{"id":650221,"date":"2022-12-09T08:43:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=650221"},"modified":"2022-12-09T08:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:43:37","slug":"how-to-effectively-use-a-job-search-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/650221\/how-to-effectively-use-a-job-search-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to effectively use a job search site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The internet has made it easier than ever to get your name and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in front of potential employers. Using a job board, for instance, to look for work is a simple process.<\/p>\n<p>They can range from sites catering specifically to certain types of professionals to those that collect information from a wide variety of sources.<\/p>\n<p>Job boards are a fantastic resource that you should definitely take use of when looking for a new position.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.executiveplacements.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Executive Placements.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jobs from a wide variety of companies are posted on sites like Indeed and LinkedIn on a regular basis, and among these openings may be the perfect chance for you to take the next step in your professional development.<\/p>\n<p>These four tips will help you make the most of online job boards as you look for your next position.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1. Check all the listings posted by a company<\/h3>\n<p>One tactic you may use during an online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.executiveplacements.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>job search<\/strong><\/a> is to look at the many openings that a single employer has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>If you do this, you&#8217;ll have a far clearer picture of the company&#8217;s hiring priorities and needs.<\/p>\n<p>You might be an administrative professional who has seen that the company is actively recruiting senior executives.<\/p>\n<p>This could indicate that you can expect the corporation to soon be hiring support staff to assist these executives.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2. Revise the language in your resume<\/h3>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t updated your resume or social media pages in a while, it&#8217;s also a good idea to make sure that any language or industry-specific software you use is up-to-date for your job search.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you&#8217;re posting your resume publicly on a <a href=\"https:\/\/comoney.co.za\/p\/job-boards?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>job board<\/strong><\/a>, it&#8217;s crucial that you use the same language that&#8217;s used in the job postings you&#8217;re interested in.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">3. Update your LinkedIn profile<\/h3>\n<p>Rechecking your online networking profiles (like your LinkedIn page) at the start of a new job search may be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>This could include things like volunteer work or paid work you&#8217;ve embarked on recently.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to let your CV and LinkedIn profile go to waste when you&#8217;re not actively looking for work.<\/p>\n<p>If a potential employer has trouble determining which of your assets is most up-to-date, you won&#8217;t have much luck landing a new position.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">4. Contact employers directly<\/h3>\n<p>In most cases, the contact details of human resources personnel at the companies you apply to will not be included in job listings.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t necessarily make tracking down their contact details a hopeless endeavour, though.<\/p>\n<p>You may learn more by doing things like <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/469994\/linkedin-cover-letters-and-applying-in-the-morning-how-people-are-searching-for-jobs-in-south-africa-right-now\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=December+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>visiting the company&#8217;s website or looking them up on LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>. If you want to follow up on your application, you can do so via email.<\/p>\n<p>You shouldn&#8217;t be afraid to reach out and make an effort to connect with people because that personal touch may be all that&#8217;s needed to separate you from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to be polite; a single email is sufficient.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that there are no real dead ends when using job boards; this is one of the most important things to keep in mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job boards are a fantastic resource that you should definitely take use of when looking for a new position. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":650237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[17679],"class_list":["post-650221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-executive-placements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650221"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":650365,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650221\/revisions\/650365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}