Job-Hunting on the Internet Struggles with Demand, But Networking Remains Key Avenue to Job-Search S

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 18, 2003 -- (QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS: DeLand, FL) -- The key to uncovering job leads, in any employment situation, is to use the power of networking, noted Dr. Randall Hansen in announcing the addition of an Internet Networking Tutorial to Quintessential Careers (http://www.quintcareers.com/), the comprehensive career-development Web site he founded seven years ago this month. The site is dedicating November to an anniversary celebration packed with special features and events for job-seekers.

�Job-seekers almost always undervalue the power of networking, of using your friends, families, colleagues, acquaintances - and all their friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and so on,� said Hansen, one of the nation�s leading career experts, in a recent talk on the current state of job-hunting. �And now, job-seekers can take that networking power in a whole new direction by using some of the many resources available on the Internet.�

�Networking is still the best way to publicize your job search and learn about unadvertised job openings. The majority of a job-seeker�s time should be spent talking to people and cultivating relationships. Effective networking can result in a meeting arranged with a key executive, an endorsement conveyed to a hiring manager, a resume personally delivered to a hiring manager, or an invitation for an interview before a job opening hits the street,� said Jeanne Knight, a career expert interviewed for the seventh anniversary edition of QuintZine, the Quintessential Careers free biweekly electronic newsletter.

In addition to the new online networking tutorial, the site continues to recognize the interest and growth of online job-hunting with the publication of the third annual Quintessential Careers Reports on the State of Internet Job-Hunting: Major Studies Poke Holes in Value of Internet Job-Hunting (http://www.quintcareers.com/Internet_job_search.html). The report�s author, Katharine Hansen, notes that while the Internet continues to be a useful tool for numerous aspects of job-hunting, it still has many problems. �The message of this year's report is clear: Diversify, diversify, diversify�, Hansen writes. �The Internet provides tons of great tools for job-hunting, but it's not the be-all and end-all. The Internet has got to be just one tool in the job-seeker's toolbox, and job-seeking time must be used wisely -- in proportion to the techniques, high-tech or low, that are the most productive.�



Quintessential Careers is the main site in a network of career-related sites, including: MyCareerBlast.com, CareerDoctor.org, and Quintessential Resumes & Cover Letters, among others.



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