Many job seekers would use recruiters as the second line of “searching” (after job boards/classifieds). But, many seekers just give their recruiters a resume and assume that they are being represented well. Recruiters work for the employers, and many people forget that. But there are ways to work together with recruiters in order to improve your chances of getting them to help get that position you are looking for.
Humor about the Job Search can be a good thing
Unless the articles below apply to you. Then maybe take this as a good lesson learned to move forward in your job search.
Using the Internet, or “Web 2.0″ for searching for a job is a fact of “modern” life. You can’t seem to go anywhere without getting smacked in the face (virtually) with how the Internet / Web 2.0 / Social Networking / texting / tweeting / blogging / posting / blah blah blah . . . Regardless of what you think of it, the Web in all of its many incarnations is here to stay. Use it to leverage your ability to manage your career or find yourself a job. Believe me, lots of others are — you should too. Here are some articles to help you navigate online while managing your career.
You have gotten an interview. There are many articles on what to do during the interview. Here are a number of articles to help point out what you shouldn’t do for or during your interview.
One aspect that isn’t always addressed is the “Job Relocation”. We don’t address it very much here in the JobSeekers program, because JobSeekers is a local program. But relocating to an area with more jobs, or even moving because of your current position will probably be more commonplace now. Where do you go ? How do you deal with it? Three articles follow. If you have any advice, please leave a comment. Continue reading “Articles: Job Relocation” »
Part 2 of the list of the Holiday Networking articles. Please review these articles to help you with your continued search during the holidays.
Tools for the Job Search
There are many tools available for the Job Search. If you search around, you can find some. Here are 3 articles that can help point you in the right direction. If you find any more, please pass them on so your fellow JobSeekers can be helped as well.
There are many methods of improving your resume, especially given how easily a resume can prevent you from getting your foot in the door, much less the job. These articles can help you prevent these problems (from the blog, HappyAboutMyResume.com). Continue reading “Articles: Improving Your Resume” »
Whether ready for it or not, when the time comes that you no longer have a job, it can be unnerving and stressful. Staying focused on what to do to recover will be important for you to move on and resume your career.
Here are a number of articles that will address what to do when you find you don’t have a job.
Continue reading “Articles: What To Do When Your Job Goes Away” »
The Website has new updated FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) pages. New questions have been asked and added to the site, including covering the new subscription system.
Questions have been clarified and re-arranged for easier review.
Eric Finegan
New Subscription model is now available.
If you do not wish to figure how to use/integrate the RSS feeds into your daily lives, you can now subscribe to the JobSeekers website without having to sign up to or through Yahoo Groups. JobSeekers now has its own subscription management system.
If you wish to sign up for receiving emails whenever there are new postings on the JobSeekers website, please subscribe. The subscription form is located at the bottom of the right sidebar.
Current Yahoo Groups users will no longer require Yahoo Groups to receive notifications, but can continue using Yahoo Groups if they would like. New subscribers can use the website to subscribe. Yahoo Groups subscribers can unsubscribe from Yahoo Groups and re-subscribe through the JobSeekers website, if they wish. There is no reason to at this time.
At the moment, the only option for receiving emails from the JobSeekers website is to receive one email for every item posted on the site. This should not be a major impact as 85% of the original JobSeekers received them in this format. The Yahoo group: ASQBaltJobSeekers will still continue to receive the email notices as before (that email is subscribed, just like everyone else).
If you have any questions, please contact 
Eric J Finegan
Placement Chair, ASQ 0502
Even though the holiday season (already upon us, Christmas stuff was in the stores before Halloween ?) is a rough time to be thinking about your career or searching for a job, it can be important not to push off the job search.
The Job Search and performing regular Career management can be very similar processes. Organization of the Job Search can be a useful tool in making sure you keep your focus and give yourself the best chance in procuring your next position.
There are many advantages in leveraging the internet in your career management and job searching. There are also things that you will need to be aware of. These articles will help you gain a different perspective on using the internet in your career.
