Advice & privacy
protection for
on-line job hunting and resume posting |
Career Services
does not own or maintain job listing web sites.
We provide links as a service to Virginia Tech students and alumni.
Search wisely. |
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| 1. |
You don't always have to register
on a site to search for jobs. |
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Some sites require you to register
to view job listings. Many don't. |
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Sites ask you to register so they can
do things like track usage and show employers data about what kinds
of job seekers use their site. |
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Registering might get you services
you want, — like letting you post your resume or get e-mail
job notices. It also might get you things you don't want, like sales
pitch e-mails, so... |
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| 2. |
Don't register on a site without
reading instructions. |
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It will save you time (and maybe money). |
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True
story: A student registered herself as a Virginia
Tech representative and got a bill for fee-based services; the fee
notice was clearly stated on the page where she registered. |
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Protect your privacy before
you register or post a resume. |
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REQUIRED READING FOR EVERY
JOB SEEKER!
PrivacyRights.org
- Online Job Seeker Web Sites: Tips to Safeguard Your Privacy |
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| 4. |
Get your resume reviewed before
you post it. |
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...and do as many revisions as necessary
before you submit it. Students too often submit resumes with bad errors
to our eRecruiting system, and employers
complain. |
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See resume guidelines, or our Career Services Career
Planning Guide booklet (free to VT students by visiting our
office). |
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Get your resume critiqued through our
walk-in advising service. |
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Even if you posted in a resume book,
always take hard copies to a job fair. |
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Resume books are often on-line and
the employer does not have access while speaking to you. Even if
the employer has a print resume book in hand, she won't waste time
looking up your resume on the spot. |
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See more about preparing
for job fairs. |
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| 6. |
Posting a resume is passive. Use
active methods too. |
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Posting your resume helps employers
find you, but don't count on this alone. It's a "sit back and
wait to see if anyone calls me" approach. |
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Also use active strategies to find
both advertised and unadvertised
jobs. |
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Job hunting on-line (as
you probably discovered) is not about instantly finding
your dream job with three mouse clicks. |
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It is about having access to a vast
amount of information 24/7 without having to leave your chair. |
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In the pre-Internet days, you had to
find all this information on paper — a different ball game.
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For on-line job hunting, you're the
consumer. Look at many sites and decide which ones meet your interests
and needs. |
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Good article: Sifting
through online job sites. (USAToday.com
Job Center) |
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Change is constant: Sites often change
content and quality.
True story: We once linked to a site (jobs in
the medical field). A student alerted us that it had become a porn
site; NOT something we endorse. |
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Not all jobs are advertised
on, or found on, the Internet. |
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Ignore hype. "Over 9,452 jobs!"
doesn't mean much unless the jobs are what you want. |
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There are web
sites for many career fields, but not all jobs are posted on-line,
and not all career fields are represented fully on-line. |
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Supply and demand of jobs and job seekers
determines whether jobs are advertised on-line. |
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Search on-line, but use other
methods too. See pros and cons of
ways to look for jobs. |
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Be sure to use Career
Services' on-line eRecruiting system. |
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All students have an account. You
should complete your profile, upload your resume(s), publish your
resume to resume books, and apply for jobs. |
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| Also see: |
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MonsterTrak
- quick link to how employers post jobs on-line to VT students. Get help
on how to use it. |
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Job listing web sites - general |
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Job listing web sites - internships |
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Job listing web sites - for specific
career fields |
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Job listing web sites - for Virginia
and local jobs |
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Job listing web sites - state sites |
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Job listing web sites - international
opportunities |
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Job listings in print |
