The Internet can be a very useful tool when it comes to finding work. However, you may have to search hard and long for quality websites, since, as with most things online, there's a lot of junk. The following are ten online resources with job search engines and other websites to help you find work fast.

1. Job Search Sites

Some of the better job search sites are, in no particular order: Indeed, LinkUp, Simply Hired, and Jobster .
Increasingly, employers are posting more and more ads on Craigslist , which is a great resource to find jobs in your immediate area.

If you'd like to take advantage of the connections that social networking affords, then check out Twitter Job Search .

2. Help with your resume

About.com offers a comprehensive guide to writing effective resumes and cover letters , with additional links to other websites.

3. Interview tips

How To Nail an Interview offers twenty solid interview tips, as well as videos that demonstrate effective interviewing techniques.

4.  Information about prospective companies

Just as much as employers conduct research on potential candidates, through Google Search or other means, the job seeker should become informed about companies for which they're wanting to work. Researching companies will help you during the interview process, in which interviewers often want to know how much you know about them in order to gauge your interest in the job.

But don't just stop there. You may also want to find out how much you could potentially earn, or what the corporate culture is like in any given company. With GlassDoor , you can find ou.  the average salaries for different positions in different companies, and you can also read company reviews posted by current or former employees.

5. Tips on negotiating salary

Whether you're in the process of getting a job, or you already have one, but feel that you deserve a raise, salaries are always negotiable. The State Department offers some good techniques in tactfully addressing salary after receiving a formal offer. Salary.com gives sound advice on broaching the topic of raising your salary once you've already been working for awhile.

6.Tips for using LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking media to find employment.

LinkedIn can be especially helpful in finding a job. In .  recent blog post , Guy Kawasaki, a venture capitalist, offers some tips on using LinkedIn to do just that.

Also read Time Magazine's article

7. Career assessment tests

Whether you're still in school, looking for your first job, or wanting a complete change of careers, you should take a career assessment test to find out the kind of work for which your skills are most useful. This site offers a comprehensive guide to the best career assessment tests online.

8. Tips on using a headhunter/recruiter/employment agency.

If you'd like to use an employment agency to help you find a job, but you don't know where to start, then read About.com's guide to finding and effectively using headhunters' services .

9. Career fairs

Sometimes, job fairs are a great way to get valuable face time with prospective employers and to find out what opportunities are out there in your locality. National Career Fairs

10. Tips on Relocating

Does your dream job require you to move? Or are you already looking for a change of scenery? About.com offers some tips and resources for job seekers who must or simply want to relocate.

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This guest post is contributed by Katheryn Rivas, who writes on the topics of online universities accredited .  She welcomes your comments at her email Id: katherynrivas87@gmail.com .