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Web Job Search Tipsby Kevin Donlin - Guaranteed Resumes - Click for InfoWith a huge number of career-related Web sites -- one estimate puts the figure at 80,000 -- you should have no trouble being seen by recruiters and prospective employers ... not to mention your current boss, co-workers and clients.So, what can you do to keep your online job search a secret? Here are four things. Trust, but verify Before posting your resume to a Web site, such as Monster.com or HotJobs.com, check to see what levels of anonymity are offered. Many career sites let you conceal your identity, or will alert you before interested companies can read your resume. If you're in doubt about a site's confidentiality policy, contact them for clarification. Or don't post your resume there at all. Your email address This is a minor detail ... that's not so minor. Legally, your employer has a right to read all email sent to and from their computers. If you use your company's email address and conduct your job search on their time, you could be setting yourself up to be terminated. Don't risk it. Put your personal email address on your resume. Or, use one of the many free email services, available from Hotmail.com, Yahoo.com and others. Your mailing address Worried about putting your home address on your resume? While I've never heard of anyone being visited by a stranger after posting a resume online, you might want to conceal it from your boss. Example: Example:
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