You can search by geographic location, or using the Chronicle 's list of terms, or your own keywords. ACS has introduced its own on-line job databank available on the Web. The ACS Job Bank lists jobs and provides links to other on-line career assistance programs and corporate home pages. The corporate home pages can be used to scan job listings, learn about the company, and identify people to contact. These are just some of the ways job seekers can use the Internet.
Computers do omit human factors.
No, but the process has changed. But first you have to get past the computer into the pool of candidates. Computerized searching relies on provable facts, quantifiable accomplishments, and recognizable nouns, including jargon. Computers are programmed to behave in a specific manner and are told what to expect, nothing more. Technology has just added a new layer of information to what people already know about conducting an effective job search.