Job Searching Online
Posted By AnuSiva on January 10, 2009
Job hunting isn’t the difficult job it used to be. With Internet, the job has become that much easier. Now you can send your job applications via Internet and from the easy confines of your home.
Since job postings are also online, it’s vital that you train yourself in the finer points of online job hunting. It’s all web-based and if you’re not tuned in to the nitty-gritty of job hunting online, then you’d probably find yourself in deep waters.
Once you’re online, start with the biggest job search engine. You’ll find the most number of job listings and jobs of every kind and from all the major reputed and smaller industries. Once you’ve familiarized yourself with the big job site, turn your eyes towards the smaller ones too.
Register your name and resume with as many job consultancy firms as possible. This way, the firm or the recruiting firm will be doing your job for you. Once you’ve placed your resume with them, they will be on the lookout for a job that exactly fits your requirements. But that does not mean that you leave it wholly to them. You have to do your own search too.
While you’re looking around or surfing for a job, you may come across several where your qualifications may be slightly more than what the recruiting firm is asking for. But you can still apply as you now know that that firm is hiring. Or your qualifications may be slightly different (though the core experience they require may be the same) or your area of expertise may be slightly different.
You should go ahead and apply because they may hire you based on your core experience and overall qualifications.
Don’t send every job listing the same resume. Make changes wherever necessary and dress up what the prospective hiring firm is asking for. Customize your job resume to meet the requirements of each company according to their needs. Dress up your skills in such a way (but of course, you should definitely have the required basic qualification in the first place) that it shows up in your resume as your biggest strength.
And to make the necessary first impression you must read and re-read your resume carefully to make sure you haven’t made any grammatical errors or, the end product, your resume, will end up looking very shabby.
Use key words related to your job type or industry as some firms will only look at those job applications that have specific key words and they’ll run it through a scanner to see if there is the specified number of key words.
Follow up diligently to see if your application has been received by the firm or company you have applied to and send an email again to say you’re still interested in the job.
While job hunting online is the way things are done now, don’t leave it there. Network, meet people and get friendly with them. Don’t leave anything to chance. Get going with your online research.
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