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1 Articles
2 Career Blogs
3 Tools for Online Job Searching
4 Online Networking
5 Related Pages

Articles

Online Job Search Web Sites: Tips to Safeguard your Privacy' / by Pam Dixon, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
This is a very complete guide to protecting yourself from identity theft and other serious risks involved in online job hunting.
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs25-JobSeekerPriv.htm

Online Job Search: How to Use the Job Banks / by Alison Doyle
This is a general article for those beginning to explore the internet in search for jobs. The article also explains basic practices to keep your search risk free.
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/joblistings/a/onlinejobsearch.htm

Online Discussion Group Networking Etiquette Do's and Don't / by Randall S. Hansen
Interested in exploring job leads and opportunities online? Randall S. Hansen has compiled and extensive introduction to the subject matter, along with tips of how to appropriately participate in these new venues.
http://www.quintcareers.com/online_networking-dos-donts.html

FAQ: Blogging on the job / by Declan McCullagh and Alorie Gilbert
McCullagh and Gilbert present a detailed and complex view of how blogs fit into out working lives, including the benefits and risks that can accompany a blog.
http://news.com.com/FAQ+Blogging+on+the+job/2100-1030_3-5597010.html?tag=st.num

The Riley Guide: How to Use The Internet in Your Job Search / Eileen Gunn
This guide provides a wide range of suggestions on how to approach online job searches, including tips of how to strategize your approach.
http://www.rileyguide.com/jobsrch.html

Career Blogs

Marketing Headhunter.com: Ideas & Analysis from Harry Joiner – an Executive Recruiter
Harry Joiner covers issues such as business marketing, job search tips, marketing jobs, as well as information of technology as related to marketing and job hunting.
http://www.marketingheadhunter.com/

Recruiting.com
This new blog aims at bringing together a number of career related blogs covering issues such as recruitment, technology related jobs, colleges, and the use of blogs in helping you land a great job.
http://www.recruiting.com/

The Job Blog
A blog from Boston.com and Monster. "Good stuff from inside the Globe and around the globe."
http://www.boston.com/jobs/blog/

Tools for Online Job Searching

Intute: Virtual Training Suite - Internet for Job Searching
This site will provide you with a basic tutorial on how to use the internet in the job hunting process.
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/acl/tutorial/jobsearch