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Career Planning and Job Hunting

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Job Hunting Strategies

Steps to Successful Career Planing & Job Hunting

Western New York Job Listing Sites

College Placement Centers in Western New York

GATEWAYS: Excellent Places to Begin

General Job Listing Sites

Specialized Job Listings

Resumes and Cover Letters

Company & Industry Research

The Art of Interviewing

Salary Negotiations

Online Contacts, Newsgroups, and Mailing Lists

Review: Points to Remember

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TelephoneONLINE CONTACTS, NEWSGROUPS AND MAILING LISTS

Use electronic communication, e-mail, newsgroups and mailing lists to make contacts with people in your field and see the most current job postings.

Search Newsgroups  USENET newsgroups are a worldwide bulletin board system on many topics. Search recent postings on the job newsgroups in a single, efficient search from these sites.

A Word of Caution: The Internet is not private. E-mail can be forwarded and many people can access your personal information. Anyone can read postings on newsgroups.

Advantages of electronic mailing lists (listservs)

  • May announce job openings before they appear in print publications
  • Good resource for networking and following industry developments
  • Search the database on Topica for mailings lists for your career field http://www.topica.com

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