| May 14, 2009 | Posted By: Trevor Wilson | Category: Job Postings |
When I was looking for my first job, I relied very heavily on the big job boards (Monster, HotJobs, Workopolis, etc.). At the time, I wasn’t exactly “up” on the best ways to find a rewarding career.
But just because the big job boards are no longer my chosen method for job hunting doesn’t mean that there aren’t great jobs to be found on them. In fact, I found my current job though HotJobs many years ago.
However, if you do use the big job boards, you are likely to face the challenge of having very little control over your application. This leaves almost no room for “Standing Out” in relation to the other applicants. This is especially important when:
At the Internet job board Jobfox.com, recruiters are getting between 300 and 500 applications on average for each position they advertise. That’s up five times in the last six months. It’s a similar scene at TheLadders.com, where the recruiters say they now receive twice as many applications for each open position as this time last year.
So when I read Beat The Crowd At The Overcrowded Job Web Sites on Forbes.com, I thought it was worth sharing. This article is full of great advice and tips on how you can better separate yourself from other job-seekers who are flooding to openings on job boards. For example:
Don’t hit send and assume you’re done. The real work begins once your resume reaches the recruiter’s inbox. Use your network–the Web site LinkedIn is useful for this–to find out who you know at the company. Your goal is to learn who the hiring manager is (it’s a different person from the recruiter, usually the person you’d be working under if you get the job) and get a personal introduction.
This is excellent advice. Not only does it lead you to the open positions, but it relies on the current necessity for networking in addition to your application. If you can gather contacts from social networks or other sources, it can only help your job hunt.
If you are predisposed to job hunting on large job boards, I’d take a hard look at this article for advice on landing the job you really want.
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