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six tools for helping job seekers, a couple look interesting to me, March 14, 2016

"Applicant Tracking Systems 101 for Job-Seekers: Understanding the ATS Technology That Dominates Online Job Search" Follow up to their annual report: Have Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) "Ruined" Recruiting and Hiring and Job Search? which I already have added to our Diigo group. Great overview of how ATS works and what to do about it.

"Applicant Tracking Systems 101 for Job-Seekers: Understanding the ATS Technology That Dominates Online Job Search" Follow up to their annual report: Have Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) "Ruined" Recruiting and Hiring and Job Search? which I already have added to our Diigo group. Great overview of how ATS works and what to do about it.

"Applicant Tracking System Tools for Job-Seekers" has a list of resources for ATS optimization of resumes including articles, blog posts, and tools.

"Applicant Tracking System Tools for Job-Seekers" has a list of resources for ATS optimization of resumes including articles, blog posts, and tools.

tips for older job seekers

" 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 Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters.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.

2014 study on job seekers using social media, mobile connections to look and apply for jobs

blog post on finding jobs online--may be useful for Encore seekers

How the American Society on Aging handles its job board with single job postings for 30 or 60 days ($119/269 and $199/$379 respectively for members/nonmembers), network postings (includes 6 aging organizations in addition to ASA) for 30 or 60 days ($369/$519 for members/nonmembers for 30 days), single resume posting  ($25/$35), and banner ads (for employer brands on most popular pages visited by job seekers inside the job board)

blog post overview on job boards, including specialized job boards by name that operate for specific industries, social networking, how to go about job searching Undercover Recruiter

From undercoverrecruiter.com: Indeed and Monster have more candidates without a college education, Careerbuilder has more candidates with a college education and degrees. Indeed and Monster cater to teenagers, temporary job seekers, those only with a high school education and those freshly out of college. Careerbuilder weeds out some of the less serious applicants and is used more by high-scale employers. Entry-level hiring employers use Monster. For employers, Indeed is cheapest to use, then Monster, with Careerbuilder being the most expensive. Employers still use Careerbuilder because it weeds out unqualified and less serious applicants.

From undercoverrecruiter.com: Indeed and Monster have more candidates without a college education, Careerbuilder has more candidates with a college education and degrees. Indeed and Monster cater to teenagers, temporary job seekers, those only with a high school education and those freshly out of college. Careerbuilder weeds out some of the less serious applicants and is used more by high-scale employers. Entry-level hiring employers use Monster. For employers, Indeed is cheapest to use, then Monster, with Careerbuilder being the most expensive. Employers still use Careerbuilder because it weeds out unqualified and less serious applicants.

Dawn Schawbel writes for Forbes, 2/21/2011 on why the online presence will replace the resume (only has six years to make his ten year predictions come true)

Academic Study by Rajiv Garg on value of strong ties/weak ties for job search is explored by Adrienne Dawson, Texas Enterprise.

Phyllis Korkki, Applied Science, NYT, on importance of social networks for older workers to find jobs after age 50, September 27, 2015

Great checklist and do's and don'ts for optimizing your resume for ATS including formatting, keywords, fonts, sections, and others.

Great checklist and do's and don'ts for optimizing your resume for ATS including formatting, keywords, fonts, sections, and others.