Just a few years ago, you could upload your
resume to one of the top job sites and, with a few
mouse clicks, consider your job search well
under way. Today, that isn't enough. The job
market is becoming increasingly competitive.
Hiring managers are overwhelmed with applications
and are looking at new and different ways
to recruit online.
Hiring has changed and so has job searching. It's
more complex than it used to be, when you could
just send a resume and wait for a phone call to
set up an interview. Now, job seekers need to be
prepared to use all the online job search tools to
their advantage.
This means that you need to do more than just
posting your resume on Monster, CareerBuilder,
or Yahoo! HotJobs, though they still can be an
effective part of your job search. In addition to job
searching the traditional way, you need to be
actively networking online and taking advantage
of the ways social media sites can enhance your
job search.
It can be complicated and confusing. Career
expert and author of The Job Search Solution,
Tony Beshara says, "Most job seekers don't
realize how difficult this market is. They need
massive numbers of contacts, cold calls, interviews,
and follow up interviews to get a job. It is
going to take a while and they can't get discouraged.
They have to work a "system" of getting a
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job, i.e., a tremendous number of activities that lead to interviews, performing
well on those interviews and negotiating a job offer. Getting a
new job is a job in itself!"
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