June 3, 1999

The Utah job market is described as very good right now.

However, one major shift has occurred in the market. It's how people are getting those jobs.

News Specialist Scott Light shows how the internet is quickly becoming your own personal job search company.

Spencer Ross graduated last month from the University of Utah. He wants a job in Washington State, in a very specific field, at a salary to support his wife and baby on the way.

Believe it or not, he's found up to 100 possibilities on the internet.

"I'm looking for a job in another state and I don't have to travel very much. Yeah, it's a blessing," he says.

Just 5 or 10 years ago, looking for a job involved banging out resumes on a typewriter, searching the want ads and making phone calls.

Today, the want ads are on the net and you can submit your resume online.

The University of Utah Career Services Center links students like Spencer Ross to jobs nationwide and websites of individual businesses.

Of course the internet isn't just for the recent college grad.

On the site for the Department of Workforce Services, you can find jobs, the status of Utah's economy, even the consumer price index."

Curt Stewart, of the Department of Workforce Services, says, "What is hiring? Who's moving into Utah and what do jobs pay? What are the industries and how do you match those industries with the talent that's in the job market?"

You can research jobs in certain regions of Utah, the salary involved, even the job title.

If anything, the one negative is too much information.

Calvin Stroud, of the University of Utah, says, "Nowadays, the problem is deciding where to start so it's not such an overwhleming job."

Still, considering Utah's unemployment rate is the lowest in two years, the jobs are out there. They're easier to find and right at your fingertips.

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