Get Net Results

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Get Net Results

• Tips on how to effectively use the Internet in
  your job search

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Job Searching One of the top ten reasons cited
for using the Internet

• Use the Web to
• Research industries and occupations
• Search for jobs
• Apply for jobs
• Post your resume

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Net Advantages

• Speed - You can get your resume posted or apply
  online very quickly.

• You turn the process into a two-way search.
  Employers can search and find you instead of just
  you looking for them.

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Recruiting Trends 2001 2002 (Michigan State
Univ.) study asked employers to rate the
effectiveness of their web recruiting activities
Responses from 286 employers found
THE INTERNET HAS ADDED A DIMENSION TO THE JOB
SEARCH BUT WITH MIXED RESULTS
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A Caution

• Dont put all your job search eggs in this one
  basket. It is one of many job search strategies
  not the only one
• It is estimated that a web job search will bring
  results between 1 10 of the time
• Not great odds
• The more technical your field, the higher your
  chances of success

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Research Industries and Occupations
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Researching Careers and Industries

• Discover the employment outlook, job profiles,
  potential earnings and the training and education
  required for a wide range of occupations
• Recommended sites

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Discovering Potential Employers

• Once youve identified job titles and industries
  then you begin to research the
  companies/organizations employing people in
  these jobs
• Recommended sites

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Searching For Jobs
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Who uses the Web to Recruit?

• Larger companies have web sites that contain
  employment information Look for Employment,
  Careers, or Jobs usually found right upfront
  on their site.

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Job Listing Sites

• You can uncover all types of jobs
• Searchable by job type, industry and region
• Sites allow you to post your resume and create
  search agents that
• E-mail you when theyve found
• a match

• Sites allow employers to do a nationwide search
  for jobs and internships
• Majority of sites free to candidates - Employers
  pay to post jobs and for the ability to search
  resume banks

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Before you register at a site

• Read the fine print Who has access to your
  information? Can you change your resume once
  posted? Will there be a fee to change? How long
  does it stay posted? Will it be deleted if you
  dont update it?
• Consider once your data is
• published it is public and
• out of your control
• Consider getting a separate
• E-mail account and a P.O. Box
• Those are easy to discontinue.
• Dont post your social security number on a
  website

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LETS BE CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING
Why do you think they want you to post on their
site? Most of these sites are for-profit
ventures. They charge employers and advertisers
and want to promise as many hits as possible.
Many sites invite you to register and or post
your resume. Some sites require you to register
before you get to use the site. Most page layouts
make it look like you NEED to register. When you
register, they capture and use your data. Again,
it is important to read their confidentiality
statement and the rules.
Prior to registering, see if you can get to the
job postings first.
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General Job Search Sites Worth Checking Out
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Search Engines

• Choose precise keywords to describe your search.
  Searching for clinical trials and job and
  California yields better hits that a search for
  biotechnology jobs.
• Find the Help pages provided and read
  instructions on how to best use each engine.
• Use more than one search tool since no one site
  is all inclusive
• Go to searchenginewatch.com to learn more

• Each search engine is unique.
• Northern Light organizes search results into
  categorized folders
• Alta Vista allows the user to put their search
  topic in the form of a question
• HotBot uses pull down menus for easy, yet
  precise web searching

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MetaSites

• Allow you to quickly search multiple job listing
  sites through one interface
• If used alone you wont have the same specialized
  features utilized when using the individual
  search engines
• Best for searching unusual or very specialized
  fields like bioinformatics.

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Newsgroups Mailings

• Joining newsgroups and mailings is a great way to
  find out about job leads. Newsgroups are special
  interest discussion groups on a variety of
  topics.
• Always act professionally while posting and
  responding to the group.

• Google Groups find groups in your field
• Lists.topica.com directories of newsgroups
  mailing lists with job opportunities

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Apply For Jobs
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Create a Text Only Resume
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E-mail Your Resume

• To Mike Smith
• From Scott Scientist
• RE Environmental Educator opening
• Dear Mr. Smith
• I am submitting my resume for consideration
• for the environmental educator position posted
• in the August 7 Job Seeker.
• Teaching youth about environmental science
• is critical to our future. My bachelors of
  science degree in biology gives me the
  appropriate background for this position.
• My work with the Oregon Museum of Science and
  Industry Summer Science Camps gives me the
  experience teaching students in this age range.
• I look forward to your response so we can
  discuss my qualifications and your needs.
• Sincerely
• Scott Scientist
• RESUME

• Prepare a text only version for E-mail use
• Send in the body of an E-mail with a brief cover
  letter
• Use keywords, consider adding a keyword section
  to your resume

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Sending your resume as an
attachment

• If employers request an attachment they will
  probably specify which formats are acceptable.
  If they dont specify, you risk sending a version
  they cannot read.
• Viruses are a concern many companies have
  policies prohibiting the opening of attachments.
  Check before you send.

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Posting to an E-form

• An e-resume is stored in a database where
  employers can retrieve it and view your
  qualifications. If the employer is interested,
  they contact you.
• Some sites require
• that you input information
• into their form, others
• allow you to cut paste
• your existing text only
• resume into a form.

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Posting a Web Resume

• The Web resume gives you flexibility with regard
  to graphics and overall presentation. Web page
  authoring tools are getting easier to use.
• This resume will be found by employers using a
  search engine using keywords. All keywords in
  your resume should be put in tag so it is
  found. Or you can add a keyword section to your
  resume.
• Keep length in mind. Add links to examples
  rather than requiring the reader to repeatedly
  scroll down.
• Keep in mind that once you post your resume on
  the web, ANYONE can see it.
• SAMPLE WEB RESUME

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Use Keywords
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Scannable Resumes
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A Scannable Resume

• A word processed paper version but without the
  formatting
• Some companies print and scan resumes into a
  database using Optical Character Recognition
  software. Fancy formatting really messes with
  OCRs. They get confused between the capital
  letter I, the letter l and the number 1
• Keywords important in this format as the OCR is
  programmed to look for degrees, skills and
  experiences

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Scannable Rules Similar to text only
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Time to Shut Down?

• Weve got books in the Career Services Resource
  Room. Most you can check out.
• Our web page has lots of links to job posting
  sites found under Job Search Resources
• The Riley Guide provides helpful and current
  information about how the Internet can be used in
  your job search

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