Find a job! We did EXTENSIVE homework to help you find LOCAL work in and around Ventura County. We look not only in Ventura County, but in adjacent cities like Calabasas/Agoura, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Chatsworth and Carpinteria.

There still ARE lots of jobs out there, but ya have to LOOK HARDER for them and often! Don't rely only on the usual suspects like Monster and Craigslist! Go directly to the source ... corporations, hospitals, municipalities, schools, etc.

Treat the job hunting process like a fishing expedition. Be patient. Keep the fishing lines out there and check these websites often!

For more job hunting tips, click here. I would love to hear about your success stories.  Feel free to contact me or add a comment to this blog post.

Corporate, School, Healthcare Career Websites

ADP: www.adp.com/careers.aspx (4 Woodland Hills jobs 2/25/10)

Advanced Motion Controls: www.a-m-c.com/content/contact/careers.html (3 Cam jobs 2/25/10)

AECOM: http://aecom.com/Careers (1 Camarillo job 2/25/10)

Aerovironment: www.avinc.com/careers/jobs/category/simi_valley/ (56 Simi jobs 3/10/10)

AGIA: www.agia.com/employ.asp (4 Carpinteria jobs 2/25/10)

Alcoa: www.alcoa.com/global/en/careers/welcome.asp (2 Newbury Park jobs 2/25/10)

Amgen: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_home.asp?partnerid=25236&siteid=5308 (126 Thousand Oaks jobs 2/25/10)

AML Communications: www.amlj.com/contact.html# (1 Camarillo jobs 2/13/10)

ATK Integrated Systems: www.atk.jobs (17 Woodland Hills jobs 3/1/10)

AT&T: http://connect.att.jobs/california-jobs (1 Camarillo job 2/1/10)

Avanquest Software: www.avanquest.com/USA/corporate/careers/job-listings.html (8 Calab jobs 3/1/10)

Aveox: www.aveox.com/Careers.aspx (1 Simi job 3/1/10)

Avery Dennison www.averydennison.com/avy/en_us/Careers/Job-Search (1 WLV jobs 3/1/10)

Bank of America: http://careers.bankofamerica.com/jobsearch.aspx (dozens of local jobs)

Baxter: www.careers.baxter.com/us/index.html (28 T.O/WLV jobs 3/1/10)

BeyondTrust Software: www.beyondtrust.com/company/employment.asp (1 Agoura job 2/6/10)

Blue Shield of California: www.blueshieldca.com/bsc/aboutbsc/careers/index.jhtml (15 Woodland Hills jobs 3/9/10)

BMW Group DesignworksUSA: www.designworksusa.com/dwusa/contact/california/index.html (no listed Newbury Park jobs 2/6/10)

Calavo Growers: www.calavo.com/careers.php (no Santa Paula jobs 3/1/10)

Caldera Medical: www.calderamedical.com/careers.php (4 Agoura jobs 3/1/10)

Cal Lutheran University: www.callutheran.edu/hr/ (21 staff/faculty jobs 3/2/10)

Cal St University Channel Islands: www.csucijobs.com (13 staff/faculty jobs 3/2/10)

Caminosoft: www.caminosoft.com/contact/employment.html (no Simi jobs 3/2/10)

Capstone Turbine: www.capstoneturbine.com/company/careers/ (0 Chatsworth jobs 3/2/10)

Carpinteria Water District: www.cvwd.net/jobs.htm (no jobs 3/2/10)

CKE (Carl's Jr): www.ckr.com/careers/index.html (3 Carpinteria jobs 3/2/10)

Ceres: www.ceres.net/AboutUs/AboutUs-Careers-Jobs.html (no NP jobs 3/2/10)

Chatsworth Products, Inc. www.chatsworth.com/careers (2 WLV jobs 3/2/10)

The Cheesecake Factory: www.cakecareers.com (10 Calabasas jobs 3/2/10)

City of Agoura Hills: www.ci.agoura-hills.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=38 (None as of 2/16/10)

City of Calabasas: www.cityofcalabasas.com/jobs.html (5 part-time 1/28/10)

City of Camarillo: www.ci.camarillo.ca.us/main.aspx?q=6027&p=9685 (None 2/2/10)

