Tips for Job Hunting

How to Find a Job Online

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The Internet is the world's biggest library, newspaper, notice board and network all rolled into one. So - as you might imagine - it's usually a great place to start looking for your next job. It's important to remember though, whether you are a novice at Internet job searching or whether you're used to searching online. The first step in any job hunting process is build a resume that accurately describes your talents and experience to your employer.

Steps

1. Check out the job boards. Job boards are big business these days, with some of the more popular ones being amongst the Internet's 20 most popular sites. Job Boards try as hard as they can to get as many job seekers to input their resumes as possible and then they sell job ads to businesses for a fee. The good thing about job boards is that a job seeker can often do a keyword / location search to find job opportunities in their local area and their field of employment.
   
   
   • To find different job boards, use a search engine with the search words "job board".
     
2. There are job listings to be found everywhere.
   
   
   • Listing sites are the Internet equivalent to the backpage (read 'classifieds') of your local newspaper. Typically they'll feature not just jobs, but also house listings, buy and sell and other community postings.
     
3. Post your resume online so the jobs can search for you!
   
   
   • Many sites that allow you to post your resume charge companies to search for it. This limits the ability of small companies to find your resume. Put your resume on a site that allow your resume to be found for free.
     
     
     • ConsiderMyResume.com
       
4. Look for headhunters/recruiters.
   
   
   • Recruiters typically work by trying to find as many suitable candidates for a companies job position as possible.
     
   • A recruiter will work for a fee, paid by the employer to find a job seeker to work at that company.
     
   • Since a recruiter will place themselves between you and the company, they will often find themselves placing job seekers in positions about which they know little about.
     
   • Many job seekers won't use recruiters because they find the whole recruitment process to be frustrating and not worth their while. However it may still be worth your while submitting your resume to a local recruiter just to see whether you get any responses.
     
   • You can find a list of recruiters for your area by simply entering a Google search.
     
5. Try a Candidate Submittal Services.
   
   
   • A candidate submittal service will submit your application to a company on your behalf.
     
   • Typically, a candidate submittal service will require you to source your own job (eg. from Job Boards, Newspapers, Company Websites ). The candidate submittal service will then review and edit your application - then forward it on to your prospective employer.
     
   • The benefit of a candidate submittal service to the candidate is multifold.
     
   • A candidate submittal service will typically refund 50% of the recruitment fee back to the candidate upon successful placement with the employer.
     
   • Also, since the candidate sources their own jobs - the candidate is in control of where their resume gets sent to, and has full information with regards to the job description.
     
   • It's always worth your while to apply for some positions through the candidate submittal service - as opposed to applying directly yourself. Not only will you get advice from career professionals, but your resume will be reviewed and improved upon, and you stand to earn a large sign-on bonus if successful.
     

Tips

• Resume Tips
  
  
  • Write your resume to suit the job that you'll apply for. If you're applying for a job as a computer programmer, then unless you think it has some relevance to your present application, don't include your part-time job waiting tables at your local cafe during college.
    
  • Keyword load your resume. Many agencies and companies don't even get the chance to properly read resume applications anymore. Most use programs that will sort your resume based on the keywords that it contains. If you're a database administrator or you have experience with Excel spreadsheets ... then clearly state that on your resume.
    
  • Word documents only. Most recruitment agencies and companies will only accept resumes in Word format. That means no pdf, odt's, txt's or any format that you might care to think of.
    
  • Succinct Cover Letter. Write a succinct (not terse), apt cover letter that is addressed to the recruiter / HR person by name. This is your first chance to impress whoever it is that is hiring. Don't include boring copy that isn't relevant.
    
  • SpellCheck. NEVER send away your resume or cover letter without running it through a spell checker first. Spell checkers are built into almost all kinds of word processing programs these days so you have no excuse to get this wrong.
    
  • After spell checking, proofread it. There, their, and they're are all spelled correctly and pronounced the same. Most of the time, the spellchecker won't catch the wrong one being used.
    
  • After proofreading it, have someone else proof read it. You know what you want it to say. You may see one thing because you expect it to say that, but it doesn't actually say what you thought it said...you want to have someone proofread it who is not afraid to correct you.
    

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