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résumés and conduct job interviews. Developing an online résumé can be critical to finding
a good job. Many companies accept résumés online and use software to search for keywords
and skills used to screen job candidates. 73 Thus, having the right keywords and skills can
mean the difference between getting a job interview and not being considered.
Increasingly, students are using the Internet and other sources to find IS jobs. Many Web
sites, such as Monster.com, post job opportunities for Internet careers and more traditional
careers. Most large companies list job opportunities on their Web sites. These sites allow
prospective job hunters to browse job opportunities, locations, salaries, benefits, and other
factors. In addition, some sites allow job hunters to post their résumés. Many of the social
networking sites, including MySpace and Facebook, can be used to help get job leads. Face-
book and Jobster are investigating a joint venture to launch a job site available on Facebook's
Internet site. 74 Corporate recruiters also use the Internet or Web logs (blogs) to gather in-
formation on existing job candidates or to locate new job candidates. 75 According to Ryan
Loken, an executive at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., “Blogs are a tool in the tool kit.” Loken has
used the Internet and blogs to fill over 100 corporate positions. To fill more than 5,000
intern positions and entry-level jobs, Ernst & Young LLP uses the Internet, blogs, and social
networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. The company has a page on the Facebook
Internet site to attract job candidates. 76 “It's a very good thing for communicating with
potential job seekers. You're reaching the student in their lair,” says Mark Mehler of
CareerXroads.
Internet job sites such as
Monster.com allow job hunters to
browse job opportunities and post
their résumés.
(Source: www.monster.c om.)