City of Carpinteria: www.carpinteria.ca.us/human_resources/current_jobs.shtml (2 job 3/4/10)

City of Fillmore: http://www.fillmoreca.com/employmentops.htm (2 jobs 3/4/10)

City of Moorpark: http://ci.moorpark.ca.us (4 part-time as of 3/4/10)

City of Oxnard: http://hr.cityofoxnard.org/Department.aspx?DepartmentID=11&ResourceID=144 (2 jobs 3/4/10)

City of Santa Paula: http://www.ci.santa-paula.ca.us/employ/ (1 job as of 3/4/10)

City of Simi Valley: www.ci.simi-valley.ca.us/index.aspx?page=30 (1 part-time 2/19/10)

City of Thousand Oaks: www.toaks.org/government/depts/human/jobs/full.asp (none as of 2/19/10)

City of Ventura: www.jobaps.com/ven/sup/images/default.asp (6 perm/temp jobs 3/5/10)

Clipper Windpower: www.clipperwind.com/careers.html (20 Carpinteria jobs on 3/3/10)

Community Memorial Hospital: http://cmhhospital.jobscience.com (16 jobs 1/10/10)

Conejo Recreation & Park District: www.crpd.org/index.cfm?go2=employment (3 jobs 1/10/10)

Conejo Valley Unified School District: www.conejo.k12.ca.us (7 full/part-time jobs 1/10/10)

CoorsTek-Gaiser Products: www.gaisertool.com/contact_headquarters.php?menu=contact (no listed jobs; contact them)

County of Ventura: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/ventura (26 jobs 2/16/10)

CSG Systems: www.csgsystems.com (3 Oxnard jobs 2/16/10)

Custom Sensors & Technologies: http://cstsensors.com (1 Moorpark job 3/10/10)

Cydcor: www.cydcor.com/open-positions/ (no WLV jobs 2/16/10)

Dako North America: www.dako.com/index/career.htm (1 Carpinteria job 1/28/10)

DEX: www.dex.com/About/Careers/careers_jobs.html# (1 Camarillo job 3/9/10)

Diodes: http://diodes.com/careers (none as of 1/28/10)

Dole: www.dole.com/CareerOpportunities/tabid/1090/Default.aspx (9 WLV/Oxnard jobs 3/10/10)

Dow-Key Microwave: www.dowkey.com/join.php (4 Ventura jobs 1/28/10)

DP Technology: http://dptechnology.com/en/company_careers.asp (Various Camarillo jobs 2/26/10)

DTS Digital Entertainment: www.resumeware.net/dts_rw/dts_web/job_list.cfm
(1 Agoura job 3/10/10)

Emergent Game Technologies: www.emergent.net/en/About/Careers/ (5 Calabasas jobs 3/9/10)

Employers Direct: www.employersdirect.com/openpositions.asp (no jobs 1/28/10)

Esoterix (Division of LabCorp): www.labcorpcareers.com (2 Calabasas jobs 1/28/10)

Farmers Group: www.farmers.com/FarmComm/careers.html (10 Simi/WLV jobs 1/28/10)

First California Bank: www.fcbank.com/careers/careers.htm (no listed jobs 1/28/10)

Four Seasons Hotel: http://jobs.fourseasons.com (1 WLV job)

Fresenius Medical Care: http://fresenius.hodesiq.com/joblist.asp (2 Woodland Hills jobs 2/2/10)

Fugro: www.fugro.com/careers/main.asp (1 Ventura job 1/28/10)

Fulcrum Microsystems: www.fulcrummicro.com/company/careers.htm (no posted jobs 2/15/10)

General Dynamics C4 Systems www.gdcareers.com (none posted 2/15/10)

Golden State Medical Supply www.gsms.us (no posted Camarillo jobs 2/15/10)

Grossman Imaging Centers www.grossmanimagingcenter.com/career.php (various opps)

Gryphon Technologies: www.gryphonlc.com/career.php (none as of 2/19/10)

Guitar Center: http://gc.guitarcenter.com/careers/ (11 WLV jobs 3/10/10)

Haas Automation: www.haasjobs.com/Applicants (8 Oxnard jobs 2/15/10)

