Guide to Internet Job Searching 2008-2009

✍ Scribed by Margaret Dikel

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 274
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Simply the best thing in print on the subject of using the Internet in your job search . . . amazing and breathtakingly thorough . . . covers all resources available today." --Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

Point and click your way to a profitable, satisfying job future

While the Web is loaded with priceless information and resources for job hunters, finding exactly what you need for an efficient job search can be tough. The bestselling Guide to Internet Job Searching arms you with the tools and knowledge to find the job of your dreams and avoid surfing the Internet aimlessly.

Career search experts Margaret Riley Dikel and Frances Roehm will guide you through an efficient and successful job hunt-no matter how much experience you have using the Internet. With their proven advice, you'll be able to:

• Find dream jobs in every industry, at every level, locally and around the world
• Research potential employers
• Identify the biggest employment growth areas and regions
• Avoid time-consuming false starts and dead ends
• Get to know the best job-listing and recruiting websites
• Compose sure-fire online resumes and cover letters

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
1 Pounding the Virtual Pavement: Using the Internet in Your Job Search......Page 15
2 Your Resume on the Internet......Page 43
3 The Great Job-Lead Banks......Page 59
4 Jobs in Business, Marketing, and Commercial Services......Page 69
5 Jobs in Law, the Social Sciences, and Nonprofit Organizations......Page 79
6 Jobs in the Humanities, Recreation, Hospitality, and Personal Services......Page 93
7 Jobs in the Natural Sciences, Health, and Medicine......Page 107
8 Jobs in Engineering, Mathematics, Technology, and Transportation......Page 123
9 Opportunities in Government, Public Policy, and Public Service......Page 143
10 Entry-Level and Summer Employment, Internships, and Co-ops......Page 153
11 State and Local Resources for the United States......Page 161
12 International Opportunities......Page 213
13 Resources for Diverse Audiences......Page 235
14 Lifelong Career Planning......Page 245
15 Executive Job Searching Online......Page 261
C......Page 268
J......Page 269
P......Page 270
W......Page 271
D......Page 272
O......Page 273
Y......Page 274