The Internet Job Search: Internetwork Your Way to a Job The Career Center

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The Internet Job SearchInternetwork Your Way to
a JobThe Career Center
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Tips for using the Internet for job searching

• Locate career information with keywords or
  categories use a search strategy
• Communicate professionally with professionals
  email example
• Research companies, organizations and agencies to
  find a good fit
• Post your resume on selected sites
• Access advice from qualified advisors

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Questions to answer before searching

• Whos in charge of the quality of information on
  the Internet?
• Who guarantees your privacy online?
• What can print or in-person resources offer than
  the Internet doesnt?
• How can you get back to a useful career site
  thats disappeared without notice?

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Find career and job search information

• in publications or directories of specialty
  sites
• via online indexing systems (search engines !)
• by asking professionals in your career area
• in Career Center Library resources
• by identifying career Web pages with links
• for example
• http//www.career.fsu.edu/library/links.html

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Think About Yourself and Your Goals

• When will I graduate?
• What type of job am I searching for?
• Where might I relocate after graduation?
• What job titles might I be qualified for?
• Which industries / organizations have positions
  that interest me?
• How should I organize my job search?
• Who could help me in my job search?

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The BIG THREE in theInternet Job Search

• Networking
• Employer Research
• Job Openings

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Networking

• Professional association benefits
• Professional association Web sites
• Sample site for PR majors//www. http prssa.org
• Professional association directories
• Gales RR Shelf through FSU Libraries Databases
  http//www.lib.fsu.edu/find/databases/ select G
  from the alphabet list and scroll down to RR
  Shelf
• ASAE http//www.asaecenter.org/ from menu
  select People Groups, then DirectoriesGateway
  to Associations

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Networking continued

• Online Shared Interest Groups
• Professional or non-professional
• Moderated or not
• Check FAQs/Use good netiquette
• Mailing Lists (also called "listservs")
• -Subscribe to mailing list directly
• Groups (includes Usenet bulletin boards)
• -Access Usenet archives through Google
• Directories for mailing lists/groups
  http//www.lsoft.com/catalist.html/
  http//groups.google.com/

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Employer Information

• How to research employers http//www.learnwebskil
  ls.com/company/index.html
• Directory Web sites
• -ID employers by location/industry/occupation/empl
  oyer name
• www.yahoo.com (yellow pages)
• http//www.chamberofcommerce.com/

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Employer Information continued

• In-depth Profiles / Articles
• -history/position in industry/new products/major
  competitors
• FSU Libraries Databases (Hoovers Lexis-Nexis
  Business Newsbank) http//www.lib.fsu.edu/find/da
  tabases/
• Employer Web sites
• mission statement/annual reports/benefits/press
  releases

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Job Openings

• Employer Web sites (both private and public
  sectors)
• Job database services
• http//www.monstertrak.monster.com
• http//www.careerbuilder.com
• Newspaper listings
• http//www.orlandosentinel.com
• http//www.ajc.com

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Job Openings continued

• Specialty sites
• geographic regions http//www.overseasjobs.com
• type of work (industry, trade or
  profit/not-for-profit)
• populations (minority, persons with disabilities,
  or career changers Google.com use keywords
• Online/Virtual Job Fairs
• university-sponsored online career expositions
• newspaper employment fairs
• employer website job fairs
• third-party entities (whats their angle?)
• http//www.carouselexpo.com/

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Preparing for a Job Interview

• Research, research, research the employer
  remember the
• How to website
• In-depth profiles/articles
• Employer Web sites
• Job search advice http//www.career.fsu.edu/
  Our Resources Career Guides
• Salary / Relocation
• http//www.career.fsu.edu/ Our Resources Career
  Library Library Links first section has links
  to salary information
• http//www2.homefair.com

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Final Thoughts on Using the Internet in Your Job
Search

• Focus on the Big 3 Network with career contacts
  -- Research potential employers -- Identify job
  openings
• Supplement rather than replace other non-Internet
  methods
• Use good research skills to obtain high-quality
  information
• Evaluate Web site quality http//about.monster.co
  m/privacy