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APPROACH TO JOB SEARCHING—“ONLINE”

By Linda D. Mitchell

“EXTRA, EXTRA. Read All About It…”

Finding the right job on the Internet isn’t difficult if you have a sound strategy.

Electronic job searching is an exciting opportunity for today’s employment seeker to gain greater and early access to the job market. As job hunters, you don’t need to employ technological wizardry to find a job. It is important to stay current with the changing technology; but it is not a prerequisite for employment.

Searching for a job online is a vehicle toward global employment expansion. There are 100’s of thousand’s jobs on the electronic network. The challenge is to develop strategies that lead to successfully finding the job of choice.

How do you get ahead of your competitor? First, begin by taking charge of your career. Be honest and evaluate your skills and experience. The truth will allow you to better determine whether you are professionally competent to handle a particular job and a competitive salary.

Next, manage where, with whom and how you seek job opportunities. Most job seekers look for their pot of gold buried in an area where the treasure has already been excavated. There are many types of online employment centers where jobs can be found. They include commercial online services like AOL, the World Wide Web and user nets. How do you know which service is right for you? Only you can determine which sites are most appropriate to assist you in your job-hunting quest. But, here area few tips to make the experience less painful. First, determine the job availability. Next, is quality of service? Are jobs available for those who have general knowledge, entry-level experience or do they support the interests of specialized employment needs. This is important because it will assist you in determining how much time, if any, you may need to spend frequenting a site.

Electronic job searching, for the savvy job-hunting strategist can bridge the digital divide between information access vs. access to information. This is the ability to ride the electronic super highway vs. knowing the right entrance and exit ramp.

Online job seeking gives the job seeker an instant experience where you learn of a vacancy or need immediately. It also permits for you to respond to that need with the same urgency. After all who wants to be the last horse out of the gate.

Employment seeking is like a game. The employer is in the business of screening applicants for the specific purpose of not hiring you. You, the job seeker on the other hand need to convenience, persuade and influence the thinking of the prospecting company that you can satisfy their wants, meet their needs and solve their problems. How do you implement this? You must gain access and recognition.

In the Old World, the 20th century, newspaper ads were the prevailing medium. History’s job seekers essentially went from door to door prospecting for opportunities. Now in the 21st Century, the Information Age, it’s the mouse factor, do a Stuart Little, “point and click.”

It’s important to have strategy while online otherwise you may find yourself floundering and just surfing the net. Here’s how you do it:

People to people—Chat it out. There is no better way to find a job than to speak with people. You have to be in a communication loop or your access to information is minimized. People need to know that you’re in the universe and capable of making a difference. Can we talk about it? Join a Chat line and get the bottom line. There are numerous online career chat services that drive the company line to its online observers. First, seek an online chat link that is affiliated with a particular company line. You can easily locate these by using online services that have career forums. Usually, these information venues are driven anonymously by people who share similar paradigms. They could be alumni of a college, perhaps former employees or an intern. This is beneficial to you because what you need is information. Information on where to proceed? How to proceed and with whom. Staying linked with an online service can also protect your interests. As a job seeker you should operate on a need to know basis. Not everyone in the universe needs to know that your job-hunting especially if you are currently employed and you have not shared this important piece with the powers that be.

Research the Company—Investigate which company best parallel you personal character and work values. This can be achieved by understanding the mission and philosophy of the company. There’s nothing worse than having a mismatch of job vs. opportunity, time and talent. Once you’ve identified companies that parish you professional outlook. Next, explore keyword descriptors that define jobs that meet your professional competency.

Achievements—This is the playing field that separates the major league from the minor league players. The object of the game is to get to home plate. In your case to land the job. This is the appropriate opportunity for you to demonstrate your worthiness without appearing over confident. You want to distinguish yourself from competitors by identifying your differential advantage. This can happen when you present an accolades package. This should include awards, citations, recognition, and letters of reference and recommendation. This however, should be reserved for the face-to-face interview.

Career Fairs are an excellent choice for the beginning step of meeting prospective employers. There are many online sites that promote upcoming professional fairs and seminars.

Functional Resume that provides a summary of your talents. Most traditional resumes use significant action verbs to describe the strengths of the candidate. However, this may not be as beneficial to you. It is most effective to employ a summary statement before you define your skills that will trigger catch phrases for companies that electronically scan applicant resumes.

People skills, good interviewing skills are still important.

The key to effective job seeking strategies is to make intelligent considerations that you are prepared to live with. Match where you need to be in the future to how you work and where you work.

