Doing a job search online is one of easiest ways to find out what sectors are offering employment, and where you could find yourself a new career. You can look for jobs all over the world, as opposed to just your own neighborhood and surrounds.Having a few tools and tips to help you get the most out of your Internet job search, could save you a lot of time, not to mention heartache if something ends up going belly up, as there are plenty of crooks and cowboys crawling around in outer web space these days.
Here are some Top Tips for an Online Job Search
Here are some Top Tips for an Online Job Search
1. Choose only Reputable Sites to look for Work
Because there are so many tricksters on the Internet trying to make a quick buck out of hard working people trying to make a living, it is more important than ever, that you check which sites you log onto and which job listing sites you load a profile onto. Reputable employment sites provide good quality links
and leads, as they are affiliated to employment agencies, and will help put you in the right direction. Don't give out any personal details unless you are 100% sure that you are dealing with a real company.Because there are so many tricksters on the Internet trying to make a quick buck out of hard working people trying to make a living, it is more important than ever, that you check which sites you log onto and which job listing sites you load a profile onto. Reputable employment sites provide good quality links
2 Employment through Social Networking
Social networking has literally changed the way we live, communicate and explore the world around us. More and more people are turning to Facebook and Twitter for real time information, networking and referrals for work and service related inquiries. Load up a free profile on Twitter or Facebook and connect with companies through self-promotion and get noticed whilst looking for jobs.
3 Freelancers and Contractors: Your own website
This one could be a little tricky if you are working for one company and looking for alternative employment through your own website. If you are a freelancer or contractor a website is a must. An online portfolio to some of your recent work, feedback from clients, costing and prices of services provided, and a good section on what exactly you offer a potential client. Whether you are a programmer, visual artist, writer, baker, candlestick maker, this option will be perfect for you. Just keep the website current and up to date, as it can be very off putting if the information is a few months out of date.
4. Email Alerts
You can set up a number of email alerts with job sites all over the Internet, without divulging any of your private information. Search engines will scan the traffic of posted jobs, and send you an alert in your email box, so that you may link directly to the job listings. This will save you lots of time, and who knows, you could find your dream job, when it literally just pops into your inbox.
5. The Cover Letter
Your cover letter to your CV is essentially your shop window; it may be you one and only chance to make a solid impression, to get the employer to actually read the rest of the way through your CV.
If your cover letter has too much detail, is too vague and is just a boring summary of your talents and how much you like riding your motorbike on weekends, chances are the CV is just going to end up propping up a wobbly desk. Get a professional company in to write you a sterling cover letter and clean up your CV, it could make the difference you have been waiting for.
By Denise Beresford
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