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ONLINE JOB
SEARCH GUIDE from Job-Hunt.Org
Forbes Magazine Best of the Web for Job Hunting, 2002
May 9, 2002
CONTENTS OF
THIS ISSUE - May 9, 2002
- INSIDER
INFORMATION - 4 Ways to Protect Your
Job While Job Hunting Online, by Susan Joyce, Job-Hunt's
Webmaster
- NEW,
NEWSWORTHY, and/or INTERESTING SITES - 42
sites specifically for information technology and Internet professionals
- Subscribing
and Unsubscribing - Directions for unsubscribing from
(or subscribing to) the ONLINE JOB SEARCH GUIDE
FREE!
15 Critical Criteria
for Choosing a Job Site - PDF file, download from Job-Hunt,
by Susan Joyce, Job-Hunt's Webmaster.
- 1.)
INSIDER
INFORMATION - 4 Ways to Protect Your Job While Job Hunting Online,
by Susan Joyce
Since 1995,
I've taught hundreds of people the methods of successful online
job hunting as well as the flip side, teaching online recruiting
to recruiters.
In the first
online recruiting workshop I taught for a major company's recruiters
(in 1997 or 1998), we found the resume of one of the company's
middle managers in our search for qualified applicants. Her manager
was notified, immediately, and she was probably fired before the
end of the workshop that same day. That reaction is common.
What should
you do to protect YOUR job?
- Good job
sites offer methods for you to limit access to your name and
other contact information which will make it more difficult
for your employer to find you.
- Don't job
search while you are at work, and don't use your work e-mail
address for your job search. By doing either you are using your
employer's assets for personal use, and they may be completely
justified in firing you. A survey by the American Management
Association in 2001 revealed that 63% of their members monitor
their Internet connections and 47% review employee e-mail correspondence.
See the survey results on the American
Management Association Web site.
- Be careful
of resume e-mail "blasting" services. Many recruiters view the
incoming mail as unwanted "spam." In any case, you lose control
over who sees your resume, given how easy it is to forward e-mail,
no matter how carefully chosen the initial list of addressees
may be.
- Use a "cyber-safe
resume" that masks your identity. See Creating
a Cyber-Safe Resume on Job-Hunt for details.
WAIT!! Doesn't
protecting your privacy make it more difficult for you to find
a job? Not necessarily!! It may actually help - you may appear
more 'Net savvy, and you may be viewed as someone protecting a
good job. No guarantees. You weigh the risks.
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2)
NEW, NEWSWORTHY, AND INTERESTING SITES - 42 Web sites specifically
information technology and Internet professionals
Association
Web sites can be excellent networking resources, regardless of
your status as a member.
American
Medical Informatics Association - JOBS, plus conferences and meetings,
working groups, and resource center
American
Society for Information Science and Technology - JOBS plus conferences,
meetings, and resources
Association
for Computing Machinery - JOBS, plus chapters, 35 special interest groups,
and a substantial quantity of technical resources and publications, including
the Committee on Women in Computing
Association
for Educational Communications and Technology - JOBS plus conferences,
a calendar of related events, news, and information
Association
for Information Management Professionals - JOBS (few) plus local
chapters, events, news, FAQs, and more
Association
for Information Systems - fee-based JOBS (for members) for academics specializing
in Information Systems plus events and information
Association
of Apple Computer User Groups - no jobs but many resources for
Apple users
Association
of Information Technology Professionals - no jobs, but local chapters,
conferences, and more
Association
for the Advancement of Computing in Education - JOBS (some) plus
conferences and meetings
Computer
Research Association - JOBS in academic departments and industry
and government research organizations plus conferences and other resources
eBusiness
Association - no jobs but conferences, events, and other resources
for members
Enterprise
Content Management Association - JOBS (for members), events, products
and services, news, and resources
Geospatial
Information & Technology Association - JOBS (few), local chapters,
news, and resources
Government
Electronics & Information Technology Association - no jobs but
events, committees, and other information
HTML
Writers Guild - no jobs but events, fee-based online classes,
extensive resources, and a somewhat confusing merger with the International
Association of Webmasters
IEEE
Computer Society - JOBS (IEEE members only) plus conferences,
committees, resources, and much more
Independent
Computer Consultants Association - chapters (with
meetings and member company lists), conferences, and online discussion
(members only)
Information
Society Directorate General (Europe)
Information
Systems Audit and Control Association and Foundation - no jobs,
but international chapters, certification, conferences, and more
Information
Systems Security Association - indication of job posting capability
(but few listings), conference, local chapters, and other resources
Information
Technology Association of America - no jobs but workforce information
and news, calendar, and resources
Information
Technology Association of Canada - no jobs but events, news, and
information
Internet
Society - JOBS (with ISOC) plus events, Internet standards development
task forces, conferences, chapters, and many other resources
International
Association for Human Resource Information Management - JOBS plus
chapters, events, and special interest groups
International
Association of Computer Investigative Specialists - no jobs but
many resources for "forensic computer science"
International
Association of Information Technology Trainers - JOBS plus information
and resources
International
Computer Music Association - no jobs but news, resources (including
companies with associated products and services), and member directory
International
Society for Technology in Education - no jobs but substantial
resources and information
National
Association of Computer Consultant Businesses - no jobs but directory
of members, events, news, and other resources
Oracle
Applications Users Group - no jobs but substantial member directory
(potential employers) and other resources
Portable
Computer and Communications Association - no jobs but check out
the list of member companies for potential employers, meetings and
conferences, and other resources
Professional
Association for SQL Server - no jobs but regional chapters and
resources
Software
& Information Industry Association - no jobs, but conferences,
a magazine, Webcasts, and more
Usability
Professionals' Association - JOBS (few) plus member directory,
conferences, resources, and more
Women
in Technology International - JOBS plus local chapters, conferences,
career fairs, and more
World
Information Technology and Services Alliance - no jobs but plentiful
information and resources, including an extensive list of international
organizations
World
Organization of Webmasters - no jobs but local chapters, certification,
news, and events
World
Wide Web Consortium - no jobs, but this is the "mother ship" of
the Web, with Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee as the Director: member
directory, technical standards and proposed standards, news, vast
technical resources and information, events, workshops, conferences,
etc.
LAST, but
not least: Go to Google.com
and search (without the quotation marks) on "computers," "society,"
and your location (city or state) to connect with one of the thousands
of local computer societies across the world.
These associations
will be added to Job-Hunt's Computers,
the Internet, and Technology page of job sites in June. For
tips on leveraging association Web sites in your job search, see
the previous issues
of this newsletter. You'll also find more associations for engineering,
medical and healthcare, accounting and finance, and law and law
enforcement professions.
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