The Guide to Internet Job Searching: 1998-99 - Softcover

Riley, Margaret; Etc.; Roehm, Frances; Oserman, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0844281999 ISBN 13: 9780844281995

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary, 1998

Synopsis

Welcome to the world of electronic job searching. This book aims to show how, using powerful electronic job search technologies, anyone with a computer can benefit from the power of online bulletin boards, job listings, recruiters and discussion groups'

About this title

From the Back Cover

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.

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

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0844281999
• ISBN 13: 9780844281995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192