The Guide to Internet Job Searching [Paperback]

Margaret Riley Dikel (Author), Frances Roehm (Author), Steve Oserman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1998

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'

Editorial Reviews

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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.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Margaret Riley Dikel, author of The Riley Guide (rileyguide.com), 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.

Frances Roehm is the SkokieNet librarian at the Skokie Public Library where she specializes in building the village's community online. She is also the webmaster for ChicagoJobs.org, a regional resource for Chicagoland job hunters and career changers, and assists individuals in using the Internet to find a job. She currently chairs the PLA Job and Career Information Services committee.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: VGM Career Horizons; 1st edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844281999
• ISBN-13: 978-0844281995
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,269,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Major disappointment, October 21, 1999

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Jim Brule "Maggid" (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Guide to Internet Job Searching (Paperback)

This is the first Amazon book I've ever returned, but I did so in a heartbeat. Despite the long list of online sites - as advertised - there was no useful information on preparing a resume for online submission, despite a whole "chapter" on the subject (6 pages, actually). There is not a single reference to the use of keywords in your resume, strategies for tailoring a resume for companies who insist on online / electronic submission, beyond the trivial "use an asterisk for a bullet"...

If you're only looking for sites to submit your resume to, I suppose this would be useful. But if you want guidance as to how to help your resume rise to the top of the electronic stack, this book is a waste of money.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource Book, October 19, 2000

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Karen Girard (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guide to Internet Job Searching, The : 2000-01 Edition (Paperback)

As Career Planning Host for bellaonline.com, I was interested to read this book as part of my research for my series on the online job search. What I discovered was that it was not a book to "read" as much as a wonderful resource which would reduce my internet research time by hours!

This is not a book of how to's - it has a few sections discussing career planning and eresumes, but refers you to websites for more information. You can find information on how to write eresumes and submit online on my site, or all over the internet.

What this book DOES have is links - separated by position type, state, even country. The legwork is done for you - and it allows you to target your job search to whatever industry or area you want - look up the lists of links for your target, and submit from there.

I note, however, that because of the dynamics of the internet, that resources like this can never stay current. Admittedly, since publication, some websites have merged or gone, but from my research, the majority of them were current and easy to find.

A valuable resource for targetting your job search.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource!, July 17, 2000

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"lolalu" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guide to Internet Job Searching, The : 2000-01 Edition (Paperback)

This is NOT a book on cyber resumes---there are whole tomes devoted to that topic. It IS a comprehensively researched listing of sites from the common to the highly specialized. I use this as a text in my graduate class to train counselors who work in one-stop career centers and in college placement offices. It's a great resource for sites and ideas on how to best use the Internet for finding a job: clear, concise and free of hype. Highly recommended.