Career Information Fast and Free

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Career InformationFast and Free
Angela HorneCornell University June 10,
2004 SUNY CDO Conference Lake Placid, NY
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• because you dont have time to waste!

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Overview

• Strategies
• Sites
• Questions!

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First, the Good News

• New grad hiring up 13 - 19 (NACE
  CareerBuilder.com Feb 2004 survey)
• Hiring in healthcare, financial services,
  consulting, technology, accounting, and real
  estate, etc.
• Monster Employment Index reaches 125 in April
  2004)

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Monster Employment Index
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Second, the Challenge

• Keeping informed when are tight(er)
• Knowing which sources to trust
• Being in sync with your students
• Not wasting your time!

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You dont always need to pay to get what you want

• Most things in life arent free

BUT, much of the Internet is
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Keeping up with the Millenials
Your students are going to the Web for their
career information (42 of US job seekers with
online access use the Internet for career
research 2002 Mintel report)
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Keeping up with the Competition
Recruiters are going to the web for
candidates During 1998-2001, change of 29 -
88 of Fortune 500 companies recruit online --
USA Today
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Keeping up with the Competition
Recruiters are going to the web for candidates gt
50 increase in of internet hires over 9 month
period (_at_ Johnson and Johnson) -- Nov 2002
Recruitment Strategies for a Competitive
Marketplace, Pharmaceutical Executive
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(Free) Silver Lining

• Librarians and others have already done much of
  the online research work for you ?

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Internet Search Strategies

• Google isnt the answer to everything
• Advanced Google comes close
• The Invisible Web is out there and it can be
  seen

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Internet Search Strategies

• Broad versus narrow
• On-target search terms
• Use advanced searches
• Its okay to ask your library staff for help

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Company Information

• Mine the BII
• Hoovers.com
• Corporateinformation.com
• PRARS.com
• Guidestar.org (non-profits)

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Rankings

• Gary Prices List of Lists
• Local papers

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Associations

• Most have a career section
• There are excellent free databases that list
  either US or international sites
• Students who join their target association get
  great member benefits

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Keeping Up-to-Date
Check privacy statements!

• Web change trackers (watchthatpage.com)
• Alert services (NY Times, local papers)
• Newsletters (WetFeet, Vault, Industry Standard)

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Note that they dont request a mailing address.
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Thanks!

• http//www.people.cornell.edu/pages/akh8/SUNYCDO/f
  ast_and_free.html
• Angela
• akh8_at_cornell.edu