Ohio Cox Media in partnership with Yahoo Hot Jobs launched an online virtual career event on August 31st.
The site contains job postings for various companies ranging from logistics company Warner Enterprises to Dannon, a dairy product manufacturer and distributer. The event is scheduled to end Oct. 14.
“We have a very positive relationship with Cox [Media],” University of Dayton Career Services Director Jason Eckert said. “This site is a way to gather job postings from companies hiring in the Greater Dayton Area.”
Job seekers can go on this site and create profiles for any job type. The information then becomes available to whichever specific companies or categories the seeker chooses. This is not the only site out there looking to match companies with employees. Eckert suggests other Web sites that list jobs nationally, not just in the Dayton area.
“My number one job site to go to is indeed.com,” Eckert said. “Indeed goes looking for job postings on Web sites…it actually searches Yahoo Hot Jobs for you.”
Indeed.com is a way for those looking for employment opportunities to avoid searching larger sites such as monster.com and careerbuilder.com. UD’s job-finder Web site was another of Eckert’s suggestions for helpful sites.
Although it is important for students to be familiar with the online job market, networking is often the most efficient way to obtain a position, Eckert said.
“I stress not to rely on the Internet for job leads,” he said. “Studies have shown that approximately 70 percent of job offers made are through networking.”
Another great idea is looking to the federal government for employment.
“Usajobs.gov contains federal employment opportunities and during the recession the only organization that expanded jobs every quarter is the federal government,” Eckert said.
By Sara Dorn
September 17, 2009
source: flyernews.com
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