Question #5: Internet job-hunting is the wave of the future and should comprise the majority of your job-hunting time.

Answer: FALSE. Job-hunting on the Internet is an increasingly important component of job-hunting, but it should still comprise only a portion of your overall job search. 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) on the Internet portion of your search will probably prove productive.

The Internet, in the end, may be much more useful for gathering information and researching careers, jobs, salaries, and prospective employers than for actually finding a new job.

Reminder: You can find many more career and job-search tools, resources, and guidance in the Career Resources Toolkit section of Quintessential Careers. And for the specific needs of different types of job-seekers, go to the Jobseeker-Specific Career and Job Sites.

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