JOB HUNTING ON THE INTERNET

Online Resource Guide for Job Hunting on the Internet

Tips for Submitting Your Resume On-Line – 10 Ways to Stand Out From Your Competition.  By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor. 

• Pay close attention to the employer’s or recruiter’s instructions for submitting your resume on each posting.  What format should the resume be in and should it be embedded in an e-mail, e-mailed as an attachment, faxed or mailed?  Do they want you to include a position code to help them identify the job you’re applying for? 

• Don’t get labeled a resume spammer by applying for jobs you are not qualified for or by applying for the same job several different times. 

• Do post one or more versions of your resume on national online recruitment sites.  It gives employers’ 24/7 access to your credentials and targets your resume to more jobs. 

• Think twice about using a resume distribution service that “blasts” your resume to thousands of recruiters, headhunters and potential employers.  The resumes are generic and may not address the actual job qualifications.  Corporate recruiters are largely unimpressed as one described these mass mailings as “a lazy person’s way of looking for a job.” 

• All resumes should be accompanied by a brief cover letter or note (it should take no more than two screens to read) that specifies the job you are applying for and sells your credentials.  Make sure you use keywords so that search engines will pick up on them.  Since most e-mail programs don’t have spell-check, you may want to compose it in a word-processing program and copy and paste it into the e-mail message. 

• If you’ve sent your resume to a corporate Web site, follow up once to see if the job is still available and remind the employer that you are interested and highlighting one or two qualifications. 

• While fancy resume designs may look attractive on a hard copy, they could pose formatting problems online.  Remember to keep it simple.  Choose a standard typeface and avoid using any graphics or shading or indents.  To enhance readability of your text resume, make sure you left justify all text.  Most online sites give you the ability to preview your resume before it is submitted.  Make sure you do so thoroughly. 

• Never send an unsolicited resume as an e-mail attachment.  Fearful of viruses, many companies warn employees not to open attachments from unknown senders. 

• Make sure your resume in noun-intensive.  Scanning technology used by most companies tends to search by nouns, not verbs.  For example, instead of writing “managed projects” on your resume, write “project manager.” 

• You may also want to include a Career Summary section at the top of your resume to allow you to use more of the keywords and jargons that describe your skills and accomplishments.  This will increase your chances of your resume making the first cut by the ATS as well as the recruiting staff.

City Employment Information - Local

City of Chesapeake: www.chesapeake.va.us

City of Hampton:  www.hampton.va.us

City of Newport News: www.newport-news.va.us

City of Norfolk:  www.norfolk.va.us

City of Portsmouth:  www.portsmouth.va.us

City of Suffolk:  www.suffolk.va.us  

City of Virginia Beach:  www.vbgov.com/careers

College/University Human Resources Offices - Local

Norfolk State University:  www.nsu.edu/jobs

Old Dominion University:  http://www.odu.edu/af/humanresources/recruitment/jobpage.htm

Tidewater Community College: http://support.tcc.edu/hr/jobs.asp

Virginia Wesleyan College: http://www.vwc.edu/hr/positions.php

Virginia State Application Form via Internet:  http://jobs.virginia.gov/state7.doc

Federal Employment Agencies

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): www.odci.gov

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI): www.fbi.gov

Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM):  www.navy-nex.com

Office of Personnel Management:  www.usajobs.opm.gov

U.S. Customs Service:  www.customs.ustreas.gov

Federal Government Application (OF0612):  www.usajobs.opm.gov/forms.asp

Medical Facilities

Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center:  www.bonsecourshamptonroads.com

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center:  www.bonsecourshamptonroads.com

Chesapeake General Hospital:  www.chesapeakehealth.com/employment

Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters:  www.chkd.org

Eastern Virginia Medical School:  www.evms.edu

Sentara Healthcare Employment Center:  www.sentara.com

News Publications

Daily Press: Hampton Roads Daily Press:  www.dailypress.com

Hampton Roads Employment Weekly: www.hrew.com

The Virginian-Pilot:  www.pilotonline.com

Resume Banks

On-line repositories of resumes to which you can submit your resume for prospective employers to search:

Tidewater Community College/HireNet.net:  www.hirenet.net/jobs.cfm?orgid=jtcc3763

Tidewater Community College partners with HireNet.net to bring enhanced career services and employment to TCC students and graduates.

CareerConnection:  http://jobs.hamptonroads.com/index.cfm

Hampton Roads’ most comprehensive on-line employment source.  Offers useful tips on preparing for your next interview, plus information about prospective employers.  You can also enter your resume into the resume database so that employers can find you.

Employment Guide:  www.employmentguide.com

Features professional, technical and management jobs.  Post your resume and utilize the “Job Search” service.

HireNet.net: www.hirenet.net

Whether you are a first time job seeker, or a seasoned professional interested in climbing the career ladder, HireNet is here to help! The classifieds section includes over 150,000 jobs, posted by over 4,500 of the Nation’s leading Employers and Professional Recruiters!  Create a “Candidate Profile” to automatically transmit your qualifications to employers with job openings of interest to you. 

Hot Jobs:  www.hotjobs.com

Search through thousands of jobs and hundreds of top companies around the U.S. and the world.  Create your resume on-line and apply to any job by entering your e-mail address and optional password.

Monster Board:  www.monster.com

Features employer profiles, resume builders and free access to more than 50,000 jobs.

MSN Career Builder:  www.careerbuilder.com

One of the nation’s largest employment network – find jobs locally or nationally!  Post a resume and let employers find you!  Set Up Job Alerts – receive job matches via email.

Radio Stations

Clear Channel Radio: http://clearcareers.clearchannel.com

Hampton Roads Radio Group: http://hamptonroads.vartv.com  

Television Stations

WTKR-TV (Channel 3):  www.wtkr.com

WAVY-TV (Channel 10):   www.wavy.com

WSET-TV (Channel 13): www.wset.com

WHRO-TV (Channel 15):  www.whro.org

CW27/WGNT-TV (Channel 27):  www.cw27.com

MYVZ/WTVZ-TV (Channel 33):  www.wtvz33.com

WVBT (Fox Channel 43):  www.myfoxhamptonroads.com/myfox

Job Board for People Over 50

www.seniorjobbank.com

www.yourencore.com

www.enrge.us

www.seniors4hire.org

Additional Information

Judicial Branch Recruitment Register: www.courts.state.va.us/jbrr/jbrr.htm

View current vacancies in the Judicial Branch offices of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Job Hunter’s Bible:  www.jobhuntersbible.com

This site is designed as a supplemental to the book, The 2007 edition of What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career Changers.

BOBAJOBS.COM:  www.bobajobs.com

This site was created with the sole purpose of giving employers an affordable internet job site where they can post all their openings, giving internet savvy job seekers a better place to find employment.  BOBAJOBS Classified: Hampton Roads; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Richmond, VA; Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Staunton; Roanoke, Salem, Blacksburg areas.

Employer Survey – http://www.tcc.edu/welcome/collegeadmin/OIE/IR/factbook/Employer.htm

Average salaries for graduates with Associates Degrees and Certificate/Diplomas.

Careers in Child Care: www.careersinchildcare.com

Search for Full-time, Part-time and Seasonal employment opportunities in Child Care Centers, Preschools, After School Programs, Day and Summer Camp Programs all over Virginia and now nationwide.

Internship Database: www.internzoo.com

Free intership database website for college students.

For additional information, contact the Student Employment Services Office, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Office number, (757) 822-7228.  Email Babi Brock at bbrock@tcc.edu.