Published in Travel Weekly

January 25, 1999

SITE-SEEING WITH GREG MERKLEY

Using the Internet like a Help Wanted section

The tight job market for agents in the US is forcing agencies to look for all available resources for staff, and, of course, employers are looking out for their best options.

The Internet can help managers and job candidates look as far afield as they wish without a large investment in either money or time.

Despite all of these benefits, the Internet is just a tool, not a solution by itself. Hiring an agent or accepting a job in an agency is a complex decision that involves many subtle emotional and subjective concerns.

The Internet is a useful source of information, but it does not provide judgment. That, as always, is a purely human concern.

The following Web sites offer on-line job services to employers and/or job seekers. There are many more sites and organizations that provide these services, but these sites provide useful listing, browsing or matching services for travel-related jobs on-line.

All of these sites, along with complete contact information, are listed in the "Job and Hiring Resources" category of the Business Resource page on our free Web site for travel agents, PositiveSpace, at www.positivespace.com

GENERAL JOB SITES WITH TRAVEL SECTIONS

4Work.com

Job seekers can search for positions by state and keyword for free (U.S.)

Employers can post jobs for a monthly fee. (U.S.)

Career Path

Job seekers can search for positions by category, employer, state and industry, or create an on-line resume to match their qualifications with positions from the nation's leading newspapers and employers (U.S.)

Employers can list their jobs through tie-ins with newspaper ads or through importing web site postings, or they can look for candidates with matching qualifications for a fee. (U.S.)

TRAVEL INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC JOB SITES

ASTA Employment Forum

Job seekers can browse posted positions and submit job wanted listings for free (U.S.)

Employers can post position descriptions and browse job wanted listings for free (U.S.)

Travelmanagement.com

Job seekers can post resumes or search job openings for free (U.S.)

Employers can search resumes or post job openings for free (U.S.)

Yours in Travel

Job seekers can browse recent job openings and apply for free (globally)

This list was compiled by Greg Merkley, president of Evanston, Ill.-based Travel Technology & Magic, which owns and operates the PositiveSpace Web site for travel agents at www.positivespace.com. All of the sites named here are listed in the Job and Hiring Resources category of the Business Resource page at PositiveSpace.