*** ANSWERMAN INTERNET EXTRA *** For the week of September 23, 1996 This is a weekly newsletter for the community of Internet users on America Online. Come see what's new at keyword ANSWERMAN. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, scroll down to the end of this message for instructions. *This week, AnswerMan's Focus is Using the Internet to Get a Job.* =*=*= IN THIS ISSUE =*=*= AnswerMan's Update -- Ready for a new job? Make Money Fast! Purple's Picks -- Four Employment Sites Upcoming Weekly Focus & Chats -- What's on Tap in AnswerMan? The End -- How to contact us or unsubscribe =*=*= WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK WITH ANSWERMAN =*=*= Go to keyword: For: ANSWERMAN Tip of the Day, Internet Q&A message board, more AM FOCUS Visit this week's focus sites: Get a Job with the Internet! AM GLOSSARY Get definitions for hundreds of Net jargon terms AM CHAT Read transcripts of Internet chats that you missed NET HELP Even more Internet help =*=*= ANSWERMAN'S UPDATE -- Make Money Fast on the Net =*=*= They say that finding a job is a full-time job. That's true enough -- after scouring the newspaper classifieds, hoofing to interviews, updating your resume, and writing letter after cover letter, there's hardly time to do much else. This week's AnswerMan focus is on how to use the Internet to help you find a job. While using the Net probably won't mean you'll have do much less work to find work, it can make it easier for you to find the perfect job, and even increase your visibility to prospective employers. There are so many ways that the Internet can be your ally when you're looking for a job. Below are some ideas on how you can use the Net to make your job search a better one. It doesn't matter if you're looking for a job close to home or in a far-away city. Zillions (well, hundreds) of newspapers, from metropolitan dailies to tiny locals, are on the Internet and let you search their classified advertisements. Doing an online search for a job is a lot faster (and neater) than going to the library to cover yourself with newsprint while shuffling through a stack of papers. If you're itching to be hired by a particular company, visit their Web site (assuming they have one.) Many companies put their help wanted roles on the Web, where you can peruse every opportunity there from clerical staff to CEO. I haven't even mentioned the bevy of online job agencies and job listing services, Web sites that specialize in linking employers and employees. Some of these work like traditional personnel agencies (where the employer pays a fee to the agency,) some are free to both employers and workers (and are supported by advertising.) There are several such services listed at keyword AM FOCUS -- some are open to all sorts of job listings; others are very focused on specific industries. (See CJ Purple's column, below, for more on these.) One of my favorite job-search sites is CareerSite, at http://www.careersite.com. CareerSite uses an intelligent program to match workers with prospective jobs that suit them (based on occupation, industry, location, education and skills), and provides a messaging service through which you can contact employers. Best of all, once you fill out a profile describing your qualifications and such, CareerSite will automatically search job listings once a week looking for new opportunities that match your profile, and e-mail you the good news. (Try to get the Sunday classifieds to do that :) If you want to learn more about finding a job on the Net, go to keyword AM FOCUS and check out the resources I've compiled there. There's also a message board devoted to discussion of using to Net to find gainful employment. If you've still got questions, come by the AnswerMan chat this Sunday at 6PM Eastern time (keyword AM CHAT.) I'll be taking questions on the topic. =*=*= PURPLE'S PICKS -- Four Employment Sites =*=*= by Sarah Nehrer (CJ Purple) This week's focus: Employment. Those of you who have been reading this column for a few months may remember that I already discussed some employment-finding sites about six weeks ago. For those of you who don't remember, or who haven't been subscribed to this newsletter long enough, you can read that column, dated August 4, 1996. At the end of that column, I briefly mention some highly specific employment sites, and I figured I'd look into those more closely this week. First, the Virtual Headbook (http://www.xmission.com/~wintrnx/vh/virtual.htm), a site for actors and actresses. They will store your headshots and resumes for agents, producers, casting directors, etc. to see. They also allow sound and video clips to be stored on their site. As you might guess, there is a fee for this service - $5 startup charges and an introductory offer of $9.95 (credit cards) or $11.95 (checks) per month. Six month and one year charges are also available. If you want more than one photo of yourself posted, that is also extra. Next, Exec-U-Net (http://www.clickit.com/touch/execnet/hidden/senior.htm), an employment site for senior level executives who demand annual salaries over $75,000. They claim 250-300 (or more) new and unadvertised jobs posted every 2 weeks in the fields of general management, operations management, consulting, sales and marketing, engineering management, research and development, finance, human resources, and information technology. Anyone who wants to access to this database is screened first and there is a pretty steep charge - ranging from $110 for 3 months to $290 for a year membership. International Home Workers Association (http://www.homeworkers.com) is geared toward the self-employed, skilled and unskilled, full and part-time telecommuter, as well as those who have established work places in their homes. They claim 50,000 work-from-home positions across North American in their database in such varied areas as computer work, jewelry-making, product assembly, mailings, telephone surveys, medical transcription, translation, proofreading, desktop publishing, and more. The jobs here have salaries ranging from $8.00 to $25.00 per hour. Here again, it appears that you can't browse the database without becoming a member, which will put you back about $100 for a two-year membership. Finally, Recruiters OnLine Network (http://www.ipa.com), which claims 2000 member and associated recruiting firms. This site is accessible for those seeking employment free of charge and free membership is available for recruiting firms. However, full membership, which includes some extended benefits and is available only to firms rather than individuals, is $295 per year. That's it for this week. Hope you all have a nice first week of Fall! :-) I'll be happy to hear comments on the new shorter format. You can write me at cjpurple@aol.com. Until next week! =*=*= THE WEEKLY FOCUS & CHAT =*=*= Every week, AnswerMan focuses on a particular facet of using the Internet. Here's what's going on this week. Live chat on Sunday, September 29, 6PM ET: If you've been looking for work in all the wrong places, here's your chance to learn all about Internet sites that specialize in helping folks find gainful employment. You can explore free jobs databases, post your resume, or even attend an electronic job fair. AnswerMan will show you where these sites are, and will give hints on using the Net for your job search. =*=*= THE END =*=*= That's all for this week. Got comments about this newsletter? We want to hear them! Send 'em to AnswerMan. The e-mail address is AnswerMan@aol.com. To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send an e-mail message -- To: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE Body: UNSUBSCRIBE ANSWERMAN Copyright 1996 by America Online. All rights reserved. Made from 100% recycled electrons.