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200 Letters April 18, 1997 --- 200 Letters for Job Hunters is now available online. International consultant and author, William S. Frank, says this updated version of 200 Letters could cure your writer's block and help you get moving on the road to a new and better job. "200 Letters for Job Hunters promises to shorten your search for a new, hopefully better employer," says Frank, president of the renowned Colorado-based outplacement firm CareerLab. Published by Ten Speed Press, the 348-page 200 Letters now can be accessed by any job candidate at http://www.careerlab.com/ letters/default.htm. Frank's collection of 'Red Hot Cover Letters' can also be found on America Online at keyword 'Career Center.' Frank says, "Very few people write well. Drafting a letter on your own can be a tedious, time-consuming experience." With more than 50,000 copies sold since its publication in 1991, Frank says offering the book on the World Wide Web is a great way to reach many a frustrated writer. The 200 letters (actually 239) are divided into twenty categories, ranging from "Announce Job Changes" to "Negotiate a Pay Raise" If you have difficulty finding the correct form of words for that all-important missive, this is an excellent resource. HealthOpps April 16, 1997 --- The folks at Career Mosaic have launched an excellent service for healthcare professionals. HealthOpps includes:
Job Hunting Intro April 15, 1997 --- How could we argue with someone who quotes our editor? Last weeks lead article on the Microsoft Network was a piece on Net Job Hunting. Somehow, the pointers even include a reference to The Internet Cello Society All of which seems to prove that you can find any imaginable kind of job on the net. Viruses and Hoaxes April 14, 1997 --- Viruses represent a very real threat to the security of your business and the evolution of commerce on the Internet. We've had recent virus experiences with purchased mailing lists (an infected Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) and no longer open files attached to email unless we know the source. With our computers online all the time, Noton Anti-Virus (for the PCs) and Symantec Anti-Virus (for the Macs) get a constant workout. The best solution is to install anti-viral software and keep it updated. Most software vendors provide regularly downloadable monthly upgrades. Recently, we've been on the receiving end of a spate of concerned warnings. Typically, the concerned correspondent will be forwarding on a piece of email describing a virus. In the body of the letter will be a copy of the original note suggesting the urgency of "getting the word out to as many people as possible" or making sure that "your staff knows about this one." Often, they concern email viruses. With so many different email readers using so many different operating systems, the odds that an effective email virus could be generated are quite small. Before you react to one of these notices, be sure to notice whether the warning tells you about the operating system (Windows, Mac, Unix etc) that the virus will interact with. There are as many, if not more, virus hoaxes as there are actual viruses. Good security means avoiding panic. Before you respond to a message about a virus, be sure to check out Virus Myths (which includes an alphabetical list of hoaxes and a good overview of the unnecessary hysteria surrounding the arena). If you take one thing away from this short article, let it be this: Viruses are very real but the hysteria surrounding them is even more alarming. Before you take a preventive action, make sure you can confirm the information you act on. Please don't pass information about viruses on to your mailing lists without confirming that the info is true.
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