Chapter 2 — Part

The Internet job search explosion

 Offline resources for
the online job search  

To make room for the 3,003 job resources described in the Professional’s Job Finder, I had to make this chapter only a crash course on how to use the Internet. If you want to learn more about using the Internet in your job search, here some resources that do a great job of teaching newcomers how to use the Internet and all its components in their job quest. Because these books are often hard to find in bookstores, they are included in Planning/Communications’ catalog at the end of this book.

How to Get Your Dream Job Using the Web (Coriolis Group Books) $34.99, 400 pages, 1997. This book is the perfect supplement to the Professional’s Job Finder for anyone who wants to conduct a full–fledged online job search. Probably the single best book that focuses strictly on the electronic job search, this new edition offers a great introduction to using the Internet that is actually understandable to people who have a life. It even helps you intelligently choose an Internet provider (included is an extensive directory of providers). In addition to offering an abundance of Internet job resources, it also presents details on job bulletin board services and how to use them. The authors Shannon Bounds Karl and Arthur Karl show the computer illiterate how to create an effective electronic resume, successfully network on the Internet, and create your own home page to market yourself to employers. The free CD–ROM that comes with the book overflows with incredible resources including direct links to Internet sites, job hunting software, shareware and free programs you can use to create your own home page, and software for handling email.

The Guide to Internet Job Searching (VGM Career Horizons; available from Planning/Communications’ Job Quest Catalog Online on this web site) $14.95, 224 pages, 2000. This is the widely–hailed basic guide written by the late Steve Osserman, Margaret Riley, and Frances Roehm. It includes a good explanation of how to connect to the Internet and instructions for posting a resume electronically, as well as extensive listings of Internet sites with job ads and resume databases. It also offers a thorough directory of bulletin board services that offer job listings and a useful chapter on online career development sites.

For more current books on using the Internet in your job search, visit the “Electronic Job Search” category in our Job Quest Catalog Online — the link appears at the bottom of this page.

Electronic online resumes. The electronic resume you submit online or mail in for scanning should be quite different than your printed resume. You suddenly have to switch from using certain verbs to nouns to convey your qualifications — “keywords” are what count. You no longer use bold face and snazzy designs to attract attention — only the words matter when your resume turns electronic. Several books offer valuable advice and practical examples of how to make this transition to the electronic resume — and you’ll find them all in the "Electronic  Job Search” category in our Job Quest Catalog Online — the link appears at the bottom of this page.

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Introduction to the Chapter

The Players in the Online Job Search: Learn all a job seeker actually needs to know to get her online job search started. Get the scoop on the World Wide Web, email, search engines, gopher servers, usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, ftp file transfers, and bulletin board services.

Growing Pains Online: Learn about all the weaknesses of the Internet job hunt that nobody wants to talk about! The Internet is a great place to find jobs for some professions, and pretty weak for others. Some job databases waste your time by listing jobs that have already been filled. Discover how to use resume databases safely so your current employer doesn’t find out you’re looking for a new job.

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Great Sites to Launch Your Online Job Search: These are the “gateway” sites, many of which are collections of links to an enormous number of online job databases, resume databases, directories of companies, lists of job hotlines for governments and companies, and sites that offer job hunting advice. You'll be linked directly to these sites and can visit any of them from Job Finders Online.