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"How to Get Your Dream Job Using the Internet", Shannon Bounds/Arthur Karl,
1996, 1-883577-68-3, U$29.99/C$41.99
%A   Shannon Bounds sbounds@coriolis.com
%A   Arthur Karl
%C   7339 East Acoma Drive, #7, Scottsdale, AZ  85260
%D   1996
%G   1-883577-68-3
%I   Coriolis
%O   U$29.99/C$41.99 800-410-0192 +1-602-483-0192 fax: +1-602-483-0193
%P   366
%T   "How to Get Your Dream Job Using the Internet"
 
I realize that marketroids have to design book covers to stand out from the
mass, but jackets that overhype the contents still annoy me.  Finding a "dream
job" on the Internet is fraught with the same problems as the same search in
the non-online world.  This isn't "The *ONLY* Book" to cover employment
explorations on the net.  And putting up a resume Web page, by itself, is not
going to attract much traffic.  The promotional overkill is the more annoying
when it serves to divert attention from a genuinely excellent guide which is
well worth the attention of *any* job seeker, currently connected or not.
 
Bounds and Karl understand job searching, but, more importantly, they also
understand the net.  From the Internet Crash Course to Schmoozing Online to
Making ASCII Look Good they provide detailed and helpful information that
reflects the reality of life and culture online.  The advice is solid, the
technical details are accurate, and the analysis of online society is
insightful.  Much of the advice is relevant not only to the unemployed, but
also to businesses seeking an Internet presence.
 
CD-ROMs and disks included with books all too often contain a junk pile of
random and mostly useless junk.  The materials gathered for this CD are varied,
so not all items will be of interest to all readers.  There will, however,
likely be something for everyone, from the more commonly used Internet access
tools to resume writing and life goal programs.
 
Long time Internauts will probably find that they know most of the general
advice already, but may discover new and helpful resources and sites.  Newbies
looking for a job, or a better job, are well advised to stop here first.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKHGDJUI.RVW   960515

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