Nov 17/98 Toronto

Job Hunting Online

The November General Meeting featured a presentation on "Job Hunting On-Line" by Mark Swartz.
Mark Swartz is a Toronto-based Career Consultant, speaker and author of the best seller "Get Wired, You're Hired" (the Canadian Guide to Job Hunting Online). He hosts an electronic work-search forum called Swartz's Resources, and writes for the Globe and Mail's GLOBEcareers Web site.

As an Associate Consultant with Drake Beam Morin, a worldwide career management firm, Mark puts on seminars and counsels people one on one. He helps his clients to find work and manage their careers--using the Internet as part of their overall strategy. Mark has worked previously as a corporate Marketing Manager, and as a Sessional Professor in colleges and university. He holds a B.A. in social psychology, a Masters in Business Administration, and is completing his thesis for a Masters in Education.

Today's Internet has become a one-stop career centre for Canadian Internet professionals. If you know where to look, you can find almost every resource that you need. Mark covered a broad range of employment search issues. The critical points in the job search included:

• Begin a complete self-evaluation and explore all sorts of career possibilities.
• Research and target specific industries and companies for a focused work search.
• Tap into the hidden job market by networking on the Net.
• Attend virtual career fairs and get matched up to advertised positions.
• Market yourself online for contract work and self-employment.
• Access education resources to keep your skills at the leading edge.