The best tools the internet has to offer to help you stand out from the crowd and crush the competition

Today’s job market is as cutthroat as ever, a job seeker needs to use the best available tools at their disposal to come out ahead. The thought of finding a job in the current economy can be daunting or downright intimidating whether you’re a student fresh out of school looking for an internship or entry-level position trying to convince an employer you’re worth hiring.

The goal of this post is to take the scariness out of starting your job search. I want to equip you with the best tools the internet has to offer. Use these tools to help you stand out from the crowd and crush the competition.

Included here are the best job resources I could find to help you organize your job search, polish and spice-up your resume, and use your social network to find a job and upgrade your career. For an added bonus, I've also included the best job listing and search engine sites to help you in any endeavor.

1. Venturerocket - Accelerates your job search by using raw skills to find the perfect match
2. BrandYourself - Personal branding. Control your Google results
3. Recmnd.me - Let your coworkers easily recommend you
4. JobTitled - Knowledge for career decisions
5. JobPoacher - I’m brilliant and I want something better…
6. Job Aware - Smart job search app for iPhone
7. Kareer.me - Job search and multimedia resume tools
8. GetHired - Have employers compete to hire you

Job Search Organization Tools

1. Jobspeaker - Manage your job search
2. StartWire - All your applications in one spot. Track your progress and activity
3. JobMango - Easy job tracking. Get organized, get hired
4. JobKatch - Track progress and keep organized during your job search
5. Huntsy - Bookmark jobs and organize your search on a single dashboard
6. JobPad - Application tracking, log, organizer and resources

Resume Tools

1. Resunate - Smart online resume builder. Score your resume against your dream job
2. Resumebaking - A resume builder that’s as easy as pie
3. Spark Hire - Use innovative video features to search, apply and interview for jobs
4. DoYouBuzz - The next-generation online resume (interactive with multimedia content)
5. Resumesimo - Just 10 minutes away from your perfect resume
6. CareerScribe - Go beyond a boring resume. Own your story
7. TruYuu - Resume help and job match. Free membership includes a TruMee infographic
8. JobSpice - Create a resume in 15 minutes
9. SnapPages - Create a free resume website
10. Labels.io - Tired of applying for jobs? Create a free profile and and they’ll do it for you
11. RezScore - How does your resume score? Find out for free
12. VisualCV - Get a better resume, online
13. Resume Companion - The resume builder that does the writing for you
14. Resumer - Create and share your resume online
15. ResumeBucket - Resume storage, templates and job search
16. ZeeVitae - Employers can search for an find your CV resume and contact you directly
17. FirstDialog - Be seen, be heard, be hired
18. Ypick.Me - Build an interactive online resume

Info-Graphic Resumes

1. Re.vu - A visual resume tool
2. ResumUP.com - Go visual–get visible
3. vizualize.me - Visualize your resume in one click
4. Vizify TweetSheet - Your Twitter activity as an instant infographic
5. CVgram - Share your unique skills in a trendy visualization and stand out from the crowd
6. Kinzaa - Build your infographic resume
7. Biogrify - Create a fun visual snapshot of your life

Job Listings

1. Jobing - Search local jobs, find local employers, connect with local people
2. Snagajob - The dream begins with the right job
3. Simply Hired - Job search made simple
4. Monster - Build a better career and find your calling
5. US.jobs - National Labor Exchange
6. Job.com - Gear for your career
7. Indeed - One search, all jobs
8. LinkUp - Jobs direct from companies. Always current, often unadvertised, never fake
9. CareerBuilder.com - Job and job search advice, employment and careers
10. TweetMyJobs - Have job matches delivered by email, mobile or Twitter
11. Careerjet.com - Jobs and employment in the USA
12. FlipDog - Find local jobs and employment listings
13. Jobster - Daily job posts and job alerts
14. JobsRadar.com - Find jobs. Showcase your resume. Get hired
15. JobKaster - Location-based job search

Specialty Job Listings

1. Work for Pie - For coders. Forget resumes–build a showcase of your work instead
2. Dice - Job search for technology professionals
3. Authentic Jobs - Full-time and freelance jobs for creative professionals
4. DoNanza - Next-level freelance job search and tools
5. Coderwall - Establish your geek cred.
6. Interviewstreet Codesprints – Coding contests; streamlining the job hunt for programmers
7. FINS - Finance, technology, sales and marketing jobs
8. CrunchBoard - Tech, startup and engineering jobs
9. HeadHunter - Find management and executive-level jobs
10. GroupTalent - Connect with well-paid development projects

Career Tools

1. WetFeet – Making your job search as painless as possible. Career guides and more
2. Vault – Career intelligence. Job search, career information and company profiles
3. The Ladders - Comprehensive job-matching service for career-driven professionals
4. Glassdoor - An inside look at jobs and companies
5. PayScale - Salary compensation information
6. iPersonic Career Test - Free career personality test that takes less than 5 minutes
7. JobSense - Career information, tips, advice and answers
8. AIE’s Find a Career - Explore your options, get resume and interview tips and more
9. Find a Career - Student resources for finding and choosing a career

Social Networking Tools for Job Hunters

1. BranchOut - Career networking on Facebook
2. LinkedIn - Business oriented social networking
3. PROskore - Online business network that measures professional reputation
4. Identified - Find out how in-demand you are right now
5. Jobfox - Make connections, get hired
6. Viadeo - Your network is more powerful than you think
7. Brazen Careerist - Where young professionals connect and grow

Internships, Entry-Level and Part-Time Jobs

1. InternMatch - Find an internship (including paid internships)
2. TalentEgg - It’s time to hatch your career
3. Internships.com - Hired education
4. Readyforce - Students can connect with companies that match their interests
5. YouTern - Startup internship opportunities
6. Care.com - Find babysitting, nanny, pet, house and senior care jobs
7. Pocket.Jobs - Easily connect with friends to post and pick up jobs
8. AfterCollege - Entry-level jobs and internships
9. Prizes.org - Get paid to design logos, think up business names and slogans and more
10. HireAHelper.com - Part-time and full-time labor and moving jobs

Startup Jobs

1. StartUpHire - Use your energy and determination to build something great
2. VentureLoop - Search jobs by venture-backed companies
3. Startuply - Startup jobs
4. StartUpers - Work in a startup
5. Work In Startups - Where startups meet rockstar employees
6. Startup Jobs - Where employers pitch the talent
7. StartupZone - Startup jobs in Silicon Valley
8. CoNotes - Startup jobs for startup people
9. NeoHire - Startup job openings
10. College2Startup – Work at your dream startup

1. Work Awesome – Work better, live better. Be more productive at work
2. ViewHire - Turn the interview process on it’s head and hire your next boss
3. Coffee & Power - The app for work like no other