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9781570231650

America's Top Internet Job Sites : The Click and Easy Guide to Finding a Job Online

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  • ISBN13:

    9781570231650

  • ISBN10:

    1570231656

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-01
  • Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK
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List Price: $19.95

Summary

Encompassing both general and specialty Web sites, this comprehensive guide to the finest Internet job sites explains the online employment process, identifies and critiques more than two hundred employment sites, and discusses such areas as career assessment, interview sites, and specialty job sites. Original.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
The World of Internet Job Sites
1(10)
Facing a Daunting Task
2(1)
More Than Just the Alphabet
3(1)
Being Effective and Staying Focused
4(1)
A Click and Stupid Approach
4(2)
A Focused Job Search Approach
6(1)
Structuring Benefits Around Eyeballs
7(1)
Coming Up
8(3)
Getting Started in the Right Direction
11(16)
Use Your Time Wisely
11(1)
Basic Skills and Guidance
12(1)
A Library and an Orchestra
13(3)
Search Engines
16(2)
Search Agents
18(1)
Directories
18(1)
Most Popular Search Engines
19(3)
Employment Site Comparisons and Ratings
22(4)
Saving Time and Effort
26(1)
Virtual Job and Career Communities
27(10)
Information Communities
27(2)
Usenet Newsgroups
29(3)
Mailing Lists
32(1)
Message Boards of Websites
33(4)
Gateway Employment Sites
37(12)
Gateways As Website Directories
37(2)
Gateways With Wisdom and Judgment
39(5)
Other Useful Gateways
44(5)
Mega Employment Sites and Databases
49(34)
Managing Resumes, Job Boards, and Traffic
49(1)
Old Wine in New Electronic Bottles
50(2)
Structure and Process
52(2)
Too Busy to Job Search?
54(1)
Viewing Classifieds (Postings) Online
55(1)
35 Peripheral Services and Features
55(3)
The Top 10
58(7)
61 Favorite Employment Sites
65(18)
Assessment and Testing Sites
83(18)
Doing First Things First
84(2)
Beware of 21st Century Snake Oil
86(1)
Online Assessments
86(13)
Contacting a Career Professional
99(2)
Education and Online Learning Sites
101(10)
Distance Learning
101(4)
Major Online Educational Programs
105(4)
Useful Associations and Companies
109(1)
Traditional Education Programs
109(2)
Career Information, Advice, and Research Sites
111(16)
Career Information and Advice
111(6)
Career Research
117(7)
Business Resources
118(3)
Public Records Resources
121(1)
Association and Nonprofit Resources
122(2)
Online Employment Resources
124(1)
Declining Companies
124(3)
Resume and Cover Letter Sites
127(12)
Paper Resumes Becoming Nuisances
127(1)
Resumes and Cover Letters
128(1)
Resumes Play a Renewed Role
128(1)
The Hunt For Resumes
129(1)
The New Resume Entrepreneurs
130(1)
Resume and Letter Writing Tips
130(1)
Professional Resume Writers
131(2)
Resume Distribution Services
133(4)
Do It Right
137(2)
Networking, Mentoring, and Q&A Sites
139(10)
Networking Sources, Skills, and Strategies
139(2)
Associations As Networks
141(1)
Women's Networks
142(1)
Alumni Groups For Networking
143(1)
Locators For Re-Building Networks
144(1)
Military Locators and Buddy Finders
145(1)
Job Search Clubs and Support Groups
145(1)
Mentors, Career Coaches, and Q&A
146(3)
Interview, Salary, and Relocation Sites
149(14)
Interviews Count the Most
149(1)
Interview Preparation and Practice
150(1)
Useful Job Interview Sites
151(3)
Salary Negotiation and Compensation Sites
154(5)
Relocation Sites
159(4)
Career Counseling and Coaching Sites
163(12)
Self-Starters and Wishful Thinkers
165(1)
A Season For Everything
166(1)
Career Management Firms
166(4)
Certified Career Counselors
170(1)
Commercial Career Coaching
170(5)
Employer and Recruiter Sites
175(12)
Executive Recruiters and Candidates
175(7)
Staffing and Employment Firms
182(3)
Model Employer Sites
185(2)
Specialty Occupational and Job Sites
187(36)
Finding Your Specialty
187(2)
Academia and Education
189(4)
Airline Industry
193(2)
Architecture
195(2)
Arts, Entertainment, and Media
197(2)
Business
199(3)
Computers and Information Technology
202(3)
Construction
205(1)
Engineering
206(2)
Health Care
208(3)
Hospitality and Travel
211(3)
Law
214(3)
Science
217(3)
Sports and Recreation
220(3)
Niche Sites For Special Job Seekers
223(38)
College Students and Recent Graduates
223(4)
Military in Transition
227(4)
Executive-Level Candidates
231(1)
Women
232(2)
Minorities and Diversity
234(3)
People With Disabilities
237(2)
Government and Law Enforcement
239(4)
Nonprofit Sector
243(7)
International Job Seekers
250(3)
Part-Time, Temporary, and Contract
253(2)
Freelancers and Telecommuters
255(2)
Spooks, Spies, and Intel Specialists
257(1)
Ex-Offenders in Transition
258(3)
Index 261(8)
The Authors 269(2)
Career Resources 271

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