These days, college and graduate students looking for jobs have more options than the black-and-white classifieds.

StudentCenter, an on-line magazine designed to help students with the job search, is one of those new options.

The site includes tips for interviews and cover letters, advice on when to write a thank-you letter, and research on over 35,000 companies.

The site also contains information solely for entertainment. For example, students can go on-line and find out that Danny DeVito used to be a hairdresser and that Gregory Peck used to be a tour guide at the Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Donna Grossman, StudentCenter director of research and development, said one of the most highly trafficked parts of the site is the virtual interview. She said it gives students a quiz that helps them develop strong answers to key interview questions.

Grossman said about 300 places across the United States access the StudentCenter site daily, but there is no way to determine the number of people who log on.

"We've all experienced the job-hunt process firsthand, and we wanted to reach back and help students who are a few years behind us," she said of the six employees at StudentCenter.

John Romero, who graduated from the UA with a political science degree in December, volunteered to try out the site.

"A lot of the site is basically entertainment and isn't that useful in the job search," he said. "However, they have a big database with different companies, some information about them, their location and telephone number."

He said the site would be helpful when interviewing with companies because it impresses employers when people know something about their company.

"I wish I could have had this information when I interviewed with Mutual of Omaha and The Equitable," Romero said.

Michael Potter, systems support coordinator at Career Services, said there are a lot of job-search Web sites out there.

He said some are just general sites that have information for everyone, while others focus on a specific field.

Some large companies, like Microsoft and Wells Fargo, have their own Web pages. A person could apply to them on-line instead of filling out the standard application, he said.

"If students haven't looked at it yet, they should," he said. If they do not know where to start, he said Career Services has Web site listings on UA Info.

Another site, National Educators Employment Review, caters specifically to education majors and educators.

It allows users to post their resumes and lets educational institutions post job openings. It also provides interviewing tips for the education field.

There is also a contest on the site each month. Users can choose from two topics and write an essay. The winning entries are published and earn the writers $100.

Kelly Harms, customer service representative for the site, said, "The site is basically just to get people interested in our publication (National Educators Employment Review)."

The site is free, but a paper subscription that provides more in-depth listings and job information hits the pocket at $52 a year in the United States and $64 a year internationally.