities: www.4sos.org
Society for Conservation Biology: http://conbio.net/jobs/
Society of Environmental Toxicology (SETAC):  http://www.setac.org/
Solid Waste:  http://www.solidwaste.com/
The Environmental Careers Organization:  http://www.eco.org/
Power Online:  http://www.poweronline.com/
Pollution Online:  http://www.pollutiononline.com/
Public Works:  http://www.publicworks.com/
Universities Water Information Network:
http://www.uwin.siu.edu/announce/jobs/
Water Online:  http://www.wateronline.com/

Regional Arts & Culture Jobs:
Council Art Jobs:  http://www.racc.org/resources/_ANJobs.php
Americans for the Arts- Job Bank: http://www.americansforthearts.org/e_services/jbank/jbank.asp
Artcareer Network: http://www.artcareer.net
Artjob: http://www.ArtJob.org
Artist Trust (WA): http://www.artisttrust.org/
Backstagejobs: http://www.backstagejobs.com
CraigsList: http://portland.craigslist.org/med/
Creative Hotline: http://www.creativehotlist.com
Cultural Commons: http://www.culturalcommons.org/
Fine Art Directory: http://www.art-online.com
Global Art Jobs: http://www.globalartjobs.com/about_us.html
Museum Employment Resource Center (MERC): http://www.museum-employment.com/
National Art Education Association (NAEA)- art teacher job openings (nationally): http://www.naea-reston.org/
National Writers Union Job Hotline: http://www.nwu.org/hotline/
Opportunity Knocks (for Non-Profit jobs): http://opportunityknocks.org
Oregon Film and Video Office: for film and production jobs in Oregon: http://www.oregonfilm.org
Sunoasis Jobs: http://www.sunoasis.com
Visual Nation:  http://www.visualnation.com/arts/artjobs.html 

Information Technology Jobs:
Brain Buzz (network engineers, developers, etc.):  http://jobs.brainbuzz.com/
Brass Ring (IT and tech):  http://www.brassring.com
CIO level jobs:  http://jobs.cio.com/
*Computer Jobs:  http://www.computerjobs.com/
Computer Work:  http://www.computerwork.com/
C++ Jobs:  http://www.cplusplusjobs.com/
Data Base Jobs:  http://www.databasejobs.com/
Developers Net:  http://www.developers.net/
Dice:  http://dice.com/
EBug (B2B & Internet commerce):  http://www.ebug.com/ 
Internet and IT Networking:  http://internet.com/
Internet World http://www.headhunter.net/Custom/CBJump.htm?lr=cbpt_it&siteID=itPT
IT Careers.com (IT professionals):  http://itcareers.careercast.com/texis/js
Jobs for Programmers:  http://www.prgjobs.com/
Nation jobs in computer field:  http://www.nationjob.com/computers/
Monster:  http://www.monster.com/
Tech Jobs:  http://www.computerjobs.com/homepage.aspx
Visual Basic Jobs:  http://www.visualbasicjobs.com/
Visual Basic Association, www.pdxvbug.com
Web programming jobs:  http://www.webprogrammingjobs.com/

Finance Jobs:
Bloomberg:  http://www.bloomberg.com/
Brokerage Consultants, Inc:  http://www.brokerageconsultants.com/
Careers in Business:  http://www.careers-in-business.com/
Career Mosaic:  http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/accounting/accounting2.html
Financial Career:  http://www.fincareer.com/
Financial Executives Networking Group:  http://www.pdxfeng.com/
Jobs in the Money:  http://www.jobsinthemoney.com/
Search Up:  http://www.searchup.com/finance/

Management and Business Jobs:
Careers in Business:  http://www.careers-in-business.com/
Career Mosaic:  http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/accounting/accounting2.html
ExecuNet (local office - fee based):  http://www.execunet.com/
Mosaic Blueprint (roles over $100K):  http://www.mosaicblueprint.com/
Portland Chamber of Commerce:  www.pdxchamber.org
Society for Human Resources Management:  www.shrm.org
UpLadder (fee based):  http://up.theladders.com/

Security Networking Jobs:
Computer Related Investigations Management & Education (CRIME): http://lists.jammed.com/crime/
CRIME home page:  http://crime.zotconsulting.com/slides/osu-ethics/text22.htm
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Portland chapter:  http://www.issa-portland.org/
ISSA Portland Oregon Yahoo Groups:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ISSA-Portland-OR/
ISSA National: http://www.issa.org/
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA):  http://www.isaca-oregon.org/
Information Technology Association Of America (ITAA): http://www.itaa.org/news/pr/chron.cfm
InfraGard: http://www.infraguard.net/
RAINS and Oregon Regional Alliance for Information and Network Security:  
http://www.oregonrains.org/

