Career Services. 126 Slep Student Center 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (M - F) USING THE INTERNET IN YOUR JOB SEARCH

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1 Career Services USING THE INTERNET IN YOUR JOB SEARCH 126 Slep Student Center 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (M - F)

2 USING THE INTERNET IN YOUR JOB SEARCH The Internet can provide you with a great deal of information, including job listings, salary statistics, employer information, and more. To best utilize the Internet, you will want to: prepare a version of your resume for , post your resume for employers to look at, research and target employers, access job announcements, network through blogs, social networking sites, and more. JOB LISTINGS FOR PENN STATERS Nittany Lion Career Network - This has many opportunities for internships, entry-level, and experienced positions. Request an account today and take advantage of the job search agent feature (that will send you an when a job is posted that meets your specified skills and requirements). RESOURCES TO RESEARCH COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS Through the Internet, you can search and research employers by field, type, size, or other characteristics. You can either search the Internet for a specific employer by typing the name in a search engine or you can go to some commercial sites to learn more about employers. There are sites with whom Penn State has relationships which eliminate the fees often associated with these sites. To access them, use the following Web addresses: WetFeet Career Resource Library - CareerTV - Hoovers - Vault - Click on database Careers-Internet.org - Find information on hundreds of careers from Accounting to Zoology. For access, use username 1484w, password future. 1 Using the Internet in Your Job Search

3 RESOURCES TO LOCATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES While opportunities for Penn Staters are listed on Nittany Lion Career Network, you can also link to hundreds more commercial job listing databases on the Internet. Quintessential Careers - The goal of this site is to provide job seekers with the tools, resources, and methods to help them achieve their vision. This is a great jumping-off point for finding job search resources. Some of their online job search resources: General job sites - Industry-specific job sites - Jobseeker-specific career and job sites - jobseeker_job_sites.html The Riley Guide - This site offers links to field specific online resources as well as resources for international job opportunities and specific resources for jobs in each state of the United States. OTHER LARGE JOB BOARDS After College - Career Builder - College Grad - College Recruiter - Going Global The premiere Web site for the international job or internship search Indeed.com - Job.com - JobCentral.com - Monster.com - (or their college site - Simply Hired Using the Internet in Your Job Search

4 INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC JOB POSTING SITES Although many large job boards have the option of searching jobs by industry, many industries have their own sites featuring jobs related to their field. Often industry-specific professional associations will have career information or job search features on their Web sites. Here are some examples of a few industry-specific sites: Engineering - Entertainment - Environmental jobs - Idealist for non-profit careers - Health careers - Human Resources - IT/technology - Higher education - Legal professions - Publishing - SOME LOCATION-SPECIFIC JOBS Pennsylvania CareerLink - Pennsylvania jobs - Creative Jobs Central - NewYorkJob.com - GOVERNMENT JOBS Federal jobs - or PA State Civil Service Commission - USA.gov Using the Internet in Your Job Search

5 RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DisabilityInfo.gov - Career opportunities for students with disabilities - SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter Just as job seekers use Google to identify and research companies, many recruiters have routinely used search engines to identify candidates. Some also have set up blogs to talk about their opportunities and invite potential candidates to learn more about their organization. According to a recent New York Times article, increasingly companies are looking up job seekers on social networking sites and conducting background checks on applicants looking for jobs. They want to uncover questionable judgment, illegal activity, or other things that they consider to be red flags. So we advise caution - investigate the privacy settings on the social networking site that you use prior to setting up your site and use good judgment in what you post as it may be very difficult to remove at a later date, after thousands of people have accessed your site. A FEW DO S AND DON TS FOR USING THE INTERNET IN YOUR JOB SEARCH Do utilize the wide variety of job-hunting tools and sites. Do make sure you are following the instructions for submitting your resume and cover letter (if requested) in response to a job posting. Be prepared to , as an attachment, or fax your resume, or fill out their online application. Don t rely solely on job-posting sites as few as five percent of job seekers find jobs through these sites alone. Don t be passive in your job search. You want to post your resume and apply for jobs, but don t just sit there and wait. Follow up with each employer, especially those in whom you are most interested. Don t spend all your job searching time in cyberspace. The Internet job search should be only one part of a full-scale job search, that includes networking (in person), career fairs, on-campus interviewing, and more. This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. U.Ed. AAO srg21 4 Using the Internet in Your Job Search