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Because I'll be starting the job search again soon, I've been going to a lot of the career-related events that my alumnae chapter sponsors. This week's was about networking--and it was moderated by two "career coaches." They mentioned that it's a complete waste to post your resume on monster.com, because there are literally hundreds of millions of resumes posted on it or other generalist sites like that. If you're going on industry-specific sites, then it's okay. Supoosedly 3% of job seekers find employment through those sites--and 80% find their jobs through networking. They explained ways to go about doing it that were really common-sense based, but it was nice to have all that information on paper in one place.
Have you joined the professional organizations in your field? If you're a current student, or have recently graduated, sometimes the fees are a little lower than they are for established professionals. Membership often grants you access to listservs that will occasionally post job listings, and you will have access to the latest thinking, salary figures, and recent work in your field. Also--the annual conferences are a good way to meet established professionals who can serve as mentors.
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