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I Have A Job!!! Now Let’s Get You One.

Written by Jeff on November 12th, 2009

After 408 days of unemployment I finally have a job offer which I am going to accept.  It has been a long road but God is good and has seen my family through this tough time.

For this reason my blog will be mothballed indefinitely until I get settled in my new place and job. If I begin to find time to start posting again I will.

But, for all my fellow urban planners who are desperately looking for a job I want to share with you the list of my internet job searching resources specifically for planning.  You have probably hit many of these sites but I bet there are some you haven’t seen or thought of.  The best resource, and the site that led me to the place I found my new job, was www.jobster.com It crawls many newspapers and other job boards for any kind of job in any zip code.  I would search terms like “AICP”, “Urban Planner”, “Land Use”, “Urban Design”, and “Planning Director”.  You will find you have to refine your search to omit or add (using – or +) to get the detail you need.

Planning Specific Job Sites:

Similar Professions & Government Job Sites:

On Twitter follow these for job blasts several times daily:

  • @CUPPACareers
  • @GetUrbPlannJobs
  • @GreenBizJobs
  • @greenerjobs
  • @JobAngels
  • @EcoEmploy

Good Luck & Hang in there, I know it is tough and I’m here to talk to via email or twitter if you need some help, want a second set of eyes on your resume or cover letter, or even just a sympathetic ear.  I’m here.

 

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2 Comments so far ↓

  1. Daniella says:
    November 13, 2009 at 2:18 AM

    Congrats!!! I’m going to be looking for a job in April when I’m done with my masters degree, so thanks for the tips!! I’ve found twitter to be good, because the jobs tend to be specialized and updated quickly :)

  2. Brian says:
    December 30, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    Thanks for all the resources. I’ve been looking for a planning job for about 4 months with no luck. It’s incredibly time consuming and distressing. At this point I will take any job in any city. Congrats on your job.

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