Find "Spot Opportunities"
Just
by entering a few key words identifying the product or service of your
industry your web browser will locate hundreds of interesting websites
and articles for you to peruse. Compile a list of “favorite sites”. Find as
many industry associations and interest groups as possible. Serious
job-seekers should search those sites for names and informational
articles to update themselves with the current buzz. You may need to
join some of these organizations. Many business journals and major
newspapers have their own websites as well.
Identify specific companies and key contact persons by using a variety of company
identifying databases the job seeker no longer has to rely on going to
the library to do research from volumes of directories. The info found
online is also more likely to be up to date. Most browsers will suggest
company or business listings and check out the websites for the industry
association that fits your search targets. A good website to try for
public companies nationwide is Hoover's Online (www.
hoovers.com).
Review job openings: Ads, postings on company web-sites or on executive job
search sites
A person can get lost in all of the jobs posted on the Internet. So you
must be smart in using this aspect of the Internet tool. First of all,
remember the jobs posted on the Internet are PUBLISHED! Just like
classified ads. You will be dealing with the gate-keepers, so follow
the procedures suggested in this chapter concerning making contacts
and follow-ups. Review the postings on the web sites of the companies
that you are most interested in and submit your resume. Postings by
Executive Recruiters and many other companies can be found and selected other sites.
Good membership executive job listing sites include:
The Ladders www.theladders.com
ExecuNet www.execunet.com
Netshare www.netshare.com
Some
other sites are:
www.6FigureJobs.com www.NationJobs.com
Non-executives may look at:
www.CareerBuilder.com www.Monster.com
Also look for industry specific sites like:
Technology Careers www.dice.com
Energy Careers www.energycentraljobs.com
Defense Careers www.defensejobs.com
