The NYNEX yellow pages
which is at:
http://www.bigyellow.com/
On the page you will see a lot of things but one of them will look like this:
Don't try to enter information on
this! It is just an image!
Now if you know the name of the firm enter it. Of course if you are
looking for a small to medium firm it is unlikely that you will know the
name of the firm. I was searching for names of companies in the Boston
area so I chose Massachuesetts as the state, and I should have chosen Boston
as the city but I forgot to.
By the way here are three other cities in the Boston area that are connected by the MBTA(the subway of Boston) :
Brookline
Quincy
Cambridge
These cities are also connected but are a little farther out:
Milton
Malden
Medford
Braintree
Winthrop
Everett
Revere
Newton
So, let's get back to what I was doing. I imput Waste Management, because
I was thinking about the Environmental project group. The search engine
came back with this:
Upon seeing this, I made a second choice: Engineers-Energy Management and I received 5 names and addresses.
Category:
Engineers-Energy Management State(s) :Massachusetts
Aerospace Systems Inc Asi
121 Middlesex Tpke, Burlington, MA 01803
(617) 272-7517
Applied Resources Group Inc
37 Harvard, Brookline, MA 02146
(617) 277-2102
Energy Investments
1 Winthrop Sq, Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8228
Noresco
111 Speen St, Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 875-2252
Tysak Engineering
29 Flint Rd, Acton, MA 01720
(508) 635-9336
Now I have names and addresses and I could start writing letters
or I could search for more information on each of these companies. Now
that you have the name of the company you could do search will yahoo or
any of the other search engines and you may find the company's homepage
or articles in which the company is mentioned. One really nice bit of information
would be a FAX number. Especially if I were pressed for time, I could send
a fax instead of a letter. Now that I have these names and addresses perhaps
I should call the company and ask for the name of the director of research
or human resources or whoever I want to get an interview with. Sometimes
time spent talking with the secretary or the receptionist is the most valuable.
You might find e-mail addresses as well. The only problem with e-mailing
companies is that those that are on the web receive many requests each
day and they have evolved defensive measures to combat the high influx
of e-mails. Thus, an old fashioned envelope that comes in the post has
a sort of rarity to it. Especially if it comes from far away France. Remember
lots of people like to collect stamps as well. This means if you can choose
a pretty stamp for the same amout of money, do so. This is one method of
searching for an internship and it does allow you to specify the region.
Hey if you have any hints on how to improve the search please e-mail me
at
Ready to get started then go to:
The Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages
(www.bigyellow.com)
Speaking of improving searches on the web check out: Kahula
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