Job Hunting On The Net

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Job Hunting On The Net

• By Jason English
• Jasone28439_at_yahoo.com
• http//www.angelfire.com/nc3/jge

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Job Hunting On The Net

• Some of that information is, of course, devoted
  to job hunting and it is increasing along with
  all the rest. In 1995, there were just 500 job
  sites online in 1998, an estimated 100,000 sites
  had some job listings or job information on them.
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• Job hunters' use of the Web is also increasing.
  One measure of this In 1994 there were 10,000
  resumes posted online in 1998, there were
  1,200,000. I would guess that means that about
  2,000,000 job hunters are online during a typical
  month.
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Facts About Online Job Hunting

• Post your resume online and begin searching
• Apply only to the most recent job postings
• Focus your search on the big-board jobs
• You can send your resume as an attachment
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Facts About Online Job Hunting

• Your privacy is guarantee when leaving your
  resume on job-search sites
• You can apply to several positions posted by one
  employer
• Resumes should be one page in length and generic

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Best Websites For Job Hunting

• www.monster.com
• www.hotjobs.com
• www.careerbuilder.com

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How the Internet benefits job seekers

• Access to information about specific
  organizations and employment sectors
• Address and contact information for thousands of
  organizations
• Listserves and other mailing lists that provide
  networking opportunities
• Resume listing and job bank services
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How the Internet benefits job seekers

• Resume writing advice and tips
• Employment data and hiring trends
• Fast, low cost and direct contact with
  prospective employers

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Job Databases General Databases

• Career Span
• Career Web
• Computer Work
• Job Bank USA
• Job Island
• Jobs Online USA
• Job Zone Agency UK
• Monster.com
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Job Databases Specific Databases

• Biotechnology Career Information
• GeoWeb Interactive
• Education World
• Linux Today
• Tech Careers
• Whole Root IT
• JobsEmployment.org
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Dos and donts of job seeking on the Internet

• Do use your full name when signing correspondence
• Do check you e-mail several a day
• Do avoid slang expressions
• Do be humble
• Do strike the right balance
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• Dont address the employer by his or her first
  name
• Dont make demands
• Dont keep employers waiting
• Dont be a pest
• Dont use smileys

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When job hunting always remember

• Not to put you job hunting eggs in the internet
  basket
• Internet job searching should comprise of only a
  quarter of your time when it comes to looking for
  jobs (Margaret Riley, Riley Guide to Job Hunting
  on the Internet)

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References

• http//www.jobhuntersbible.com/intro/intro.shtml
• http//www.careerjournal/com/jobhunting/usingnet/2
  0020417-needleman.html
• http//www.quintcareers.com/jobseeker_guide/overvi
  ew.html
• http//www.jetsetjapan.com/comsig/archive/comlink/
  comlinkbackissues/comlink3/issue4/career.htm
• http//www.links999.net/employment/work.html
• http//www.jist.com/cyberspace_job_search.shtm