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Medical Jobsites:
Bioresearch Online:  http://www.bioresearchonline.com/
Drug Discovery Online:  http://www.drugdiscoveryonline.com/
Healthcare Information and Management systems Society (HIMSS):  http://www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp
Laboratory Network:  http://www.laboratorynetwork.com/
Medical Design:  http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS):  http://www.oahhs.org/
Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA): http://www.oregonbio.org/
Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association:  http://www.wabio.com/

Temp and Temp to Hire:
Net Temps:  http://www.net-temps.com/

Human Resource and Training Jobs:
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD): http://www.astd.org/astd/careers/job_bank
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) (Cascadia Chapter):  http://www.astdcascadia.org/jobs/job_listings.html
HR Consultants: HR Guide to Internet Resources from HR-Guide.Com:  http://www.hr-guide.com/data/009.htm
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI):
http://www.brainhunter.com/CareerSite/ISPI/ISPICareerSite.htm
Lake Washington Human Resources Association:
http://www.lwhra.org/wasamasnhr/careers.nsf/home?Openform
NHRMA – HR Development for the Northwest:  http://www.nhrma.org/default.asp?page=8&show=1
Organization Development Network (Must purchase a subscription to use job bank):
http://jobs.odnetwork.org/c/login/login.cfm?site_id=110&status=arrive&t=2
Portland Human Resources Management Association:  http://phrma.hrdpt.com/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs_quick.cgi
Portland Industrial & Organizational Psychology Association (PIOPA): http://www.shapeconsulting.com/piopa/?events
Salem SHRM:  http://www.shrmsalem.org/jobbank.html
Seattle SHRM:  http://www.shrm-seattle.com/job-bank.html
Society of Human Resources Management:  http://jobs.shrm.org/jobseekerx/

Public Sector Job Lists:
CascadeLink:  www.cascadelink.org  (city, county and state government jobs)
General Services Administration (GSA): https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/gsa.exe/runuserinfo?Haveusedbefore=5
Federal Jobs:  http://www.usajobs.org
Metro: http://www.metro-region.org/pssp.cfm?ProgServID=21
Oregon job list:  http://www.oregonjob.org
City of Portland:  http://www.ci.portland.or.us/jobs/
USA Jobs (federal positions):  http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/

Nonprofit Organizational Roles:
CNRG - Community Nonprofit Resources Group: http://www.cnrg-portland.org/
Craigslist:  http://portland.craigslist.org/npo/
Employment Spot: http://www.employmentspot.com/features/nonprofit.htm
GuideStar.org:  http://www.guidestar.org/
Idea List.org (state by state listing): http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/keywords/4p.html
Oregon Involved:  www.oregonnonprofitassociation.org
The Performance Center (Sr. mgmt to assist with org. changes):  http://www.performancecenter.org/
Technical Assistance for Community Services (TACS):  http://www.tacs.org/index.asp

Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Pros Jobs:
American Advertising Federation (US) and American Marketing 
Association (US and worldwide):  http://www.aaf.org/jobs/index.html
and http://www.marketingpower.com/
6 Figure Jobs.com (US and worldwide):  http://www.6figurejobs.com/
Brand channel.com (Worldwide):  http://www.brandchannel.com/careers.asp
Colloquy Jobs Board (US and Canada):  http://www.colloquy.com/
Curt Rosengren’s Marketing Jobs (Pacific Northwest):  http://www.rosengren.net/jobs/
Direct Marketing Association Job Bank (US):  http://www.the-dma.org/jobbank/
Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) (US):  http://www.retailing.org/index.html
ExecSearches.com (US and Worldwide):  http://www.execsearches.com/exec/default.asp
ExecuNet (US, Canada and Worldwide):  http://www.execunet.com/
Marketing Jobs.com (US):  http://www.marketingjobs.com/
Marketing Research Association (US):  http://www.mra-net.org/career/index.cfm
Media Life Magazine’s classifieds (US):
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/features/classifieds.html
Multimedia Association:  http://www.oregon.org/
NationJob (US):  http://www.nationjob.com/media/ and http://www.nationjob.com/marketing/
Product Development and Management Association Job Bank (US):
http://www.pdma.org/jobs/
Portland Ad Federation: www.paf.org
Public Relations Society of America: http://www.prsa-portland.org/
Quirk’s Marketing Research Review (US and Worldwide):  http://www.quirks.com/jobmart/
ResearchInfo.com’s Market Research Employment Center (US and Worldwide): 
http://www.researchinfo.com/docs/jobs/index.cfm

