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The New Era of Job-Hunting: Strategies for
Finding Employment on the Internet
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
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Looking for a job may never be the same. With the huge growth
of employment-related Web sites on the Internet, a job-seeker
cannot afford to overlook searching for a job electronically.
Successfully navigating this frontier, however, requires new
skills and strategies. The focus of this article is to provide
you with a roadmap that will guide you through the maze of Web
sites related to career development and job-hunting and give you
directions to the best resources currently available to job-seekers.
Before we begin this journey, one caveat: Job-hunting on the Internet
should, in no way, be your sole means of looking for a new job.
The traditional methods of networking, job boards, classified ads,
and targeted job searches should still be part of your overall
job-hunting plan. The Internet simply expands the job-hunting
resources that are available to you.
For those unsure of their career direction, the first step might be
to one of several Web sites that offer
http://www.ansir.com or the http://keirsey.com which score results
from online questionnaires and provide suggestions of appropriate
careers for your type.
Most others will start the journey by going to one of several career
development Web sites, such as http://www.quintcareers.com , which can
provide assistance with developing or honing your resume and cover
letter writing, finding the best sources for researching companies,
strengthening your interviewing skills, learning how to network,
mastering salary negotiation, as well as perfecting other key career
and job-hunting skills. If you only have one type of resume, then you
should definitely start here. Most job-hunting experts now talk about
three kinds of resumes:
The traditional resume:
this version has all the bells and whistles, including nice formatting.
The focus is on action verbs and accomplishments.
The scannable resume:
this version is a stripped down version of your traditional resume,
in plain text for easy scanning into computer databases. The focus is
on nouns and phrases, as well as key accomplishments.
The Web-based resume:
this version is similar to your traditional resume, but published on
your personal Web site so that is always available to potential
employers.
Once you've honed your skills in these areas, the next step is to
develop a strategy for job-hunting on the Internet. If you're a college
student or recent college graduate, your approach will be much broader
than if you are a seasoned veteran, partly because of the need for
confidentiality of people currently in the workplace, partly because
of the availability of Web sites at different career levels, and partly
because a less developed network. Keeping these issues in mind, there
are four different types of Web resources for job-seekers:
1. Job networking Web sites and discussion lists.
There are thousands of Internet-based discussion lists on almost every
subject and profession imaginable such as
Join one or more of these lists and network with people in your field;
employers sometimes subscribe to these lists to screen potential
candidates. Finally, many professional organizations have Web sites
that have forums to facilitate networking.
2. General job databank and resume sites.
Web sites such as the http://asiajobseeker.com have large databases of
job openings where you can search by profession or keywords. Many of
these sites allow you to post your resume for free, and some even offer
job and applicant matching services. Some of these sites allow you to
post your resume without revealing your name for the sake of
confidentiality.
3. Specialized job sites.
There are also hundreds of specialized job Web sites, from employment
recruiters of all types to specialized job databank sites that focus on
a specific industry.
4. Company sites.
If you have a specific set of companies you would most like to work for,
the best solution might simply be to go the each company's Web site and
review job postings. Many of these companies allow you to apply online,
and they often list the contact person so you should be able to easily
follow-up, as you would if you sent a cover letter and resume to
an employer.
Will these steps guarantee you success in finding a new job or career?
No. No method is guaranteed to work, but as more and more companies go to
the Internet for faster and more efficient job searches, it does not make
sense to ignore this new avenue of networking and job-hunting.
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