Welcome to the second installment of my newest blog feature: recommended career resources. Since I spend a lot of time looking for helpful career stuff on the web, I’m sharing the best of the best–on a wide variety of topics–with you, my fabulous readers.

Experience.com
Experience was recommended by a blog reader, Molly S. She writes, “In the interest of full disclosure, this is one of my clients, but I find myself recommending the website all the time on a personal level. I think there are a lot of great features to this website. My two favorite items are: 1) Exclusive Experiences: unique, resume-building opportunities that provide students and alumni with an up-close look at specific careers and industries and have included companies such as Google, Gap, the Mayo Clinic and the NBA. 2) Rising Stars: a series of interviews that brings to life real stories of achievement and challenges from young people working today.”

GradView.com
This helpful site for the grad school-bound offers virtual tours of top graduate schools in the U.S. and Canada. It also has salary calculators, financial aid advice and info on the exams you’ll need to take to get in.

LinkedIn.com
I know you’re on Facebook (friend me!), but are you on LinkedIn (link to me!)? LinkedIn.com is the most popular professional networking community on the web. Join for free and set up a profile. The site operates a lot like Facebook, except for the photos and poking. Recruiters are all over LinkedIn, so you should be too.

Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
This nonprofit organization provides career programs and MBA prep to develop the next generation of African American, Hispanic and Native American business leaders. I was impressed to learn that MLT is the #1 source of minority students for the top 10 MBA programs–40% of minority students in the Harvard Business School class of 2007 were MLT alumni!

Toastmasters International
Toastmasters clubs are groups of people who meet for the purpose of improving their public speaking skills. Lots of universities and corporations have chapters to join, or you can search for a club in your area. If you’re not quite ready to get up on stage and speak, be sure to check out the “Free Resources” area on the Toastmasters website, including this article featuring top 10 tips for public speaking.

Look for five more resources next Monday. And please feel free to post a comment about other career resources you recommend!

Image: Charles Demuth, “The Figure 5 in Gold,” 1928