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Using Twitter on Monster

Monster has this cool ability to Tweet your job postings on Twitter. When you post a job in can put it on your Twitter account. See how they do it in this direct excerpt from Monster.

Post To Social Media Networks

You can set your job postings to publish to your company's social media accounts. Once you have connected these accounts and set your defaults, select SAVE from the bottom of the page.

Link My Account

Unlink

Choose What Jobs Will Be Posted

All new jobs

Select jobs individually

Enter Intro Text For Your Posts

Check out our job opening for a [JobTitle] in [City], [State]! [CompanyName]

*will be truncated if necessary

Preview

Check out our job opening for a Vice President of Sales in Cambridge, MA! Verizon Wireless

Get on Indeed or Simply Hired

If you are a company seeking qualified job applicants, it is vital to get your job posting out there on the internet. Candidates use job search engines to find jobs nowadays. Two of the biggest are Indeed and SImply Hired. One of the ways to get on there is to post your job on a site and hope that they find it and your post goes on one of their search results.

To help in this I would post in the following sites:

• PostJobFree.com
• Ebay Classifieds
• (I will add more to this list as I find more sites)

Sites To Post Your Resume

There are a lot of technologies out there that recruiters use to find resume. If you are a job seeker your goal is to give the best possible chance for a recruiter to find your resume. So consider posting your resume on the following job sites:

• 50StateJobs.com
• ActiveHire.com
• AllJobsFilled.com
• America's Job Exchange
• AmericaJob
• AmericasJobSource
• Bakos Group
• Best Jobs USA
• Beyond.com
• Career Exposure
• CareerBuilder
• CareerCast.com
• CareerCommandPost
• Careermag
• CareerMatrix
• ChiliJobs.com
• FindJobz.com
• ForHireJobs.com
• HireBreed
• Hireforjobs
• HireNet
• HotResumes.com
• Indeed.com Resumes
• Job Bank USA
• Job.com
• JobAnimal.com
• JobBank.com
• JobCircle.com
• JobGuru.com
• Jobing.com
• JobIsland
• JobPostingsOnline
• JobSearchSite.com
• JobsExcite
• Jobvertise
• Joined
• MegaJobSites.com
• Monster
• NationalJobBank
• Net-Temps
• QuintCareers.com
• The Talent Bank
• Thingamajob.com
• UltimateJobs.com
• US.jobs
• USJobNetwork.com
• ZillionResumes

 

Regular Job Search Tasks

Here are some regular tasks that a job searcher can do on a regualar basis to find a job

Daily
Update resume on Monster
Update resume on CareerBuilder
Apply for jobs/gigs on Craigslist
Apply for jobs on Indeed
Apply for jobs on Simply Hired
Apply for local jobs/gigs/focus groups on BackPage.com
Apply for gigs on ODesk

Other
Always have your cell phone charged and close by you to take that phone call
Check email(s) regularly for email correspondance from recruiters
Apply for jobs using alternative job sites such as:

• BeyondWorkforce.com
• LInkedInJobs (http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?displayHome=&trk=tab_jobs)
• Ebay Classifieds

Exploration
Check out things like OpenReq.com

 

Adjustments

Gone are the days, where a recruiter is in high demand. We are in a prolong recession or a better term is a recovery less recovery. 50% of college graduates are unemployed or underemployed. Corporations are no longer doing mass hiring. Retail is not expanding. Company's are not as eager to use an agency to fill roles.

Yet, at the same time some company's are hiring. It is not for every position. But for a few select positions. It is not correct to say that Health Care or IT is the only won hiring. But specific positions in health care like Occupational Therapists or Physical Therapist. In IT, technicians and network guys are a dime a dozen. But a cheap and good .Net Developer or Sharepoint Developer is hard to find.

So in this new recruiting environment, it is time to adjust. I say new, but it has been like this since 2007. For the last 5 years, recruiting and the needs to pay for a recruiter is dead. It is time to adjust.

SimplyHired.com

I've known about SimplyHired.com for awhile now. But after using it for a bit I realize that it is a great resource for someone looking for a job. It is almost exactly like Indeed.com. The difference is that it pulls up on it's searches a lot of different jobs than Indeed. So, if you are looking for a job, consider using SimplyHired as a supplement not a full replacement for Indeed.

Also, consider some of the other sites listed below:

StartMeeting.com

I discovered this new website that may be great for virtual recruiting training and management. I have not tested it yet but it is by FreeConferenceCall.com-  agreat company that provides free conference calls via telephone:

 

Free Cloud-Based Presentations, Instantly!

Introducing Studio by StartMeeting:
With Studio you can create compelling hosted presentations, with audio, for unlimited viewing by employees, prospects or clients… for FREE!

What can be recorded? Anything on your screen PPT, Word docs, Excel, PDF Websites Proprietary applications	Perfect For Sales presentations Team training Marketing HR efforts	Playback Options On-demand viewing Unlimited viewing Free to view iPad, iPhone, Droid compatible

From the company that brought you Free Conference Call, like Free Conference Call there is no catch, there are no bills, invoices or contracts and this is not a trial offer. Use it as much as you like for free.

 

Financial Projections

The economy stinks right now. This is opening up a wave of entrepreneurs in recruiting. There are so many different companys trying a whole bunch of different things. But notice some have some sticking power over the years and some have not. Despite all the new competition Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and others have thrived over the years.

One of the first questions I ask for any new potential recruiting deal is what are your financial projections. To sort out the pretenders from the real contenders a real company has well thought out and prudent financial projections. If all someone has is an idea and no projections, then this tells me about their business.

When Close is Not Good Enough

When a company pays a big fee to fill a contingency placement, it is key to submit the right type of candidate. Thus, finding the must have requirements for a position is big. If a candidate is close but is missing one and especially two must haves. Then, it is best not to move forward with the candidate.

For example, if the client is asking for an Organizational Development person with direct experience in a manufacturing environment. I would not submit someone who has everything else but is missing the key experience in a manufacturing environment.

Give the client what he wants, not close to what he wants.

Utilizing Social Media to Find a Job

With the explosion of social media on the scene in recent years, the methods of communication with others in the world we live in have completely changed. One of these methods is using social media as a tool for career success and advancement. Social media greatly enhances our ability to network with others, which is very important in any job search. Here are some ways to utilize social media to find a job:

• LinkedIn – This is the most popular site for posting your career profile. You can also view other individuals' profiles and connect and network with them. On LinkedIn, you can search for a company you may be interested in working for and connect with employees of that company. You can also email people on LinkedIn for recommendations in your job search. LinkedIn also now gives you the option of linking your blog or Twitter account with your LinkedIn profile.
• Twitter – While Twitter is best known for the rants and streams of celebritys' thoughts, it can also be a good social media tool to find a job. This is primarily due to it giving you the ability to network with people of similar interests. Connect with others for career advice, read bios of individuals of similar interests, and post your own bio for prospective employers to see. Twitter also has a new feature called Twellow, which is good for searching individuals' bios and URL links.
• Facebook – While Facebook is best used for connecting and interacting with friends, it can also be an effective networking tool for finding a job. Facebook has a feature in which you can list your interests with links to the respective interest area, which is good for connecting with people in a similar career field. Also, you can post "status updates" and let friends and family know about your job search. Many times they will leave comments and make suggestions or give you some needed moral support.

Perhaps you are interested in obtaining a college education or furthering your training to make yourself more marketable for a job. Check out some online classes for information on educational opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

Sources

“The Guardian” (2012)

About.com (2012)