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Here are a few things to consider before you do all that work to get to "Submit":
Consider the Source
Postings directly from employers (rather than search firms or temporary agencies) are more likely to lead to a real job. Try sites like LinkUp and JobCentral where you can search postings directly on employer sites using key words and other criteria instead of visiting each employer's site individually.
Freshness
The longer a job has been posted, the more likely the position has already been filled or the employer decided not to fill it. Concentrate on positions that have been up for 14 days or less. Anything older than that probably isn't a good lead.
Follow-up
Use LinkedIn or the company website to identify either the hiring manager or someone else familiar with the search and ask about the status of the search: are they still reviewing resumes or wrapping-up interviews? It's not as good as hearing that you're hired or that you'll get an interview, but at least you will have a better idea of what is going on with your application.
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Comments
Great Points: Staying Focused on Finding Real Opportunities
Submitted by John Crant on July 15, 2010 at 10:11 AM.
Great Points!
Amy, you are so right. These days it seems that companies are using their 'applicant tracking software' (sounds like the Job Seekers are the caged animals in this discussion to me!) to exert control and create distance. Distance between a Job Seeker and the real decision-maker.
While any Job Posting can be one where the company is just 'window shopping' –and not really ready to hire, focusing on the freshest postings (14 day window, as an example) and also those from various sources in addition to the big job boards (niche sites, company sites, etc.) can lead to discovering fresher, newer postings which might get you in line earlier in their hiring process.
You are very right that LinkedIn can be a great source. Sometimes, Job Postings direct from the managers are posted there first. And at the very least, it gives you a great way to find and discover the real decision-makers for many of the Job Postings that you may see out on Job Boards –whether those are the company boards or commercial job boards.
Just don't 'submit' and then sit and wait for that phone to ring. Take action, discover who the hiring manager may be (think LinkedIn) and reach out. It just may be the action that creates the reaction that you need –to get your Job Search moving forward.
Re: eapplications
Submitted by Suzette on July 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM.
Your articles are well written and very informative. It would be helpful if there was a sharing box for: email, twitter and facebook. Keep up the good work.
NYPL
Submitted by Anonymous on August 31, 2010 at 3:05 PM.
Library, heal thyself -- NYPL's job app system is beyond terrible, and there is never any response to submitted applications.
But we are fighting this
Submitted by Raul on May 20, 2011 at 7:38 AM.
But we are fighting this problems, do we?))
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