Job Hunting Online: A Guide to Using Job Listings, Message Boards, Research Sites, the UnderWeb, Counseling, InterNetworking, Self-Assessment Tools, Niche Sites
In our technology-driven era, job-hunting online is a given, but navigating the enormous amount of information that is accessible with just a few clicks of the mouse can be overwhelming. This fifth edition of Job-Hunting Online helps job searchers use the Internet effectively as part of an efficient and thoughtful career strategy. In addition to all-new updates on topics like online networking, research, and testing, this discriminating guide will help you discover information that's beyond...
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The Internet can be an invaluable tool in any job hunt-but only when you know how to use it. Cowritten by career guru Richard Nelson Bolles and his son, nontraditional career expert Mark Emery Bolles, JOB-HUNTING ONLINE helps job seekers navigate the overwhelming amount of information available on the Internet to find the most useful sites and avoid common pitfalls. Filled with hundreds of annotated website recommendations and newly reorganized to follow the action steps of a successful job hunt, this time-saving desktop guide is essential to an effective online job search. This up-to-the-minute revision of the WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? companion helps job searchers integrate the Internet into an efficient job-hunting strategy. Updated with information on all the current hot topics, from researching to networking, career testing to job sites. The companion website, www.jobhuntersbible.com, features clickable links to key sites. ReviewsMarvin Walberg's syndicated "Getting Hired" column 4/30/08: called it "a great book" and "a powerful tool that will help you find and use the incredible resources that the internet has to offer. I plan to keep my copy by my computer and urge you to do the same. It's a small price to pay for an enormous investment in your future."—Scripps Howard News Service
Introduction 1Getting Started 10Resumes 38The Job Boards 52Contacts and Networking 81Counseling and Testing 114Online Research 129Sources 189Index 192About the Authors 200
