| Vol. I,
No. 1 |
Oct.
20th, 2000 |
Links to Working Together On-Line
The amount of info on the web is enormous, as
anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest to. And, to put it all
in context, best estimates say that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's
out there is actually making its way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So
each issue, we post a few links in Working Together to sites that might interest
you. Sometimes the links will be related to one another ...
sometimes we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case,
we think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking
for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link
we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the
noise and the bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as much as we do.
Job Sites for Job Seekers & Employers Both
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Vermont
Dept. of Employment & Training
The DET's web site is a solid offering, with its Vermont Job Bank
listing hundreds of opportunities, its Vermont Talent Bank, which
provides a resume listing service useful to both job-seekers and
employers. The site also offers a Help Share classified section for
temporary employment opportunities.
For the week ending 09-25, the DET site had listed the following stats:
New or Edited Resumes Received...92
Job Referral Applications Received... 493
Requests for Publications... 3
New Job Orders ............. 34
Current Resumes on file...2,500
Over 62,196 Job Referral Requests received to date...
Over 14,198 Resume Transactions received to date...
Over 1,569 Job Listings received to date
That seems like a fairly impressive list to us for our small state.
The site also has direct links to web sites run by local offices of the DET,
including both the Middlebury
and Burlington
offices, as well as a Vermont Employer Resources section.
Rating **** [4 stars].
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America's
Job Bank
You'll find the link to this site on the DET site also. But
we're including it here because it provides a solid resource all on its own
for those looking for work, as well as employers looking to hire.
Similar to the DET, America's Job Bank provides a comprehensive service,
including both job listings and a resume service. When we visited the
site, it listed 1,433,219 available jobs & 2,493,118 available job
seekers who'd posted their resumes. The one advantage of America's Job
Bank is that you can search for employment or employees beyond the State.
First time visitors looking for jobs can go straight to the search; however,
there is an option for setting up a free user account. Employers
looking to find employees will have to fill out a brief questionnaire, after
which you can browse the available resume listings, although you will not be
able to view the contact info for them until your registration has been
processed, usually 3 business days.
This is another site worth a look for anyone job hunting or looking for
employees. Rating **** [4 stars].
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Career
Resource Homepage
The final offering this issue is the Career Resource Homepage, a
comprehensive directory of all things internet when it comes to finding the
work or the worker you're after.
The Internet Job Surfer offerings are similar to the sites we've already
looked at. But there's also a few other useful resources here
... including Employer's Direct, which, as the name implies, take you
directly to employer sites ... and Resume's Direct, which does the
same for employers looking for employees.
In addition to these listings, the site also maintains a number of links to
more targeted on-line employment services, e.g., to "Career Placement
and Cooperative Education Services provided by educational
institutions," "University Human Resources" {which list
both academic & non-academic positions}, CyberAlumni -- a set of links
to alumni services at the schools.
Finally, the Career Resource Homepage also contains links of links ... a
nice set of links to other on-line career resources. Rating ****1/2 [4
1/2 stars].
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If you know of any links that you think are
worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
...
If we agree, we'll be happy to include them
in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks.
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