Harbor Freight: www.harborfreight.com/cpi/taf/employment.taf (19 Camarillo jobs 2/15/10)

Health Net: www.careersathealthnet.com/searchjobs.asp (44 Woodland Hills jobs 2/1/10)

Helix Medical: www.helixmedical.com/careers/index.html (3 Carpinteria jobs 2/15/10)

HRL Laboratories: http://hrl.com/pages/cars_main.html (30 Malibu jobs 2/1/10)

Industrial Tools Inc: www.iti-abrasives.com/careers.aspx (1 Oxnard job 3/5/10)

Informa: www.informars.com/main/Company/Employment.aspx#LosAngeles (5 Calabasas jobs 3/5/10)

Inphi: www.inphi.com/careers.php (10 Westlake Village jobs 3/5/10)

Interface Children Family Services: http://icfs.org/jobs.html (8 part/full-time Camarillo jobs 3/5/10)

Interlink Electronics: www.interlinkelectronics.com/jobs/currentlistings.html (none as of 2/11/10)

Interthinx: https://jobs-interthinx.icims.com/jobs/intro (3 Agoura jobs 3/5/10)

Intuit (Digital Insight): www.intuitcareers.com/home/ (31 WLV/Calab/Woodland Hills jobs 3/5/10)

Invitrogen: www.lifetechnologies.com/careers.html (Invitrogen's parent company, Life Technologies, announced on 2/11/10 it is closing its Camarillo facility and laying off 150 workers. Look elsewhere!)

iQstor: www.iqstor.com/join_us/pos_avail.htm (7 Newbury Park jobs 3/5/10)

ITT (formerly EDO): www.defense.itt.com/careers-main.htm (14 Thousand Oaks jobs 2/1/10)

Ixia: www.ixiacom.com/about_us/careers (12 Calabasas jobs 3/5/10)

JD Power: www.jdpower.com/corporate/careers/opportunities/ (4 WLV jobs 3/9/10)

JH Biotech: www.jhbiotech.com/index/Employment.htm (3 Ventura jobs 3/9/10)

Jacob & Hefner: http://jhapc.com/jhawebsite/Open_Positions.html (2 Ventura jobs 1/6/10)

JDSU: www.jdsu.com/careers/search-jobs-apply.html (0 Camarillo jobs 3/10/10)

Johanson Technology: www.johansontechnology.com/en/employment.html (2 Camarillo jobs 3/9/10)

Kaiser Permanente: http://kaiserpermanentejobs.org (1 local jobs)

K-Swiss: www.kswiss.com (Based in WLV but oddly has no careers section on its website)

L-3 Communications: http://lsgcareers.l-3com.com/careers (7 Point Mugu jobs 2/2/10)

Limoneira: www.limoneira.com/contact.html (No job listings; contact them if interested)

Line 6: http://line6.com/company/jobs/ (8 Simi/Calabasas jobs 3/9/10)

Los Robles Medical Center: www.losrobleshospital.com (51 T.O. jobs 2/2/10)

Lynda.com: www.lynda.com/aboutus/jobs.aspx (18 Ventura/Santa Barbara jobs 3/9/10)

McKesson: www.mckesson.com/en_us/McKesson.com/Careers/Careers.html (No Thousand Oaks jobs 3/9/10)

Mercury Insurance: http://mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers-jobs (1 Camarillo job 1/13/10)

Moorpark Unified School District www.mrpk.k12.ca.us (2 jobs 2/4/10)

Move.com: http://careers.move.com/ (9 WLV jobs 2/4/10)

National Technical Services: www.ntscorp.com/careers/ (no local jobs 3/11/10)

National Veterinarian Associates: www.nvaonline.com (2 Agoura jobs 2/20/10)

Neversoft: www.neversoft.com/site/hiring.html (2 Woodland Hills jobs 3/9/10)

Northrop Grumman: http://careers.northropgrumman.com (25 Wdlnd Hills, VC jobs 2/4/10)

Nova Development: www.novadevelopment.com/company/careers/jobs.html (2 Calabasas jobs 1/21/10)

