Career Advisory Network at Lake State (CANaLS)

Searching for Jobs

Surfing the Net

• Career Exploration on the Internet
  (http://www.utc.edu/~careered/hsbhom.htm)
  
  The Center for Community Career Education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, through funding by the Education Edge Office of the Tennessee Department of Education, has compiled a directory of links to assist you in your Web search for career information. Each link is briefly described to give you a good idea of what you will find if you visit the site.
  You can follow links to sites about career planning and sites offering general career materials. Discover self-assessment tests, explore your different occupational choices, get advice about creating resumes and portfolios, learn about internships, and more. Other sections are devoted to career research for girls and minorities. There are also links to help you find a useful search engine and evaluate the credibility and value of a Web site.
  "Career Clusters" features selected sites where you can read about specific career fields: arts and communications, business and marketing, health care, hospitality and tourism, human services (including legal, military, ministerial, and psychology professions), manufacturing, construction, transportation, and science technology.
  
  
• Using the Internet in Your Job Search
  (http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/jobsearchw.html)
  
  This helpful resource is from Margaret Riley, co-author (with Frances Roehm and Steve Oserman) of The Guide to Internet Job Searching. Straightforward guidance is given on how to decide which of the many directions to take when exploring your career options online.
  To start with, you can read about why you might want to conduct an online job search. Also offered is advice on identifying keywords to make your Web search more productive-to yield a greater number of hits. Further tips are presented on how best to find what you are looking for on the Web, how to research potential employers, and how to scout out information about wages, employment trends, relocation, and general career topics.
  Other sections help you to locate job postings and recruiter sites, decide how and where to do your networking online, post a resume online, determine which online resources are most suitable for your purposes, and manage your online schedule. Links to additional materials supplement the topics discussed.