Mega-companies suddenly jettison a division or cut payroll. Labor strikes have industry-wide repercussions. The impact of the Asian crisis is global. Still, all is not lost. There are lots of resources for the job searcher online, ranging from the theoretical to the practical.
Job searching can be an exhilarating exercise in reinventing the future.
It is certainly an opportunity to demonstrate the value of the Internet. A few years ago, when I first used the 'Net to look for job-related sites, the infant Web was already useful. The quality and quantity of employment resources has grown tremendously since then. There's real muscle now. In addition to general categories such as Career Fields, Company Job Listings , Directories, Job Fairs, Job Search Books, and Seasonal and Summer Employment, there were several hundred links to specific sites.