Finding Jobs OnlineWells Branch Community LibraryLisa M. Metzer, M.S. Information SciencesNovember 07, 200911:45-12:45

Welcome & Introductions

1. Name

2. How do you look for jobs online?

3. What you hope to learn today?

Class Outline

•Things to remember•Job search strategies•Internet resources•Job search engines•Activity•JOBView•Activity•Summary

Things to remember…

•No specific job strategy will work for everyone

•Be flexible•Be persistent •Allow extra time to conduct your search

Job Search Strategies

•Self assessment – what do I like? •Where to look – job listings, job fairs,

career services, Texas Workforce Commission, internet resources

•Research the employer/company•Network – friends/family, colleagues,

professional organizations, volunteer, information interviews

Internet Resources

•Employer/company Web sites•Professional organizations & associations

Web sites•College Web sites•Job search engines

Monster.com

Online resume posting

Job search alerts

Narrow your search

Career tools & advice

Communities & discussions

Indeed.com

Meta search engine (many job search engines)

Salary search

Job trends

Forums & discussion

USA.gov

Education & training

Finding a job

US government jobs

Volunteer opportunities

Workplace issues

CareerBuilder

Find jobs

Job recommendations

Post a resume

Job alerts

Advice & resources

Yahoo Hot Jobs

Job search

Create a job alert

Post a resume

Career tools

SimplyHired

Rate jobs

Research salaries

Add jobs to a map

View company profiles

LinkedIn.com

Search for jobs

Connect with like-minded people

Share information & opportunities

Used by over 50 million professionals (linkedin.com, 11-05-2009)

Craigslist

Find your city

Look under jobs

Look under your job category

Activity!

1. Pick three (3) job search engines

2. Look for the same type of job in all 3 search engines (for example librarian, secretary, or construction worker)

What is JOBView?

•Handy new tool for job seekers•Pulls together job openings within the

state of Texas as well as the rest of the country

•You can print, email, and text job descriptions

•No registration or login required•Updated daily•Free

Other Features

•Job searches can be statewide or limited to a specific city.

•You may look for employment within a set distance from the center of a chosen city.

•Search only for hourly and part-time positions.

•Search for jobs in specific categories such as Accounting and Finance, Construction/Trades, Government/Military, etc.

Getting Started

•Click on the screen to begin•Select geographic area (city, state)•Select job type/category

Moving Around

•Click to open a job description•Arrows (left, right, down, up)•Buttons

▫ Quit▫ Apply▫ Text▫ Email▫ Print▫ Previous screen▫ New job search

Activity

1. Look for the same kind of job in JOBView as you searched for in the job search engines.

2. What do you notice?

Summary

•Things to remember•Job search strategies•Internet resources•Job search engines•Activity•JOBView•Activity•Summary

Take Away!•What the most useful thing you learned

today?