Summer or Intern Positions: 
Business Education Compact:  http://www.becpdx.org/
Comp jobs:  http://www.campjobs.com
Great Summer jobs:  http://www.greatsummerjobs.com
Idea List:  http://www.idealist.org
Intern jobs:  http://www.internjobs.com
Internships:  http://www.internships.wetfeet.com
Overseas jobs:  http://www.overseasjobs.com
Resort jobs:  http://www.resortjobs.com
Rising Star Internship:  http://www.rsinternships.com/rshome.htm
Summer jobs:  http://www.summerjobs.com

Interviewing tips:
Abounding Careers:  http://www.aboundingcareers.com/ (undergoing update)
Career Info Net:  www.acinet.org/acinet (click on “Career Resource Library”)
Net Temps:  http://www.net-temps.com/adcgi/banner.cgi?ref=crnews&ch=1458&id=crs_1458
Wall Street Journal:  www.careerjournal.com

Military support websites:

Department of Labor:  www.CareerOneStop.org/military
Matches job seekers with active security clearances:  www.ClearanceJobs.com
Post resume for firms looking for former military:  www.DestingGroup.com
Department of Defense:  www.DoDTransPortal.dod.mil
Companies looking to recruit former military:  www.OperationHeroForHire.com
Single source for transition:  www.TAOnline.com
Caters to separated or transitioning military:  www.VetJobs.com

Free Training:
Baycongroup.com:  www.baycongroup.com
Capital Career Center (job workshops):  http://www.workforceallianceonline.org/calendar_wfa.html
Docmail:  http://www.docmail.com/learn/Word.htm
HP online training:  http://hplearningcenter.com/ or http://www.learningcenter.com/?mcID=em15
Learn That:  http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/
Linux training site:  http://www.linux.org
Lunch & Learn through the Multnomah County Library:
http://www.multcolib.org/events/brownbag.html
Massachusetts Institute of Technology online training:
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
Mentor Graphics:  http://www.mentor.com/es/dwp/
Microsoft software for training (free - limited):  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx
Multnomah County Library computer classes:
http://events.multcolib.org/events/cfml/index.cfm?action=1101&CategoryID=10
OGI training courses (note free training):  http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/shoplist_1.asp
OHSU Brain Awareness:
http://www.oregonbrains.org/outreach/baw/events/index.shtml
Tigard Library (hands-on):    http://www.ci.tigard.or.us/library/programs_events/computer_classes.asp
Tutorials: www.baycongroup.com  Click on “software tutorials” 
      (Word, Excel, RealPlayer, Paint Shop Pro, Flash 5)
University of Texas:  http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/index.cfm
W3 Schools:  http://www.w3schools.com/

Salary Analysis:
Best Jobs USA (job leads, salary surveys and more):  www.bestjobsusa.com
Calculator for salary, relocation and cost of living by area:  http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
ACCRA -The Council for Community and Economic Research: http://www.coli.org/
GM Ryan salary and moving calculators:  http://www.gmryan.com/candidates/relocation.htm
Monster salary tool:  http://promotions.monster.com/salary/
Pay Scale salary report: http://www.payscale.com/?src=G33x
Oregon Employment (OLMIS) Wages&Income:  http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine
The Riley Guide:  http://www.rileyguide.com/salguides.html
Salary.com (fee based): www.salary.com
Salary Expert:  http://www.salaryexpert.com/
U.S. Department of Labor: http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm
Wall Street Journal (salary search):  www.careerjournal.com

Information about Oregon firms:
Oregon firm information and location maps: http://www.switchboard.com/bin/cgidir.dll?MEM=221&S=OR&C=Acumed&x=7&y=3
Oregon business:  http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine
Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division:  http://www.filinginoregon.com/
Oregon state OLMIS system (future growth by industry and position):  http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine

On-line Networking Groups and Tools:
ContactSpan:  http://www.contactspan.com/
Ecademy:  http://www.ecademy.com
Eurekster:  http://www.eurekster.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/home
Monster Networking:  http://content.monster.com/career/networking/
RealContacts:  http://jobs.realcontacts.com/home.asp
Ryze Business Networking:  http://www.ryze.com/
Spoke:  http://www.spoke.com/

Networking with People:
Business Network International (BNI):  www.bni-oregon.com
Networking Opportunities:  http://www.stcwvc.org/galley/0203/b7.htm
Ryze Business Networking:  http://www.ryze.com/index.php?
Toastmasters International:  www.toastmasters.org

