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When it comes to Information technology (IT) job search,
the best place to start looking is,
obviously, the Internet.
Various sites offer listings of job
openings for specific fields. The key for a fruitful search is to
know how and where to look for the best possible jobs available.
To have access on a certain site's
listing, an individual must first accomplish the following:
1. Register at the chosen site
2. After registration confirmation (via
an email from the moderator of the site), the individual may now have
access to the list
3. In searching for the preferred or
suitable job vacancy, you may be asked to fill out a form (online)
that states an individual's profile.
This is usually used for easier
browsing of related work since IT has various fields of specialties.
Other sites automatically match an individual's profile with the
available or suited vacancy based on the information given by the
person.
4. The applicant has the option to
choose from contractual, full-time, part-time, trainee or temporary
jobs category.
5. If the individual prefers work that
is currently not listed on the site, he or she may have the option of
posting his or her resume, from which prospective employers may
browse through at some other time.
To avoid frustration while browsing
through the numerous listings of IT openings on the Internet, take
into consideration the following pointers:
1. Determine the following:
1.1 Organize your career portfolio in
soft and hard copies. While most employers will ask for a copy of
you resume through the net (email), there are some that still require
hard copies for submission at their respective offices.
1.2 Determine preferred location of
work. Is the individual willing to be relocated should a good
position be offered in another city or state? Does he or she prefer
work within commuting distance?
1.3 Salary. Though it would not be
wise to make demands on one's salary especially during the interview
process, an individual must have a predetermined range of salary that
he or she would be willing to accept, whoever the employer would be
or wherever it may be located.
2. Rank the items listed above based on
one's priority.
3. Search the Internet for various
sites with listings of IT job openings.
4. Register on a number of sites for a
wider access to various lists.
5. Submit resume based on the
predetermined priorities.
You can use our job listing tool HERE.
October 2007
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