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Using the Post 200 for Your Job Search
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Find out what's new in the Business area and how you can use this resource for your job search.
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It's here! The 1998 Interactive Post 200 is now live and available to job seekers across the Washington area. You may have seen the Post 200 – the annual Washington Post listings of the top companies in the D.C. area – in the paper a few weeks ago, but you haven't seen the interactive version. The washingtonpost.com interactive version uses a jazzy new format to add a number of resources particularly useful for job-seekers. To get you started, here are some Q&As on what the Post 200 means to you, the tech job seeker.
Q: What is the Post 200 and how is the information compiled?
A: The Post 200 is a list of the top 200 companies in the Washington area, compiled from information provided by the companies themselves, Bloomberg News and the Securites and Exchange Commission.
The Post 200 is actually broken up into several lists:
Top 100 public companies
Top 40 Va. beyond the Beltway
Top 30 Md. beyond the Beltway
Top 30 financial institutions
Top 15 private employers
Top 10 out-of-town employers
Q: To what extent are the area's tech companies represented in the 1998 Post 200?
A: Well, take a look for yourself. As The Post's David Ignatius points out, the New Guard is dominated by the technology and finance sectors, where energetic entrepreneurs are making waves in our local economy.
Q: How can I use the Interactive Post 200 to scout out a job in the D.C. area?
A: The Interactive Post 200 is an excellent job-search tool for the do-it-yourself researcher. You can use it to scope out the business climate, look up the latest stock prices, identify industry trends, pick up on keywords to include in your scannable resume and brush up on company news to toss around like an industry insider when you manage to land an interview.
If you know exactly what you're after, you can go straight for the search page. Or you can take the more indirect route and browse the lists (above). Don't be overwhelmed by the finance-speak. The glossary of terms will help you master this world.
Q: Once I have zeroed in on a prospect, what should I do?
A: Get a dose of expert advice in a recent
Career Track column. And, of course, Richard Nelson Bolles, author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?," offers more advice on Web job hunting in our Parachute Net Guide.
© Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company
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