Job search techniques changing
Source: Joyce Lain Kennedy
Q Do people still use paper résumés? ― S.H.
A Paper remains a player in the résumé matrix for such uses as classy presentations for upper-level jobs, as contrarian stand-outs from the competition and as leave-behinds when cold canvassing workplaces for job openings.
Otherwise, digital résumés have grabbed the front end of the hiring process by the lapel and given it a seismic shaking. If you feel the employment earth moving beneath your feet, it's because it is. Here are two top game-changers that focus on how employers find you ― and vice versa:
One search, all résumés: Instead of scouting many job boards to find résumés of qualified candidates, employers can now zip to one-stop shopping at the spanking new service, Indeed Resumes, a résumés search engine. Find this new resource at Indeed.com/resumes.
You may already know Indeed as a job search engine, which gained fame as a faster service helping seekers to hunt for jobs by gathering job listings from job boards, company websites, newspapers, associations and other sources it finds on the Internet. Its catchphrase: “One search. All jobs.”
Indeed now works both sides of the recruiting street, aggregating resources under one roof for both employers and job seekers.
Indeed Resumes offers a free, fast and simple service. Identities on the résumés are stripped out. Once employers find a résumé for a candidate they'd like to contact, they pay the service $1 for each résumé connection ― that's it. For employers and job seekers alike, there are no signup fees or subscriptions, and contracts are not required. Indeed Resumes makes a believable claim to be the most cost-effective way for employers with jobs to fill to connect with millions of active job seekers.
The system accepts all forms of résumés and will even import your LinkedIn profile. You can also apply to jobs you find on Indeed with your résumé. The new Indeed Resumes service can be a big time-saver over the need to stash your résumés on multiple job boards and in other databases.
My crystal ball tells me that the new Indeed Resumes venture will launch a dramatic shift in how jobs and people meet up.
Social media job search engine: Another impressive burst of creative energy to refresh your job search is the free ― and still in beta testing mode ― JobsMiner.com. This service is the world's first and only job search engine that aggregates jobs in real time from social networks, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Plus, blogs, forums and more.
Once a job posting is publicly published on a company site or job board, responding résumés pour in until it's “Katie, bar the door!” Your best bet for beating the crowds to hiring managers is to snatch a tip-off in advance. That's what JobsMiner.com delivers ― a heads-up on jobs you may want before the world knows about them.
How does JobsMiner's magic stream of advance information work? Company employees often post job openings via their social channels before the HR department formally notifies a job board or company website. (For a lengthier and more technical explanation, search for “Website Review: JobsMiner.com,” by Matt Youngquist.)
Additionally, check out a brief video illustrating how this forward-leaning service can uncover the “hidden job market” on a big scale by searching for “JobsMiner.com ― Job Search Gone Social ― YouTube.”
Set aside an evening to learn how to best use JobsMiner's way of scouting out employment leads ahead of the pack.
Until the company's beta testing period is over, the social media job search engine will index only American jobs. But after its official launch, the company plans to expand in additional markets.
My forecast: JobsMiner.com holds the potential to play a major role in the 21st century job search revolution.
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