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In order to land the job that you want, you need to develop and utilize critical communication skills. These skills are the foundation for your job search strategy. By learning how to successfully network, interview and negotiate, you'll be in the best position to take charge of your career. The links below will lead you to the best information we've found online!

Networking

Networking on the Internet
dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/network.html
This site offers great information on how to network.

Wall Street Journal Careers Site
www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/index.html
This site has some great articles on networking.

Telephone Directories on the Web
www.infobel.com/teldir/default.asp
This site will link you to businesses, individuals, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses in the United States as well as more than 180 countries. This site is available in 6 languages.

American Society of Association Executives
http://www.asaenet.org/cda/asae/associations_search/1,3200,MEN3,00.html?AlliedSocietyCode=ALL&submit=Go%21
Find more than 6,500 associations that have Web sites. This site, along with Associations Unlimited Web site listed above, is the best site around for identifying what associations are in your career field. Most associations offer a page of links to related Web sites.

Yahoo’s Guide to Professional Associations
dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/organizations/professional
Yahoo! has the associations categorized by industry. This is a good place to find local and regional associations.
and Yahoo's Guide to Groups
dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups
Here you can find links to thousands of virtual communities, including minority groups, women, 30-somethings and others.

Topica
http://lists.topica.com
This is the best Web site to visit to identify listservs in your field. You can search the database of 90,000 lists by words or phrases or you can search the different lists by topic, such as business or science. Once you find a list that interests you, simply read the instructions on how to subscribe and you’re on your way!

Interviews

The Wall Street Journal
www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/index.html
This site is an excellent reference for finding information on how to prepare for the job interview. Go to the column on the left side of the page and click Job Hunting Advice. Next, click the Interviewing Guidance button in the middle of the page. You should see an outstanding list of great articles.

Job Web
www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Interviews__Resumes/default.htm
You'll find great tips on how to deal with silence during an interview, how to maintain eye contact, and how to speak clearly and confidently. This site also offers great general information on how to prepare for an interview.

Monster.com
http://tools.monster.com/archives/virtualinterviews
This site offers separate interactive practice sessions for college students and mid-career job hunters. The program presents a list of questions for which you choose an answer. Then you are told why your answer was right or why it was wrong, or why another answer would have been better.

Job-Interview.net
www.job-interview.net
Here you can find a great list of practice interview questions.

Salary Negotiations

JobStar's Salary Guide
jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.htm
This site compiles more than 300 different salary guides, calculators, and surveys. It's the largest and most comprehensive collection we've found, and we think it's definitely worth a visit.

Federal Government Pay Scales
www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm
If you are looking for work with the federal government, this site will help you identify pay scales and wage systems.

Career Perfect's Interview Smart
www.careerperfect.com/ISOnline/OPEN.HTM
This site has an outstanding online tutorial to help you learn and practice salary negotiation.

 

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