Description
Description This 4-hour hands-on course is designed to train people with minimal computer skills how to use the Internet as a tool in seeking employment and career opportunities. The basic course covers the beginns level of computing skills: basic computing tasks such as file management, the Windows environment, device control as well as browser navigation using Netscape. Students will learn these techniques within the context of job hunting, researching career opportunities and making professional contacts online.Objectives
People taking this course will:
- Have the ability to use search tools to implement effective and timely Internet employment-related research.
- Integrate and utilize a variety of Internet and programming language terms commonly used in this field.
- Demonstrate an ability to locate job-related resources using the Website.
- Gain the basic skills of computer device control and navigation.
- Be able to utilize e-mail communications
I. Introduction
- Course overview - ergonomics, handouts, protocols
- Stats say 5 jobs per working career
- Options
- Back to school
- New or continuing career choices
- Professional networking
- General trends
II. Interface with the browser
- Window visual cues
- Right hand scrollbar
- Right side graphic w/comets
- Left side messages
- Using the mouse cursor position/grabber hand
- URLs & how to read them
- Not english
- Extensions: edu/mil/com/org/gov/net/ and country
- Shortening for source
- Button bar tools - back, home, print
- Drop down menus - file, go, view, mail, bookmark
III. Intro to Internet
- Keeping a note book for passwords, URLs
- What it is: a network of nets history
- Nettiquette - no caps/emoticons/faq/lurking/give back
- What is out there-current info, lists of lists
- How to use it, glossary as we go
- Getting connected library, work, home
- Using the Website as a guide
- What is there
- How to use it
IV. Searching the Internet
- Using search engines - Boolean techniques, truncation
- Specific searches
- Companies
- Newspapers
- Job banks
- Career centers
- Government employment
- Local
- State
- Federal
- For women
- Online Career Resources & Services pages
V. Wrap Up
- Questions
- Individual searches
If you have any questions please
contact any of our Helpful Staff!
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This Website is sponsored by the JTPO Dislocated Worker Program
Division of Community & Rural Development
Alaska Department of Community & Regional Affairs
Last modified April 21, 1998.
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