Online Job Hunting Guide

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Just a decade ago, the process of searching for a job took a lot of time, energy, effort and money to undertake. Not to mention the heartaches and frustration of being rejected or not being called back by the employer. Back then, applying for a job would mean buying a newspaper, scanning through the Jobs section, writing your resume, stuff it in the envelope, mail it to the employer and finally…WAIT. You sit by the phone and look out the window for the postman. That has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Internet is the king of job searching and recruitment. It is fast, easy and simple. Very cheap and convenient. It is the best way to reach hundreds of potential employers and opportunities. It can also help you through the entire process of job hunting and job management with its rich sources of information, just one click away.
Online recruitment has benefited the economy in its entirety.

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There has been a growing trend in recent years of employers taking to the Internet and searching through blogs to find potential new recruits or to research existing applicants.There are many reasons why a blog is the ideal place to learn about a job candidate. First, it allows employers to learn more about a candidate, one they cant get from interviews. Secondly, you get to learn their creative or technical talents through their blogs.Blogging is a two-way street of both writing and reading posts. As a blogger, you can interact directly with human resource or hiring managers via their own blogs. If you write about getting a job consistently, you will not be approached with any job offers. Don’t forget to write quality content. Along with this, if your blog posts are rude or demeaning to a person or group, potential employers are going to see them. Its not a good thing. Make friends in the industry through networking. So you see, blogging can lead to future job opportunities.

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Ultimately, the best job interview tips that anyone could give a job seeker are tips which help that interviewer achieve the kind of knowledge and confidence that that hypothetical employee in the interview chair would have. As a matter of fact, that level of familiarity with the requirements and results of the job should be the goal of anyone scheduled to go on an interview for a position. One effective way to get the knowledge of an employee is to make an effort to talk to target company employees. As you research to prepare for the position, try to think of anyone you know who works for that target company or for a company in the same industry or field. That individual could be a great source of insight into the target company’s culture and reputation.

A job interview is your gate to employment. It’s either your employer allows your entry or not. It is, therefore, very important that you leave a lasting impression.

During the interview, it’s a given that you have to be prepared. You have to answer intelligently to questions that will be thrown your way. You have to ask smart and relevant questions, if given a chance. However, sometimes the common courtesies spell the difference.

Here are some common job interview courtesies that you should practice:

1. Arrive at least five to ten minutes before your interview time.

2. Greet the hiring manager with a smile and a firm handshake.
3. Be pleasant to everyone around.
4. Use proper grammar.

5. Say thank you.

Want to be an art teacher? Or perhaps a free-lance artist doing jobs for houses and offices? Want to be that graphics design artist you’ve always dreamed of being? Part of that entertainment circle?

www.quintcareers.com – Endless job possibilities in the arts, entertainment and gaming.

www.artcareer.net – job site for those interested in widening their artistic potential in the visual arts, educational and project-based opportunities

www.anrdoezrs.net (EXPLORE TALENT) – hundreds of job listings for talent sites and your acting and modeling careers. Post your resume with your most recent photo and you just might get the callback you’ve been waiting since forever!

www.privatelessons.com – music teachers who offer private musical lessons, post your resumes here! You never know who might want to get you!

www.mediabistro.com – endless list of job opportunities for those who want to get involved in media – with a wide range of job specializations – editors, writers, graphic designers, production managers, etc.

Here is a list of very reliable sites that will help you start your job hunting spree in the field of architecture, construction and engineering.

Quint Careers: Engineering and Architecture Jobs

A huge site of more than 7,000 listed job postings in engineering and architecture. Categorized by location, field and companies.

AEC Job Bank

A good resource for job openings in many companies in the architecture, engineering and construction field. Post your resume here and be open to more opportunities by logging onto this website.

Careers in Construction

A user-friendly guide to job seekers who are looking for their first, second or third job in construction. Open to a wide variety of choices, choose among job openings in the engineering, architectural design, contracting, project management and constructing fields.

Go 4 Construction Jobs

An international site with job listings of construction and engineering sites that have sources for job hiring. With 10 languages supported by the site, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, this site is everyone’s easy first step to getting that dream job they’ve always wanted in the construction field.

Below are lists of frequently-visited job sites in the information technology world. Choose among many, many choices on which could lead to that career boom you’ve been dreaming about!

Quint Careers : Information Technology Jobs

Lists more than 15,000 jobs in the computer industry. Categorized according to location, companies and keywords. An easy-to-navigate site for your every job hunting need.

Broadband Careers

A site of endless job possibilities of more than 8,000 in the technological world of computers. Career opportunities in different aspects of the industry – broadband, telecom and IP.

Computer Jobs Finder

Easy browsing of job openings in any computer-related profession. Categorized in 18 fields such as networking, programming, etc.), this site will surely help you look for that job you’ve been dying for.

ERP-Jobs

An entrepreneur’s dream site – where endless possibilities of jobs in the field can be found – ERP (enterprise resource planning); SCM (supply chain management); CRM (customer related management); BI (business intelligence); website developers and the like. This site will help you get that parttime or fulltime job, and opens your world to even more endless opportunities.

Here are lists of sites that could widen your choices in different teaching openings in preschools, elementary, high school and the universities.

AACSB: Management Education Jobs

A site wherein business faculty and administrators can search for job openings from highly accredited colleges and universities worldwide.

Academic Careers Online

Open to all teachers for full-time and extra teaching jobs in kindergarten through college. Send your resume, you might just find that extra teaching job you’ve been looking for.

The Education America Network

A great source of education jobs in all 50 states. Job seekers can browse in different categories in the different opportunities in the education industry – teaching, administration, supervision, education specialists, etc.

Teaching Jobs

A directory of teaching job sites all over the United States and in other countries. Jobs offered to preschool teachers and those who wish to teach in the higher education levels.

Teachers Online

Full-time and substitute teachers openings from kinder to university to home-schooling. Endless job opportunities for those who wish to be part of the education industry.

Here are a list of sites that could help you get that science job you’ve always thought was the right profession for you. Now your dreams are a dream come true and just a click and a resume away from actually happening.

The Agency: Recruiting for Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Biotechnology Executive Jobs

Professional pharmacists, clinical specialists and the like can view job openings in clinical, international, manufacturing, sales and marketing institutions all over the country. Submit your resume and get that job opportunity that’s been waiting for you.

Bio Job Net: Biotechnology Career Network

Job seekers can search for job listings in different locations in the different scientific fields such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology and life sciences. Post your resume and send a cover letter.

Biology Jobs

Job openings in anatomy, physiology, anatomy, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental science, pharmacology, zoology, etc are posted here. Search for the job of your choice, send your resume and pay a minimum membership fee.

Once Science

The career site for professionals looking for that job in the medical industry. A listing of jobs categorized by job title and location, this site will be very much helpful to your job-hunting escapade.

Science Careers

A complete job site for scientists and science buffs, where hundreds and hundreds of job offerings are listed. Send your resume and prepare yourself for the most interesting job you could ever have dreamed of!

Dreamed of going to different, far-away places as a kid? Make your childhood dreams come true and get into the blooming industry of flying.

Listed below are links to different job opportunities that could widen and expand your career.

Airline Career

This site is dedicated to provide all job-seekers different jobs in the airline industry. From being a flight attendant, to working in the different offices and departments in an airline – in salary information, interview question assistance, etc.

AV Jobs

Job listings galore! Airline and aviation industry openings in the best airlines all over the world. Job listings in different locations, different sectors, be it in corporate or general aviation.

Aviation Jobs Online

The self-proclaimed site of being “the aviation world’s most complete employment source” – a helping hand in your career opportunities in the airline industry.