TITLE: Career Search & Job Search is the leading career center in US.

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Online Search Process

Why are search engines the third step? Shouldn't they be first, since they are

the fastest?

The advantage of search engines is that they scour a lot of pages of data online.

The disadvantage is that they scour a lot of pages of data online. Don't you

hate doing a search and coming up with 300,000 hits? All that stuffjust slows

you down. By putting search engines last, you are not turning to them until

you are very, very specific about what you want them to find, thereby

(hopefully) cutting down on the number of false hits and unreasonable

responses you get and actually increasing your speed.

Why bother with online resource guides when there are big-time sites like Yahoo!?

Since the directories are dedicated to one or two specific topics, they are much

more in-depth and up-to-date than Yahoo! and similar sites. They also pull in a

lot of related information and smaller bits and pieces that the big sites might

be tempted to overlook. These nuggets of information are especially useful

when you need to dig deeper into an idea or industry.

Why go to places like Yahoo! first? Isn't Yahoo! a search engine?

No, it really isn't. Look at Yahoo!'s front page. It's a catalog of topics, and each

breaks down into more topics. Try a search in Yahoo! and look at your result. It

starts with a listing of the Yahoo! categories that match your search request.

Then it gives you a list of Yahoo! sites that match your search, again organized

according to Yahoo! categories. Only if Yahoo! does not find anything within

its own collection will it stretch out to the general Internet to try to answer

your request, using one of the search engines to go beyond its own confines.

Why is the foregoing distinction important?

Yahoo! acts like a subsection of the Internet, meaning you are dealing with a

lot less data. This makes Yahoo! a great place for testing your keywords. You

can try searches on occupations and disciplines, on industries, and on skills.

Then review the results to see:

• Am I still too general? (lots and lots of resulting categories in Yahoo!)

• Am I already too specific? (very few results in Yahoo!, or it's already tapping

the Internet)

• Am I using the wrong words to describe what I'm looking for? (the results

are not right, or Yahoo! immediately hits the Internet and still doesn't find

anything)

Yahoo! and similar sites can also be helpful in exploring options in careers and

industries. For instance, if you search Yahoo! for the word finance, the results

include Personal Finance, Corporate Finance, Finance and Banking, and on and

on. Lots of options, don't you think?

Now that you've learned how to "swim" online, you can start surfing for

employment opportunities! Remember that there are four activities in the job

search—researching, reviewing job leads, networking, and preparing a

resume—and you'll need to work through each one separately.

 

TITLE: Career Search & Job Search is the leading career center in US.

Career Category: Jobs, Career, Resume, Job Search, Career Search, Job Listing, Monster Job, Job Bank

Site Description: Career Search and Job Search offers tips and free resume sample, resume writing, example, cover letter, write resume, resume template format, help, and resume builder. Post resume for free.

Career Topics: Career Builder, Engineering Career, Search, Planning, Links, Test, Information, Change, Education, Job Opportunity, Assessment, Counseling, Career Center, Monster Job, Job Bank, Government Job, California Job, Job Listing Online