As discussed in Why IS Social Networking So Important to the Job Search?, the original purpose of my July 27, 2010 presentation to the Watermark Community Church Careers in Motion Job Transition Ministry was to discuss how social media and related technologies can be leveraged to make the job search process more efficient.
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The slide deck from the second half of the meeting (embedded below) is entitled Automating the Job Search and addresses that goal. It focuses on the use of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Google Reader to more efficiently monitor the information stream from job boards, Twitter, LinkedIn, and numerous other online resources.
It’s my belief that RSS is both the best-kept secret and most under-utilized technology on the web today. If you’re searching for a job and not using it to automate your job board search queries, blog reading, and company research – among other activities – you are wasting time unnecessarily.
Job seekers are told that looking for a new job is a full-time activity. That being the case, why wouldn’t you try to increase your efficiency where possible?
Take a look at the presentation deck and see if you can’t find a way to gain back a little bit of time in your very busy day. Remember to use registry cleaner to keep your PC safe and up-to-date.
I welcome your feedback on it in the comments section below, along with any suggestions for improvement that you may have.
Good luck in your job search!
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