Networking sites with list of other Groups:
Great info site with group links (The US Group is no longer meeting)
http://www.geocities.com/theusgroup/index.htm

Self Assessment Tools:
Bowling Green State University, Career Center (self assessment and career assessments):  
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/students/index.html
Career Planning and self-assessment:  http://jobs.esc.state.nc.us/soicc/planning/c1.htm
Career link Inventory:  http://www.mpc.edu/cl/climain.htm
Career research, job search, skills:  http://www.olmis.org
Enneagram Institute:  http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/
Human Performance Institute (HPI):  http://www.poweroffullengagement.com/assessment_profile.html
Keirsey Temperament:  http://www.keirsey.com/
Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP):  http://www.assessment.com
Myers Briggs instrument:  http://www.humanmetrics.com
Personality type: http://www.personalitytype.com/
Transferable skills survey:  http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/car/self/career_transfer_survey.html
University of Waterloo Career Center:  http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/step1.asp
US Department of the Interior Career Manager:  http://www.doi.gov/octc/index.html

Gender Based networks:
The Business Journal of Portland:  http://portland.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/portland/content/localsites/

Resume writing:
4 Step Resume:  www.15min-resume.com
How to create Winning Resumes:  www.eresumewriting.com
Job Web:  http://www.jobweb.com/resumes%5Finterviews/
Quintessential Careers:  http://www.quintcareers.com/
http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/enelow-r.html
Riley Guide (cover letters and resume info):  http://www.rileyguide.com/
Smart Career Moves Resume Generator:  http://www.careersonline.com.au/smartmoves.resumegenerator.html

Job Fairs:
Career Builder job fairs:  http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobposter/CareerFairs/
City of Portland job fair:  http://www.portlandonline.com/bhr
Hire Quest (sales and marketing) career fair:  http://www.hirequest.com/can_fair_index.html
Jammin 95.5 annual career fair (annual in spring):  http://jamminfm.com/ArDisplay.aspx?ID=48614&SecID=23
National Career Fairs:  http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/index.php?p=career_fair_details&id=624
Nonprofit Career Fairs (Portland):   http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=102
Oregon Employment Dept.: http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/STJOBS/fairs.shtml
Pacific NW Tech Career Fairs (Portland & Seattle):  http://www.pacificnwtech.org/
Portland Community College:  http://www.pcc.edu/resources/careers/fairs/cascade/
Urban League of Portland (annual):  http://www.ulpdx.org/events/2003/ulop_career_conn.html
Westside Job & Career Fair:  http://www.westsidelink.com

Informational Interviewing:
State of Oregon:  http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/HR/docs/train/InfoInt.pdf
Wall Street Journal:  www.careerjournal.com

Life Tools:
Personal mission & vision:  http://www.lifetoolsforwomen.com/p/write-mission-vision.htm
Vision statement:  http://www.timethoughts.com/goalsetting/vision-statements.htm
Business mission & vision:  http://www.sideroad.com/Business_Communication/mission-and-vision-statement.html
CEO mission and vision:  http://www.refresher.com/!recipe.html

Software tools:
Job Tabs (helps manage your candidacy):  www.jobtabs.com

Transition Books:
The 50 Most Asked Questions from the Newly Unemployed,  by Cleon Cox 
Become Who You Were Born to Be,  by Brian Souza
Don’t Get a Job, Get a Life,  by Erik Vonk
Never Eat Alone,   by Keith Ferrazzi 
Networking: Insiders’ Strategies for Tapping the Hidden Market Where Most Jobs Are Found,  by Douglas B. Richardson (out of print)
Pathfinder:  How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success,  by Nicholas Lore
Want A Better Fantastic Job?  by Pam Gross and Peter Paskill
What Color Is Your Parachute 2006,  by Richard Bolles
Winning the Job Race: Pathways Through Transition,  By Jack Heyden and Scott Kane

Starting and growing your own business/job:
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network:  http://www.oen.org/events/
Oregon Start Ups (have a weekly event calendar):  http://oregonstartups.com/events.html
Oregon Technology Business Incubator (OTBC): http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/1041/calendar/
Small Business website:  http://smallbusinessadvocate.com/
Self Employed Creative Professionals:  http://www.selfemployedcreatives.org/events.htm
Starve Ups:  http://www.starveups.com/starveups/

Personal and business cards:
VistaPrint (keep an eye our for free upgrades, pay shipping):  http://www.vistaprint.com/

Oregon job list:  http://www.emp.state.or.us/jobs/