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  Gorno's Online Job Search

   • j********o@***.com
     09/06/1996 00:00:000 UTC

     Fiddlesticks!

     The only serious justification I had in going on-line was that I had

     convinced myself that it would facilitate my search for employment. Now

     that I finally consider the issue, that seems to have been naive.

     Does anyone have an idea how I can seach for job opportunities on-line
     (I

     haven't tried web-browsing for "jobs" - that seems a little general to
     be

     of any use). I have the NY Labor Department's job listings website, but

     I'm looking for some way of using the web to search for programming jobs

     in general, preferrably in Westchester (I haven't studied my Web manual

     yet, since I'd have to wade through a lot to even start). And no, I'm
     not

     going to get my own home-page: I've sunk too much money in this already!

     Probably soon to have another screen-name...

     GORNO

     "Love may indeed make the world go 'round, but it is surely slime and

     mucus which facilitate its translational motion."

     "Love may be blind, but it can see in the dark..."

       • s******j@**.com
         09/06/1996 00:00:000 UTC

         In article <4pfm3c$***@n*******.****.***l.com>,

         JohnGorno wrote:

         >The only serious justification I had in going on-line was that I
         had

         >convinced myself that it would facilitate my search for employment.
         Now

         >that I finally consider the issue, that seems to have been naive.

         Don't give up. Just gotta know where to look.

         >Does anyone have an idea how I can seach for job opportunities
         on-line (I

         >haven't tried web-browsing for "jobs" - that seems a little general
         to be

         >of any use).

         Well, there's one problem right there. "Job" isn't the word
         companies use

         these days. Some class thing, I guess. You're looking for a CAREER
         or a

         POSITION or EMPLOYMENT.

         Strategy I:

         "Go" to Lycos, the mondo web search engine. (http://www.lycos.com).

         Use the advanced search tool to look for combinations like:

         westchester AND programming

         westchester AND opportunities

         programming AND employment

         programming AND position

         etc.

         Strategy II:

         "Go" to Yahoo. (http://www.yahoo.com). Look for companies that are
         of

         interest to you. A lot of companies advertise for positions on their

         web pages. Yahoo categorizes by general business type, region, etc.

         Yes, this will take awhile. But the search will let you know what is

         out there, the language used for job hunting, etc.

         >I'm looking for some way of using the web to search for programming
         jobs

         >in general, preferrably in Westchester (I haven't studied my Web
         manual

         >yet, since I'd have to wade through a lot to even start).

         Bah! Manual for fool and weakling! Searching is a matter of finding
         the

         right tools, like Yahoo and Lycos, and phrasing the question right.

         >And no, I'm not

         >going to get my own home-page: I've sunk too much money in this
         already!

         Home pages wouldn't help a bit. You've got to go looking for them.

         >Probably soon to have another screen-name...

         AOL is neat that way. I got my mom, two aunts and a sister "on line"
         thanks

         to that feature.

         Go! Do!

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       • a****4@f******.********n.ca
         11/06/1996 00:00:000 UTC

         JohnGorno (j********o@***.com) writes:

         > Does anyone have an idea how I can seach for job opportunities
         on-line (I

         > haven't tried web-browsing for "jobs" - that seems a little
         general to be

         > of any use). I have the NY Labor Department's job listings
         website, but

         > I'm looking for some way of using the web to search for
         programming jobs

         > in general, preferrably in Westchester (I haven't studied my Web
         manual

         > yet, since I'd have to wade through a lot to even start). And no,
         I'm not

         > going to get my own home-page: I've sunk too much money in this
         already!

         You want to read the newsgroup "nyc.jobs", where a vast number of

         jobs are posted for the greater NY City area. Even
         Westchester/Yonkers/etc.

         ttyl

         Farrell