Most of these communication channels are easy and inexpensive to use. They include E-mail. E-mail can be a formal letter or a quick note, posted over the Internet. You can communicate with friends as well as current and former business colleagues, make new contacts, even send your resume to employers, and never have to lick a stamp or play telephone tag. Participants pose and answer questions, offer their opinions, ask for assistance, and generally build relationships by sending messages back and forth to one another.
Chats are online conversations that occur in real time.
The Internet offers a wide array of job search and career support destinations. A growing number of employers are launching their own Web sites with information and resources for job seekers. The best of these sites provide information about an organization's mission, leadership, culture, location, compensation, and benefits, as well as a databank of its open positions and a way to communicate with company recruiters. For example, the Employment area on the Texas Instruments Web site offers a wealth of information for those considering employment with the company. These sites offer access to one or more databanks that contain information about available jobs.