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I spent my last $25 on this book and I really need a job. There's gotta be job listings online, yes?

Certainly. If you have access to the Usenet, check out the misc.jobs set of newsgroups. Here you can find job listings, post your resume, or ask questions about the details of job hunting. (If you're already employed, don't let your boss find you reading these newsgroups!)

misc.jobs.misc Random talk about employment
misc.jobs.offered Many employment opportunities listed here
misc.jobs.offered.entry Listings of entry-level employment opportunities
misc.jobs.resumes Blindly post your resume here, along with thousands of other wishful thinkers

Note: If you're a computer person, electronics engineer, or other tech-head looking for gainful employment, you can't go wrong with misc.jobs.offered. Although these newsgroups are not dedicated to listing jobs in computing fields, the vast majority of the listings are computer-related. The simple reason is that companies need to be relatively technologically adept to be on the Internet. Who's more computer savvy than the computer firms themselves? Note: There are also a variety of "local" newsgroups devoted to finding and talking about jobs in specific areas. For instance, if you're looking for a job in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can read the newsgroup ba.jobs.offered. You won't see job listings from other, less interesting parts of the world. Here are a few local job newsgroups: ba.jobs.offered San Francisco Bay area
ucb.jobs UC Berkeley
atl.jobs Atlanta
aus.jobs Australia
can.jobs Canada
tx.jobs Texas
uk.jobs.offered United Kingdom

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