You decide to look for a job online in customer service but it is overwhelming for you. How do you know where to look? Is it better to focus on large job sites in your field? Is a search engine more effective when looking for a specific job? Take a deep breath, here are a few tips to make looking for a job online a little easier.
1. Create a job search log: By creating a log you can remember what you have looked at and applied to. You’ll need to include the site name, date and what job you had applied for. You need to have a professional looking email address that you can use. If you have completed college or are close to it, use an email address other than your school one. If you use your college email, this shows you’re at entry level in the job field.
2. Google yourself: Check and see what comes up when you goggle yourself. If something comes up that you wouldn’t want a potential employer seeing, fix it. Having a picture of yourself at a friend’s party drunk and bleary eyed isn’t what you want to pop up.
3. Narrow your options: By using the job filter on job boards, you can narrow your search to a more manageable level. You should be able to narrow it by region, industry and duration. Then you can go further by keywords, company name, experience needed and salary. You can also go to specialist sites and trade journals for other options. Also by looking through targeted results, you may get better results much faster than searching through general jobs.
4. Go to the source: Figure out where you want to work. Find the company online and contact the hiring manager. Send resumes and text documents in Microsoft Word format. Do not hide an inconvenient work history or misrepresent it. It’s easy for an employer to uncover any inconsistencies which will disqualify you.
5.Use job alerts: Most of the job boards have a feature that permits you to sign up and receive email alerts about new job postings in your field of expertise. To make it even easier, do a syndication feed from the job site to go to your homepage or your PC’s news reader software.
You can use the internet to discover new career opportunities that you have never even thought of. Be brave, step outside the box and Happy Searching!
If you have found a job online or are currently searching for one, please let feedback and let me hear from you.
By Linda Lee Ruzicka
Linda Lee Ruzicka lives in the mountains of Western PA , happily married and with her 8 cats and three dogs. She has been published in Twilight Times, Dark Krypt, Fables, Decending Darkness, Writing Village, June Cotner anthology, The Grit, Reminisce , the book, Haunted Encounters: Friends and Family. She is a Affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association. She also does freelance work for Beyond and for CSJobs.com. More of her blogs can be found at CSJobsblog.com.
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