Keep in mind that the Internet sites described in this guide to job-hunting on the Internet are just the tip of the iceberg. Quintessential Careers, for example, lists hundreds of additional sites that may be helpful to use in your search, depending on your background, interests, and career path.

Don't put all your job-hunting eggs in the Internet basket. A good rule of thumb, as suggested by Margaret Riley (of the famed Riley Guide to job-hunting on the Internet) is that the Internet portion of your job search should comprise about a quarter of the total time you put into searching for a job. The exception is if you're in a highly technological field, especially related to computers. In that case, spending additional time (as much as half your job-search time, says Riley) on the Internet portion of your search will probably prove productive.

For more background reading, check out: The New Era of Job-Hunting: Strategies for Finding Employment on the Internet, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

You may not need all of the steps recommended in this guide. Just jump in wherever you feel you fit in!! This site is arranged so you can move sequentially from one suggested step in the process to the next -- or move directly to the areas that meet your needs.

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