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About the Riley Guide

What It Isn't

The Riley Guide isn't a place to post job announcements nor resumes. We have hundreds of links to places that will do this for you.

With the exception of our noted sponsors and selected advertising provided by Google, we do not participate in partnerships nor reciprocal link arrangements with other sites.

Margaret Riley Dikel is not a recruiter nor an employment counselor nor will she assist you with your resume or your search for a new job. What she offers is this free website with its links to information and resources.

What It Is

The Riley Guide is here to serve you in two ways:

1. It is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet
2. It provides instruction for jobseekers and recruiters on how to use the Internet to their best advantage.

For some online services you will need an email account as well as access to the web.

Why it Looks Like it Does

The layout for The Riley Guide is purposely simple with minimal graphics. While it may not be flashy and incredibly visually attractive to some, it is usable by everyone.

Where to Find the Riley Guide

The URL for this website is http://www.rileyguide.com.

Beginning March 20, 2009, this site is hosted by GoDaddy.com.
Automated Link-Checking of The Riley Guide is done by LinkAlarm.

Prior to this, it was hosted by the following organizations:

• InternetPlanners.com (2001 to 2009)
• Drake Beam Morin (1997 until 2001).
• JobTrak (1996 to 1997)
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1994 until 1996)

Credit Where Credit is Due

Special thanks to Susan Joyce (job-hunt.org), Susan Ireland (susanireland.com), Mary-Ellen Mort (jobstar.org), Richard Nelson Bolles (jobhuntersbible.com), Joyce Lain Kennedy, Nicholas W. Rench (formerly of Drake Beam Morin), the career counselors at WPI who gave me great comments as I was starting out (Yvonne and Marybeth), all the other career counselors I have spoken to over the years (Frank, Leo, and Marcia) and the career services librarians (Liz, my co-author Frances, and the late Steve Oserman), the career management professionals (Larry, Marcy, Steve, Jerry) and the students, staff, alumni, and faculty at WPI who were the reason this all started.

The defunct Job and Career Information Services Committee of the Public Library Association had a real influence on the guide and were a wonderful support group over the years.

I am deeply indebted to Steve Hoffman and Bob Stirling (both former employees of DBM) for their support and to David Bacharach at CareerSearch for introducing us. Other current and former DBM colleagues to whom I will always be indebted include Tom Silveri, Tom Schlinkert, Rancy Breece, and T. Craig Morton.

Special thanks go out to Ken Ramberg, Connie Ramberg, and Dave Franey at JobTrak (now MonsterTrak) for responding to a plea for help when everything was in an uproar as I was leaving WPI. They made room for the guide on their webservers and made it very easy to get everything rolling safely. Moving The Riley Guide from their site was like leaving the nest for the first time.

And I must single out Lou Rosenfeld for his past support. Librarian, online information architect extraordinaire, and the founder of the Argus Clearinghouse, Lou helped the Riley Guide go public way back in January 1994. Top of Page || Return to About the Guide
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How to Contact Us

The Riley Guide does not host a job database nor a resume database. We link to hundreds of sites that offer those services. Margaret is not a recruiter and can only offer advice to assist you in your own search.

Before you call, check the time in Washington DC (closest major city to Rockville, MD). I work from a home office, so when you call the phone rings in my house, no matter what the time.

Margaret F. Dikel
The Riley Guide
11218 Ashley Dr.
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-0122
margaret@rileyguide.com

Office Hours (generally): 1 pm - 4 pm Monday - Friday Eastern Time

Please call for our fax number and transmission instructions as we have a junk fax prohibitor programmed on the machine.

Thank you for your attention, and for visiting.

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