Both employers and colleges have jumped on the Internet bandwagon, and colleges quickly are preparing students for job searches conducted almost entirely on the Web. But it is also a demanding mistress. It has created a whole new way to do your job. For the first time, Colorado's MBA program required its graduate students to have their resumes online within the first few weeks of the semester. Another new addition to the curriculum is a resume writing class for undergraduates, where they learn to market themselves in as few words as possible.
Several resources exist outside the classroom as well to help students look for and pursue jobs.
If a company is impressed by a student's virtual resume, it can contact the student over e-mail and set up an interview. Students also can research companies on the site. Ian Hannah got his position as a financial analyst for StorageTek through the MBA program's Web site. Using the Internet didn't seem unusual to Hannah. He had advice for future seekers.