The newsgroups that job-seekers might be interested in visiting have names that end in .jobs . For example, there's a newsgroup called bc.jobs , another called can.jobs and still another called van.jobs . Newsgroups certainly do a fair bit of trade. I recently downloaded the five hundred most recent messages posted on the van.jobs newsgroup. Probably eighty percent of those messages had been posted within the past three days.
Jobs advertised in newsgroups tend to be dominated by positions in the high-tech industry.
I spoke with, who preferred to remain anonymous, found newsgroups to be a better source for this type of employment than the Internet job banks. With newsgroups you can browse through all the postings, which made it easier for me to find a wide range of jobs that interested me. If you have an Interchange or Netinfo account, the easiest way to get started is to purchase an Internet Startup Kit from ITServices. The manual that comes with the Startup Kit also gives basic instructions on using Outlook Express to read newsgroups. Versions are available for both Mac and PC, and you will need a CD-ROM drive in order to install the software.