The Network ConnectionThe Network ConnectionIt's that time of year again - graduation time - uh-oh, it's time to get a
real job quick, where do you find a real job? Let's see - there's the
newspaper, job placement services, career fairs, and even the old-fashioned
method of "pounding the pavement." Ah, but there's more. Nowadays, the
Internet offers a number of avenues to that elusive goal of gainful employment.1>
In the "old days" - about three years ago - there were job notices on the
Internet, but they were mostly found in USENET news messages and on university
campus information services. The increased popularity of the World Wide Web
and the presence of many more commercial concerns on the Internet has opened
up a whole new resource for a job search.
So, you're out on the information superhighway and you don't know which
way to go. There are a couple of approaches you can take. If you want some
tips on the process of finding a job, there's a Web page that can help. The
"Career and Job-Hunting Resources" page
(http://www.stetson.edu/~hansen/careers.html),
maintained by Dr. Randall S. Hansen of Stetson University, has links to some
helpful information like a career mapper, to help you determine which is the
job for you, and job search tips, which provides advice on contacting employers
and navigating the interview process. Hansen's page also has links to a number
of online employment notices pages.
Another Web page which provides career advice specifically for women is the
"Getting There" page from Women's Wire magazine
(http://www.women.com/work/go/start.html).
This page highlights various jobs and the skills and interests which support
success in a career path. The page also provides biographies of women already
working in those jobs and describes their typical job activities.
Don't for get that many Colleges and Universities still publish their
employment opportunities as part of their Campus Information systems (which
are mostly Web pages, these days). If you want to stay within an academic
environment, listings of openings are readily available. The Federal
government also publishes job openings on the Internet. You can search for a
position in your geographical area at the "Federal Job Search" page (
a href="http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html">http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html).
You might be looking for a job close to where you live or someplace where
you've always wanted to live. Sometimes, you'll find employment opportunities
on a Web page for a particular city or state. City Net (http://www.city.net/),
is primarily a travel-oriented page which provides information on locales
across the United States and around the world. The pages for each city,
however, link to many other local pages which may provide you with some leads
on employment in that area.
Another place to look for jobs is in areas related to your chosen field.
Many professional societies post job listings. If the society has a Web page,
that may be a good place to look for your job in the field.
There are many employment listings on the Web, and many of those services
allow you to post your resume or at least a profile of your training and
experience. A lot of these Web pages are available to you at no charge and
are used by employers to search for likely candidates. Using these types of
services may be more effective than sending unsolicited E-mail or even
responding to an online notice. If an employer expresses and interest in you
because you fit their needed profile, then you may be already halfway there
towards a successful job search.
1 The story of one person's successful search for employment (and a
place to live) appeared in the last issue of Benchmarks
(Vol. 17, No. 1)
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