Posted by ayeshawrites4u on April 29, 2009
On Sunday, I promised to post websites that will be beneficial for job seekers to look up companies of interest. Here are my top five.
Job Hunter’s Bible - is a must-see website that provides a comprehensive list of websites all employees should use to aid in their job search. This site indexes websites according to different aspects of job searching, but the job hunting section is the best. In this section, you will learn even more about company researching.
Industry Research Desk – is dedicated to helping people conduct company, industry, and market research of most corporate organizations. They provide an 18 point checklist to take you step by step through conducting the research of a company, gives you company webistes, and much more.
Researching Companies Online – provides an on-line tutorial of finding out company information. On this website, you are given highlights and reviews of different aspects of company research and ways to dig deeper than just utilizing the company’s website.
www.corporateinformation.com – is primarily for investors. However, job seekers can use the information on this website to determine a company’s stability and decide if this is a company they are willing to take a risk in during these times of economic uncertainty.
www.dogpile.com – is a search engine that takes information from google, yahoo, msn.com, and ask.com giving a more complete list of results. This is the starting place for almost all company researches.
As always, good luck with your job search. Be sure to visit Stepping Up to a Better Career next Sunday to learn other job searching tips that can help you take your career to the next level.
Sincerely,
Ayesha Long
www.AyeshaWrites4U.com
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Posted by ayeshawrites4u on April 27, 2009
I know I haven’t posted in a while and I apologize to those of you who regularly visit Stepping Up to a Better Career.
However, during this time, I have been undergoing a lot of research and spending a lot of time networking with people in the resume writing and career search industry. I’ve learned a lot about useful websites to help you undergo your career search.
One of my most recent discoveries is just how powerful the Internet can be to your job search. Yes, I’ve posted previously about the benefits of using CraigsList and LinkedIn to help increase your visibility, but the Internet can be used for a lot more than posting your resume and making prior connections.
In fact, one of the best uses of the Internet is to research companies of interest. Now some of you may be wondering why you should research a company? There are three reasons.
Reason #1 – If you are called in for an interview, you can have an arsenal of information about the company and can use this knowledge to make connections about how your work history complements the company’s needs. This will impress an employer and give you that extra benefit of standing out which is always important when going through any part of the job search process.
Reason # 2 – If you are looking for a career in a field you are already intimately involved in, you already know a lot of big name companies. Now is your chance to research these companies and learn areas of strength and areas of need. You can also research whether or not the company is searching for candidates in your position of interest.
Reason # 3 – If you are a career changer and are unsure of how to progress throughout a new field or career, you can use the internet to do a lot of your legwork. You can find out company and/or industry statistics and find contact information to conduct informational interviews with people within the industry.
So how do you get started? Just to get your feet wet, google a company you already know – such as Pepsi, Levis, or your current place of employment. See what’s out there. Other than the company’s website, what other information is presented? Are there websites dedicated to giving commentary on the company you selected? Are there places where your company is advertising for positions of interest? With this little test, you can tell that finding information is easy.
Now finding accurate information is a different thing. Visit Stepping Up to a Better Career on Wednesday and I will be providing you with websites dedicated to helping employees – just like you – Step Up to a Better Career.
As always, good luck with your job search.
Sincerely,
Ayesha Long
www.AyeshaWrites4U.com
Step Up to a Better Career with Professional Resume Services
Visit me on LinkedIN
(866) 620-2741
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