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Hunt
For Your Future Career Online
Published in the Aggie on May 26, 2004 When senior
year rolls around and the search for employment after college
begins, will you be content to sift through newspaper classified
ads and mail paper copies of your resume? Print resources are
still available, but searching for jobs and posting resumes
online have become common tools for finding employment. There
are many Web sites offering these services, but not all of them
are legitimate. With help from the campus Internship and Career
Center (ICC) here are some tips for creating the perfect resume
and finding the right job online.
Crafting Your Resume
Your resume reflects not only your skills and interests, but
also the quality of your work. The ICC
Web site is an invaluable resource for resume help, career
advice, and other employment-related issues. If you’re
stuck on how and when to search for your dream job, or what
type of resume you need to apply for it, an online copy of the
Career Resource Manual is available in PDF
form. For resume creation tips, including how to write scannable
or ASCII (“askee”) resumes, visit http://icc.ucdavis.edu/iccdocs/Reshlp.htm.
You can also bring your resume to the Web in the form of a
digital portfolio. Posting your resume, publications, presentations,
artwork and other projects to the Web on your own personal portfolio
site is an efficient and professional way to showcase your abilities
for potential employers (for Web site creation tips, see the
May 12th Bits&Bytes, “Share
Your Creativity Via the Web”).
The Digital Job Hunt
Although Web sites offer you the opportunity to post your resume
and browse job listings, how reliable are they? Some reputable
Web sites are:
- DirectEmployers.com:
search corporate job listings.
- Idealist.org: job listings
from non-profit organizations all over the world.
- CareerBuilder.com:
job listings specifically for entry-level or recent graduates.
- JobTRAK.com: jobs or internships
that are connected to the university from which you’re
graduating.
The ICC has reviewed dozens of job search engines and has
graded them on an A-F scale at http://icc.ucdavis.edu/iccdocs/morejobs.htm.
(Note: The appearance of these sites on ICC’s list does
not constitute endorsement by IET or the University of California).
Remember that you can apply for jobs directly through the Web
sites of many companies, and most newspapers post classified
ads on their sites. Also, when choosing Web sites to post your
resume on, you should look for the following features:
- Can you limit your contact info to protect your privacy?
- Can anyone browse resumes or must they register with the
site?
- Are the job listings relatively new?
- Are the jobs in the industry that you’re looking for?
- Can you delete old resumes or close your account?
The Internet is a popular tool in the job-hunting arsenal,
but don’t forget your other options! Professional journals,
newsletters, and newspapers still maintain job listings. Good
luck!
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