Job & Edu

Job-Hunting Online: A Guide to Job Listings, Message Boards, Research Sites, the UnderWeb, Counseling, Networking, Self-Assessment Tools, Niche Sites (Job Hunting on the Internet (Online))

From Ten Speed Press

Binding : Paperback
DeweyDecimalNumber : 025.0665014
EAN : 9781580088992
Edition : 5
ISBN : 1580088996
Label : Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer : Ten Speed Press
NumberOfPages : 208
ProductTypeName : ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate : 2008-05-01
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ReleaseDate : 2008-05-01
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Rating:
Summary: Looking back -- not looking forward (or around)
Comment: While it has several good points, this book, like the companion book "What Color is Your Parachute", suffers from a lack of understanding of how quickly things change on the Internet. This book (and the companion) still publishes the same tired source-of-hire data that has been around since about 2001. Up to 24% of jobs come from the NEWSPAPER? (That's a statistic from SHRM in 1997, back when Netscape still dominated the Web browser war.) Every reliable source I've read since 2005 indicates that jobs are sourced through newspapers at around 3-5%.

The author has numerous "best-picks" websites or articles that were published in 2002...while interesting, they were out of date. Blogs get a 1 paragraph mention, LinkedIn gets less than 1 page, and Facebook and Twitter aren't even considered (and their respective job-source potentials are all growing). For a book published in 2008, it seems like it was just a rehash of the Parachute book from 2001 with a few new websites added here-and-there to make it seem current.

Save your money. If you want to buy an online job search book, at least find one that is published in 2010 and doesn't rely on 10-year-old statistics.
Rating:
Summary: Richard Bolles Fan
Comment:
When I first became a career counselor in 1978, Richard Bolles What Color is Your Parachute was my first purchase. He continues to be one of my favorite authors regarding career exploration and seeking employment. This book is loaded with practical and valuable information on these subjects. A must read for anyone seeking employment!!
Rating:
Summary: Job skills ONLINE
Comment: This book provides the means and reasoning and all the skills to look for work and career moves online. It is easy to read and follow with access to testing and getting to your end goal. Either a job or a change of job and career excellent material.
Rating:
Summary: Good Source Of Information
Comment: "Job-Hunting Online" by Mark and Richard Bolles is a good source of information for the job seeker who wishes to use the internet as a source.

The book contains several different job sites, some well-known (Craigslist, etc.) and others not so well-known. Under each listing there is a brief description of what the user can expect to see at the particular web site. There are also other helpful web sites such as the ones that describe salary ranges for different occupations.

A good resource. Recommended.


Rating:
Summary: This is a winner!
Comment: I just started reading this book and this is a book for 2009 when there are so many lay-offs and so many people are experiencing hopelessness regarding getting a job.

As always author Bolles knows how to inspire and at the same time provide a ton of useful information.

Even if you have a job, this is still a good book to get. Times being as uncertain as they are right now, it pays to always be ready for whatever!