Guide to Internet Job Searching, 2002-2003 - Softcover

Dikel, Margaret Riley; Roehm, Frances E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071383107 ISBN 13: 9780071383103

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2002

Synopsis

The essential guide to finding a job online

This definitive guide to harnessing the Internet's powerful research capabilities has been thoroughly updated to include the latest online job searching techniques. Using Guide to Internet Job Searching, 2002-2003, absolutely anyone with access to a computer can immediately conduct a timesaving, low-cost, high-impact job search.

Copublished with the Public Library Association, the Guide to Internet Job Searching offers you expert advice on how to find and use online bulletin boards, job listings, recruiter information, discussion groups, and resume-posting services. Its easy-to-use format and user-friendly tone make this an excellent tool if you are an experienced surfer and Internet newbie.

Includes:

• Local, state-by-state, government, and international resource listings and opportunities
• Online career resources
• Specific career path information
• Reviews of some of the more popular job listing and recruiting websites

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

About this title

From the Back Cover

Praise for the Guide to Internet Job Searching 2002-2003

"An indispensable resource, this book makes you much more likely to make a wise career choice and to land a good job."
--Marty Nemko, Ph.D., Career Consultant, author of Cool Careers for Dummies, Second Edition

"Margaret Dikel and Frances Roehm present the only completely organized career map to the swamp that is the Internet."
--William S. Frank, Chairman, CareerLab

"Plaudits for Margaret Dikel and Frances Roehm.. . . They have managed to make job searching via Internet surfing a pleasure--with a payoff!"
--Darrell W. Gurney, C.P.C., author of award-winning Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters

"[Dikel's and Roehm's] book is a fertile ground for ideas that work, places to go, and what to do when you get there."
--Gerry Crispin, S.P.H.R. and Mark Mehler, coauthors, Careerxroads 2002

Copublished by America's foremost career books publisher and the Public Library Association, the acclaimed Guide to Internet Job Searching helps you harness the power of the Internet to aid in your job search. The Internet has revolutionized the way people look for career opportunities, and with this guide, you, too, can efficiently and successfully explore the Web to find the right job for you.

This bestselling guide shows you how to target the most interesting jobs in the most promising companies and apply for those jobs with confidence--online or on paper. And it will steer you away from electronic "dead ends" such as unproductive searches that turn up thousands of near misses. Whether you are a complete beginner or an online expert, you'll find invaluable advice inside to make your Internet job search streamlined, efficient, and effective--from logging on to landing the perfect job.

About the Author

Margaret Riley Dikel, author of The Riley Guide (rileyguide.com), is a private consultant specializing in the use of the Internet for employment and career information. She is an internationally recognized authority in this field, having worked for many prominent governmental agencies and public and private corporations.

Frances Roehm is the SkokieNet librarian at the Skokie Public Library where she specializes in building the village's community online. She is also the webmaster for ChicagoJobs.org, a regional resource for Chicagoland job hunters and career changers, and assists individuals in using the Internet to find a job. She currently chairs the PLA Job and Career Information Services committee.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0071383107
• ISBN 13: 9780071383103
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288