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The World Wide Web runs most businesses today. You can either find work online or have your own business. In starting your own business, the first step that you must take is to build your own site to establish web presence. In building your own site, web design will play a big part either in your success or failure.

Website design is a term used to describe the creation of sites online. The person who wants to pursue this career must be able to design websites and programs that are functional as well as visually pleasing for the visitors. The good news is that you do not have to possess a four year degree to be able to design a basic website for you or for your clients.

In the last few weeks many of the casinos have been laying off workers because of the decline in visitors to Las Vegas and other gaming destinations. Many of the casinos feel that the layoffs will be only temporary and workers will be called back as business improves. In the meantime however many casino workers are looking for employment.

Casino gambling has been rapidly expanding over the last few years. There are new casinos opening around the country. While certain areas may be cutting back at this time there are opportunities around the country if you know where to find them. Anyone seeking opportunities in the gaming-hospitality industry can do so through Casino Careers Online

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Here are some websites that specialize in jobs for older workers:

DinosaurExchange.com: Lists short- and long-term job opportunities for what it terms “dinosaurs” (retirees with experience), including consultant and management positions all over the world, some in developing countries

Enrge.us: The Employment Network for Retirement Government Experts assists retired federal, state, and local government employees with continued employment.

ExecSearches.com: Connects experienced nonprofit, government, education, and health workers with executive, mid-level, and fundraising positions

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This will be the resume of the future, and, even if you don’t know HTML, you can do one (see Job-Hunt’s Internet Resume section for help). You might need to rent space on a Web “server” (a computer that makes Web sites available to the whole Internet) to “host” your resume files (publish them). Or, your Internet Service Provider may provide free server space for you to publish your resume Web site.

Limit the contact information to only your e-mail address on your personal resume Web site.

Your personal portfolio Web site should be like your resume with the following exceptions:

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Getting ahead still requires a firm handshake and sparkling personality, but your online persona is just as important these days. Most recruiters use search engines like Google, Yahoo, or MSN to learn more about would-be candidates for the jobs they’re filling. Yet many professionals remain digital dabblers who can call up a corporate bio or other tidbits about themselves but who haven’t cultivated a cohesive online identity.

The result can be a disjointed online presence. One challenge is making sure that when someone types your name into a search engine, the best info about you rises to the top instead of getting buried below lots of irrelevant stuff. Another common problem: Other people with similar names might elbow you off the first page of search results. Or even worse, the top results of a Google search include way-too-candid party photos, court documents relating to your divorce, or other embarrassing material you wish you could retract.

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The good news is that there is plenty of very good (free!) information and assistance available to help you find your next job. The bad news is that it will take time to sift through all of it to find what works for you. But, you can, and you will! Let’s get started!

Three Stages of a Job Search

Preparation - lay the foundation for an efficient and effective job search.

Implementation - do the actual job search

Suspension/Maintenance - put your search efforts into suspension, but don’t shut down completely. It will be easier to re-start the next time if it’s still “warm.”

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So, where do you find the jobs? Most people check out the big Employment Super Sites, like Job-Hunt sponsor CareerJournal. You cannot, and should not, ignore the big sites, particularly if want to work for a large employer. However, there are many more resources for your job search now than just the big sites.

Assuming that you know what you want to do and where you want to do it, check out these pages of Job-Hunt’s new Guide to Finding Jobs Online. We’ve had to expand this page to a guide because of all the new resources that are developing.

If it has been a couple of years since you’ve searched for a job, start at # 1, and go through the whole list. Just need a quick refresher? Pick a topic that particularly interests you:

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