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    Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities: Finding Employment in Medium to Small-Sized Markets
    Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities: Finding Employment in Medium to Small-Sized Markets
    Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities: Finding Employment in Medium to Small-Sized Markets
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    Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities: Finding Employment in Medium to Small-Sized Markets

    By Sarah Fuller

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    Would you like to learn the best ways to search for jobs in medium and smaller-sized cities and towns? In this book, you wil get information essential to understanding the unique nature of securing interviews and jobs in these markets. You will find job search tools that will enable you to develop a larger pool of job opportunities than you thought possible. Also, learn about online job resources.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSarah Fuller
    Release dateDec 30, 2009
    ISBN9780980059519
    Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities: Finding Employment in Medium to Small-Sized Markets
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    Sarah Fuller

    Sarah Fuller holds a M.A. in Communications and has spent many years in the workplace at both nonprofit and for profit organizations. She also has a significant amount of experience as both an interviewer and interviewee in the medium to small-sized markets about which she writes. Ms. Fuller is the owner of Inquiza Communications,. L.L.C , a company focused on publishing and consulting on job search-related issues. She is a longtime member of the Public Relations Society of America.

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      Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities - Sarah Fuller

      Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist in the Career Category

      Independent Publisher Highlighted Title

      "Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities: Finding Employment in Medium to Small-Sized Markets is highly recommended to anyone seeking a job outside of the Metropolises of America and for community library career collections."

      -Midwest Book Review’s Small Press Bookwatch

      Job Searches Beyond the Big Cities.

      Sarah Fuller

      Smashwords Edition 2009

      Copyright 2009 Sarah Fuller.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the written permission of the publisher.

      Published by Inquiza Communications, L.L.C., P.O. Box 306, West Monroe, Louisiana 71294

      http://www.inquiza.com

      ISBN-13: 978-0-9800595-1-9

      Editing: Rachel Knox and Gayle Bogart

      Cover Design: Stephanie D. Walker

      Disclaimer

      The information in this book should not be construed as legal, financial, or other such advice. You should consult a licensed professional for the above advice. The publisher and author have made their best efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information in this book and make no warranties and accept no responsibility for damages, real or perceived, related to its use.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS

      Preface

      Introduction

      Some Job Hunting Elbow Room

      Enjoy the Commute or Lack Thereof

      •A House Price That Keeps You From Having to Mortgage Your Pets and Children

      •Ah! Smell the Country Air

      •Less Crowd, Less Crime (Generally)

      •A Sense of Connectedness

      Chapter 1

      Network to Work

      •Where to Start Your Search

      •Networking Contacts to Take You to the Next Level

      Chapter 2

      Ah! Smell the Ink

      •The Scoop on Newspapers and Classifieds in the Internet Age

      •Who Says That Business and Social Publications Don’t Mix

      Chapter 3

      All That’s Fit to Publish on the Net

      •The Online Majors

      •Regional Job Sites

      •State Employment Offices, Dept. of Labor, Commissions, and More

      •The IRS is Looking Pretty Good... Explore Opportunities in Government

      •Freelance and Specialty Career Sites

      •Job Sites That Focus on Where You Are in Life

      •Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and the Latest Technology

      •Short Term Options to Consider

      •Long Term Option to Consider

      Chapter 4

      Quick Tips From Experience: I Have Lived Through the Pain, So You Can Avoid It

      •Resumes That Make a Statement

      •Cover Letters That Command Attention

      •Portfolios and Putting Them Together

      •A Word on Phone Etiquette and Answering Machines

      •Impressive Dress

      •Operation Lobby Reconnaissance

      •Face-to-Face

      •Questions, Questions, So Many Questions

      •Thank Yous Are So Sweet

      Chapter 5

      The Resources Roundup: A Little Something Extra

      •Career Exploration Resources

      •Business and Organization Research Resources

      •General Job Search Resources

      •Specific Job Search Situation Resources

      •Networking Resources

      •Spelling and Grammar Resources

      •Resume, Cover Letter, Interviewing, and Portfolio Resources

      •Business Startup Resources

      Endnotes

      Index

      About the Author

      INTRODUCTION

      Some Job Hunting Elbow Room

      Whether you live where you do out of preference, necessity, a spouse’s job, or myriad other reasons, non-major metropolitan living has its pluses.

      Enjoy the Commute or Lack Thereof

      The average commute time in the United States, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics survey¹, is just over 26 minutes. Another survey² shows that in large cities such as New York (38.3 minutes), Chicago (33.2 minutes), Philadelphia (29.4 minutes), and Los Angeles (29 minutes), commute time exceeds that average time. These statistics should not lead you to believe that medium to small-sized cities are free of all traffic problems. I figure, though, that living where you do not have traffic helicopters buzzing overhead and 24 hour traffic alert radio stations gives you a better chance for smoother driving.

      A House Price That Keeps You From Having to Mortgage Your Pets and Children

      In many cases, housing prices and the cost of living are lower in less populated areas. Have you noticed how people move out to suburban areas in search of lower housing costs? How about the big city job transplants who are pleasantly surprised that they get so much more house for the money just outside of big city commuting range.

      Ah! Smell the Country Air

      Get out of the big city and smell the fresh country air. Don’t commercials, movies, and books often romanticize escape from life in the frenetic metropolis? Even detergent makers are getting into the act with scents designed to evoke visions of the bucolic countryside when you wear those freshly washed jeans.

      Although not every small place is a bed of fresh smelling roses, less populated areas may have an advantage in general. According to the State of the Air: 2007 report by the American Lung Association³, some of the country’s largest cities/metro regions can be found among the list of most polluted by short-term particulates. It makes logical sense that more people means more output in many cases. Of the 26 cities with the cleanest air record regarding short-term particulate pollution, only 6 had populations over 400,000 persons.

      Less Crowd, Less Crime (Generally)

      As with pollution, more people concentrated in an area often leads to more crime. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics⁴, almost one-quarter of U.S. homicides occur in cities with populations greater than a million. Additionally,

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