Online Job Hunting

Take a peek at the company’s organizational chart.

by: Christine Zafra

When applying for a job, always know the organizational chart of the company you are applying for by heart. Well, that may be exaggerated but it may come handy when the dreaded letter writing comes. If for example, you’re applying for a job and you encounter this email address: hr_manager@company.com. Since you do not have any idea what gender the human resource manager has, you would probably write a letter with the “Dear Sir/Madam” salutation, or perhaps the most common (yet, most awkward if you are applying for a job!) “To whom it may concern”. It would be best for both the company (since they know that their applicant has done his/her homework) and you (since you are knowledgeable about the nitty gritty details of their company) if you start your letter with the proper salutations. In addition to that, you wouldn’t want your resume to end up in trash, do you?

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Tips for a Successful Job Hunting

Job hunting takes a lot of effort. While there are many people who get a job easily, there are those who find it difficult to land a job. Some even struggle just to have one and take a long time to complete the employment process, and sometimes even get no results at all.

Here are some tips to help you ensure success in job hunting:
1. Search. Look for job sites that do not only promise but deliver jobs.
2. Research. Know the background of the company you wish to work for. You know you don�t want to waste time and energy over some unidentified company.
3. Prepare. This means all the basics when looking for the job such as resume, cover letter, interviewing skills and a positive attitude.

Happy job hunting!

What is Personal Branding?

Who doesn�t want a job? Every person needs a job to build a career and eventually, a future. To get a particular job, you have to stand out from the rest of job seekers targeting it. You have to make a lasting impression to your prospective employers. This lasting impression is called personal branding.

Personal branding refers to the image you project. It covers your beliefs, values, talents, experiences and vision. It defines who you are. It can be powerful or weak. Just like a product that is subjected to competition, you need to distinguish yourself from others.

You should develop your personal branding and use it in getting the job you want. You can utilize your personal brand in your resume, cover letter, thank you letter, especially during the interview. Let your personal branding start shining in answering the basic question, �Tell me about yourself.�

Widening your horizons

One the most effective ways to jet work is through establishing a web of contacts. And since many people are now relying on the internet for their business needs, you can expand your network of contacts by joining LinkedIn, a professional networking website.

LinkedIn is much like sites like Facebook and MySpace – you upload a picture, make a profile, and add people you know to your network. The big difference though is that the people you’re adding are professional contacts – people you may have worked with in the past or are still working with at the present. What’s more, LinkedIn has a unique recommendation feature that lets other people recommend you for a job well done. Having more recommendations naturally mean that more employers (big and small) will prefer enlisting your services compared to others who don’t.

The truth on Mystery Shopping

Mostly scams, these offers come from marketing analysis firms who do studies on retail and service oriented companies. Mostly employed by large scale chain stores, you go around evaluating the service of staff who should be following certain procedures and SOP’s set by the company. Evaluating courtesy, equality of treatment and staff decorum is the main job, while you shop, you evaluate the way they treat people and how they treat you.
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Your Best Firend and Enemy are the Same

The internet can be both a friend or foe at the same time, for it does give you access to all the opportunities out there for earning money. The bad side has everything about you always within reach over the net making it a very dangerous place indeed. Identity Theft, Vishing, Phishing and many other scams abound so when you read something that sounds too good to be true it probably is a scam.
There are a lot of jobs yes, but there may be just as much scams so be wary of any offers that come out of the blue. Free employment opportunities that ask for advance fees are scams that charge you in the end with the site asking you to pay for some amount in exchange for some printed materials you are to get in the mail(they reached you through mail, why not send the said information to you through the same channel?). You’re merely being scammed for a few bucks but risk getting your credit card info stolen. Online safety is a must, not a trivial warning so take this seriously.