 

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A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO JOB SEARCHING—“ONLINE”

By Linda D. Mitchell

“EXTRA, EXTRA. Read All About It…”

Finding the right job on the Internet isn’t difficult if you have a sound strategy.

Electronic job searching is an exciting opportunity for today’s employment seeker to gain greater and early access to the job market. As job hunters, you don’t need to employ technological wizardry to find a job. It is important to stay current with the changing technology; but it is not a prerequisite for employment.

Searching for a job online is a vehicle toward global employment expansion. There are 100’s of thousand’s jobs on the electronic network. The challenge is to develop strategies that lead to successfully finding the job of choice.

How do you get ahead of your competitor? First, begin by taking charge of your career. Be honest and evaluate your skills and experience. The truth will allow you to better determine whether you are professionally competent to handle a particular job and a competitive salary.

Next, manage where, with whom and how you seek job opportunities. Most job seekers look for their pot of gold buried in an area where the treasure has already been excavated. There are many types of online employment centers where jobs can be found. They include commercial online services like AOL, the World Wide Web and user nets. How do you know which service is right for you? Only you can determine which sites are most appropriate to assist you in your job-hunting quest. But, here area few tips to make the experience less painful. First, determine the job availability. Next, is quality of service? Are jobs available for those who have general knowledge, entry-level experience or do they support the interests of specialized employment needs. This is important because it will assist you in determining how much time, if any, you may need to spend frequenting a site.

Electronic job searching, for the savvy job-hunting strategist can bridge the digital divide between information access vs. access to information. This is the ability to ride the electronic super highway vs. knowing the right entrance and exit ramp.

Online job seeking gives the job seeker an instant experience where you learn of a vacancy or need immediately. It also permits for you to respond to that need with the same urgency. After all who wants to be the last horse out of the gate.

Employment seeking is like a game. The employer is in the business of screening applicants for the specific purpose of not hiring you. You, the job seeker on the other hand need to convenience, persuade and influence the thinking of the prospecting company that you can satisfy their wants, meet their needs and solve their problems. How do you implement this? You must gain access and recognition.

In the Old World, the 20th century, newspaper ads were the prevailing medium. History’s job seekers essentially went from door to door prospecting for opportunities. Now in the 21st Century, the Information Age, it’s the mouse factor, do a Stuart Little, “point and click.”

It’s important to have strategy while online otherwise you may find yourself floundering and just surfing the net. Here’s how you do it:

People to people—Chat it out. There is no better way to find a job than to speak with people. You have to be in a communication loop or your access to information is minimized. People need to know that you’re in the universe and capable of making a difference. Can we talk about it? Join a Chat line and get the bottom line. There are numerous online career chat services that drive the company line to its online observers. First, seek an online chat link that is affiliated with a particular company line. You can easily locate these by using online services that have career forums. Usually, these information venues are driven anonymously by people who share similar paradigms. They could be alumni of a college, perhaps former employees or an intern. This is beneficial to you because what you need is information. Information on where to proceed? How to proceed and with whom. Staying linked with an online service can also protect your interests. As a job seeker you should operate on a need to know basis. Not everyone in the universe needs to know that your job-hunting especially if you are currently employed and you have not shared this important piece with the powers that be.

Research the Company—Investigate which company best parallel you personal character and work values. This can be achieved by understanding the mission and philosophy of the company. There’s nothing worse than having a mismatch of job vs. opportunity, time and talent. Once you’ve identified companies that parish you professional outlook. Next, explore keyword descriptors that define jobs that meet your professional competency.

Achievements—This is the playing field that separates the major league from the minor league players. The object of the game is to get to home plate. In your case to land the job. This is the appropriate opportunity for you to demonstrate your worthiness without appearing over confident. You want to distinguish yourself from competitors by identifying your differential advantage. This can happen when you present an accolades package. This should include awards, citations, recognition, and letters of reference and recommendation. This however, should be reserved for the face-to-face interview.

Career Fairs are an excellent choice for the beginning step of meeting prospective employers. There are many online sites that promote upcoming professional fairs and seminars.

Functional Resume that provides a summary of your talents. Most traditional resumes use significant action verbs to describe the strengths of the candidate. However, this may not be as beneficial to you. It is most effective to employ a summary statement before you define your skills that will trigger catch phrases for companies that electronically scan applicant resumes.

People skills, good interviewing skills are still important.

The key to effective job seeking strategies is to make intelligent considerations that you are prepared to live with. Match where you need to be in the future to how you work and where you work.