| If you're in the job hunt now, I would | | | | opportunities through local chapters. |
| bet that your #1 source of activity is | | | | In addition, registering on BlueSteps |
| searching for jobs online. In fact, many | | | | (bluesteps.com) is often required by |
| of the people I talk with are limiting | | | | recruiters who want to review your |
| their job search entirely to reviewing | | | | resume. |
| and responding to Internet job postings. | | | | 3) Locate composite job engines for |
| While you'll miss out on many top jobs | | | | your chosen field. Narrowing your search |
| if you spend 100% of your efforts | | | | to niche job boards can produce a higher |
| online, there ARE great positions out | | | | rate of return than using the "mass |
| there for the browsing! In addition, | | | | marketing" boards such as CareerBuilder |
| it's a quick way to research your ideal | | | | or Monster, since the jobs are often of |
| position, plus get solid keywords for | | | | better quality and not as well-visited. |
| your resume. | | | | Some niche boards contain MORE listings, |
| Use these strategies to find | | | | since their fee structure is more |
| better-than-average opportunities-and | | | | attractive to employers. Finding these |
| increase your search ROI: | | | | sites sometimes means paging through |
| 1) Tap into professional organizations | | | | search engine results for your industry |
| in your industry. For example, a Google | | | | plus the word "jobs." |
| Search for "IT industry Association" | | | | The following is a sampling of focused |
| yielded not only siaa.net (Software & | | | | job posting, association, and |
| Information Industry Association) and | | | | recruitment sites, listed by industry: |
| tiaonline.org (Telecommunications | | | | IT - Just Tech Jobs (justtechjobs.com), |
| Industry Association), but (Google's | | | | Developers.Net (developers.net) |
| MASTER list of IT associations). | | | | Nonprofit - ASAE CareerHeadquarters |
| What can you do with such a list? For | | | | (careerhq.org), The NonProfit Times |
| starters, many of these organizations | | | | (nptimes.com) |
| will allow free searches on their jobs | | | | Sales & Marketing - Sales Heads |
| database. Some also publish trade | | | | (salesheads.com) |
| magazines that contain advertisements | | | | Logistics - (jobsinlogistics.com) |
| for open positions. In addition, you can | | | | Engineering - Society of Women Engineers |
| often find local chapters that might be | | | | (swe.org), ContractJobHunter |
| running a networking event or meeting. | | | | (cjhunter.com) |
| BONUS: should you decide to join, | | | | International - (planetrecruit.com), Job |
| professional affiliations are a GREAT | | | | Shark (jobshark.ca) |
| place to find like-minded individuals | | | | Construction - Construction Executive |
| who are hiring in your field-plus, the | | | | (constructionexecutive.com) |
| membership can be a boost to your | | | | Biotechnology - HireBio (hirebio.com) |
| resume. | | | | To sum up, finding a reliable and |
| 2) Consider some of the fee-based | | | | quality source of leads-whether from |
| services for job searching. Many | | | | online or offline resources-can take a |
| high-powered jobs and confidential | | | | bit more ingenuity and time, but will |
| listings are shown exclusively on | | | | pay off by producing better results for |
| executive sites such as Execunet | | | | your career search. |
| (Execunet.com), NetShare (Netshare.com), | | | | Resume expert Laura Smith-Proulx |
| and ExecutivesOnly (executivesonly.com). | | | | authored Solve Your Toughest Resume |
| While some of what these sites may offer | | | | Challenges to Win More Interviews to |
| more than you need, registering with one | | | | give professionals a competitive edge in |
| or two can help broaden your search | | | | the job hunt and share her secrets for a |
| efforts and give you a representative | | | | 98% interview-winning success rate. Get |
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| Some organizations, such as Execunet, | | | | Resume Mistakes That Can Keep You From |
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