Posts Tagged ‘Job Boards’

Have you applied for hundreds of job and received no interviews?

Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by by carl

If you’ve recently applied for hundreds of jobs online and haven’t received any interviews, I guess the first thing I’d ask is how many of those jobs were you actually qualified for? I’m guessing the number is probably 1/4 or maybe less. I recall getting four consecutive emails from the same person who was applying [...]

Is social media helping your career?

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by by carl

With the prevalence of various social media websites, many people have come to rely on them to find a new job with varying results. LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other popular websites are certainly popular examples of websites that can help you broadcast your name and profile. Plus, you can post your resume on all [...]

How posting your resume on every available job board can hurt you

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by by carl

Maybe you’re not into New Year’s resolutions but if you are, one resolution you might consider is to clean up your resume footprint online. Specifically, if you’ve posted your resume to numerous job boards, you should consider taking your resume off some or all of them off unless you’re actually looking for a new job. [...]