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Finding a high-tech job - Part 1
John Smiley
01.25.2001
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Finding a high-tech job - Part 1
With the New Year upon us, I thought I would do some research on Job
Searching strategies. I wasn't planning on starting with Internet-based
Job Searching strategies, but then I came upon an article on ZDNet
which cited a higher than expected success rate for job seekers who
used the Internet to find a job.
According to the article, just over 40% of job seekers that used the
Internet to post their resume or retrieve job listings received
interviews as a result. I think that's an outstanding rate of success,
and one that surprises me a bit. The article went on to say that it's
not only IT workers finding jobs via the Internet, but others job
seekers as well. Surprisingly, the highest percentage of job seekers
getting interviews is in the Human Resources area -- most likely
because they know best where to look and post their information on the
web.
I'm always skeptical about claims such as this, as the particulars
about the job seeker's situations are not noted in the survey. For
instance, what were the respondent's years of experience? I've known
beginner programmers with no work experience who have posted their
resumes on the various search sites who haven't gotten a nibble.
Still, there's no doubt in my mind that finding a job via the Internet
is a viable alternative to the more traditional methods of job
searching such as scanning classified ads in newspapers or using an
employment agency. Companies seeking qualified candidates find it a
useful alternative as well.
In Part 2 of this article, I'll list and discuss the popular Job Search
Web Sites, along with the pros and cons of posting your resume on a Job
Search Site.
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Written by John Smiley, MCP, MCSD and MCT, author, and adjunct
professor of Computer Science at Penn State University in Abington,
Philadelphia University, and Holy Family College. John has been
teaching computer programming for nearly 20 years.
John Smiley is president of Smiley and Associates,
http://www.johnsmiley.com/smass/smass.htm a computer consulting firm
located in New Jersey.
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