How to use Indeed.com's my.Indeed account service to manage your job search. my.Indeed can be used to create email job alerts, save job details, save searches and more. The third in a series of tutorials demonstrating how to use www.Indeed.com.
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Tutorial demonstrating how to use www.indeed.com to search for jobs. An overview of Indeed.com's job search engine, search options and what you'll see on the job search results page.
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Excerpted from the Guerrilla Job Search System DVD - http://tinyurl.com/yfddnkf
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With technology as prominent in our lives as it is these days, there is no need to go out of your home to find a job. All you have to do now is an online job search and within minutes you can be sending out your résumé to hundreds of prospective employers. And because computers are at the head of the work force for most professions, it’s a very simple task to find jobs that you can work at from the leisure of your own home. With this being said, you should take the time to make sure the field you want to work in is available from home.
Doing an online job search is just about as easy as doing any other search. You may not get quite as many hits as doing a search for other things, but there are ways to work around this so you can find the job you have always wanted. You may also find it helpful to join a job search site that offers you all the benefits of doing online searches without all the headaches associated. Most of these sites allow you to search in fields or areas that you are capable in and take away all the pressure of sifting through bogus company sites.
When doing an online job search, you should try to narrow down exactly what kind of job you want. You may be qualified in many things, and doing a search for just jobs will give you way too many possibilities to go through. Try to narrow down exactly what you want for your new career. If you are looking for a local job that you can commute to, then make sure you add something about your location in your search as well. If it is just home based work, then make sure that is in the search.
An online job search might not be the most applicable way of getting out there at first, but when you find places that you want to work for it makes it a lot easier than going door to door, so to speak. You can send them your résumé and wait to see what happens. This way you don’t get turned away right at the start and they will give you some consideration for anything that they may have available. It might take a bit of time, but you can see great results going about finding a job like this
Sure, the internet has made starting the quest for a new job a bit easier. Still, there are many common mistakes that can hinder your job search. Below are five mistakes that many people make.
1. Wasting Everybody's Time
If the position requires 10+ years experience and you are fresh out of college, then don't bother applying. It wastes your time, and the time of the hiring manager who has to wade through the resumes of under qualified people in order to find the ones who meet the criteria included in the job listing. Instead, be sure to read the listing carefully and then only apply for jobs for which you qualify.
2. Not Paying Attention to Privacy Settings
Your current employer may be looking to hire a few more people. Suppose that while your boss is perusing the resumes on some job search sites, he comes across yours. It's hard to imagine a situation in which this could be positive. Be sure to carefully check the privacy settings so that neither you - or your boss - encounter any unpleasant surprises.
3. Searching While at Work
While it may be tempting to spend half of your workday cruising around job search sites and shooting your resume off here and there, here is a word of advice: Don't. First of all, it's unethical. Your current employer is not paying you to look for another job. Spending your on-the-clock time that way is akin to stealing from the company. Aside from being unethical, you stand a pretty good chance of getting caught. More and more companies have installed software that allows them to track the internet usage and email activity of employees. Some are enabled with automatic keyword searches that bring any activity containing certain words to the attention of management. You don't want to lose your current employment without having found your next job. Save your job searching for your off hours.
4. No Follow Up
As mentioned earlier, the internet has, in some ways, made searching for a job simpler. That does not mean, however, that you can just post your resume on a few sites and forget it. Conducting a successful job search takes a lot of work. You've to follow through, make phone calls, send letters, do research. Make finding a job your job. Very few people will land a job without diligently following through on leads.
5. Presenting an Unprofessional Presence
Websites such as VisualCV.com make it easier than ever to post professional looking resumes. You even have the option of including photos, videos, charts and graphs. While those tools can be positive, just be sure to keep in professional. This is a job search, not a creative video making contest. Too much extra stuff could possibly turn off the hiring manager. Keep it professional and increase your chances of getting an interview.
By working to avoid these five common mistakes, you can increase your chances of landing a job in a shorter amount of time. Happy hunting.
Craig Bennett is a freelance copywriter and former college instructor in Business Administration. He created MasterMyFinances as a resource for individuals and families in these difficult economic times.
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