But she hit pay dirt when a search engine led her to ComputerJobStore. She found five positions to apply for and within weeks landed a job at an Atlanta-based contracting firm, Cotelligent Inc., doing Web design for the state's Division of Public Health. She also liked the fact that the job started on the Monday after she graduated, allowing her to get an apartment. The choices are bewildering. What to do Locating the sites is a beginning, but in many ways, doing so raises more questions than it answers.
Experts say that it's virtually impossible to rank the sites in terms of effectiveness.
So you can't say what's best. What you can determine is what works best for you, say Dikel and others. Experts don't always agree on just what that means, though. For instance, Dikel says students and recent graduates shouldn't concentrate on any one type of site. Although the ComputerJobStore or Virtual Job Fair might seem compelling because of their focus on IT jobs, she says it's not a fail-safe approach.