| If the thought of looking for a new job | | | | also several "niche" sites available that |
| conjures up images of an oversized cup of | | | | target specific professions, experience |
| coffee and a stack of Sunday classifieds, it | | | | levels, or age groups. Sites such as (for job |
| might be time to re-think what a job hunt | | | | seekers making $100,000 or more) currently |
| entails. Thanks to the Internet, newspapers | | | | make up 70 percent of the approximately |
| are no longer the only "go-to" source for | | | | 40,000 online job sites and may offer a great |
| finding job prospects. | | | | way to narrow your search, depending on what |
| | | | you're looking for. |
| Search Online | | | | |
| | | | However, search engines designed specifically |
| Recent research has found that the Internet | | | | to troll a variety of job sites are also |
| is the primary source of job postings for | | | | available and are a great way to search as |
| more than 71 percent of job-seekers. | | | | many sites as possible all at once. Job |
| Newspapers continue to be popular and are | | | | search engines such as Indeed.com, Jobster, |
| typically used in conjunction with the | | | | and will pull results from the big name job |
| Internet by many job seekers. However, the | | | | sites, as well as feed you results from the |
| Internet is valued not only as a legitimate | | | | job boards of major corporations, |
| source of job postings, but as a fruitful | | | | associations, and newspapers. Results can be |
| source of jobs most likely to result in | | | | narrowed down to geographical areas, so local |
| actual job offers. Some attribute this trend | | | | listings that may interest you will pull up |
| to the ability to use electronic media to | | | | as well. |
| more closely match an individual's specific | | | | |
| experience and abilities to specific jobs | | | | Use Your Resources |
| through resume optimizing - a process that | | | | |
| can't be accomplished via fax machine or a | | | | Networking is still a popular means of |
| mail campaign. | | | | locating jobs, although its usefulness in |
| | | | locating job opportunities may have |
| Know What Works | | | | diminished - although only a bit - in the |
| | | | shadow of the Internet. Online job postings |
| There are several well-established job sites | | | | are comprehensive and easy to sort through, |
| on the Internet, including Yahoo Hot Jobs, | | | | but there's still something to be said about |
| Career Builder, and Monster. Each site allows | | | | rubbing elbows and making yourself known to |
| you to search for jobs by keywords, titles, | | | | key players in your industry. Make the best |
| and locations. In most cases, you can apply | | | | of your job search by using all the resources |
| for the jobs online as well as post your | | | | available to you: the Internet, the |
| resume for potential employers to view. Each | | | | newspaper, and your real-world connections. A |
| site may present you with different results, | | | | multi-pronged approach to the job market is |
| though, depending on which sites companies | | | | sure to wield you the best results...and your |
| use to publish their job postings. There are | | | | next job! |