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Week of 01-20-96

Jan 20, 1996

Checking Out Your Target
Sometimes, the best you can get is a way to research things offline. Once you've zeroed in on a target, use their 800 number to find out more about them. Use your imagination...get the annual report, talk to the PR office, find out what the folks in Customer Service think about the company. This handy little entry will search for their 800 number.

Jan 19, 1996

Finding Opportunities
Reading Newsgroups and reviewing Job Ads on big systems is a time consuming but relatively pasive approach. If you want to invest more energy (and get better results) focus on your professional specialty. Yahoo remains the premier subject oriented index. Go there, look up your area and investigate the Professional Associations and related companies.

You can use this form to search Yahoo!

Editor and Publisher Interactive is a great example of a professional resource with job listings (on the "home" page) for editors and publishers for Online Newspapers.

Jan 18, 1996

Resume Preparation
Joyce Lain Kennedy is one of the best sources of information on Electronic Resumes. Check out her article: How to Write an Electronic Resume. The basic points are:

Learn to think nouns, not verbs

Use Labels or Keywords

Less is always more

Keep the design simple

Don't use abbreviations

Use common language

A One Page Limit is no longer the rule

Jan 17, 1996

Resume Distribution
The Online Career Center will now let you upload an HTML resume.

Jan 16, 1996

Resume Distribution
Ultimately, you'll want to know your way around Career Mosaic. In the meantime,Post Your Resume on their Resume CM System. It will go into a large databas sifted and sorted by recruiters and employers from all over the world.

Jan 15, 1996

Specialty Research
Professional societies or associations can be a good source of career information. One good place to find such groups on the web is the Scholarly Societies Link page maintained by the University of Waterloo.

Jan 14, 1996

Resume Distribution
If you are looking for a technical job, head straight for CMP Techweb's TechHunter. The combination of job offerings and professional resources makes this Website a must for your Job Hunting Bookmarks. Be sure to Post Your Resume.

"Niche Job Sites are more effective" - Forrester Research study
Why not look for jobs in your specific area?

Use these top Niche Job Sites and get results: