Covers basics of using online resources to research career opportunities and present yourself effectively in electronic settings.

3. Career Development & Self-Assessment: Career Assessment Fundamentals Holland’s Codes (correspond to results from Strong Interest Inventory; offer descriptions of personality characteristics, codes map to possible jobs/occupations in The Dictionary of Occupational Titles ) Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional http://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/test.asp (Holland Code Quiz online – Rogue Community College) Career Assessments on the Internet Career Information Systems http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/rc/databases/cis.asp (take values/skills/interest assessments plus get info on wages, education requirements and job duties for nearly 500 occupations; also, get help with resumes and find potential employers Keirsey Temperament Web Site http://keirsey.com/ (gives Myers-Briggs results, focuses on work environment; for more about Myers-Briggs, see: http://www.myersbriggs.org/my%2Dmbti%2Dpersonality%2Dtype/mbti%2Dbasics/ ) Career Mapp Assessment http://www.assessment.com/ (identifies interests and talents related to occupations, provides report with suggestions for resume statements, generates top occupation matches and links to O*Net)

7. Basic Information ● address and contact information ● locations, branches, divisions ● nature of the business ● products, services, etc. ● names of corporate officers ● staff size ● stock exchange symbol ● financial information: sales, profit ability, efficiency ● competitive strength- rank of company in industry ● officer bios ● company history ● new developments: products, mergers

16. Make Contact! Remember: People still like personal contact – many workers age 30+ prefer phone calls to electronic connections.

17. How do you want the world to see you?

18. Can you live with what you’re putting online?

23. Be Cautious “ You have no control over what other people write about you and what people choose to say.” Larry Rose – Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Next Generation “… and what people do with your content.” – Vic Massaglia, Careers 2008

28. Seed Google with Good Stuff