The experts back up Rothschild's point. While the Internet gives online job hunters another tool, it's not necessarily the most important one. Job hunters should still devote most of their time to networking, preparing for interviews and gaining the experiences that make for strong resumes, researchers say. Those job seekers who rely solely on the Internet will find little success, say the experts. With a lot of sites, it becomes a big volume game.
Employers really have to sift through a lot of resumes.
Johnson said there are five job seekers for every one job posted on the Internet, and there are at least 5 million resumes posted on the Internet. Most career Web sites not only give job hunters the chance to post their resumes online, but they also provide them with advice on crafting resumes, tips on networking and suggestions on reaching key contacts in their fields. Savvy job seekers such as Mike Herring also use the Internet to research companies that interest them. Two years ago, Herring was living in Philadelphia, and decided it was time for a change. Herring also used online yellow pages to look up phone numbers and company names for job advertisements that listed only a fax number.