Internet is a good resource for researching employers
Numerous sites offer
information to students
looking for jobs
By Victor Runyan
Oregon Daily Emerald
It is almost summer again —
and time to find a job for most
University graduates. Students
can get help finding jobs from or
ganizations on the Internet and
on campus.
Some Web sites offer assis
tance in finding information
about companies that are hiring.
Other sites allow students to
send their resumes to be part of a
database that companies look
through to find prospective .em
ployees.
But the most effective strategy
for graduating students may be
found in older methods for find
ing jobs, said Lawrence Smith,
director of the University Career
Center.
Smith said the Internet is not
the only way to get this informa
tion. His advice for dealing with
employment Web sites is to shop
around and ask if the service pro
vided on the Web site is worth
the price.
“You still have to look some
one in the eye and tell them why
you want to work for them,”
Smith said.
But the Internet is a powerful
research tool that allows students
to cut a large amount of time off
their search for information
about companies that are hiring,
Smith said. To take advantage of
the growing wealth of informa
tion, the Career Center provides
links to various free resources on
the Internet.
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someone in the eye and
tell them why you want
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Lawrence Smith
Career Center director
the Career Center’s Web page is
that Web sites have to be free,
have unique content and serve
University students’ interest.
One of the many Web sites to
offer help, at a price, is Wet
Feet.com. It offers help with re
searching top companies.
Jennifer Wulfstat, marketing
manager for WetFeet.com, said
the Web site offers students
quality information and saves
them time. Instead of having to
research information about
what a company does or what
type of employees it looks for,
students can get it prepack
aged.
“We’ve done it all for the job
seekers,” she said.
Looking for work often takes
time that college students do not
have, Wulfstat said. The Web
site’s services are split into two
parts: free company profiles and
a listing of books with testimoni
als from the company’s employ
ees.
Other books displayed on the
site offer career advice on topics
such as communication skills
and asking for a raise. Most of
the books retail for $15 to $30,
with a $10 discount for stu
dents.
Students who prefer to do their
own research can find several
tools available at the University
and on the Internet for free. Com
pany Web sites often provide in
formation about the company
and the jobs it has available. Oth
er sources of information include
reference materials in the Knight
Library that offer profiles of com
panies and industries, Smith
said.
The Career Center offers sever
al resources including a room of
binders and video tapes with
profiles of companies that recruit
on campus.
Smith said the Internet is a
useful tool for those looking for
work, but it does not guarantee
success. Easy access to abun
dance of information on the In
ternet should not encourage stu
dents to delay searching for jobs
on the Web or by more tradition
al means, he said.
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and humorous essays on the
movie by various fans and Cole
man’s own collection of answers
to frequently asked questions
about the movie.
According to Coleman’s com
puter log searches, a recent count
of the raw number of files being
sent out by the Gladstone server
found that about one of ten were
from his site. Previous figures
showed about one of 25 were
from his site.
Coleman attributes the increase
to the development of an upcom
ing sequel by Thomas Harris to
his book “Silence of the Lambs”
— which the movie is based on —
called “Hannibal.”
Other University students also
maintain Web sites.
Dyn§e Putnam, a sophomore
Italian major, has a Web site for
the University gaming club and
another site for the second-year
Italian program.
She said she feels that comput
er and Web site-building skills are
vital for the modem University
student.
“They won’t survive in the real
world without a computer,” Put
nam said.
Putnam said she feels that the
type of skills students learn by
making Web sites will help to
make the University look better,
because its students are express
ing themselves through Web
pages.
Each student is allotted 10
megabytes of space for a Web site,
and Putnam said she regrets more
students do not use it. She said
the language used to create them
is easy to learn, and Web sites
such as Coleman’s can be enter
taining.
“It’s quite comical,” Putnam
said.
For more information on creat
ing a Web page, contact the Com
puting Center at 346-4403.
UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON
Special Election for our
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in our Bookstore lobby or at the EMU 8:36-5:06
All current UO faculty, students & staff may vote
Laura Close
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and I’m running for the Freshman position on the U of 0
Bookstore Board. My focus is on student needs and assuring that
student satisfaction with the Bookstore remains high. The
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One of the biggest issues facing the Bookstore right now is corporate dominance.
Many other universities have had chain stores (I’m not mentioning names, but think
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plan on majoring in Psychology. My minor will focus on two
subjects: Spanish and Business. My intent is to go into social
work after I have completed a masters degree in Psychology. I
have been nominated for the freshman Board position at the
Bookstore. I want to receive a wide variety of experience through
involving myself within the University. I am a very goal-oriented,
self-motivated person, and have excellent communication skills. I work very
efficiently with people, and I think this shows through my previous experience as a
youth mediator with Clackamas County Family Services. With this position I worked
with troubled teens and their parents to help them communicate with each other.
Currently at the U of 01 am a peer advisor for the Psychology Department, and am
actively involved with extracurricular activities. I truly enjoy working with people
and helping them solve problems. From my previous experience I feel I would be an
excellent asset to the Bookstore Board. I would do my very best to communicate the
issues of the board with my peers and bring those issues to the board to help make
the Bookstore a better place. My goal is to represent the students at the U of 0 in the
best way possible. Thank you very much, and I hope everyone enjoys the rest of
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