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If you want to change careers, are trying to find a new job, need to put a résumé together or want tips on interviewing, there is a lot of good, free advice available.

Job seekers can use printed resources, such as local newspapers or a wide variety of books and articles available at the public library. Or if you have access to a computer, job information can be as close as your fingertips.

Numerous Web sites are devoted to matching people with positions. Many also offer tips on résumé writing and interviewing skills.

Internet resources are relatively easy to maneuver and include sites such as Yahoo!HotJobs.com, Monster.com, Jobs.com and CareerBuilder.com.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has daily job listings in the classified section, as well as informative job-related articles that offer a wealth of advice.

On Sunday, the classified section is a comprehensive print listing of jobs.

On Monday, the same information from the Sunday job listings is rolled into Jobs Weekly, which also includes a feature that explores a local company.

"Resumania," a syndicated column that gives advice and tips on creating a résumé, appears in the Monday Metro Business section. Then on Wednesdays, a different career is profiled each week in the classified advertisement section. The Business section that runs every day is also a great method of keeping up with the goings-on at area companies.

Many of the job listings in The Times-Dispatch's classified section also are posted electronically at inRich.com, the newspaper's Web site.

InRich.com also provides local information on education and training opportunities. Under Job Watch, articles profile specific jobs in the area. Under Video Top Jobs, you can step right into the workplace via video and see some of the employees and hear about job opportunities at local companies. And employers can also use this site to post employment opportunities both online and in the newspaper.

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Listings on InRich.com are powered by Yahoo! HotJobs, a dynamic and powerful search engine that's updated constantly with job listings and info about job seekers in Richmond and all over the country. It also has a wealth of information, articles and free advice on jobs and the job hunting process.

Under Yahoo! HotJobs, Career Tools offers tips on writing, updating and tailoring your résumé, how to network, preparing for an interview and how to calculate and negotiate your ideal salary. It even has an assessment tools with which to match your personal motivations with a career.

Additionally, the Career Articles tab has more than 300 articles that cover the entire scope of finding, getting and maintaining a good job.

Yahoo! HotJobs also allows you to set up your own personal files for your job search. Here, you can keep track of the jobs you already have searched. And once you have entered your personal information and job criteria, the search agent automatically goes through current listings, compares it to your criteria and sends you an e-mail when it finds a match.

The site also has a HotBlock feature that allows you to block your current employer from receiving your résumé or any other information you post to the site.

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You can store your résumé and cover letters within your personal files on Yahoo! HotJobs. So once you have designed your basic résumé, you can create and save various versions that are tailored to specific prospective employers.

You also can save customized cover letters and keep track of what has been sent, what still needs work and which companies have responded.

Under Yahoo! Answers, you will find questions and answers that other job seekers have posted. You also can post your own questions and wait for replies.

Most job seekers will find this a good place to visit periodically to keep up to date on what is relevant in the job search market.