Quick Internet tips to help find a job

When a job seeker says "I don't have Internet access or I'm notInternet savvy," it cannot be an excuse in this competitive environmentthe job market has become. Here are some quick thoughts: - Sorry, but faxing doesn't cut it anymore - Get email account for FREE at Yahoo, Hotmail or Google - Go to a friend's house with Internet or to your local library because THEY HAVE INTERNET! -Enroll in a free or sometimes VERY cheap, local "Learn How to UseInternet" classes at Library or community colleges, high schools, etc.- sign up for a $25/class to learn basics of internet terms,navigation, etc. Even Microsoft Word to develop your resume and coverletter - Post your resume onto general and niche specific job boardsas well as company portals. Almost all companies post their jobopenings on their website...so go to a company website, find theCAREERS section and enter that career section (called aportal)...sometimes you can even setup an account before applying to ajob, post your resume onto that company career account and setupkeyword alerts....thus, if you're a mechanical engineer and they post ajob a month later for an mechanical engineer, the company will let youknow via this alert to your email, which will allow for you to apply assoon as it's posted...this can allow for you to be on top of theapplication list too for recruiters, because sometimes recruiters atcompanies will only look at the top 100 applicants as opposed to all1000 candidates who applied (and being one of the 1st to apply, canmake you higher on that list, thus in the top 100) - Setup Googlenews and Yahoo news alerts for the word "'relocating' or 'relocation'and the job seeker's city or near-city's name" to find companies whoare relocating to the job seeker's area; "expansion" and "growth" toidentify growth companies and emerging opportunities for you to seekout hiring decision makers and recruiters at those companies -Review leading online and published newspapers like Forbes and Wall St.Journal to keep up on those growth industries (as well as your localpaper) - DON'T BE INTIMIDATED OR ASHAMED! YOU WANT/NEED TO LEARN!YOU ARE BETTERING YOURSELF! THIS IS THE RIGHT STEP FORWARD! IF YOUAREN'T DOING IT, YOUR COMPETITION IS! - Finally (non-Internetrelated), try to place yourself into growth industries (biotech,nutrition, energy & renewable energies, photonics, and IT) that youcan fit into in respect to your transferable skills as opposed to dyingindustries (textile, printing, apparel manufacturing & generalmanufacturing such as steel, and airlines)

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