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The Hidden Job Market: Part Two

Research is the most important tool the Internet can provide on any subject. It is estimated that 59 percent of Net-hired employees were found through tthe company’s own website. Job boards were utilized some 14 percent of the time. The hidden job market has a far-reaching but invisible arm. Even a formidable magician like Houdini couldn’t find it without the help of research tools. The “underweb,” which goes beyond the scope of the more traditional search engines may well provide some answers for the active job seeker. The Usenet News Groups offer little chat rooms that attract people with like … Continue reading →

The Hidden Job Market: Where Is It? Part One

Remember when you’re searching for a job that too much information can be just as bad as no information at all. The Internet is flooded with job boards and directories of varying worth and in some cases, suspicion. How can one sort through it all and still come out sane and smelling like a rose with a new job? The answer, my friends, is not blowing in the wind or anywhere else. Half of the solution lies in the available Internet search engines. The rest is still hidden, and no “x” save your own creativity and perseverance will ever mark … Continue reading →

The Three Stages of The Job Search

According to some of those who already have jobs, the search for one has three stages: preparation, implementation (letting your feet, not your fingers do the walking) and suspension and/or maintenance. Let’s take an objective albeit somewhat painful look at each stage. Preparation While this might seem self-explanatory, the whole matter is like that old Chinese proverb about journeys of a thousand miles beginning with a single step. This is probably the hardest phase of your search as you must realize that it is truly impossible to find a job if you don’t know what kind of work you want … Continue reading →

More About Using Internet Resources

The Internet provides you with dozens and dozens of options when you are a member in the triad. But I am going to focus on an adoptees view point and what we can gain from Internet use. Support Groups/Mailing Lists I was able to find support groups and email groups. They kept me sane. They answered questions when I had them. They looked at every aspect of adoption. I only joined those that allowed all members of the triad, because I wanted everyone’s viewpoint. Often they will provide you with information you might not otherwise have found. Friendship This was … Continue reading →

Using Internet Resources

The beginning of my search was a very difficult time. It was a touchy subject between my adoptive mother and I, and the last thing I wanted to do was upset her. I was HER daughter and that was all that should have mattered from her standpoint. But unfortunately, as most adoptees know, it isn’t all that matters. Because we do have a place that we came from. And we do need to seek out that information. Well, most of us do. Because my adoptive mother was not supportive of my searching, it was difficult to access some of the … Continue reading →