Career Information at Your Fingertips

We live in a technological age with easy access to data. This might seem snoopy but getting information to help make career choices is far easier than ever. Accessing information in advance prepares you for a great cover letter, if required, and certainly for the interview.

Now organizing this data is more than scribbles on post its everywhere. Looking into a few companies, starting with their websites is a better way to centralize the search process. Take a look at their job openings, pay close attention to the lingo of the industry and see if other companies work in a similar manner. Pick companies that offer products and services familiar to you so that you can concentrate upon their presentation first.

Here are some great websites to help the process:

http://www.myplan.com - a great planning site full of resources

http://www.glassdoor.com- how to get comparative salary info within a company

http://www.jigsaw.com-how to get business contacts

http://www.socialmention.com-how to get the latest from social media sites

http://www.crunchbase.com-how to get great technology based company info

Now for your elevator speech, or how to advertise yourself to an employer quickly and effectively. This is a real skill and one that takes some thinking, accurate language and practice. Visit quintcareers.com for excellent advice on how to craft an effective speech without sounding either breathless or stilted.

Some situations may call for information to be faxed, yes it still happens. For those of you not willing to invest in a fax machine, try Hello Fax, you may be able to get your resume faxed for free right from your computer, saving you time and money.

For readers still confused by the possibilities of LinkedIn, try http://learn.linkedin.com/students for a great tutorial. Many LinkedIn users are glad to offer advice to job seekers, indeed, we have all been there.

Good luck!