新聞よ、さようなら！

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オンラインでの職業検索は、求人募集を探すにあたって最も簡単で効果的な方法です。 まだ新聞や広告欄に目を通すことを考えていますか？
そのような場合は、新聞の代わりにオンライン検索を利用する利点における５つの理由を読ましょう。

• 指が汚れない。 少し新聞に目を通すことはいいとしても、一番の検索手段として常にインターネットを使用しましょう。 一度使ってみるとその理由が分かります。もう薄っぺらな新聞を利用することはなくなるでしょう。
• キーワードを使って特定の仕事を検索できる。 求人情報を掲載するウェブサイトには何千もの募集記事が載っています。
• 特定の地域での仕事を検索できる。 就職したい都市を特定し、求人状況を見てみましょう。 これは素晴らしい検索機能です。 もう２時間以上もかかる場所にある仕事の求人情報に時間を浪費する必要はありません。
• オンラインでの就職活動においては自分の履歴書を投稿することができる。 自分の履歴書を投稿し、購読料雇用者からの連絡を待ちましょう。企業側は購読料を支払って、この履歴書のデータベースにアクセスします。
  また、オンラインの検索により、将来において自分がどの種類の仕事に適任かを調べることができます。 自分の専門分野において検索してみましょう。

自宅近くの求人情報を探している場合でも、ただ給料の良い仕事を探している場合でも, オンラインの求人情報を検索しましょう。

Avoid Identity Theft Online I

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It is estimated that around 9 million American citizens are victimized by identity theft every year. It is one of the fastest growing crime today. And many of the theft usually occurs, Online. Always remember the word PREVENT. We can all be victims of identity theft. The way to prevent theft is by changing how we share with other people, store, collect and dispose information. It is best to be vigilant in giving out your vital information to anybody even your close friends. When you fall victim to these criminals, it will require your patience. Restoration of you status to pre-theft status will take time. Be sure to research the product or the service that you will acquire in the restoration process. It does not gurantee that you’ll have your identity back immediately.

Myths in Job Hunting

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It is vital to be fully aware of the process that is involved in looking for a job. It will require you to be diligent and stay focused. There are many misconceptions about certain points in job hunting that can really break your chances of getting hired. We’ll take a look at a few of them here. A lot of job seekers think that, a cover letter is not that important. You are so wrong. The purpose of the cover letter is to inform the employer about your specific qualifications for the position being applied for. The cover letter is the letter of introduction. That simply means that if the cover letter is ommited, the resume is INCOMPLETE. That’ll spell TRASH BIN to your resume. Searching for a job, fresh from college, is easy. Most fresh graduates land a job or two without even knowing if the job that they got is really the job that they want. This is true, because, it is not an easy thing to identify the right job for you when you’re still just starting out. The process takes time. It will need you to reflect more on the true interests and hobbies within your self. An indicator of these things are skills and qualifications.

A Resume that is well designed is better… NOT! Keeping a simple yet informative resume will land you the job. Flashy and overly decorated resumes do you no good. It might even be mistaken for a virus if you send the ‘thingy’ through email. A resume must have a professional look. And you must keep several copies of it so you can be ready to give out a copy when the need arises.

Bye Bye, Newspaper!

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Online job searching is the easiest, most effective way to find a new position. If you’re still thinking about flipping through a newspaper or classified ads paper,
here are five reasons why you should skip the paper and search online.

• No more dirty fingers. You can still take a quick peek but always use the Internet as your number one search spot. You’ll know why once you start, there’s no more going back to that flimsy newsprint pages.
• You can search for specific jobs using keywords. Websites that list jobs have thousands of postings for work.
• You can search jobs in specific locations. Just specify the city you want to work in and see what jobs are available. This is a great search feature. Why waste time even glancing at jobs that can take more than two hours to get to.
• Online job hunting allows you to post your resume. Just upload your resume and wait for employers to call you.Companies pay a subscription fee to access these online resume databases.
  Lastly, you can search online to find out what jobs you will are qualified for in the future. Search your professional category.

So when you search for a new position close to home or just looking for a higher paying job, go search that job online.