Finding a "Tech" Job
Written: 7/12/99
Written By: Tammy "Tech
Babe" Callaway
Oh, come on. Everyone
does it. Just a little peek? It won’t hurt anything. You know you want to. Go ahead. Here,
I will even get you started: www.monster.com. See
anything you like? You just might if you
check out this monstrous site for finding employment.
Monster.com is just one of many, many, many, many, many
(am I making my point here?) many sites available to search for jobs, whether you are
unemployed, unhappy with your current position, or just looking to see what is out there. After all, everyone is interested in new
opportunities, more money, advancement, more money, ensuring they are still marketable,
and….let’s see….oh yes, more money.
Technology has changed the way we do everything from
investing to shopping. It has also changed
the way we look for work. New graduates and
some alumni look to university career offices. Others
look to newspapers; however, if you are looking in several different geographic areas, you
must purchase newspapers from them all. Of
course, there is always the library, but information there is not always as up-to-date as
say…the Internet. What an age in which
we live when, at the touch of a button, you can find available jobs in San Diego from your
home in Alabama. And believe me, you can find
anything.
When I first began searching different sites to see
what they had to offer, I ran across the general employment site of Yahoo! Employment (employment.yahoo.com). There you can search for anything from internships
to high tech jobs (hint, hint); perform research on companies; look at salaries and
benefits; and get advice on interviews, resumes, and negotiating. I decided to perform a job search, which you can
easily do by selecting certain Locations, Job Functions, or specific Companies. I selected Alabama as my location, and, from the
pull-down menu of functions, I chose ‘creative’.
I figured that since I enjoy writing, there might be something
there worth my time. There were some
interesting postings for technical writers, ad-agency writers, consultants, and
photographers. There was also a posting for
the ever popular position of adult film actress. Tempting
as it was (pppffff), I decided to leave that to a seasoned professional and moved on to see what types of technical positions
might be found on the web.
At www.computerwork.com,
you ‘techies’ can be duly satiated by finding positions ranging from Engineer,
PC Specialist, and Programmer to Systems Analyst, Technical Writer, and Web Developer. Unfortunately, however, there are no adult film
actor positions listed here. For that, you
need to be creative on a totally different scale. On
a more positive note, one of the really nice thing about this site, as on many others, is
that you can post your resume for potential employers to view. This should save you some time and money—no
printing a lot of resumes and attaching stamp after stamp.
Just a few minutes to copy and paste your resume so that
hundreds of employers can see your dazzling skills and qualifications.
Know a little about C++?
Then you should check out www.cplusplusjobs.com. It provides information on….uuhhhh….C++
positions (that wasn’t a big leap was it?). It
also advertises jobs that utilize PowerBuilder, COBOL, and Java/HTML.
The following sites are ones that I was able to access
in my search for other technical positions. They
are only to get you started. I mean, I can’t
spoon-feed you, can I? ;)
www.developers.net
www.nationjob.com
www.jobs-online.net
www.1-jobs.com
Okay, it is time for me to poof on out of here. There was a job I wanted to apply for myself. Let’s see……Name: Chesty LaRue….
oops, thought you were gone. Let’s see
if I can’t get this thing to work right, this time.
Ready…set…*POOF*
(oh, c’mon!
I was only joking!) ;)
Tammy
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Associate Editor Tammy "Tech Babe"
Callaway was first runner-up in the Miss Alabama Pageant in 1993. She has written
and published a book on three easy steps for students to follow in order to get into the
college of their choice AND have someone else pay for it. She also corresponds regularly
with former President George Bush on foreign diplomacy issues.
Now if you believe all that, I have a wall
in China to sell you. :-) She does hold a degree in Communications, and is, currently,
taking courses toward her Master's Degree in Literature however. You can visit Tammy's
home page right here.
Emails to Tammy should be sent to techbabe@thetechzone.com
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