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Electronic Resources for Your Clients' Job Search
by Letitia Chamberlain Director Center for Career, Education and Life Planning School of Continuing and Professional Studies New York University The Internet provides employers, recruiters and search firms with the ability to perform broader candidate searches than traditional methods, as well as many other job-related resources. Increasingly, employers are using the Internet and the Web to fill job vacancies. Job seekers served by your organization can benefit, too. The amount of information available to job hunters on the Internet is enormous,” says Laurie Mayer Boockvar, who teaches Maximizing Your Online Job Search at the Center for Career, Education and Life Planning. “The information is not only extensive, but current and immediately accessible. It’s now possible for the job seeker to identify a job opening, conduct extensive research, and respond to the opportunity in a matter of moments. What Job Seekers Can Do Using mailing lists, newsgroups, electronic bulletin boards and other Internet and Web resources, job seekers can accomplish such tasks as: Complete self-assessment exercises. Examples: Gather career information. Examples: Network with professionals in the field of careers using mailing lists and newsgroups. Example: Get assistance preparing and posting scannable and electronic resumés at sites. Examples: Individualized Service Offered Because it’s easy to get lost on the Internet when looking for specific information, the Center offers an individualized service to help job searchers make the most of the valuable resources that can be found on the net. The Center’s Internet Retrieval and Referral Service helps job search clients research prospective employers, locate job listings, research professional organizations, learn about current trends and career opportunities, as well as meta-lists -- lists of lists. Students have free access to the Center’s Career Resources Library. Technology in the Interview Process Using e-mail to communicate with search firms and employers, when appropriate, helps establish candidates’ credibility by demonstrating their facility with the technology. But be careful that the managers to whom your job-seeking clients are going to send e-mail really want to receive communications that way, including enclosures or attachments. If those managers prefer that your clients fax or paper-mail them, follow their lead. If your clients use technology to research prospective employers, that fact can be used in letters or interviews to make the point that they know how to use those valuable technology skills as well. NYU’s Center for Career, Education and Life Planning can be reached at (212) 998-7060. Other Electronic Resources for Your Organization’s Job and Career Professionals Career professionals’ resources include: New York City career professionals’ resources include: These picks are from John P. Aigner, whose own site http://www.livelihoodroads.com has many excellent local links.
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