Using the Internet in Your Job Search
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Transcript Using the Internet in Your Job Search
Using the Internet
Effectively
in Your Job Search
The Pennsylvania State University
Topics
How can the WWW help?
Before going online
Types of Resources
Searching for info on the WWW
Utilizing employers’ homepages
Managing the WWW
Your resume on the WWW
WARNING!!!
Top 10 Reasons to Use the
Internet
Networking
Access to Current Information
Growth of the Internet
Availability
Free Access
Geographic Reach
Demonstrate Skills
Find Job Listings
Find Leads
Post Resume
Before Going Online . . .
decide . . .
What do you want to do?
Who do you want to work for?
Where do you want to live and
work?
Internet Resources
Mailing Lists
• http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/
Usenet Newsgroups
• http://www.liszt.com
Electronic Journals
• http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/
The World Wide Web
Searching the Web
Virtual Libraries
• http://www.yahoo.com
• http://lcweb.loc.gov
Online Resource Guides
• http://www.rileyguide.com
• http://hoovers.com
Search Engines and Indexers
• http://www.lycos.com
• http://www.dogpile.com
Reading An Employer’s Page
News / What’s New
Mission Statement
Annual Report
Career Opportunities
Overall Impression
Managing Your Time
Visit large information databases
Move to smaller, more exclusive resources and
sites
Use search engines to locate new and hidden
resources
Check out your University’s Career Services site
REMEMBER TO BOOKMARK!
Electronic Resumes
E-mail
E-form
Web/HTML
Scan-able
www.eresumes.com/tut_eresume.html
Some Great Sites
JobTrak - www.jobtrak.com
E-Span - www.espan.com
JobDirect - www.jobdirect.com
Monster Board - www.monster.com
City Net - www.city.net
State http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/State_Government/
Federal - www.opm. gov
NACE - www.jobweb.org
Important Notice:
The Internet cannot be the only
resource you use!!
Not a replacement for a traditional
job search . . .
. . . or traditional resumes!
Questions?
413 Boucke
865-2377
www.psu.edu