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Working
Together
Links to Working Together On-Line
. 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
We first ran these links back in our first issues, but two things
had us think it might be time to run them again. First, with graduation
and summer vacation, some of you are going to be looking for work in earnest,
and these are some pretty decent sites for that. Second, back in our first
issue, we had something in the neighborhood of 165 readers, and not the more
than 1,300 we have now. So the odds are, as one TV station touts, if you
haven't seen it yet, it's new to you. ...
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.
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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].
. 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.
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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]
. 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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