Employers often want people who are well qualified and experienced in their field and these were just the sort of people to gain initial access to the Internet. One reason for this is that magazines and newspapers now tend to duplicate job adverts from their printed copies on their web sites. This is to improve their service to customers and minimise revenue loss to the web based agencies. Internet based recruitment is cheap in comparison to the use of traditional channels such as national and local newspapers or specialist magazines. A large number of sites now allow those seeking employment to place their CVs onto databases which are then accessed by potential employers.
Some sites charge job seekers for their services but there are still many free sites.
Students from this department should find plenty of places to look for vacancies and further courses without having to pay for the privilege. If applying for positions by e-mail, increasingly common, it is bad practice to mail out your CV en masse. Many potential employers will not feel valued by applicants who do this. If you are asked to do this - then do it. Some agencies do not like attachments as they can take longer to open and may contain viruses, in particular Word Macro viruses.