NuSil Technology: http://nusil.com/about/careers/carpinteria.aspx (4 Carpinteria jobs 3/9/10)

Omni Update: http://omniupdate.com/about/careers/ (4 Camarillo jobs 2/2/10)

Oxnard School District www.oxnardsd.org (3 jobs 2/4/10)

Oxnard Union High School District www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/human_resources/employment.htm (3 jobs 1/14/10)

Pacific Capital Bancorp www.pcbancorp.com (2 VC jobs 3/11/10)

Parker: https://parker.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs.cgi (3 Oxnard/Cam jobs 2/4/10)

Patagonia: www.patagonia.com/usa/patagonia.go?assetid=4491&ln=33 (6 Ventura jobs 3/9/10)

Pathway Diagnostics: http://pathwaydx.com/corporate/career.php (2 Malibu jobs 2/2/10)

Paychex www.paychex.com/careers/ (2 Ventura/Wdlnd Hills jobs 2/4/10)

Pepperdine University: https://jobs.pepperdine.edu (18+ staff/faculty jobs 2/13/10)

Pleasant Holidays: www.pleasantholidays.com/PleasantHolidaysWeb/EmploymentOpportunityListDisplay.do (2 Westlake Village jobs 3/13/10)

Pleasant Valley School District www.pvsd.k12.ca.us (5 substitute jobs 1/14/10)

PNC https://content.pncmc.com/live/pnc/careers/main/index.html (none 1/14/10)

Power Machinery www.powermachinery.com/careers/current-openings.htm (1 Oxnard job 2/20/10)

Power One: www.power-one.com/careers (6 Camarillo jobs 3/10/10)

Programs After School: www.programsafterschool.com/Work.html (teach art locally!)

Pueblo Radiology: www.puebloradiology.com/employment.html (no listed jobs; contact them)

QAD: www.qad.com/erp/Careers/ (6 Santa Barbara jobs 3/10/10)

Qualstar: http://qualstar.com/146026.html (none 2/20/10)

Radio Nueva Vida: www.nuevavida.com (2 Camarillo jobs 3/14/10)

ReachLocal: www.reachlocal.com/careers (13 Woodland Hills jobs 3/14/10)

Reagan Foundation: www.reaganfoundation.org (5+ Simi Valley jobs 3/11/10)

Regal Medical Group: www.regalmed.com/regalcareers.cfm?rc=car (3 Simi jobs 3/11/10)

Rexnord Industries: www.rexnord.com/careers.aspx (8 Simi jobs 3/11/10)

Ryland: www.ryland.com/home/careers.html (no jobs 3/11/10)

Safer Systems: www.safersystem.com (No Camarillo jobs 3/11/10)

Sage Publications: www.sagepublications.com/careers (7 Thousand Oaks jobs 3/11/10)

Salem Communications: www.salem.cc/jobList.aspx (6 Camarillo jobs 3/1410)

Scosche Industries: www.scosche.com/employment1 (2 Oxnard jobs 3/14/10)

Securitas: http://204.202.246.45/employment/default.asp (3 WLV jobs 3/9/10)

Seminis: www.monsanto.com/careers/getting_started/default.asp (Several Oxnard jobs 3/9/10)

Semtech: www.semtech.com/careers/careers-opportunities-index.html (6 Camarillo jobs 3/9/10)

Sensirion: www.sensirion.com/en/08_career/00_career.htm (1 Westlake Village job 3/9/10)

Simi Valley Hospital: www.simivalleyhospital.com/career/jobs.php (25 jobs 2/20/10)

Simi Valley Unified School District www.simi.k12.ca.us (About 10 jobs 2/20/10)

Skyworks Solutions: www.skyworksinc.apply2jobs.com (12 Newbury Park jobs 3/14/10)

SL Power Electronics: www.slpower.com/careers.aspx (No Ventura jobs 3/11/10)

Smith Pipe Supply: www.smithpipesupply.com/faq.html (various VC jobs 1/28/10)

Spirent Communications: www.spirent.com/Careers.aspx (6 Calabasas jobs 3/14/10)

Stantec: www.stantec.com/careers.html (8 Woodland Hills/1000 Oaks jobs 3/14/10)

