NETSCAPE LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE, ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE "JOB HUNTING 101"
Job Listings, Features, Industry Information, Career Tips and Interactive Tools Now Available at Netscape.com
Content from Monster.com, Salary.com and WetFeet.com Enhance Online Offerings and Opportunities
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - February 21, 2001 -- Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced the launch of "Job Hunting 101," a comprehensive online resource for employment listings, job research and career enhancement. Job Hunting 101 combines the technology and interactive tools of Netscape.com with valuable content and reference information from leading partners Monster.com, WetFeet.com and Salary.com and is aimed at taking a prospective job seeker through every step of an effective online job search.
Located in the Business section of Netscape.com and created for a wide range of users with different levels of career experience, Netscape's Job Hunting 101 provides resources to research, interview, negotiate and obtain a new and rewarding career all from one convenient Web-destination. By combining this information with direct access to over 400,000 different career opportunities from Monster.com, Netscape helps match users with their dream job while providing the expert advice they need to seal the deal.
In addition, Netscape will be hosting a special message board where users can share job hunting mishaps, providing job seekers with very clear examples of what not to do when looking for that perfect job. Special search features, quizzes and polls featured through Job Hunting 101 round out a complete set of employment-focused offerings.
Job Hunting 101 is divided into sections that complement the different stages of a job search from start to finish, covering everything from writing a resume to negotiating a compensation package.
Step 1: Finding A Career
Knowing that the first steps in looking for a new job are usually the hardest, Job Hunting 101 provides a wealth of content and tools to help the user identify an industry or career that best matches their skills and experience. In the "Find The Career" section, visitors will find information on preparing for a job search, writing a resume that will get you noticed, statistics, research and analyst reports on different companies and industries, tips on the most efficient way to allocate your time while looking for a new job and easy links to thousands of job postings provided by partners Monster.com and Wetfeet.com.
Step 2: Selling Yourself
Once a job interview has been secured, the "Selling Yourself" section of Job Hunting 101 has the resources that ensure the job-hunter is well prepared and makes the best possible impression during interviews. In addition to features and content on the interviewing process -- including how to approach specific interviews and how to package and sell your strengths as a prospective employee - Selling yourself also offers solid, helpful guides on writing a proper thank-you note, what is and is not appropriate in an interview, and strategies on dressing for success.
Step 3: Closing the Deal
Once a job offer has been made, Job Hunting 101 helps complete the application process with tips and information on "Closing the Deal." This section provides important guidelines and tools that help the user negotiate the best compensation and benefits package possible, including content from Salary.com, the leader in online compensation information, providing accurate, compensation data for a comprehensive set of industries and thousands of job titles. This information, combined with special features on benefits, what to look for in a compensation package and how to get the best offer, makes Closing the Deal an invaluable resource for those who have successfully made their way through the entire job-hunting process.
"By providing the best tools and resources in one convenient online environment that any job-seeker can use, Netscape's goal is to give our visitors that added advantage in today's competitive job market," said Jim Bankoff, President of Netscape. "With more and more employers using the Internet to fill positions and evaluate prospective applicants, Netscape's online resources at Job Hunting 101 will prove even more valuable. We are delighted to be partnering with Monster.com, WetFeet.com, and Salary.com to provide their leading edge employment information and top-rated job listings for our visitors."
In addition, Netscape.com visitors will have the opportunity to enter to win a day in one of 12 "dream jobs" from the fields of entertainment, sports and Business through AOL and Monster.com's "Dream Job for a Day" sweepstakes. Twelve lucky winners will have the opportunity to spend a day or more at one of the following "dream jobs": E! Online Red Carpet correspondent, team president of the Washington Capitals hockey team, spa connoisseur at Hilton Hawaiian Village, member of HBO's programming crew, cruise director on the Grand Princess, reporter for Sports Illustrated for Women, U.S. Olympian, MTV VJ, VH1 rock star, AOL executive, Monster.com VIP and record executive with Universal Pictures Presents Farmclub.com.
About Netscape
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people go on the Internet. Netscape pioneered the development of world-class Web
browsers, including Netscape 6, and offers a full range of convenient Web applications.
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registered users, and Netscape Netbusiness ranks among the fastest-growing Internet
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NETSCAPE LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE, ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE "JOB
HUNTING 101"