Using Craigslist for Job Search
I do love Craigslist for job searching. It is a great place for our clients and you to locate job opportunities. What we are seeing right now is that job searching on Craigslist is a daily activity. You cannot go there and apply to jobs then leave the site and a few days later visit it to see what new opportunities have arrived. It doesn't work that way.
Craigslist is an open venue for hiring managers to post jobs to see if anyone fits their criteria. The "open venue" part is what you really need to grasp here. Open venue means it is changing by the minute. The savvy job seekers know this and understand how to play the game. So what is the game?
The game is getting your resume to the newly listed posting as quickly as you can. This can be accomplished in two ways. The first is with an rss feed. Craigslist allow you to have a new posting sent directly to you via email. This "feed" is like a direct line to their job postings that are updated every minute. Once you receive the feed, you can then decide to send your resume and cover letter directly to the hiring manager.
A second way is to have a automatic system that does it for you. One of our partners on our site does this. We upload client resumes and cover letters to their system and on a daily basis they search for job postings and send the uploaded resume and cover letter. This way you get to the hiring manager who made the posting. This auto apply system is fantastic because it applies jobs even when you don't feel like it. Job searching can be frustrating and sometimes you really don't feel like it. The auto apply system ALWAYS feels like it.
The next issue is how does your resume appear to someone who receives it. Every resume has a "feel" to it and many times it is tough to objectively understand yours. In the next posting, look for advice on creating the right "feel" for your resume...or let us do it.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
Craigslist is an open venue for hiring managers to post jobs to see if anyone fits their criteria. The "open venue" part is what you really need to grasp here. Open venue means it is changing by the minute. The savvy job seekers know this and understand how to play the game. So what is the game?
The game is getting your resume to the newly listed posting as quickly as you can. This can be accomplished in two ways. The first is with an rss feed. Craigslist allow you to have a new posting sent directly to you via email. This "feed" is like a direct line to their job postings that are updated every minute. Once you receive the feed, you can then decide to send your resume and cover letter directly to the hiring manager.
A second way is to have a automatic system that does it for you. One of our partners on our site does this. We upload client resumes and cover letters to their system and on a daily basis they search for job postings and send the uploaded resume and cover letter. This way you get to the hiring manager who made the posting. This auto apply system is fantastic because it applies jobs even when you don't feel like it. Job searching can be frustrating and sometimes you really don't feel like it. The auto apply system ALWAYS feels like it.
The next issue is how does your resume appear to someone who receives it. Every resume has a "feel" to it and many times it is tough to objectively understand yours. In the next posting, look for advice on creating the right "feel" for your resume...or let us do it.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
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