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• Through a job board on the Internet. Job boards are sites sponsored by fed-
eral agencies, Internet service providers, and private organizations. Some
sites merely list positions, to which you respond by regular mail or by
e-mail; others let you submit your résumé electronically, so that employ-
ers can get in touch with you. Use a search engine to search for “employ-
ment,” “careers,” and “jobs.” Or combine one of these terms with the
name of your field, as in “careers forestry.” Among the biggest job boards
are the following: on techcomm Web
— AfterCollege To find these sites and
additional job-related
— CareerBuilder resources on the Web, click
on Links Library for Ch. 15
— CareerMag on <bedfordstmartins.com/
— CareerOneStop (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor) techcomm>.
— Indeed.com (a metasearch engine for job seekers)
— Monster
Many of these sites contain articles about searching for jobs elec-
tronically, including how to research companies, how to write electronic
résumés, and how to prepare for interviews.
One caution about using job boards: once you post something to an
Internet site, you probably have lost control of it. Here are four questions
to ask before you post to a job board:
— Who has access to your résumé? You might want to remove
your home address and phone number from it if everyone can
view it.
— How will you know if an employer requests your résumé? Will you be
notified by the job board?
— Can your current employer see your résumé? If your employer discov-
ers that you are looking for a new job, your current position could be
jeopardized.
— Can you update your résumé at no cost? Some job boards charge you
each time you update your résumé.
• Through your connections on social media. Many people use Twitter, Face- on techcomm Web
book, and LinkedIn as part of their job-search strategy. You probably For advice on how to use
already use sites such as these to connect with friends and associates. LinkedIn in your job search,
see Lewis Howes’s article.
When you look for work, update your profile to alert people that you Click on Links Library for Ch.
are seeking employment, and see whether the site has features that 15 on <bedfordstmartins.com/
help you connect with potential employers. For instance, LinkedIn has techcomm>.
a Jobs feature that employers use to search for applicants by posting
openings and contacting people whose profiles match the qualifica-
tions the jobs require. LinkedIn Jobs also sends out notices of openings
to Twitter, thereby increasing the likelihood that you will find out about
an opening.

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