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Synopsis
The Internet has truly revolutionized the job searching process. Tasks that took so much time to accomplish such as preparing, typing, and mailing resumes and cover letters have been reduced to a single days' work. Job seekers can now quickly access the latest employment opportunities and job finding assistance at the click of a mouse. The Guide to Internet Job Searching opens the door to quick and efficient use of one's time to obtain necessary employment information. This book is co-published with the Public Library Association. The latest edition of this popular book offers a wealth of information on a variety of resources available to all job seekers today. Information provided includes local, state-by-state, government, and international resource listings and opportunities, public services, non-profits, entry-level and internships, online career resources, specific career path information, and reviews of some of the more popular job listing and recruiting Websites. The authors provide brief, concise, and practical tips to help readers use text editors, to narrow their job search efforts, to respond to posted online job opportunities, and to post their own resumes online. Those already online will find this book easy to use. Those without online connectivity and experience are offered tips on how they too can easily access the Internet. This is an excellent introduction for finding jobs online.
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About the Author
Margaret Riley Dikel is the author of "The Riley Guide" and is a private consultant specializing in the use of the Internet for employment and career information. She is an internationally recognized authority in this field, having worked for many prominent governmental agencies and public and private corporations. Hometown: Rockville, MD; Frances Roehm is a reference librarian at the Skokie Public Library in Skokie, IL where she specializes in helping people use the Internet for career-related research. She is co-chair of the PLA Job and Career Information Services Committee. Hometown: Chicago, IL
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Praise for the Guide to Internet Job Searching 2002-2003
"An indispensable resource, this book makes you much more likely to make a wise career choice and to land a good job."
Marty Nemko, Ph.D., Career Consultant, author of Cool Careers for Dummies, Second Edition
"Margaret Dikel and Frances Roehm present the only completely organized career map to the swamp that is the Internet."
William S. Frank, Chairman, CareerLab
"Plaudits for Margaret Dikel and Frances Roehm.. . . They have managed to make job searching via Internet surfing a pleasure with a payoff!"
Darrell W. Gurney, C.P.C., author of award-winning Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters
"[Dikel's and Roehm's] book is a fertile ground for ideas that work, places to go, and what to do when you get there."
Gerry Crispin, S.P.H.R. and Mark Mehler, coauthors, Careerxroads 2002
Copublished by America's foremost career books publisher and the Public Library Association, the acclaimed Guide to Internet Job Searching helps you harness the power of the Internet to aid in your job search. The Internet has revolutionized the way people look for career opportunities, and with this guide, you, too, can efficiently and successfully explore the Web to find the right job for you.
This bestselling guide shows you how to target the most interesting jobs in the most promising companies and apply for those jobs with confidence online or on paper. And it will steer you away from electronic "dead ends" such as unproductive searches that turn up thousands of near misses. Whether you are a complete beginner or an online expert, you'll find invaluable advice inside to make your Internet job search streamlined, efficient, and effective from logging on to landing the perfect job.
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