Where & How To Look For A Job

February 9, 2012

Interview with Debra Shigley, Editor At Large for www.TheGrindStone.com [1]

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Mike Carruthers:
When searching for a new job it’s tempting to go online to look at company websites and the big job posting websites like Monster.com however…

Debra Shigley:
If you’re just sitting at home pressing “point and click” and submitting your resume in that way on some level you know that’s probably not enough.
 

Career Coach Debra Shigley, Editor At Large at TheGrindStone.com [2]says online job posting should really be looked at as a starting point.

And by that I mean you go on the job boards to see what positions might be available then you get off the job board, go into your network doing a little research just on Goggle and figuring out who are the people that might be hiring for those positions if it’s not listed.

The best way to get hired is and always has been to know somebody who works in the company where you want to work.

Because it’s at least twice as likely that you will get your resume viewed and actually get an interview if you have someone inside the company that can get your resume in front of that right person.

And being connected to social media sites is becoming increasingly important in any job search.

Whether it’s 85% of recruiters looking what’s on your Facebook, Linkedin profiles but besides that Linkedin in many ways kind of replacing the resume. We’ve seen many companies say they don’t even ask for resumes anymore they can just see what’s going on, on your Linkedin, so make sure you have up to date information on those sites.
 

To hear the complete unedited interview, click here [3]