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" 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.

" 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.

"According to federal statistics, the volunteer rate for 74 million baby boomers is 33 percent - 5 points above the national average of 28 percent. Studies show that upon leaving the workforce, which Martin did in 2011, many boomers look for meaningful volunteer opportunities."

article by Richard Eisenberg, Forbes, 4.1.13 he government's annual Volunteering in the United States report just came out and I'm disappointed to report that both the number and percentage of Americans age 45 to 64 who volunteered in the 12 months ending September 2012 fell from the previous year. (I know, boomers are actually age 49 to 67, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't break down the numbers this way.) U.S. Retirement Poll: The Big Lie And The Big Fantasy Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Encore Careers for the Rest of Us Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Meet The Inspiring 2012 Purpose Prize Winners Selected By Encore.org Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The Latest Insider Views On Retirement Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The latest figures show that 23.4 million age 45 to 64 volunteered last year, down from 23.9 million in 2011. The percentage who volunteered dropped to 29.3 percent, from 30.6 percent, for those age 45 to 54 and to 27.6 percent, from 28.1 percent, for Americans 55 to 64. Both of those declines were steeper than the overall dip in the U.S. volunteer rate of 0.3 percent. Speculation on why boomers are not volunteering? "What's the problem? Even putting the year-to-year figures aside, why is it that fewer than a third of my fellow boomers - who often think of themselves as the original giving-back generation - volunteer? There's no simple explanation, of course. We're busy. We need to focus on hanging onto our jobs. We have obligations to our kids and parents. All true. But I think a key reason is that many boomers haven't found ways they can volunteer the way they want to, by putting their talents and skills to use, rather than by stuffing envelopes, answering phones and donating food. Here's some evidence backing up my contention that boomers like providing meaningful assistance when they volunteer: According to the Volunteering in the United Sta

News release by BLS, US Dept. of Labor, February 22, 2013 on volunteer rates between September 2011 and 2012.

"Older, wiser and a lot of them The world is on the cusp of a staggering rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600m to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth and "secular stagnation", while the swelling ranks of pensioners will bust government budgets. But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce."

really good advice for freelancers from Monika Jansen writing for Freelancers Union

Interesting annual report from quintcareers.com from 2012 about how ATS works, and how it screens out 90% of applicants based on key words only. Employers use it because of the sheer numbers of resumes they get and the cutting of ranks of hiring decision-makers , but there are many problems with ATS.

Interesting annual report from quintcareers.com from 2012 about how ATS works, and how it screens out 90% of applicants based on key words only. Employers use it because of the sheer numbers of resumes they get and the cutting of ranks of hiring decision-makers , but there are many problems with ATS.