How to work a job fair and other related information

For years I have enjoyed reading Andreas Ramos's web site and newsletter, but I was on his site today looking for something unrelated to this post, when I found these two really great resources. One is an article on how to work a job fair. It's a great article because it helps you see what the recruiter you visit is going to do with your resume when you walk away from the booth, which helps you prepare. The second resource on that same site is a list of job search sites. There are over 100 sites listed there, sorted by purpose.

By the way, if you have plenty of free time, look around that site for other interesting stuff. There is a very funny cat user's manual written from the perspective of someone who has read a lot of technical documentation and a personal account of the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as other interesting tidbits.

Why am I writing this?

There's a great article on Jakob Nielsen's site about using numbers when writing for web pages. Regardless of the rules of grammar, this usability expert says you need to use numerals when writing for the web, because readers scan web pages and numerals pop out. His studies show that users eyes stop at numerals when they are scanning text, because these numbers represent hard facts, such as statistics or product specifications. What's the lesson here? As usual, it's important to understand the purpose of your writing, because having a clear sense of purpose will help you write better. I also like his very succinct one sentence summary at the start of the article.