State Farm: www.statefarm.com/careers (no current jobs)

St. John's Reg Med Ctr and Pleasant Valley Hospital: www.stjohnshealth.org/Careers (29 Oxnard/Cam jobs 1/28/10)

Sunrise Senior Living: http://sunrise-careers.com/careers (16 local jobs 1/13/10)

Surepath Financial Solutions: www.surepath.org/AboutUs/CareerCorner/tabid/92/Default.aspx (1 Cam job 1/31/10)

Surfware: http://surfware.com/careers.aspx (5 Camarillo jobs 3/10/10)

Taft Electric: www.taftelectric.com/opportunities.html (no posted opps; contact them)

TASER: https://taser.hua.hrsmart.com/ats (1 Carpinteria job 3/14/10)

Technicolor: www.thomson.net/GlobalEnglish/Corporate/Careers (1 Camarillo job 3/2/10)

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging: www.teledyne-si.com/html/careers.html (3 local jobs 1/13/10)

Telesis Credit Union: www.telesiscu.com/AboutUs/careers.aspx (3 Chatsworth jobs 1/28/10)

Teradyne:www.teradyne.com/hr/jobs/jobs.html (none 1/15/10)

THQ: http://us.thq.com/us (12 Agoura jobs 3/10/10)

Time Warner Cable: www.timewarnercable.com (7 Chatsworth jobs 1/25/10)

TransQuest Federal Systems: www.transquest.com (4 Port Hueneme jobs)

United Online https://mycareer.untd.com/joblist.html (1 Woodland Hills job 3/10/10)

ValleyCrest: www.valleycrest.com/vc/jobs/ (8 Calab, 1000 Oaks, Ventura, Malibu jobs 3/12/10)

ValueClick: http://valueclick.com/careers/ (14 WLV, Sta Barbara jobs 3/12/10)

Veeco Instruments: www.veeco.com/company/careers.aspx (6 Sta Barb, Camarillo jobs 3/12/10)

Venoco, Inc.: www.venocoinc.com/employment.php?area=2 (2 Carpinteria jobs 3/12/10)

Ventura County Community Colleges: https://jobs.vcccd.edu (90+ mostly part-time teaching jobs)

Ventura County Credit Union: www.vccuonline.net/hr/index.html (4 jobs 3/12/10)

Ventura Unified School District: www.venturausd.org/classhr/positionvacanciesandapplicationforms.htm (17 jobs 3/12/10)

Vitesse: www.vitesse.com/careers/employment.php (6 Camarillo jobs 3/12/10)

Volusion: www.volusion.com/careers.asp (5 Simi Valley jobs 3/12/10)

Wellpoint: www.careersatwellpoint.com (50 or so Ventura County jobs)

Westlake Hyatt: www.explorehyatt.jobs (5 jobs 1/20/10)

Wyle Labs: http://careers.wylelabs.com/careers.aspx (4 Point Mugu jobs 1/16/10)

Xirrus: www.xirrus.com/company/careers.php (10 Newbury Park jobs 2/17/10)

Zebra Technologies: www.zebra.com (2 Camarillo jobs 2/17/10) (Not good. 3/1/10 VC Star article indicates about 180 Zebra manufacturing employees will lose their jobs by midyear)

Zindagi Games: www.zindagigames.com (A number of Camarillo jobs)

Job Search Websites

Craigslist Ventura County: http://ventura.craigslist.org/jjj/

Craigslist Los Angeles: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/jjj/

Yahoo HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com

Indeed.com: www.Indeed.com

Monster.com: www.Monster.com

Careerbuilder.com: www.careerbuilder.com

SimplyHired.com: www.simplyhired.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com

Dice.com (technical jobs): www.dice.com

Snagajob.com (hourly jobs, fast food, retail): www.snagajob.com

Beyond.com: www.beyond.com

Federal Government Jobs: http://www.usajobs.gov/

Note: This was originally posted in January 2009. Since then unemployment crept up to 9.5% in May, 10.2% in June, 10.9% in July and 11.3% in August. The rate dropped to 11.2% in Oct, 11.2% in Nov and 10.9% in Dec. Uh oh, it jumped to 20 year high of 11.6% in January.