How To Get The Best Jobs Online
The Internet is awash with job sites, many claiming to have millions of jobs, or the best local jobs or the jobs you really want in a given field or profession.
There is some truth to these claims. The Internet has made the process of finding a job very much faster and easier than in the past if only because so many options are available. That said, going online to find a job is not a sure thing, as a job seeker you have to do your part.
Setting The Right Criteria
The first step toward successful online job hunting is to figure out what you really want to do. What is the right job description? What are the buzz words that an employer would use to find someone like you?
Next, what about a job title? What do we call people who do what you do? This is important because we pay people differing amounts depending on their titles, even though their actual job skills and responsibilities may not be much different or different at all. The classic example concerns people who want to be freelance writers, technical writers and consultants. These are terms without any standard definition, but it’s likely that the freelance writer is paid least.
Is there a company that’s especially attractive to you? Because of the work it does, the location, folks who work there, the pay scale, benefits? If you have a particular company in mind you might want to check their website to see if they have an online job application.
Location is a key issue. Long commutes are tiring and can be expensive in terms of gasoline, fares and tolls. There’s a real value in “living above the store” — or as close to it as possible.
If you can telecommute then location because an issue in a different sense: If you can work by wire then by all means work where you want — the city, the country, the mountains, by the sea, whatever.
Pay, of course, is crucial. You want what you’re worth. Notice that what you “need” does not concern employers. What’s important to them is to get the best possible person for the least number of dollars.
In addition, you want benefits. The most-important is health insurance because a trip to the hospital can cost thousands of dollars without coverage. If health coverage includes dental and optical, so much the better. Other major benefits include vacation time, life insurance, severance pay, sick leave, disability leave, personal leave and retirement contributions. If you can get all of these you’re in luck — employers have been cutting back on such benefits for the past decade, but you can still find such packages, especially in government positions.
Keywords
If you look at print newspaper classifieds you can see that they are static, arranged in a set order. If you don’t see a listing because it is filed in some obscure location, you lose. Online the deal is different, most job sites have a search function which allows you to search by keyword and location.
You can get your keywords by considering the criteria above. Try different search and see what results come up. As you do this write out the keywords in the ads which seem most attractive to what you want, then search using the revised or expanded list of terms.
Cautions
In working with job site search systems there are several limitations to consider.
First, if you put in a location does the system just bring up jobs in a particular community or ZIP code? If so you may be missing out on a job that’s 20 feet over the line in the next county and six minutes from your house. Look for systems that allow you to search not only a particular location but also jobs within a given radius.
Second, about those keywords — the more you use the smaller your list of responses. This may be good in the sense of narrowing your search to a few hits, however you may also be missing good opportunities which do not include all of your keywords. To overcome this problem conduct a number of searches, some with a few keywords and some with a longer list.
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