Using
the web - a quick guide to finding
information
You can use the internet
to…
- Look for a job or course
- Find out more about
qualifications
- Research company information
- Access telephone directories
- Join a discussion group or chat
room
- Do on-line training
- Look up useful agencies and
organisations
- Find out about personality tests /
psychometric tests
- Get help on writing your CV
- Get advice on health, travel,
homelessness, drugs, money and much more
It can be
difficult to find exactly what you are looking for on the Internet
as there are millions of web pages.
Using a search
engine will help you find pages containing words you type in the
search box but if you type in a word like ‘careers’ or
‘jobs’ you'll get thousands of results! Try to be as specific
as possible using as many keywords as you can in order to
narrow your search. If you can’t find what you’re looking for at
first try a different word that has a similar meaning. Typing ‘UK’
in the search box with your keywords will get you hits that are
more relevant to you.
If you're not having much luck or want to find something quickly,
try Fetch! to guide you to loads
of useful websites.
Make
sure you practice safe surfing!!
ThinkYouKnow
contains lots of advice on keeping safe
on the web.
